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Most common Chinese words 2001–4000

2000 words, in teaching order

Words 801–900
客观kèguān
objective; impartial
对比duìbǐ
to contrast; contrast; ratio
建国jiànguó
to found a country; nation-building; the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949
引进yǐnjìn
to recommend; to introduce (from outside)
成人chéngrén
to reach adulthood; an adult
戏剧xìjù
a drama; a play; theater; script of a play
所属suǒshǔ
one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with); subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself); belonging to; affiliated; under one's command
损害sǔnhài
harm; to damage; to impair
摆bǎi
to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum; hem (at the bottom of a garment)
早期zǎoqī
early period; early phase; early stage
某种mǒuzhǒng
some kind (of)
极为jíwéi
extremely; exceedingly
玩家wánjiā
player (of a game); enthusiast (audio, model planes etc)
理念lǐniàn
idea; concept; philosophy; theory
白色báisè
white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist
税shuì
taxes; duties
种植zhòngzhí
to plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate
落后luòhòu
to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress
亲自qīnzì
personally; in person; oneself
读书dúshū
to read a book; to study; to attend school
输出shūchū
to output; to deliver (energy, data, signals etc); to export (goods, services, technology etc)
逐步zhúbù
progressively; step by step
通信tōngxìn
to correspond (by letter, email etc); to send or receive messages through telecommunications
遭遇zāoyù
to meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship); an experience (esp. adverse)
选民xuǎnmín
voter; constituency; electorate
邓小平DèngXiǎopíng
Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), Chinese communist leader, de facto leader of PRC 1978-1990 and creator of "socialism with Chinese characteristics"
镇压zhènyā
suppression; repression; to suppress; to put down; to quell
长大zhǎngdà
to grow up
术shù
method; technique
直zhí
straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
证zhèng
to admonish; certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm
数shù
number; figure; several; a few
上涨shàngzhǎng
to rise; to go up
今后jīnhòu
hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on
仔细zǐxì
careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out; (dialect) thrifty; frugal
似的shìde
seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. sìde
传递chuándì
to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive
公告gōnggào
post; announcement
再度zàidù
once more; once again; one more time
再说zàishuō
to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides
剧jù
theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute; severe
右yòu
(bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center; (bound form) (old) west; (literary) the right side as the side of precedence
吻wěn
kiss; to kiss; mouth
品种pǐnzhǒng
breed; variety
商人shāngrén
merchant; businessman
国防guófáng
national defense
婴儿yīng'ér
infant; baby; lead (Pb)
宣言xuānyán
declaration; manifesto
宝宝bǎobao
darling; baby
币bì
money; coins; currency; silk
忽视hūshì
to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore
性别xìngbié
sex; gender
惩罚chéngfá
penalty; punishment; to punish
战役zhànyì
military campaign
搬bān
to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately
方针fāngzhēn
policy; guidelines
日前rìqián
the other day; a few days ago
曝光bàoguāng
to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal); (advertising) exposure; Taiwan pr. pùguāng
查看chákàn
to look over; to examine; to check up; to ferret out
杨yáng
poplar
机器人jīqìrén
robot; android
权益quányì
rights; interests; rights and benefits
正面zhèngmiàn
front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open
毁huǐ
to destroy; to ruin; to defame; to slander; to destroy by fire; to defame; to slander
活跃huóyuè
active; lively; excited; to enliven; to brighten up
演讲yǎnjiǎng
to give a lecture; to make a speech
奖励jiǎnglì
to reward; reward (as encouragement)
画面huàmiàn
scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view
疯fēng
insane; mad; wild
众zhòng
(bound form) crowd; multitude; (bound form) many; numerous
股权gǔquán
equity shares; stock right
盖gài
lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build
认定rèndìng
to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify with
负担fùdān
to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden
轨道guǐdào
track (for trains etc); orbit (of a satellite); (fig.) a person's established path in life; desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor); (audio engineering) track; (quantum mechanics) orbital
较为jiàowéi
comparatively; relatively; fairly
都市dūshì
city; metropolis
电信diànxìn
telecommunications
页面yèmiàn
page; web page
删除shānchú
to delete; to cancel
指定zhǐdìng
to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty; designated
硬yìng
hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial
药品yàopǐn
medicaments; medicine; drug
陷入xiànrù
to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament)
东方Dōngfāng
the East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang
圣kū
(literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)
不然bùrán
not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...?
并未bìngwèi
(used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ...; has not actually ...
住宅zhùzhái
residence; dwelling; abode
何hé
what; how; why; which; carry
入侵rùqīn
to invade
公寓gōngyù
apartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套 (tào))
分裂fēnliè
to split up; to divide; to break up; fission; schism
执法zhífǎ
to enforce a law; law enforcement