Most common Chinese words

(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; (chemistry) sediment; precipitate; (fig.) (of emotions, thoughts, experience etc) to settle and be absorbed over time; to take shape gradually (through reflection or maturation)

11912活性huóxìng

(chemistry) activity; active; activated

11913涅niè

(literary) alunite (formerly used as a black dye); (literary) to dye black

11914深信shēnxìn

to believe firmly

11915深切shēnqiè

deeply felt; heartfelt; sincere; honest

11916温家宝WēnJiābǎo

Wen Jiabao (1942-), Premier of PRC from 2003-2013

11917温带wēndài

temperate zone

11918滋润zīrùn

moist; humid; to moisten; to provide moisture; comfortably off

11919演练yǎnliàn

to drill; to practice

11920炎热yánrè

blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather)

11921为所欲为wéisuǒyùwéi

(idiom) to do whatever one pleases

11922乌托邦wūtuōbāng

(loanword) utopia

11923烤肉kǎoròu

to barbecue meat; to roast meat; barbecued meat; roast meat

11924熟人shúrén

acquaintance; friend

11925特效tèxiào

marked effect; strong effect; (cinema, photography, apps etc) special effects; (esp. in apps) filters

11926珠江Zhūjiāng

Pearl River (Guangdong)

11927男孩子nánháizi

boy

11928病态bìngtài

morbid or abnormal state

11929癌ái

cancer; (esp.) carcinoma

11930发改委Fāgǎiwěi

abbr. for 国家发展和改革委员会, PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), formed in 2003

11931发热fārè

to have a high temperature; feverish; unable to think calmly; to emit heat

11932相邻xiānglín

neighbor; adjacent

11933看病kànbìng

to visit a doctor; to see a patient

11934碑bēi

a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele

11935社保shèbǎo

social insurance (abbr. for 社会保险 (shèhuìbǎoxiǎn))

11936社会科学shèhuìkēxué

social sciences

11937礼部Lǐbù

Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)

11938第一轮dìyīlún

first round (of match, or election)

11939简便jiǎnbiàn

simple and convenient; handy

11940纽西兰Niǔxīlán

New Zealand (Tw)

11941纯属chúnshǔ

to be purely; pure and simple; sheer; outright

11942统战tǒngzhàn

united front (abbr. for 统一战线 (tǒngyīzhànxiàn))

11943编成biānchéng

to organize; to put together; to edit

11944缩水suōshuǐ

to shrink (in the wash); fig. to shrink (of profits etc)

11945义和团Yìhétuán

the Righteous and Harmonious Fists; the Boxers (history)

11946听不懂tīngbudǒng

unable to make sense of what one is hearing

11947肝脏gānzàng

liver

11948背部bèibù

back (of a human or other vertebrate, or of an object)

11949胚胎pēitāi

embryo

11950脱贫tuōpín

to lift oneself out of poverty

11951脱身tuōshēn

to get away; to escape (from obligations); to free oneself; to disengage

11952腐烂fǔlàn

to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt

11953卧底wòdǐ

to hide (as an undercover agent); an insider (in a gang of thieves); a mole

11954自大zìdà

arrogant

11955兴盛xīngshèng

to flourish; to thrive

11956庄严zhuāngyán

solemn; dignified; stately

11957莫名其妙mòmíngqímiào

(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable

11958华沙Huáshā

Warsaw, capital of Poland

11959薛xuē

wormwood like grass (classical)

11960冲破chōngpò

breakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly

11961视听shìtīng

what people see and hear; public perception; audiovisual

11962亲情qīnqíng

affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children

11963咏yǒng

to sing

11964询xún

to ask about; to inquire about

11965财产权cáichǎnquán

property rights

11966足球赛zúqiúsài

soccer match; soccer competition

11967车轮chēlún

wheel

11968轻工业qīnggōngyè

light industry

11969轮回lúnhuí

(neologism) (slang) to respond to a message after a very long delay (pun on 轮回 (lúnhuí), the cycle of rebirth) (opposite of 秒回 (miǎohuí)); (Buddhism) samsara; cycle of rebirth; to recur cyclically; to succeed one another in cycles

11970鄙视bǐshì

to despise; to disdain; to look down upon

11971针对性zhēnduìxìng

focus; direction; purpose; relevance

11972开垦kāikěn

to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow

11973阿塞拜疆Āsàibàijiāng

Azerbaijan

11974陷害xiànhài

to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against

11975陷于xiànyú

caught in (a bad situation); to fall into (trap etc)

11976零部件língbùjiàn

spare part; component

11977非常感谢fēichánggǎnxiè

extremely grateful; very thankful

11978顶端dǐngduān

summit; peak

11979体面tǐmiàn

dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable

11980鳄鱼èyú

alligator; crocodile (CL:条 (tiáo))

11981鸠jiū

turtledove; (literary) to gather

11982一瞬间yīshùnjiān

split second

11983上岸shàng'àn

to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts)

11984不带bùdài

not to have; without; un-

11985丘陵qiūlíng

hills

11986主线zhǔxiàn

main line (of communication); main thread (of a plotline or concept); central theme

11987图纸túzhǐ

blueprint; drawing; design plans; graph paper

11988坤kūn

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 (bāguà), symbolizing earth; female principle; ☷; ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)

11989壮zhuàng

to strengthen; strong; robust