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Most common Chinese words 2001–4000

2000 words, in teaching order

Words 301–400
智慧zhìhuì
wisdom; intelligence
欣赏xīnshǎng
to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire
此时cǐshí
now; this moment
治zhì
to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research
消灭xiāomiè
to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)
熟悉shúxī
to be familiar with; to know well
犯fàn
to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)
现有xiànyǒu
currently existing; currently available
生长shēngzhǎng
to grow; to grow up; to be brought up
发达fādá
well-developed; flourishing; to develop; to promote; to expand; (literary) to achieve fame and fortune; to prosper
立lì
to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately
等级děngjí
grade; rank; status
舞台wǔtái
(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
万人wànrén
ten thousand people; all the people; everyman
著作zhùzuò
to write; literary work; book; article; writings
观念guānniàn
notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions
评估pínggū
to evaluate; to assess; assessment; evaluation
象征xiàngzhēng
symbol; emblem; to symbolize; to signify; to represent
负fù
to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc)
重建chóngjiàn
to rebuild; to reconstruct; to reestablish
鸡jī
fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
饭fàn
cooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan; devotee
苹果Píngguǒ
Apple (American tech company)
哈hā
(interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore; (bound form) husky (dog) (abbr. for 哈士奇 (hāshìqí))
儿ér
child; son
率shuài
to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually
亲qīn
parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; …
视为shìwéi
to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem
上来shànglái
to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)
不得不bùdébù
have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
主人zhǔrén
owner; host; master
你好nǐhǎo
hello; hi
依yī
to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of
信心xìnxīn
confidence; faith (in sb or sth)
伤shāng
to injure; injury; wound
创建chuàngjiàn
to found; to establish
受害者shòuhàizhě
casualty; victim; those injured and wounded
唱chàng
to sing; to call loudly; to chant
嘴zuǐ
mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc)
失望shīwàng
disappointed; to lose hope; to despair
学科xuékē
subject; branch of learning; course; academic discipline
平衡pínghéng
balance; equilibrium
得以déyǐ
able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view
心情xīnqíng
mood; frame of mind
思维sīwéi
(line of) thought; thinking
推特Tuītè
Twitter (microblogging service)
撤销chèxiāo
to cancel; to revoke; to rescind; (computing) to undo
旁边pángbiān
side; adjacent place
早就zǎojiù
already at an earlier time
模型móxíng
model; mold; matrix; pattern
气候qìhòu
(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
决策juécè
strategic decision; decision-making; policy decision; to determine policy
浪费làngfèi
to waste; to squander
混乱hùnluàn
confused; chaotic; disorderly
目mù
eye; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mesh; mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目数 (mùshù)); item; section; list; catalogue; (taxonomy) order; name; title
相比xiāngbǐ
to compare
祖国zǔguó
motherland
等于děngyú
to equal; to be tantamount to
腐败fǔbài
corruption; to corrupt; to rot; rotten
记载jìzǎi
to write down; to record; written account
认证rènzhèng
to authenticate; to approve
质zhì
character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr. zhí
通讯tōngxùn
communications; news story; dispatch
造zào
to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops
医学yīxué
medicine; medical science; study of medicine
防止fángzhǐ
to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions
须xū
must; to have to; to wait; beard; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc); tassel
女士nǚshì
lady; madam; Miss; Ms
经理jīnglǐ
manager; director
圈quān
circle; ring; loop; (fig.) social circle; niche group; community; fandom; classifier for loops, orbits, laps; to surround; to encircle; to circle (sth); to mark with a circle
哦ó
oh (interjection indicating doubt or surprise)
哦ò
oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth)
好处hǎochu
benefit; advantage; merit; gain; profit; also pr. hào3chu
一路yīlù
the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind
不论bùlùn
whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss
轻松qīngsōng
light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously
保存bǎocún
to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file etc)
准zhǔn
to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of; accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; …
原始yuánshǐ
first; original; primitive; original (document etc)
单独dāndú
alone; by oneself; on one's own
塔tǎ
pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆 (tǎpó), a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座 (zuò)); (loanword) (pastry) tart
大大dàdà
greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle
封fēng
to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
寻求xúnqiú
to seek; to look for
常见chángjiàn
commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently
强化qiánghuà
to strengthen; to intensify
必bì
certainly; must; will; necessarily
庆祝qìngzhù
to celebrate
战士zhànshì
fighter; soldier; warrior
打电话dǎdiànhuà
to make a telephone call
教堂jiàotáng
church; chapel
激烈jīliè
(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce; (of pain) acute; (of an expression of opinion) impassioned; vehement; (of a course of action) drastic; extreme