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 3,201–3,300

Ordered by frequency
  1. 原则yuán zéprinciple; doctrine
  2. 哪怕nǎ pàeven; even if
  3. 妹mèiyounger sister
  4. 室友shì yǒuroommate
  5. 明晚míng wǎntomorrow evening
  6. 理智lǐ zhìreason; intellect
  7. 资金zī jīnfunds; capital
  8. 吞tūnto swallow; to take
  9. 夹jiāto press from either side; to place in between
  10. 封锁fēng suǒto blockade; to seal off
  11. 诉讼sù sònglawsuit
  12. 上司shàng siboss; superior
  13. 基因jī yīngene (loanword)
  14. 玉米yù mǐcorn; maize
  15. 纪录jì lùvariant of 記錄|记录[jì lù] (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record")
  16. 高度gāo dùheight; altitude
  17. 宠物chǒng wùhouse pet
  18. 晚会wǎn huìevening party; CL:個|个[gè]
  19. 灰huīash; dust
  20. 瞒mánto conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark
  21. 广场guǎng chǎngpublic square; plaza
  22. 称为chēng wéito be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
  23. 职位zhí wèiposition; post; job
  24. 黄色huáng sèyellow; vulgar; lewd; pornographic
  25. 可恶kě wùrepulsive; vile
  26. 星星xīng xing(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky
  27. 踏tāsee 踏實|踏实[tā shi]
  28. 制zhìto manufacture; to make
  29. 扎zhāto prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into
  30. 找回zhǎo huíto retrieve
  31. 支援zhī yuánto provide assistance; to support
  32. 族zúrace; nationality
  33. 确切què qièdefinite; exact
  34. 限制xiàn zhìto restrict; to limit
  35. 之下zhī xiàunder; beneath
  36. 肮脏āng zāngdirty; filthy
  37. 大夫dà fūsenior official (in imperial China)
  38. 排练pái liànto rehearse; rehearsal
  39. 无数wú shùcountless; numberless
  40. 澡zǎobath
  41. 与众不同yǔ zhòng bù tóngto stand out from the masses (idiom)
  42. 善良shàn liánggood and honest; kindhearted
  43. 烫tàngto scald; to burn (by scalding)
  44. 评论píng lùnto comment on; to discuss
  45. 不准bù zhǔnnot to allow; to forbid
  46. 可悲kě bēilamentable
  47. 基金jī jīnfund
  48. 球队qiú duìsports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)
  49. 侧cèthe side; to incline towards
  50. 友谊yǒu yìcompanionship; fellowship
  51. 出门chū ménto go out; to leave home
  52. 餐cānmeal; to eat
  53. 王八wáng bātortoise; cuckold
  54. 上场shàng chǎngon stage; to go on stage
  55. 不会bù huìimprobable; unlikely
  56. 位子wèi ziplace; seat
  57. 大会dà huìgeneral assembly; general meeting
  58. 投降tóu xiángto surrender
  59. 表面biǎo miànsurface; face
  60. 主席zhǔ xíchairperson; premier
  61. 准确zhǔn quèaccurate; exact; precise
  62. 击中jī zhòngto hit (a target etc); to strike
  63. 智慧zhì huìwisdom; intelligence
  64. 欢呼huān hūto cheer for; to acclaim
  65. 足jùexcessive
  66. 主动zhǔ dòngto take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord
  67. 性爱xìng àisex; lovemaking
  68. 易yìeasy; amiable
  69. 漫画màn huàcaricature; cartoon
  70. 灵感líng gǎninspiration; insight
  71. 莎拉Shā lāSara or Sarah (name)
  72. 饭店fàn diànrestaurant; hotel
  73. 平时píng shíordinarily; in normal times
  74. 钉dìngto join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points; to nail
  75. 且qiěand; moreover
  76. 囚犯qiú fànprisoner; convict
  77. 对面duì miàn(sitting) opposite; across (the street)
  78. 联合lián héto combine; to join
  79. 骗人piàn rénto cheat sb; a scam
  80. 异yìdifferent; other
  81. 漏lòuto leak; to divulge
  82. 角落jiǎo luònook; corner
  83. 预言yù yánto predict; prophecy
  84. 大师dà shīgreat master; master
  85. 批准pī zhǔnto approve; to ratify
  86. 气氛qì fēnatmosphere; mood
  87. 静jìngstill; calm
  88. 价格jià géprice; CL:個|个[gè]
  89. 嘻xīlaugh; giggle
  90. 无罪wú zuìinnocent; guileless
  91. 碎片suì piànchip; fragment; splinter; tatter
  92. 策略cè lüèstrategy; tactics; crafty; adroit
  93. 老头lǎo tóuold fellow; old man
  94. 脾气pí qicharacter; temperament; disposition; bad temper
  95. 逃脱táo tuōto run away; to escape
  96. 体验tǐ yànto experience for oneself
  97. 可靠kě kàoreliable
  98. 坏蛋huài dànbad egg; scoundrel
  99. 素sùraw silk; white
  100. 装备zhuāng bèiequipment; to equip

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.