Most Common Chinese Words #1,001–2,000

差 chà HSK 1 #1,001

bad / poor / to lack / short of

方面 fāngmiàn HSK 2 #1,002

aspect / respect; regard

银行 yínháng HSK 2 #1,003

bank

恐怖 kǒngbù HSK 7-9 #1,004

terrifying / horrifying / terror

尽 jìn HSK 6 #1,005

to use up; to exhaust / to end; to finish / to the utmost / all; entirely

原来 yuánlái HSK 2 #1,006

originally / as it turns out / so that's how it is

警官 jǐngguān HSK 7-9 #1,007

police officer / constable

性感 xìnggǎn #1,008

sexy / sex appeal

自杀 zìshā HSK 5 #1,009

to commit suicide / suicide

酒吧 jiǔbā HSK 4 #1,010

bar; pub

讨论 tǎolùn HSK 2 #1,011

to discuss / discussion

同样 tóngyàng HSK 2 #1,012

same / similar / likewise

身份 shēnfèn HSK 4 #1,013

identity / status; capacity

说明 shuōmíng HSK 2 #1,014

to explain / explanation / instructions

什么样 shénmeyàng HSK 2 #1,015

what kind / what sort

安静 ānjìng HSK 2 #1,016

quiet / peaceful

岛 dǎo HSK 6 #1,017

island

模特 mótè #1,018

model (fashion) / model

多么 duōme HSK 2 #1,019

how (wonderful, etc.) / what (a...)

足够 zúgòu HSK 3 #1,020

enough; sufficient; adequate

饿 è HSK 1 #1,021

hungry

学生 xuésheng HSK 1 #1,022

student / pupil

红 hóng HSK 2 #1,023

red / popular; famous; hot (trending) / revolutionary / bonus; dividend

鸡 jī HSK 2 #1,024

chicken

养 yǎng HSK 2 #1,025

to raise (animals/children) / to keep (pets) / to nurture

下午 xiàwǔ HSK 1 #1,026

afternoon / p.m.

仍然 réngrán HSK 3 #1,027

still / as before / nevertheless

一旦 yīdàn HSK 5 #1,028

once (something happens) / in case / if

追 zhuī HSK 3 #1,029

to chase; to pursue / to seek; to investigate; to look into / to recall; to reminisce / to do retroactively; to confer posthumously

动作 dòngzuò HSK 1 #1,030

movement / motion / action

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