Top 10,000 Chinese words

9901. 9,901慎重shèn zhòngcautious; careful
9902. 9,902扭伤niǔ shānga sprain; a crick
9903. 9,903抽搐chōu chùto twitch
9904. 9,904排列pái lièto arrange in order; (math.) permutation
9905. 9,905推广tuī guǎngto extend; to spread
9906. 9,906搅和jiǎo huoto mix; to blend; (fig.) to spoil; to mess up things
9907. 9,907摆布bǎi bùto arrange; to order about
9908. 9,908擦屁股cā pì guto wipe one’s ass; (fig.) (coll.) to clean up sb else's mess
9909. 9,909方圆fāng yuánperimeter; range
9910. 9,910暴风bào fēngwindstorm; (meteorology) storm (force 11 wind)
9911. 9,911暴风雪bào fēng xuěsnowstorm; blizzard
9912. 9,912水槽shuǐ cáosink
9913. 9,913波动bō dòngto undulate; to fluctuate
9914. 9,914注射器zhù shè qìsyringe
9915. 9,915渔夫yú fūfisherman
9916. 9,916游戏机yóu xì jīvideo game machine; video game console
9917. 9,917溺水nì shuǐto drown
9918. 9,918疑虑yí lǜhesitation; misgivings
9919. 9,919相伴xiāng bànto accompany sb; to accompany each other
9920. 9,920称号chēng hàoname; term of address
9921. 9,921笛díflute
9922. 9,922粮食liáng shifoodstuff; cereals
9923. 9,923藤téngrattan; cane
9924. 9,924调动diào dòngto transfer; to maneuver (troops etc)
9925. 9,925身为shēn wéiin the capacity of; as
9926. 9,926辨biànto distinguish; to recognize
9927. 9,927追随者zhuī suí zhěfollower; adherent
9928. 9,928重心zhòng xīncenter of gravity; central core
9929. 9,929金额jīn ésum of money; monetary value
9930. 9,930露天lù tiānoutdoors; al fresco
9931. 9,931霸bàhegemon; tyrant
9932. 9,932预兆yù zhàoomen; sign (of sth yet to occur)
9933. 9,933风云fēng yúnweather; unstable situation
9934. 9,934一线yī xiànfront line
9935. 9,935不道德bù dào déimmoral
9936. 9,936不顾一切bù gù yī qiè(idiom) to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns
9937. 9,937光顾guāng gùto visit (as a customer)
9938. 9,938全心全意quán xīn quán yìheart and soul; wholeheartedly
9939. 9,939内务部Nèi wù bùMinistry of Internal Affairs
9940. 9,940内奸nèi jiānundiscovered traitor; enemy within one's own ranks
9941. 9,941厄运è yùnbad luck; misfortune
9942. 9,942吉祥物jí xiáng wùmascot
9943. 9,943团团转tuán tuán zhuànto go round and round; running around in circles
9944. 9,944国防guó fángnational defense
9945. 9,945头颅tóu lúhead; skull
9946. 9,946市政府shì zhèng fǔcity hall; city government
9947. 9,947往来wǎng láidealings; contacts
9948. 9,948得体dé tǐappropriate to the occasion; fitting
9949. 9,949恰恰相反qià qià xiāng fǎnjust the opposite
9950. 9,950打的dǎ dī(coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi
9951. 9,951掌权zhǎng quánto wield (political etc) power; be in power
9952. 9,952数百shù bǎiseveral hundred
9953. 9,953晚礼服wǎn lǐ fúevening dress
9954. 9,954枪口qiāng kǒumuzzle of a gun
9955. 9,955楼层lóu céngstory; floor
9956. 9,956法规fǎ guīlegislation; statute
9957. 9,957洗钱xǐ qiánto launder money
9958. 9,958洲zhōucontinent; island in a river
9959. 9,959牙买加Yá mǎi jiāJamaica
9960. 9,960特洛伊Tè luò yīancient city of Troy
9961. 9,961班长bān zhǎngclass monitor; squad leader
9962. 9,962盖子gài zicover; lid
9963. 9,963睫毛jié máoeyelashes
9964. 9,964空闲kòng xiánleisure; spare time; (of a person) free; unoccupied
9965. 9,965筹备chóu bèipreparations; to get ready for sth
9966. 9,966统治者tǒng zhì zhěruler
9967. 9,967观赏guān shǎngto look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental
9968. 9,968追究zhuī jiūto investigate; to look into
9969. 9,969选拔xuǎn báto select the best
9970. 9,970邮差yóu chāipostman; mailman (dated in mainland China)
9971. 9,971量子liàng zǐquantum
9972. 9,972金鱼jīn yúgoldfish
9973. 9,973限度xiàn dùlimitation; limit
9974. 9,974雷蒙德Léi méng déRaymond (name)
9975. 9,975下课xià kèto finish class; to get out of class
9976. 9,976人气rén qìpopularity; personality
9977. 9,977兆头zhào touomen; portent
9978. 9,978入伍rù wǔto enter the army; to enlist
9979. 9,979前景qián jǐngforeground; vista
9980. 9,980卖命mài mìngto work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away; to throw away one's life; to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause)
9981. 9,981叙述xù shùto relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about
9982. 9,982嗜好shì hàohobby; indulgence
9983. 9,983契qìto carve; carved words
9984. 9,984小气xiǎo qìstingy; miserly
9985. 9,985巷xiànglane; alley
9986. 9,986强迫症qiǎng pò zhèngobsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
9987. 9,987彩色cǎi sècolor; multicolored
9988. 9,988患有huàn yǒuto contract (an illness); to be afflicted with
9989. 9,989戒毒所jiè dú suǒdrug rehabilitation center
9990. 9,990手电筒shǒu diàn tǒngflashlight; electric hand torch
9991. 9,991抵制dǐ zhìto resist; to boycott
9992. 9,992捷jiévictory; triumph
9993. 9,993未婚wèi hūnunmarried
9994. 9,994柬埔寨Jiǎn pǔ zhàiCambodia
9995. 9,995柴cháifirewood; lean (of meat)
9996. 9,996棕zōngpalm; palm fiber
9997. 9,997气愤qì fènindignant; furious
9998. 9,998沉睡chén shuìto be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered
9999. 9,999油画yóu huàoil painting
10000. 10,000漂浮piāo fúto float; to hover

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.