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Most common Chinese words 2001–4000

2000 words, in teaching order

Words 201–300
上升shàngshēng
to rise; to go up; to ascend
不该bùgāi
should not
倾向qīngxiàng
trend; tendency; orientation
公gōng
public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔděngjuéwèi); honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; …
分配fēnpèi
to distribute; to assign; to allocate; to partition (a hard drive)
前面qiánmiàn
ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. qiánmian
吃饭chīfàn
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living
各自gèzì
each; respective; apiece
呈现chéngxiàn
to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance); to demonstrate
回去huíqu
to return; to go back
姑娘gūniang
girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old)
必然bìrán
inevitable; certain; necessity
想象xiǎngxiàng
to imagine; to envision; imagination
戴dài
to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support
托tuō
to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm; sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest); (bound form) a shill; to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 托 (tuō)); torr (unit of pressure); to trust; to entrust; to be entrusted with; to act as trustee
流行liúxíng
(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable
苏sū
to revive; Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; used as phonetic in transliteration
知名zhīmíng
well-known; famous
纪录jìlù
(Note: In mainland China, 纪录 is preferred for the sense "record (e.g. in sports)". In Taiwan, 紀錄 is generally preferred for noun senses, while 記錄 is generally preferred for the verb sense.)
纷纷fēnfēn
one after another; in succession; one by one; continuously; diverse; in profusion; numerous and confused; pell-mell
股票gǔpiào
share certificate; stock (finance)
腿tuǐ
leg; hip bone
自从zìcóng
since (a time); ever since
荷兰Hélán
Holland; the Netherlands
药yào
leaf of the iris; medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); to poison
装置zhuāngzhì
to install; installation; equipment; system; unit; device
观看guānkàn
to watch; to view
谈话tánhuà
to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk; conversation
证实zhèngshí
to confirm (sth to be true); to verify
资讯zīxùn
information
路上lùshang
on the road; on the way; en route
辖xiá
linchpin (pin securing a wheel to an axle); (bound form) to govern; to have jurisdiction over
运作yùnzuò
to operate; operations; workings; activities (usu. of an organization); thread (computing)
那时nàshí
then; at that time; in those days
灵魂línghún
soul; spirit
预期yùqī
to expect; to anticipate
地铁dìtiě
underground railway; subway; subway train
手术shǒushù
(surgical) operation; surgery
明Míng
Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 (Yándì) descended from Shennong 神农 (Shénnóng) Farmer God
合hé
to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale
供gōng
to provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)
嗯èn
(nonverbal grunt as interjection); OK, yeah; what?
一块yīkuài
a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 这 (zhè)) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感这一块 (qínggǎnzhèyīkuài) "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same place; in company
小心xiǎoxīn
to be careful; to take care
一级yījí
first class; category A
一面yīmiàn
one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face
不如bùrú
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
不必bùbì
need not; does not have to; not necessarily
不满bùmǎn
dissatisfied; discontented; resentful; (before a number) to be less than
保留bǎoliú
to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later
加速jiāsù
to accelerate; to speed up; to expedite
印象yìnxiàng
impression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory
可惜kěxī
it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately
坚决jiānjué
firm; resolute; determined
射shè
to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry)
将来jiānglái
in the future; future; the future
慢慢mànmàn
slowly; gradually
欲yù
desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed; to wish for; to desire
户hù
a household; door; family
排名páimíng
to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking
本质běnzhì
essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
条约tiáoyuē
treaty; pact
流liú
to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade
秘书mìshū
secretary
约翰Yuēhàn
John (name); Johan (name); Johann (name)
罗马Luómǎ
Rome, capital of Italy; (historical) Ancient Rome
老人lǎorén
old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents
表面biǎomiàn
surface; face; outside; appearance
诗shī
poem; poetry; verse
负责人fùzérén
person in charge
逮捕dàibǔ
to arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody; Taiwan pr. dǎi3bu
游客yóukè
traveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player
铁tiě
iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)
虽suī
although; even though
陪péi
to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist
鸟niǎo
bird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn
兴奋xīngfèn
excited; excitement; (physiology) excitation
交给jiāogěi
to give; to deliver; to hand over
代dài
to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
停tíng
to stop; to halt; to park (a car)
利lì
sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit
到达dàodá
to reach; to arrive
古gǔ
ancient; old; paleo-
同事tóngshì
colleague; co-worker
巴bā
to long for; to wish; to cling to; to stick to; sth that sticks; close to; next to; spread open; informal abbr. for bus 巴士 (bāshì); bar (unit of pressure); …
厕所cèsuǒ
toilet; lavatory
建成jiànchéng
to establish; to build
弟弟dìdi
younger brother
形势xíngshì
circumstances; situation; terrain
彼此bǐcǐ
each other; one another
房屋fángwū
house; building
族zú
race; nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
星xīng
star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount