Most common Chinese words 2001–4000

autonomous region – a provincial-level administrative division of China with self-governance for ethnic minorities (five in total: Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Tibet)

艺术家yìshùjiā

artist

诗人shīrén

bard; poet

赚钱zhuànqián

to earn money; moneymaking

赛sài

to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel

起诉qǐsù

to sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute

退休tuìxiū

to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement

头发tóufa

hair (on the head)

餐厅cāntīng

dining hall; dining room; restaurant

一带yīdài

region; area

可怜kělián

pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on

宇宙yǔzhòu

universe; cosmos; space

凭píng

to lean on; to lean against; to rely on; to depend on; (bound form) evidence; proof; on the basis of; according to; no matter (what, how etc)

毫无háowú

not in the least; to completely lack

准确zhǔnquè

accurate; exact; precise

男女nánnǚ

male-female; male and female

算是suànshì

considered to be; at last

观guān

to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook

男孩nánhái

boy

将军jiāngjūn

general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot

听见tīngjiàn

to hear

主管zhǔguǎn

in charge; responsible for; person in charge; manager

享有xiǎngyǒu

to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)

人为rénwéi

artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort

借jiè

to borrow; (used in combination with 给 (gěi) or 出 (chū) etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 着 (zhe)) by; with

典型diǎnxíng

model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative

加油jiāyóu

to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on

北部běibù

northern part

合适héshì

suitable; fitting; appropriate

咖啡kāfēi

(loanword) coffee

图书馆túshūguǎn

library

外部wàibù

the outside; (attributive) external; exterior; surface

子女zǐnǚ

children; sons and daughters

宝bǎo

jewel; gem; treasure; precious

对不起duìbuqǐ

I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint

对手duìshǒu

opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match

屁股pìgu

buttocks; bottom; butt; back part

年前niánqián

by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year

强制qiángzhì

to force; to compel; to coerce; forced; compulsory; Taiwan pr. qiàng3zhi

后果hòuguǒ

consequences; aftermath

循环xúnhuán

to cycle; to circulate; circle; loop

感染gǎnrǎn

to infect; infection; (fig.) to influence

拿到nádào

to get; to obtain

搭dā

to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train)

整理zhěnglǐ

to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage)

早已zǎoyǐ

for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past

杯bēi

cup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup

树shù

tree; to cultivate; to set up

杀人shārén

to kill a person; to commit murder

深刻shēnkè

profound; deep; deep-going