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Most common Chinese words 2001–4000

2000 words, in teaching order

Words 1001–1100
分子fēnzǐ
(chemistry) molecule; (math.) numerator of a fraction
尽jìn
to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth); all; entirely
奇qí
strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually
便宜piányi
cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage; to let sb off lightly
一人yīrén
one person; a single person; (literary) the emperor
主持人zhǔchírén
host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor; (Tw) (research project) principal investigator (PI); program director
事项shìxiàng
matter; item
分开fēnkāi
to separate; to part
列为lièwéi
to be classified as
创立chuànglì
to establish; to set up; to found
协定xiédìng
agreement; accord; to reach an agreement
印尼Yìnní
Indonesia (abbr. for 印度尼西亚 (Yìndùníxīyà))
司sī
to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)
哪儿nǎr
where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...?
场景chǎngjǐng
scene; scenario; situation; setting
大人dàren
adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors
大幅dàfú
large-format (picture, banner, photo etc); substantially; by a wide margin
害hài
to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity
实体shítǐ
entity; substance; thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence); the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it)
情感qínggǎn
feeling; emotion; to move (emotionally)
拖tuō
to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on
指控zhǐkòng
accusation; a (criminal) charge; to accuse
提名tímíng
to nominate
放心fàngxīn
to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease
断duàn
to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly
气氛qìfēn
atmosphere; mood
洛杉矶Luòshānjī
Los Angeles, California
消除xiāochú
to eliminate; to remove
无人wúrén
unmanned; uninhabited
无疑wúyí
undoubtedly; without doubt
登陆dēnglù
to land; to come ashore; to make landfall (of typhoon etc); to log in (frequently used erroneous variant of 登录 (dēnglù))
秘书长mìshūzhǎng
secretary-general
竞赛jìngsài
to compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race
线路xiànlù
(electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route
总体zǒngtǐ
completely; totally; total; entire; overall; population (statistics)
美军Měijūn
US army; US armed forces
舒服shūfu
comfortable; feeling well
赶gǎn
to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time)
赶紧gǎnjǐn
hurriedly; without delay
转换zhuǎnhuàn
to change; to switch; to convert; to transform
遭受zāoshòu
to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)
遗址yízhǐ
ruins; historic relics
鲁lǔ
(bound form) crass; stupid; rude; (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)
穿着chuānzhuó
attire; clothes; dress
依靠yīkào
to rely on; to depend on
主办zhǔbàn
to organize; to host (a conference or sports event)
侵犯qīnfàn
to infringe on; to encroach on; to violate; to assault
个别gèbié
individually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare
共享gòngxiǎng
to share; to enjoy together
前来qiánlái
to come (formal); before; previously
北方běifāng
north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
口号kǒuhào
slogan; catchphrase
各类gèlèi
all categories
回国huíguó
to return to one's home country
国有guóyǒu
nationalized; public; government owned; state-owned
坦克tǎnkè
(loanword) tank (military vehicle); (derog.) (slang) overweight woman
基层jīcéng
basic level; grassroots unit; basement layer
基本上jīběnshang
basically; on the whole
夜yè
night
录lù
to carve wood; diary; record; to hit; to copy
从此cóngcǐ
from now on; since then; henceforth
性感xìnggǎn
sex appeal; eroticism; sexuality; sexy
截至jiézhì
up to (a time); by (a time)
东南亚Dōngnányà
Southeast Asia
标题biāotí
title; heading; headline; caption; subject
检验jiǎnyàn
to inspect; to examine; to test
争论zhēnglùn
to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate
当代dāngdài
the present age; the contemporary era
当作dàngzuò
to treat as; to regard as
社交shèjiāo
interaction; social contact
空中kōngzhōng
in the sky; in the air
纯chún
pure; simple; unmixed; genuine
脱tuō
to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from
自主zìzhǔ
to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
蒙古Měnggǔ
Mongolia; Mongol ethnic group
蓝色lánsè
blue (color)
说出shuōchū
to speak out; to declare (one's view)
谢xiè
to thank; (bound form) to apologize; (bound form) to decline; to refuse; (bound form) (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither
谱pǔ
chart; list; table; register; score (music); spectrum (physics); to set to music
谴责qiǎnzé
to denounce; to condemn; to criticize; condemnation; criticism
货huò
goods; money; commodity
贵族guìzú
lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy
资助zīzhù
to subsidize; to provide financial aid; subsidy
赶快gǎnkuài
quickly; at once
赵zhào
to surpass (old)
辞职cízhí
to resign
遵守zūnshǒu
to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
还好háihǎo
not bad; pretty good; fortunately; luckily
那天nàtiān
that day; the other day
骄傲jiāo'ào
pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth
魔mó
(bound form) evil spirit; devil; (prefix) supernatural; magical
行háng
(bound form) row; line; (bound form) line of business; trade; profession; (bound form) commercial firm; (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column; classifier for rows or lines