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Most common Chinese words 2001–4000

2000 words, in teaching order

Words 1101–1200
叶yè
leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats
卡qiǎ
to block; to be stuck; to be wedged; customs station; a clip; a fastener; a checkpost; Taiwan pr. kǎ
答dá
to answer; to reply; to respond
乐lè
happy; cheerful; to laugh
一会yīhuì
a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. yīhuǐ
下次xiàcì
next time
他妈的tāmāde
(taboo curse) damn it!; fucking
依照yīzhào
according to; in light of
假设jiǎshè
to suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...; if; hypothesis; conjecture
优质yōuzhì
excellent quality
勇敢yǒnggǎn
brave; courageous
动员dòngyuán
to mobilize; mobilization
北京市BěijīngShì
Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京 (Jīng))
另一方面lìngyīfāngmiàn
on the other hand; another aspect
喜爱xǐ'ài
to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite
单纯dānchún
simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely
多元duōyuán
poly-; multi-; multielement; multivariant; multivariate (math.)
大选dàxuǎn
general election
女友nǚyǒu
girlfriend
专用zhuānyòng
special; dedicated
小型xiǎoxíng
small scale; small size
层面céngmiàn
aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc); (geology) bedding plane
差别chābié
difference; distinction; disparity
愚蠢yúchǔn
silly; stupid
技巧jìqiǎo
skill; technique
投诉tóusù
to lodge a complaint
指示zhǐshì
to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions
采购cǎigòu
to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase
推翻tuīfān
to overthrow
提议tíyì
to propose; to suggest; proposal; suggestion
撞zhuàng
to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident
昨晚zuówǎn
yesterday evening; last night
本文běnwén
this text; article; the main body of a book
样yàng
manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type
歧视qíshì
to discriminate against; discrimination
混合hùnhé
to mix; to blend; hybrid; composite
清理qīnglǐ
to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of
滚gǔn
to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost!
现任xiànrèn
to occupy a post currently; current (president etc); incumbent; (coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse)
碰pèng
to touch; to meet with; to bump
秩序zhìxù
order; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc)
谷gǔ
grain; corn; valley
篮球lánqiú
basketball
网路wǎnglù
(Tw) network; (Tw) Internet
职责zhízé
duty; responsibility; obligation
表情biǎoqíng
(facial) expression; to express one's feelings
设计师shèjìshī
designer; architect
询问xúnwèn
to inquire; to ask about
财务cáiwù
financial affairs; finance
退tuì
to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
周期zhōuqī
period; cycle
额é
forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount
高层gāocéng
high-rise; high level; high class
冲chōng
(of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with; thoroughfare; …
冲chòng
powerful; vigorous; pungent; towards; in view of
空kōng
empty; air; sky; in vain
板bǎn
board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious
结jié
knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)
主角zhǔjué
leading role; lead; protagonist
便是biànshì
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as
偷tōu
to steal; (bound form) thief; (bound form) secretly; on the sly
傻shǎ
foolish
两者liǎngzhě
both of them; the two of them
公务员gōngwùyuán
civil servant; public servant
前后qiánhòu
around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear
原理yuánlǐ
principle; theory
同性恋tóngxìngliàn
homosexuality; gay person; gay love
呆dāi
foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; foolish; stupid (variant of 呆 (dāi)); expressionless; blank (variant of 呆 (dāi))
周边zhōubiān
periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings; (computing) (attributive) peripheral; merch (abbr. for 周边商品 (zhōubiānshāngpǐn))
喊hǎn
to yell; to shout; to call out for (a person)
女神nǚshén
goddess; nymph
宫gōng
palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale
工gōng
work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor
影响力yǐngxiǎnglì
influence; impact
念niàn
to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:顿 (dùn)); to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn))
批pī
to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)
抽chōu
to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; to inhale (esp. smoke); (of fabric etc) to shrink; (of certain plants) to sprout; to bud; to whip; to thrash; classifier for sheets (of tissues, wet wipes etc)
揭露jiēlù
to expose; to unmask; to ferret out; to disclose; disclosure
敏感mǐngǎn
sensitive; susceptible
松sōng
pine; loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)
油yóu
oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning
营业yíngyè
to do business; to trade
牌pái
signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:块 (kuài)); brand; trademark; mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:张 (zhāng)); (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 词牌 (cípái) and 曲牌 (qǔpái))
物品wùpǐn
articles; goods
特性tèxìng
property; characteristic
当今dāngjīn
the present time; (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty
百姓bǎixìng
common people
盘pán
tray; plate; dish; (finance) (bound form) market prices; (computing) (bound form) disk; to coil (a rope, pigtail etc); to check; to examine; to investigate; to transfer; to sell (property); to shift; to move (sth big and heavy); classifier for things resembling a plate or dish; classifier for coils; classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc)
积累jīlěi
to accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively
组建zǔjiàn
to organize; to set up; to establish