Most common Chinese words 2001–4000

a brush; to paint; to daub; to brush; to scrub; (fig.) to remove; to eliminate (from a contest); to fire (from a job); (onom.) swish; rustle; to swipe (a card); to scroll on (a phone); (gaming) to grind; to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc)

易yì

easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"

美食měishí

culinary delicacy; fine food; gourmet food

认rèn

to recognize; to know; to admit

一对yīduì

couple; pair

乃nǎi

to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon

佛教Fójiào

Buddhism

个体gètǐ

an individual; self-employed individual; small business operator (abbr. for 个体户 (gètǐhù))

伦理lúnlǐ

ethics

协商xiéshāng

to consult with; to talk things over; agreement

参观cānguān

to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around

同步tóngbù

synchronous; to synchronize; to keep step with

大赛dàsài

grand contest

太空tàikōng

outer space

定期dìngqī

at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term

家属jiāshǔ

family member; (family) dependent

密切mìqiè

close; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc); closely; intently; carefully; (math.) to osculate

审议shěnyì

(of a committee etc) to deliberate; to consider; to discuss

展现zhǎnxiàn

to unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to display

心态xīntài

attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality

志zhì

aspiration; ambition; the will; sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote

恩ēn

favor; grace; kindness; (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement

战场zhànchǎng

battlefield

承受chéngshòu

to bear; to support; to inherit

料liào

material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess

新人xīnrén

newcomer; new recruit; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; newlywed couple; bride and groom; (paleoanthropology) later-period Homo sapiens

日至rìzhì

solstice; the winter solstice 冬至 and summer solstice 夏至

权威quánwēi

authority; authoritative; power and prestige

毫米háomǐ

millimeter

流量liúliàng

flow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic; (hydrology) discharge; data traffic; network traffic; website traffic; mobile data

灾难zāinàn

disaster; catastrophe

现状xiànzhuàng

current situation

白人báirén

white man or woman; Caucasian

百科bǎikē

universal; encyclopedic; abbr. for 百科全书 (bǎikēquánshū)

石头shítou

stone

管制guǎnzhì

to control; to restrict; (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations)

累计lěijì

to calculate the running total; cumulative; the total; in total

绝不juébù

in no way; not in the least; absolutely not

总额zǒng'é

total (amount or value)

脑袋nǎodai

head; skull; brains; mental capability

行政区划xíngzhèngqūhuà

administrative subdivision

被告bèigào

(law) the defendant; the accused

讯xùn

(bound form) to ask; to inquire; (bound form) to interrogate; to question; (bound form) news; information

诺nuò

to consent; to promise; (literary) yes!

货物huòwù

goods; commodity; merchandise

隐藏yǐncáng

to hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter; to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden); to hide oneself; to lie low; to nestle; hidden; implicit; …

庞大pángdà

huge; enormous; tremendous

上网shàngwǎng

to go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet; (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net

付fù

to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things

爷爷yéye

(coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa

痛tòng

ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly

耶稣Yēsū

Jesus

累lèi

tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard

合gě

100 ml; one-tenth of a peck; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗