Most common Chinese words 2001–4000

fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86

界jiè

(bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm

社shè

(bound form) society; organization; agency; (old) god of the land

突出tūchū

prominent; outstanding; to give prominence to; to protrude; to project

答应dāying

to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise

继承jìchéng

to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)

聪明cōngming

intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)

职工zhígōng

employee; staff member; worker

脱离tuōlí

to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany)

药物yàowù

medicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication; medicine; drug

舆论yúlùn

public opinion

转型zhuǎnxíng

to undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform; to update (to a new model of product)

运yùn

to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate

遗憾yíhàn

regret; to regret; to be sorry that

部落bùluò

tribe

院长yuànzhǎng

the head of an institution whose name ends in 院 (yuàn); chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China

五月Wǔyuè

May; fifth month (of the lunar year)

密码mìmǎ

cipher; secret code; password; PIN

场chǎng

large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play); classifier for sporting or recreational activities; classifier for number of exams

一周yīzhōu

one week; all the way around; a whole cycle

一套yītào

suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior

之类zhīlèi

and so on; and such

代码dàimǎ

code

做法zuòfǎ

way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice

列liè

to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row

划分huàfēn

to divide up; to partition; to differentiate

剑jiàn

double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword

加工jiāgōng

to process; processing; working (of machinery)

动画dònghuà

animation; cartoon

合同hétong

contract; agreement

名为míngwéi

to be called; to be known as

呈chéng

to present to a superior; memorial; petition; to present (a certain appearance); to assume (a shape); to be (a certain color)

在家zàijiā

to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 (chūchāi)); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家 (chūjiā))

压yā

to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure

多种duōzhǒng

many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-

大使dàshǐ

ambassador; envoy

大楼dàlóu

building (a relatively large, multistory one)

奥ào

obscure; mysterious

写作xiězuò

to write; to compose; writing; written works

居然jūrán

unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to

工会gōnghuì

labor union; trade union

带领dàilǐng

to guide; to lead

帮忙bāngmáng

to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn

微软Wēiruǎn

Microsoft Corporation

愤怒fènnù

angry; indignant; wrath; ire

房地产fángdìchǎn

real estate

所在suǒzài

place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located

拯救zhěngjiù

to save; to rescue

扩展kuòzhǎn

to extend; to expand; extension; expansion

支zhī

to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

新型xīnxíng

new type; new kind

波bō

wave; ripple; storm; surge

球队qiúduì

sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)

生气shēngqì

to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness

异常yìcháng

unusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally

监管jiānguǎn

to oversee; to take charge of; to supervise; to administer; supervisory; supervision