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Most common Chinese words 2001–4000

2000 words, in teaching order

Words 1801–1900
封闭fēngbì
to close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue); closed (i.e. isolated from outside input)
称呼chēnghu
to call; to address as; form of address; appellation
高潮gāocháo
high tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity; climax (of a story, a competition etc); to have an orgasm
一时yīshí
a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time
一体yītǐ
an integral whole; all concerned; everybody
三次sāncì
third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation)
剩shèng
to remain; to be left; to have as remainder
南北nánběi
north and south; north to south
合成héchéng
to compose; to constitute; compound; synthesis; mixture; synthetic
周恩来Zhōu'Ēnlái
Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976
回头huítóu
to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by
坚定jiāndìng
firm; steady; staunch; resolute
大街dàjiē
street; main street
存cún
to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive
小镇xiǎozhèn
small town; village
往来wǎnglái
dealings; contacts; to go back and forth
抵抗dǐkàng
to resist; resistance
招zhāo
to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; …
招生zhāoshēng
to enroll new students; to get students
放下fàngxià
to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc)
新华社Xīnhuáshè
Xinhua News Agency, official press agency of the People's Republic of China, founded in 1931
新鲜xīnxiān
fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon
旗帜qízhì
ensign; flag
时机shíjī
opportunity; opportune moment
有利yǒulì
advantageous; favorable
乐团yuètuán
band; orchestra
每月měiyuè
each month
民主党Mínzhǔdǎng
Democratic Party
港口gǎngkǒu
port; harbor
熟shú
ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. shóu
片段piànduàn
fragment (of speech etc); extract (from book etc); episode (of story etc)
产值chǎnzhí
value of output; output value
空军kōngjūn
air force; (slang) to fail to catch anything (on a fishing trip); to get skunked
老实lǎoshi
honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible
胡hú
non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和 (hú)); beard; mustache; whiskers
董事dǒngshì
board member
虎hǔ
tiger
处罚chǔfá
to penalize; to punish
谈论tánlùn
to discuss; to talk about
论述lùnshù
treatise; discourse; exposition
赌dǔ
to bet; to gamble
农nóng
(bound form) agriculture
迎接yíngjiē
to welcome; to greet
队员duìyuán
team member
签名qiānmíng
to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature
阿ē
(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with
切qiē
to cut; to slice; to carve; (math.) tangential
卷juàn
scroll; book; volume; chapter; examination paper; classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll
居jī
(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
Particle
微博wēibó
microblogging; microblog
蛇shé
snake; serpent
不良bùliáng
bad; harmful; unhealthy; (of a device, connection, material etc) defective; faulty
不许bùxǔ
not to allow; must not; can't
人力rénlì
manpower; labor power
供给gōngjǐ
to furnish; to provide; supply (as in supply and demand)
偶尔ǒu'ěr
occasionally; once in a while; sometimes
六月Liùyuè
June; sixth month (of the lunar year)
剧情jùqíng
story line; plot; drama (genre)
化工huàgōng
chemical industry (abbr. for 化学工业 (huàxuégōngyè)); chemical engineering (abbr. for 化学工程 (huàxuégōngchéng))
各级gèjí
all levels
国内外guónèiwài
domestic and international; at home and abroad
报名bàomíng
to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist
士shì
member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker
夏xià
summer
大哥dàgē
eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss
姐妹jiěmèi
sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
常务chángwù
routine; everyday business; daily operation (of a company)
征zhēng
journey; trip; expedition; to go on long campaign; to attack; to invite; to recruit; to levy (taxes); to draft (troops); phenomenon; …
投降tóuxiáng
to surrender
极其jíqí
extremely
欧美ŌuMěi
Europe and America; the West
死者sǐzhě
the dead; the deceased
无聊wúliáo
bored; boring; senseless
产物chǎnwù
product; result (of)
留学liúxué
to study abroad
发电fādiàn
to generate electricity; to send a telegram
确立quèlì
to establish; to institute
神奇shénqí
magical; mystical; miraculous
稳wěn
settled; steady; stable
符号fúhào
symbol; mark; sign
罢工bàgōng
a strike; to go on strike
联赛liánsài
(sports) league; league tournament
临lín
to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
与此同时yǔcǐtóngshí
at the same time; meanwhile
苦kǔ
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
虚拟xūnǐ
to imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical; (computing) to emulate; (computing) virtual
补助bǔzhù
to subsidize; subsidy; allowance
走进zǒujìn
to enter; to step into
错过cuòguò
to miss (train, opportunity etc)
开通kāitōng
to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)
风景fēngjǐng
scenery; landscape