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Most common Chinese words 2001–4000

2000 words, in teaching order

Words 901–1000
封锁fēngsuǒ
to blockade; to seal off; to lock down
专题zhuāntí
specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic
尸体shītǐ
corpse; dead body
工艺gōngyì
arts and crafts; industrial arts
平民píngmín
ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged); civilian (contrasted with the military)
干嘛gànmá
what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth?
幻想huànxiǎng
to fantasize; to imagine; an illusion; a fantasy
恐怕kǒngpà
fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
持chí
to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control
摆脱bǎituō
to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself
教练jiàoliàn
to coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:位 (wèi),名 (míng))
整合zhěnghé
to conform; to integrate
步bù
a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation
民mín
(bound form) the people; inhabitants of a country
没错méicuò
that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong
无关wúguān
unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)
争zhēng
to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
物资wùzī
goods; supplies
病人bìngrén
sick person; patient; invalid
研究所yánjiūsuǒ
research institute; graduate studies; graduate school
纳入nàrù
to bring into; to channel into; to integrate into; to incorporate
总之zǒngzhī
in a word; in short; in brief
莫斯科Mòsīkē
Moscow, capital of Russia
解除jiěchú
to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement)
认同rèntóng
to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge; to recognize; to identify oneself with
谋杀móushā
to murder; to assassinate; intentional homicide
躺tǎng
to recline; to lie down
转向zhuǎnxiàng
to change direction; fig. to change one's stance
近日jìnrì
(in) the past few days; recently; (within) the next few days
迫害pòhài
to persecute
边境biānjìng
frontier; border
除非chúfēi
only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless
饿è
hungry; to starve (sb)
厂hǎn
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
厂chǎng
factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant
维Wéi
abbr. for Uyghur 维吾尔 (Wéiwú'ěr)
夫fú
(classical) this, that; he, she, they; (exclamatory final particle); (initial particle, introduces an opinion)
Particle
华huá
magnificent; splendid; flowery
俄É
Russia; Russian; abbr. for 俄罗斯 (Éluósī); Taiwan pr. È
创chuàng
to initiate; to create; to achieve (sth for the first time)
宝贝bǎobèi
treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character
主流zhǔliú
main stream (of a river); fig. the essential point; main viewpoint of a matter; mainstream (culture etc)
布局bùjú
arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon)
依赖yīlài
to depend on; to be dependent on
其余qíyú
the rest; the others; remaining; remainder; apart from them
吸收xīshōu
to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit
商shāng
commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商 (zhìshāng), intelligence quotient)
在内zàinèi
(included) in it; among them
外汇wàihuì
foreign (currency) exchange
好多hǎoduō
many; quite a lot; much better
客kè
customer; visitor; guest; classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
屠杀túshā
to massacre; to slaughter
平时píngshí
ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime
床chuáng
bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:张 (zhāng)); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc); frame; chassis; classifier for blankets, quilts etc
强迫qiǎngpò
to compel; to force
形态xíngtài
shape; form; pattern; morphology
得知dézhī
to find out; to learn of
心灵xīnlíng
bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit
性能xìngnéng
function; performance; behavior
恨hèn
to hate; to regret
抗日kàngRì
to resist Japan (esp. during WW2); anti-Japanese (esp. wartime activities)
排pái
to arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge; (literary) to push aside; to force open; to rehearse; row; line; platoon; (bound form) steak; chop; (bound form) raft; classifier for rows or lines (of people or things)
摸mō
to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract
据说jùshuō
it is said that; reportedly
效率xiàolǜ
efficiency
文物wénwù
cultural relic; historical relic
曰yuē
to speak; to say
此后cǐhòu
after this; afterwards; hereafter
决jué
to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly
流动liúdòng
to flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; (of assets) liquid
测量cèliáng
survey; to measure; to gauge; to determine
激动jīdòng
to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite
无数wúshù
countless; numberless; innumerable
焦点jiāodiǎn
(lit. and fig.) focal point; focus
烟yān
cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke; tobacco (variant of 烟 (yān))
环huán
ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in
皇家huángjiā
royal; imperial household
眼前yǎnqián
before one's eyes; now; at present
祝zhù
to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies
种类zhǒnglèi
kind; genus; type; category; variety; species; sort; class
竞选jìngxuǎn
to take part in an election; to run for office
精彩jīngcǎi
wonderful; marvelous; brilliant
总裁zǒngcái
chairman; director-general (of a company etc)
联络liánluò
to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection
兴建xīngjiàn
to build; to construct
举jǔ
to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; …
华盛顿Huáshèngdùn
Washington (name); George Washington (1732-1799), first US president; Washington, US State; Washington, D.C. (US federal capital)
认可rènkě
to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK
透露tòulù
to leak out; to divulge; to reveal
配pèi
to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate
开车kāichē
to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke
顶dǐng
apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; …
显xiǎn
to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-