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Most common Chinese words 2001–4000

2000 words, in teaching order

Words 1501–1600
百bǎi
hundred; numerous; all kinds of
笔bǐ
writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支 (zhī),枝 (zhī)); brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy); (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork; (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character; (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business; (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
节日jiérì
holiday; festival
经济学jīngjìxué
economics (as a field of study)
继jì
to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards
习近平XíJìnpíng
Xi Jinping (1953–), PRC politician, General Secretary of the CCP from 2012, president of the PRC from 2013
考察kǎochá
to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation
考核kǎohé
to examine; to check up on; to assess; to review; appraisal; review; evaluation
西南xīnán
southwest
防fáng
to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent
响xiǎng
echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises
风暴fēngbào
storm; violent commotion; fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc)
惊人jīngrén
astonishing
时光shíguāng
time (esp. as sth that passes)
正如zhèngrú
just as; precisely as
皮pí
skin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering; (of food) no longer crisp; soggy; (coll.) naughty; mischievous; pico- (10⁻¹²)
吓xià
to frighten; to scare
重点chóngdiǎn
to recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
凌晨língchén
very early in the morning; in the wee hours
函数hánshù
function (math.)
包装bāozhuāng
to wrap; to package (goods etc); packaging; packing materials; (fig.) to present attractively; to craft an image; to package (sb or sth)
客人kèrén
visitor; guest; customer
疫情yìqíng
epidemic; outbreak
福fú
good fortune; happiness; luck
上学shàngxué
to go to school; to attend school
任职rènzhí
to hold a post; to take office
全身quánshēn
the whole body; (typography) em
列车lièchē
(railway) train
单一dānyī
single; only; sole
外界wàijiè
the outside world; external
大声dàshēng
loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly
奥运会Àoyùnhuì
Olympic Games; the Olympics (abbr. for 奥林匹克运动会 (ÀolínpǐkèYùndònghuì))
富有fùyǒu
rich; wealthy; affluent; to be rich in; to be replete with
对立duìlì
to oppose; to set sth against; to be antagonistic to; antithetical; relative opposite; opposing; diametrical
巴士bāshì
bus (loanword); motor coach
形容xíngróng
to describe; (literary) countenance; appearance
后期hòuqī
late stage; later period
愉快yúkuài
cheerful; happy; pleasant; delighted
手法shǒufǎ
technique; trick; skill
指责zhǐzé
to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce
收益shōuyì
earnings; profit
叙述xùshù
to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount; narration; telling; narrative; account
欧元ōuyuán
euro (currency)
正好zhènghǎo
just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that
残酷cánkù
cruel; harsh; merciless
流通liútōng
to circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution
热爱rè'ài
to love ardently; to adore
男生nánshēng
schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male)
神经shénjīng
nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob
策划cèhuà
to plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer; planning; producer; planner
糖táng
sugar; sweets; candy
糟糕zāogāo
too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad
结局jiéjú
conclusion; ending; outcome
维修wéixiū
maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
自称zìchēng
to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title
舔tiǎn
to lick; to lap
号召hàozhào
to call; to appeal
设定shèdìng
to set; to set up; to install; setting; preferences
许xǔ
to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps
诸多zhūduō
(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of
贯彻guànchè
to implement; to put into practice; to carry out
账户zhànghù
(bank, computer etc) account
办事bànshì
to handle (affairs); to work
透明tòumíng
transparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny
通报tōngbào
to inform; to notify; to announce; circular; bulletin; (scientific) journal
选出xuǎnchū
to pick out; to select; to elect
医药yīyào
medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical
颁布bānbù
to issue; to proclaim; to enact (laws, decrees etc)
饮食yǐnshí
eating and drinking; food and drink; diet
高等gāoděng
high-level; higher (animals, education etc); advanced (math etc)
兵bīng
soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike
车站chēzhàn
rail station; bus stop
恶心ěxīn
nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately)
友好yǒuhǎo
friendly; amicable; close friend
延长yáncháng
to prolong; to extend; to delay
监jiān
to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison
不准bùzhǔn
not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit
动手dòngshǒu
to set about (a task); to raise a hand to hit sb; to touch; to handle (typically used in cautioning sb *not* to touch sth)
青春qīngchūn
youth; youthfulness
丁dīng
male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 (tiāngān); fourth (used like "4" or "D"); small cube of meat or vegetable; (literary) to encounter; (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; (chemistry) butyl
三国Sānguó
Three Kingdoms period (220–280) in Chinese history; any of several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新罗 (Xīnluó) in 658
下令xiàlìng
to give an order; to issue an order
人均rénjūn
per capita; averaged per person
以便yǐbiàn
so that; so as to; in order to
保守bǎoshǒu
conservative; to guard; to keep
备bèi
(bound form) to prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; completely
传奇chuánqí
legendary; fantasy saga; romance; short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
传媒chuánméi
the media; mass media; (epidemiology) medium or route of transmission (of a disease)
公安gōng'ān
(Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security
共识gòngshí
common understanding; consensus
刑事xíngshì
criminal; penal