Top 10,000 Chinese words

1401. 1,401嫁jià(of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter
1402. 1,402英里yīng lǐmile (unit of length equal to 1.609 km)
1403. 1,403挑战tiǎo zhànto challenge; challenge
1404. 1,404死去sǐ qùto die
1405. 1,405上去shàng qùto go up
1406. 1,406七qīseven; 7
1407. 1,407职业zhí yèoccupation; profession; vocation; professional
1408. 1,408菜càivegetable; greens (CL:棵[kē]); dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yàng],道[dào],盤|盘[pán])
1409. 1,409改gǎito change; to alter
1410. 1,410地址dì zhǐaddress; CL:個|个[gè]
1411. 1,411意yìidea; meaning
1412. 1,412赚zhuànto earn; to make a profit
1413. 1,413不少bù shǎomany; a lot
1414. 1,414地狱dì yùhell; infernal
1415. 1,415于是yú shìthereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
1416. 1,416自我zì wǒself-; ego (psychology)
1417. 1,417对付duì futo handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do
1418. 1,418非fēito not be; not; wrong; incorrect
1419. 1,419唔wúoh (expression of agreement or surprise); (Cantonese) not
1420. 1,420好事hǎo shìgood action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity
1421. 1,421元yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary
1422. 1,422祈祷qí dǎoto pray; to say one's prayers
1423. 1,423编biānto weave; to plait
1424. 1,424收拾shōu shito put in order; to tidy up
1425. 1,425客人kè rénvisitor; guest
1426. 1,426状态zhuàng tàicondition; state; state of affairs; CL:個|个[gè]
1427. 1,427战zhànto fight; fight
1428. 1,428亚yàsecond; next to
1429. 1,429周围zhōu wéienvirons; surroundings; periphery
1430. 1,430报道bào dàoto report (news); report
1431. 1,431戏xìtrick; drama
1432. 1,432参与cān yùto participate (in sth)
1433. 1,433运动yùn dòngto move; to exercise
1434. 1,434彼此bǐ cǐeach other; one another
1435. 1,435荣幸róng xìnghonored (to have the privilege of ...)
1436. 1,436会议huì yìmeeting; conference
1437. 1,437到达dào dáto reach; to arrive
1438. 1,438爬páto crawl; to climb
1439. 1,439赌dǔto bet; to gamble
1440. 1,440显示xiǎn shìto show; to illustrate
1441. 1,441队伍duì wǔranks; troops
1442. 1,442立刻lì kèforthwith; immediate
1443. 1,443绝不jué bùin no way; not in the least; absolutely not
1444. 1,444吐tǔto spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc)
1445. 1,445舞台wǔ tái(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
1446. 1,446奶奶nǎi nai(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house
1447. 1,447配pèito join; to fit
1448. 1,448取消qǔ xiāoto cancel; cancellation
1449. 1,449离婚lí hūnto divorce
1450. 1,450等待děng dàito wait; to wait for
1451. 1,451尽力jìn lìto strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
1452. 1,452爱情ài qíngromance; love (romantic); CL:份[fèn]
1453. 1,453十分shí fēnvery; completely
1454. 1,454尊重zūn zhòngto esteem; to respect
1455. 1,455教授jiào shòuprofessor; to instruct
1456. 1,456去年qù niánlast year
1457. 1,457语yǔdialect; language
1458. 1,458超过chāo guòto surpass; to exceed
1459. 1,459丝sīsilk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
1460. 1,460开车kāi chēto drive a car
1461. 1,461仍réngstill; yet; to remain
1462. 1,462器qìdevice; tool
1463. 1,463寄jìto send; to mail
1464. 1,464聊liáo(coll.) to chat; (literary) temporarily; for a while
1465. 1,465指纹zhǐ wénfingerprint; the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers
1466. 1,466庆祝qìng zhùto celebrate
1467. 1,467住手zhù shǒuto desist; to stop
1468. 1,468娘niángmother; young lady
1469. 1,469偶像ǒu xiàngidol
1470. 1,470同志tóng zhìcomrade; (slang) homosexual
1471. 1,471裤子kù zitrousers; pants
1472. 1,472假装jiǎ zhuāngto feign; to pretend
1473. 1,473军队jūn duìarmed forces; troops; CL:支[zhī],個|个[gè]
1474. 1,474侦探zhēn tàndetective; to do detective work
1475. 1,475想起xiǎng qǐto recall; to think of
1476. 1,476狂kuángmad; wild
1477. 1,477拖tuōto drag; to tow
1478. 1,478实验室shí yàn shìlaboratory; CL:間|间[jiān]
1479. 1,479顺便shùn biànconveniently; in passing
1480. 1,480吹chuīto blow; to play a wind instrument
1481. 1,481害hàito do harm to; to cause trouble to
1482. 1,482修xiūto decorate; to embellish
1483. 1,483或是huò shìor; either one or the other
1484. 1,484在乎zài huto rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (often used in the negative) to care about
1485. 1,485无聊wú liáobored; boring
1486. 1,486状况zhuàng kuàngcondition; state; situation; CL:個|个[gè]
1487. 1,487目的mù dìpurpose; aim; goal; target; objective; CL:個|个[gè]
1488. 1,488恶魔è módemon; fiend
1489. 1,489确保què bǎoto ensure; to guarantee
1490. 1,490心脏xīn zàngheart; CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]
1491. 1,491似的shì deseems as if; rather like
1492. 1,492急jíurgent; pressing
1493. 1,493舞会wǔ huìdance; ball
1494. 1,494耍shuǎto play with; to wield
1495. 1,495风fēngwind; news
1496. 1,496罗luógauze; to collect
1497. 1,497家族jiā zúfamily; clan
1498. 1,498低dīlow; beneath
1499. 1,499慢慢màn mànslowly; graduallyIn context
1500. 1,500剩shèngto remain; to be left

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.