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 3,901–4,000

Ordered by frequency
  1. 蜡烛là zhúcandle; CL:根[gēn],支[zhī]
  2. 可卡因kě kǎ yīncocaine (loanword)
  3. 棺材guān caicoffin; CL:具[jù],口[kǒu]
  4. 精神病jīng shén bìngmental disorder; psychosis
  5. 迅速xùn sùrapid; speedy
  6. 仁慈rén cíbenevolent; charitable
  7. 前途qián túprospects; future outlook
  8. 差劲chà jìnbad; no good
  9. 情形qíng xingcircumstances; situation
  10. 意志yì zhìwill; willpower; determination
  11. 手表shǒu biǎowristwatch; CL:塊|块[kuài],隻|只[zhī],個|个[gè]
  12. 测cèto survey; to measure
  13. 牛排niú páisteak
  14. 立场lì chǎngposition; standpoint
  15. 领带lǐng dàinecktie; CL:條|条[tiáo]
  16. 一向yī xiànga period of time in the recent past; (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time
  17. 导弹dǎo dàn(guided) missile; CL:枚[méi]
  18. 成立chéng lìto establish; to set up
  19. 无比wú bǐincomparable; matchless
  20. 现代xiàn dàimodern times; modern age
  21. 甜蜜tián mìsweet; happy
  22. 隧道suì dàotunnel
  23. 弱ruòweak; feeble; young
  24. 曼哈顿Màn hā dùnManhattan island; Manhattan borough of New York City
  25. 本事běn shìsource material; original story
  26. 移植yí zhíto transplant
  27. 突破tū pòto break through; to make a breakthrough
  28. 野兽yě shòubeast; wild animal
  29. 妨碍fáng àito hinder; to obstruct
  30. 尾wěitail; remainder
  31. 摩móto rub
  32. 爱人ài renspouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)
  33. 评审píng shěnto appraise; to evaluate
  34. 一共yī gòngaltogether
  35. 双手shuāng shǒuboth hands
  36. 挥huīto wave; to brandish
  37. 未婚妻wèi hūn qīfiancée
  38. 液yè(bound form) a liquid; also pr. [yì]
  39. 巫师wū shīwizard; magician
  40. 指令zhǐ lìngorder; command
  41. 碰巧pèng qiǎoby chance; by coincidence
  42. 终zhōngend; finish
  43. 伦lúnhuman relationship; order
  44. 石油shí yóuoil; petroleum
  45. 装饰zhuāng shìto decorate; decoration
  46. 保释bǎo shìto release on bail; to bail
  47. 写信xiě xìnto write a letter
  48. 朗lǎngclear; bright
  49. 舌jīused in 喇舌[lǎ jī] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
  50. 奶油nǎi yóucream; butter
  51. 姓名xìng míngsurname and given name; full name
  52. 撤退chè tuìto retreat
  53. 沿着yán zheto go along; to follow
  54. 老天爷lǎo tiān yéGod; Heavens
  55. 诊断zhěn duànto diagnose
  56. 叛徒pàn tútraitor; turncoat
  57. 悲惨bēi cǎnmiserable; tragic
  58. 成人chéng rénto reach adulthood; an adult
  59. 瓶子píng zibottle; CL:個|个[gè]
  60. 资源zī yuánnatural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)
  61. 模式mó shìmode; method
  62. 抗kàngto resist; to fight
  63. 教师jiào shīteacher; CL:個|个[gè]
  64. 鸡肉jī ròuchicken meat
  65. 一阵yī zhèna burst; a fit
  66. 君jūnmonarch; lord
  67. 基于jī yúbecause of; on the basis of
  68. 忽略hū lüèto neglect; to overlook; to ignore
  69. 西部xī bùwestern part
  70. 预测yù cèto forecast; to predict
  71. 风暴fēng bàostorm; violent commotion
  72. 优雅yōu yǎgrace; graceful
  73. 埃及Āi jíEgypt
  74. 外表wài biǎoexternal; outside
  75. 小事xiǎo shìtrifle; trivial matter
  76. 幕后mù hòubehind the scenes
  77. 法医fǎ yīforensic investigator; forensic detective
  78. 独特dú tèunique; distinctive
  79. 苏sūused in 嚕囌|噜苏[lūsū]
  80. 干扰gān rǎoto disturb; to interfere
  81. 沉chénto submerge; to immerse
  82. 额外é wàiextra; added
  83. 作案zuò ànto commit a crime
  84. 减少jiǎn shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
  85. 国会Guó huìParliament (UK); Congress (US)
  86. 房租fáng zūrent for a room or house
  87. 欺负qī futo bully
  88. 牵qiānto lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether)
  89. 田tiánfield; farm
  90. 防守fáng shǒuto defend; to protect (against)
  91. 体会tǐ huìto know from experience; to learn through experience
  92. 挽救wǎn jiùto save; to remedy
  93. 数据库shù jù kùdatabase
  94. 上台shàng táito rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater)
  95. 生产shēng chǎnto produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child
  96. 腰yāowaist; lower back
  97. 播放bō fàngto broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
  98. 泥nímud; clay
  99. 街道jiē dàostreet; CL:條|条[tiáo]
  100. 光明guāng mínglight; radiance

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.