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 5,001–5,100

Ordered by frequency
  1. 切除qiē chúto excise; to cut out (a tumor)
  2. 取代qǔ dàito replace; to supersede
  3. 意愿yì yuànaspiration; wish (for)
  4. 接收jiē shōureception (of transmitted signal); to receive
  5. 睡衣shuì yīnight clothes; pajamas
  6. 证物zhèng wùexhibit (law)
  7. 闷mēnstuffy; shut indoors
  8. 饶ráorich; abundant
  9. 刀子dāo ziknife; CL:把[bǎ]
  10. 备用bèi yòngreserve; spare
  11. 恐kǒngafraid; frightened
  12. 扳机bān jī(gun) trigger
  13. 遗忘yí wàngto forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
  14. 人间rén jiānthe human world; the earth
  15. 分别fēn biéto part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart
  16. 娘娘腔niáng niang qiāngsissy; effeminate
  17. 枪支qiāng zhīa gun; guns in general
  18. 梅林Méi línMerlin
  19. 独一无二dú yī wú èrunique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it
  20. 珀pòused in 琥珀[hǔpò]
  21. 这时zhè shíat this time; at this moment
  22. 嗓音sǎng yīnvoice
  23. 成千上万chéng qiān shàng wànlit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable
  24. 本能běn nénginstinct
  25. 梅méiplum; plum flower
  26. 民众mín zhòngthe populace; the masses; the common people
  27. 羞愧xiū kuìashamed
  28. 誓言shì yánto pledge; to promise
  29. 计时jì shíto measure time; to time
  30. 专zhuānfor a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing
  31. 从小cóng xiǎofrom childhood; from a young age
  32. 俄ésuddenly; very soon
  33. 修复xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
  34. 吓唬xià huto scare; to frighten
  35. 大大dà dàgreatly; enormously
  36. 督察dū cháto supervise; to superintend
  37. 蔬菜shū càivegetables; CL:種|种[zhǒng]
  38. 装满zhuāng mǎnto fill up
  39. 阿曼Ā mànOman
  40. 天天tiān tiānevery day
  41. 左手zuǒ shǒuleft hand; left-hand side
  42. 拳头quán toufist; clenched fist
  43. 此时cǐ shínow; this moment
  44. 添tiānto add; to increase; to replenish
  45. 灌guànto irrigate; to pour
  46. 碰上pèng shàngto run into; to come upon
  47. 认定rèn dìngto maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact)
  48. 语气yǔ qìtone; manner of speaking
  49. 难忘nán wàngunforgettable
  50. 一流yī liútop quality; front ranking
  51. 南部nán bùsouthern part
  52. 培养péi yǎngto cultivate; to breed
  53. 奋斗fèn dòuto strive; to struggle
  54. 成果chéng guǒresult; achievement
  55. 手术室shǒu shù shìoperating room
  56. 抵达dǐ dáto arrive; to reach (a destination)
  57. 握手wò shǒuto shake hands
  58. 有力yǒu lìpowerful; forceful
  59. 珍惜zhēn xīto treasure; to value
  60. 行星xíng xīngplanet; CL:顆|颗[kē]
  61. 设施shè shīfacilities; installation
  62. 赌注dǔ zhùstake (in a gamble); (what is at) stake
  63. 难度nán dùdegree of difficulty
  64. 先知xiān zhīa person of foresight; (religion) a prophet
  65. 周四Zhōu sìThursday
  66. 哩lǐmile
  67. 形状xíng zhuàngform; shape; CL:個|个[gè]
  68. 打倒dǎ dǎoto overthrow; to knock down
  69. 猎人liè rénhunter
  70. 男士nán shìman; gentleman
  71. 秩序zhì xùorder (orderly); order (sequence)
  72. 锅guōpot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing
  73. 中毒zhòng dúto be poisoned
  74. 发觉fā juéto become aware; to detect
  75. 呈chéngto present to a superior; memorial
  76. 坑kēngpit; depression; hollow; tunnel; hole in the ground
  77. 悲哀bēi āigrieved; sorrowful
  78. 改造gǎi zàoto transform; to reform
  79. 短裤duǎn kùshort pants; shorts
  80. 砰pēng(onom.) bang; thump
  81. 私家sī jiāprivate; privately owned or managed
  82. 艺yìskill; art
  83. 跑步pǎo bùto run; to jog
  84. 傲慢ào mànarrogant; haughty
  85. 勾gòuused in 勾當|勾当[gòudàng]
  86. 反击fǎn jīto strike back; to beat back; to counterattack
  87. 头号tóu hàofirst rate; top rank
  88. 开通kāi tōngto open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)
  89. 日落rì luòsundown; sunset
  90. 爱德华Ài dé huáEdward; Édouard (name)
  91. 离去lí qùto leave; to exit
  92. 胶jiāoto glue; glue
  93. 装修zhuāng xiūto decorate; interior decoration
  94. 门票mén piàoticket (for theater, cinema etc)
  95. 中校zhōng xiàomiddle ranking officer in Chinese army; lieutenant colonel
  96. 催cuīto urge; to press
  97. 军方jūn fāngmilitary
  98. 卫生间wèi shēng jiānbathroom; toilet
  99. 居住jū zhùto reside; to dwell
  100. 影子yǐng zishadow; reflection

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.