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Most common Chinese words 2001–4000

2000 words, in teaching order

Words 1201–1300
翻fān
to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross
莫mò
do not; there is none who
亲爱qīn'ài
dear; beloved; darling
记住jìzhu
to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart
变态biàntài
to metamorphose (biology); abnormal; perverted; hentai; (slang) pervert
变革biàngé
to transform; to change
赞zàn
(bound form) to praise; to laud (variant of 赞 (zàn)); (bound form) to patronize; to support; to aid; (bound form) to praise; to laud
赋予fùyǔ
to assign; to entrust (a task); to give; to bestow
购gòu
to buy; to purchase
足zú
(bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fully
返回fǎnhuí
to return to; to come (or go) back
边缘biānyuán
edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline
那边nàbian
over there; yonder
银yín
silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency
镜头jìngtóu
camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene
门口ménkǒu
doorway; gate
青少年qīngshàonián
adolescent; youth; teenager
子zi
noun suffix, as in 椅子 (yǐzi) "chair"
骑qí
to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
说道shuōdào
to state; to say (the quoted words)
好事hǎoshì
good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead
一代yīdài
an era; an age; a generation
一方yīfāng
a party (in a contract or legal case); one side; area; region
一会儿yīhuìr
a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. yīhuǐr
之所以zhīsuǒyǐ
(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以讨厌他 (wǒzhīsuǒyǐtǎoyàntā) "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
以往yǐwǎng
in the past; formerly
依旧yījiù
as before; still; to remain the same
优化yōuhuà
to optimize; (corporate euphemism) to lay off staff
全新quánxīn
all new; completely new
公斤gōngjīn
kilogram (kg)
前提qiántí
premise; precondition; prerequisite
千qiān
thousand
即可jíkě
equivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth); can immediately (do sth); (do sth) and that will suffice
地狱dìyù
hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka; (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive
学位xuéwèi
academic degree; place in school
局势júshì
situation; state (of affairs)
微笑wēixiào
smile; to smile
插chā
to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose
支撑zhīchēng
to prop up; to support; strut; brace
文艺wényì
literature and art
施工shīgōng
construction; to carry out construction or large-scale repairs
旅客lǚkè
traveler; tourist
日益rìyì
day by day; more and more; increasingly; more and more with each passing day
时尚shíshàng
fashion; fad; fashionable
案例ànlì
case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example
极大jídà
enormous; great; (math.) maximum
此事cǐshì
this matter
决心juéxīn
determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind
决赛juésài
finals (of a competition)
没事méishì
it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble)
汉语Hànyǔ
Chinese language
然rán
correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
兽shòu
beast; animal; beastly; bestial
玻璃bōli
glass; (slang) male homosexual
理性lǐxìng
reason; rationality; rational
祈祷qídǎo
to pray; to say a prayer
第二次dì'èrcì
the second time; the second occurrence
粉丝fěnsī
bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans")
绑架bǎngjià
to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping; abduction; staking
编制biānzhì
to establish (a unit or department); authorized staffing allocation in government or public institutions (excluding temporary or contract staff); to weave; to plait; to compile; to put together (a lesson plan, budget etc)
举报jǔbào
to report (malefactors to the police); to denounce
草案cǎo'àn
draft (legislation, proposal etc)
买卖mǎimài
to buy and sell
近年来jìnniánlái
for the past few years
送给sònggěi
to send; to give as a present
逾yú
to exceed; to go beyond; to transcend; to cross over; to jump over
遗产yíchǎn
heritage; legacy; inheritance; bequest
金钱jīnqián
money; currency
开启kāiqǐ
to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc); (computing) to enable (a feature); (of a system or device) to start operating automatically; to self-initiate; to open (sth that has been sealed)
队长duìzhǎng
captain; team leader
顿dùn
to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal
愿望yuànwàng
desire; wish
饭店fàndiàn
restaurant; hotel
欧Ōu
Europe (abbr. for 欧洲 (Ōuzhōu)); European Union (abbr. for 欧盟 (Ōuméng))
周zhōu
to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; …
背bèi
the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; (slang) unlucky; hard of hearing
中部zhōngbù
middle part; central section; central region
主导zhǔdǎo
leading; dominant; prevailing; to lead; to direct; to dominate
代替dàitì
to replace; to take the place of
任期rènqī
term of office; tenure (entire period in office)
入口rùkǒu
entrance; to import
创办chuàngbàn
to establish; to found
南非Nánfēi
South Africa; Southern Africa
危害wēihài
to harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage
去世qùshì
to pass away; to die
可能性kěnéngxìng
possibility; probability
大事dàshì
major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way
大臣dàchén
chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
夫妻fūqī
husband and wife; married couple
夫妇fūfù
a (married) couple; husband and wife
好友hǎoyǒu
close friend; pal; (social networking website) friend
定位dìngwèi
to orientate; to position; to categorize (as); to characterize (as); positioning; position; niche