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Most common Chinese words 2001–4000

2000 words, in teaching order

Words 101–200
袭击xíjī
attack (esp. surprise attack); raid; to attack
轻qīng
light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; …
连接liánjiē
to link; to join; to connect
首shǒu
head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc
啊ā
interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!
好看hǎokàn
good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good; in an embarrassing situation
草cǎo
grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough
一系列yīxìliè
a series of; a string of
十shí
ten; 10
器qì
device; tool; utensil
固定gùdìng
to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular
学术xuéshù
learning; science; academic
对外duìwài
external; foreign; pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)
常常chángcháng
frequently; often
怪guài
odd; strange; uncanny; (bound form) monster; supernatural being; to find strange; to regard as odd; to blame; (coll.) somewhat; rather
抱bào
to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
旅行lǚxíng
to travel; journey; trip
晚wǎn
evening; night; late
有所yǒusuǒ
somewhat; to some extent
校长xiàozhǎng
(college, university) president; headmaster
档案dàng'àn
file; record; archive
款kuǎn
section; paragraph; funds; classifier for versions or models (of a product)
欧盟Ōuméng
European Union; EU
此次cǐcì
this time
归guī
to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
河hé
river (CL:条 (tiáo),道 (dào)); (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way; (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 (héfěn)
满意mǎnyì
satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction
环保huánbǎo
environmental protection; environmentally friendly; abbr. for 环境保护 (huánjìngbǎohù)
矛盾máodùn
contradiction; conflicting views; contradictory
种种zhǒngzhǒng
all kinds of
紧急jǐnjí
urgent; emergency
卫星wèixīng
(aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon
谈判tánpàn
to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference
阶级jiējí
(social) class
高速gāosù
high speed; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路 (gāosùgōnglù))
黑暗hēi'àn
dark; darkly; darkness
仅仅jǐnjǐn
barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)
垃圾lājī
trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. lèsè
美好měihǎo
beautiful; fine
不了bùle
no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)
精神jīngshén
spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist
约yāo
to weigh in a balance or on a scale
相xiāng
each other; one another; mutually; fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶 (pípa) (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品 (pǐn))
色sè
color; look; appearance; sex
剩下shèngxià
to remain; to be left over
休息xiūxi
rest; to rest
供应gōngyìng
to supply; to provide (goods, services etc)
信任xìnrèn
to trust; to have confidence in
优惠yōuhuì
privilege; favorable (terms); preferential (treatment); discount (price)
充分chōngfèn
ample; sufficient; adequate; full; fully; to the full
八bā
eight
呼吁hūyù
to call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to); an appeal
吨dūn
ton (loanword); Taiwan pr. dùn
回应huíyìng
to respond; response
执政zhízhèng
to hold power; in office
大师dàshī
great master; master
夫人fūren
lady; madam; Mrs.
对话duìhuà
to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation
患者huànzhě
patient; sufferer
情报qíngbào
information; intelligence
指数zhǐshù
(numerical, statistical) index; (math.) exponent; (attributive) exponential
探索tànsuǒ
to explore; to probe
搜索sōusuǒ
to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)
棒bàng
stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race
每日měirì
daily; (soup etc) of the day
法官fǎguān
judge (in court)
独特dútè
unique; distinctive
发明fāmíng
to invent; an invention
真相zhēnxiàng
the truth about sth; the actual facts
而言éryán
(typically preceded by 就…jiùxx or 對…|对…duìxx etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
能量néngliàng
energy; capabilities
话题huàtí
subject (of a talk or conversation); topic
猫māo
cat (CL:只 (zhī)); (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword) (coll.) modem
身shēn
body; life; oneself; personally; one's morality and conduct; the main part of a structure or body; pregnant; classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset; Kangxi radical 158
选手xuǎnshǒu
athlete; contestant
飞行fēixíng
to fly; flight
登记dēngjì
to register (one's name)
试shì
to test; to try; experiment; examination; test
课kè
subject; course; class; lesson; to levy; tax; form of divination
黄金huángjīn
gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time)
边biān
side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously
可见kějiàn
it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible
年间niánjiān
in the years of; during those years; period (of dynasty or decade)
爱国àiguó
to love one's country; patriotic
有限yǒuxiàn
limited; finite
群体qúntǐ
community; colony
透过tòuguò
to pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via
进攻jìngōng
to attack; to assault; to go on the offensive; attack; assault; offense (sports)
电台diàntái
transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station; radio station
题tí
topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention