Chinese word frequency

Top 10,000 Chinese words

The 10,000 most frequent dictionary entries in SUBTLEX-CH subtitles, with pinyin and English definitions.

Words 2,401–2,500

Ordered by frequency
  1. 搜索sōu suǒto search (a place); to search (a database)
  2. 吸毒xī dúto take drugs
  3. 独立dú lìindependent; independence
  4. 留给liú gěito set aside for
  5. 走运zǒu yùnto have good luck; to be in luck
  6. 到来dào láito arrive; arrival; advent
  7. 决赛jué sàifinals (of a competition)
  8. 手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability
  9. 扣kòuto fasten; to button
  10. 食shíto eat; food
  11. 顾客gù kècustomer; client; CL:位[wèi]
  12. 农场nóng chǎngfarm
  13. 网络wǎng luònetwork (computing, telecommunications, transport etc)
  14. 口袋kǒu dàipocket; bag; sack
  15. 方便fāng biànconvenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easyIn context
  16. 存cúnto exist; to deposit
  17. 时机shí jīopportunity; opportune moment
  18. 毛病máo bìngfault; defect
  19. 百bǎihundred; numerous
  20. 香xiāngfragrant; sweet smelling
  21. 交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange
  22. 印度Yìn dùIndia
  23. 打扮dǎ banto decorate; to dress
  24. 晕yūnconfused; dizzy
  25. 辩护biàn hùto speak in defense of; to argue in favor of
  26. 起码qǐ mǎat the minimum; at the very least
  27. 黄huángyellow; pornographic
  28. 公开gōng kāiopen; overt; public; to make public; to release
  29. 嫌犯xián fàncriminal suspect
  30. 玛丽Mǎ lìMary or Marie (name); Mali
  31. 行李xíng liluggage; CL:件[jiàn]
  32. 宁愿nìng yuànwould rather ... (than ...)
  33. 隐瞒yǐn mánto conceal; to hide (a taboo subject)
  34. 观点guān diǎnpoint of view; viewpoint
  35. 地板dì bǎnfloor
  36. 尖叫jiān jiàoto screech; to shriek
  37. 悲伤bēi shāngsad; sorrowful
  38. 网上wǎng shàngonline
  39. 说不定shuō bu dìngcan't say for sure; maybe
  40. 剧jùtheatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc)
  41. 小丑xiǎo chǒuclown
  42. 交换jiāo huànto exchange; to swap
  43. 小说xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction
  44. 年龄nián líng(a person's) age; CL:把[bǎ],個|个[gè]
  45. 符合fú héin keeping with; in accordance with
  46. 雪xuěsnow; CL:場|场[cháng]
  47. 万一wàn yījust in case; if by any chance
  48. 拥抱yōng bàoto embrace; to hug
  49. 社区shè qūcommunity; neighborhood
  50. 助理zhù lǐassistant
  51. 发明fā míngto invent; an invention
  52. 通话tōng huàto hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone
  53. 交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic
  54. 贵guìexpensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious
  55. 演唱yǎn chàngto sing (for an audience); vocal performance
  56. 思想sī xiǎngthought; thinking
  57. 组合zǔ héto assemble; to combine; to compose; combination; association; set; compilation
  58. 重大zhòng dàgreat; important
  59. 哈哈hā hā(onom.) laughing out loud
  60. 唱片chàng piàngramophone record; LP
  61. 洗手间xǐ shǒu jiāntoilet; lavatory
  62. 骑士qí shìknight; cavalier; (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc)
  63. 楼上lóu shàngupstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
  64. 载zǎito record in writing; to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc)
  65. 圣诞老人Shèng dàn Lǎo rénFather Christmas; Santa Claus
  66. 逮dǎi(coll.) to catch; to seize
  67. 镜jìngmirror; lens
  68. 肥féifat; fertile
  69. 针对zhēn duìto target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
  70. 具体jù tǐconcrete; specific; detailed
  71. 版bǎna register; block of printing
  72. 共同gòng tóngcommon; joint
  73. 领导lǐng dǎolead; leading
  74. 曲qūbent; crooked
  75. 洗澡xǐ zǎoto bathe; to take a shower
  76. 针zhēnneedle; pin
  77. 填tiánto fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in
  78. 稍微shāo wēia little bit
  79. 公路gōng lùhighway; road
  80. 饮料yǐn liàodrink; beverage
  81. 一点儿yī diǎn rerhua variant of 一點|一点[yī diǎn]
  82. 主题zhǔ títheme; subject
  83. 既jìalready; since
  84. 海盗hǎi dàopirate
  85. 铁tiěiron (metal); arms
  86. 闪shǎnto dodge; to duck out of the way
  87. 幸存者xìng cún zhěsurvivor
  88. 增加zēng jiāto raise; to increase
  89. 当中dāng zhōngamong; in the middle
  90. 牙齿yá chǐtooth; dental
  91. 敲qiāoto hit; to strike
  92. 主任zhǔ rèndirector; head
  93. 头脑tóu nǎobrains; mind
  94. 绕ràoto wind; to coil (thread)
  95. 直升机zhí shēng jīhelicopter; CL:架[jià]
  96. 渴望kě wàngto thirst for; to long for
  97. 领lǐngneck; collar
  98. 加拿大Jiā ná dàCanada; Canadian
  99. 校长xiào zhǎng(college, university) president; headmaster
  100. 全力quán lìwith all one's strength; full strength

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.