Top 10,000 Chinese words

901. 901吓hèto scare; to intimidate
902. 902原谅yuán liàngto excuse; to forgive
903. 903治疗zhì liáoto treat (an illness); medical treatment
904. 904行为xíng wéiaction; conduct
905. 905比较bǐ jiàoto compare; to contrast
906. 906边biānside; edge
907. 907双shuāngtwo; double
908. 908婚礼hūn lǐwedding ceremony; wedding
909. 909弟弟dì diyounger brother; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
910. 910组织zǔ zhīto organize; organization
911. 911见面jiàn miànto meet; to see each other; CL:次[cì]
912. 912经常jīng chángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
913. 913城市chéng shìcity; town; CL:座[zuò]In context
914. 914老板lǎo bǎnboss; business proprietor
915. 915合作hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
916. 916来到lái dàoto arrive; to come
917. 917一会儿yī huì ra moment; a while
918. 918乱luànin confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind
919. 919词cíword; statement; speech; lyrics
920. 920尔ěrthus; so
921. 921超chāoto exceed; to overtake
922. 922差不多chà bu duōalmost; nearly
923. 923支zhīto support; to sustain
924. 924老婆lǎo pó(coll.) wife
925. 925中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
926. 926可怕kě pàawful; dreadful
927. 927笔bǐpen; pencil
928. 928满mǎnto fill; full
929. 929假gēiused in 假掰[gēi bāi]
930. 930明显míng xiǎnclear; distinct
931. 931研究yán jiūresearch; a study
932. 932意识yì shíconsciousness; awareness
933. 933附近fù jìnnearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhoodIn context
934. 934同性恋tóng xìng liànhomosexuality; gay person
935. 935打扰dǎ rǎoto disturb; to bother
936. 936好运hǎo yùngood luck
937. 937线索xiàn suǒtrail; clues
938. 938面前miàn qiánin front of; facing
939. 939消失xiāo shīto disappear; to fade away
940. 940妹妹mèi meiyounger sister; young woman
941. 941正确zhèng quècorrect; sound; right; proper
942. 942位置wèi zhiposition; place
943. 943答应dā yingto answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise
944. 944收shōuto receive; to accept
945. 945砸záto smash; to pound
946. 946街jiēstreet; CL:條|条[tiáo]
947. 947电脑diàn nǎocomputer; CL:臺|台[tái]
948. 948区qūarea; region
949. 949撞zhuàngto knock against; to bump into
950. 950借jièto borrow; (used in combination with 給|给[gěi] or 出[chū] etc) to lend
951. 951秒miǎosecond (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit)
952. 952似乎sì hūit seems; seemingly; as if
953. 953放下fàng xiàto lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside
954. 954力量lì liangpower; force; strength
955. 955命令mìng lìngorder; command
956. 956同时tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously
957. 957提供tí gōngto offer; to supply
958. 958威胁wēi xiéto threaten; to menace
959. 959输shūto lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport
960. 960号码hào mǎnumber; CL:堆[duī],個|个[gè]
961. 961日子rì ziday; a (calendar) date
962. 962座zuòseat; base
963. 963哪个nǎ gewhich; who
964. 964比如bǐ rúfor example; for instance
965. 965剩下shèng xiàto remain; to be left over
966. 966严重yán zhònggrave; serious
967. 967感gǎnto feel; to move
968. 968享受xiǎng shòuto enjoy; to live it up
969. 969战争zhàn zhēngwar; conflict; CL:場|场[cháng],次[cì]
970. 970恭喜gōng xǐto congratulate; (interj.) congratulations!
971. 971杀死shā sǐto kill
972. 972其qíhis; her
973. 973影响yǐng xiǎnginfluence; effect
974. 974利用lì yòngto exploit; to make use of
975. 975恨hènto hate; to regret
976. 976杀人shā rénhomicide; to murder
977. 977脱tuōto shed; to take off
978. 978陪péito accompany; to keep sb company
979. 979失踪shī zōngto be missing; to disappear
980. 980认真rèn zhēnconscientious; earnestIn context
981. 981真相zhēn xiàngthe truth about sth; the actual facts
982. 982法律fǎ lǜlaw; CL:條|条[tiáo], 套[tào], 個|个[gè]
983. 983训练xùn liànto train; to drill
984. 984米mǐrice; CL:粒[lì]
985. 985值得zhí deworth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)
986. 986阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity; used in transliteration
987. 987主zhǔowner; master
988. 988有意思yǒu yì siinteresting; meaningful
989. 989热rèto warm up; to heat up
990. 990使用shǐ yòngto use; to employ
991. 991差chādifference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
992. 992方面fāng miànrespect; aspect
993. 993银行yín hángbank; CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè]
994. 994恐怖kǒng bùterrible; frightful
995. 995尽jǐnto the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme
996. 996原来yuán láioriginal; former; originally; formerly; at firstIn context
997. 997警官jǐng guānconstable; police officer
998. 998性感xìng gǎnsex appeal; eroticism
999. 999自杀zì shāto kill oneself; to commit suicide
1000. 1,000酒吧jiǔ bābar (place to buy drinks); CL:家[jiā]

Based on SUBTLEX-CH film and TV subtitles. These lists include words with an exact simplified-spelling match in CC-CEDICT. Positions count dictionary entries; the original corpus rank is shown on each word’s page. Words with equal counts are ordered by spelling. Frequency here describes these subtitles, not every kind of Chinese.