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 5,101–5,200

Ordered by frequency
  1. 成分chéng fèncomposition; ingredient; element; component; one's social status
  2. 没错méi cuòthat's right; sure!
  3. 癖pǐhabit; hobby
  4. 阴yīnovercast (weather); cloudy
  5. 其次qí cìnext; secondly
  6. 凶杀xiōng shāto murder; assassination
  7. 别墅bié shùvilla; CL:幢[zhuàng],座[zuò]
  8. 呈现chéng xiànto appear; to emerge
  9. 网球wǎng qiútennis; tennis ball
  10. 艾迪Ài díEddie (name)
  11. 买家mǎi jiābuyer; purchaser
  12. 国土guó tǔcountry's territory; national land
  13. 大叔dà shūeldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)
  14. 已婚yǐ hūnmarried
  15. 憎恨zēng hènto detest; hatred
  16. 拍卖pāi màito auction; auction sale
  17. 社shè(bound form) society; organization; agency; (old) god of the land
  18. 笼子lóng zicage; basket; container
  19. 筹chóuchip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds)
  20. 诺言nuò yánpromise
  21. 驾车jià chēto drive a vehicle
  22. 元素yuán sùelement (key component of sth); (chemistry) element
  23. 和解hé jiěto settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile
  24. 失误shī wùlapse; mistake
  25. 小学xiǎo xuéelementary school; primary school
  26. 扑克pū kèpoker (game) (loanword); playing cards
  27. 火星huǒ xīngspark
  28. 狙击手jū jī shǒusniper; marksman
  29. 等候děng hòuto wait; to wait for
  30. 臀部tún bùbutt; buttocks
  31. 识别shí biéto distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize
  32. 走过zǒu guòto walk past; to pass by
  33. 青蛙qīng wāfrog (CL:隻|只[zhī]); (old) (slang) ugly guy
  34. 以色列Yǐ sè lièIsrael
  35. 传达chuán dáto pass on; to convey
  36. 大战dà zhànwar; to wage war
  37. 底线dǐ xiànbottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline
  38. 房屋fáng wūhouse; building
  39. 程chéngrule; order
  40. 税shuìtaxes; duties
  41. 编排biān páito arrange; to lay out
  42. 缩小suō xiǎoto reduce; to decrease; to shrink
  43. 薄báothin; cold in manner
  44. 虚构xū gòuto make up; fabrication
  45. 蜜mìhoney
  46. 贪婪tān lánavaricious; greedy
  47. 铃líng(small) bell; CL:隻|只[zhī]
  48. 露出lù chūto expose; to show
  49. 主教zhǔ jiàobishop
  50. 卫wèito guard; to protect
  51. 就绪jiù xùto be ready; to be in order
  52. 打招呼dǎ zhāo huto greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice
  53. 报导bào dǎoto report (in the media); (news) report
  54. 捏niēto hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch
  55. 村庄cūn zhuāngvillage; hamlet
  56. 汉城Hàn chéngHanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首爾|首尔[Shǒu ěr]
  57. 法案fǎ ànbill; proposed law
  58. 清晰qīng xīclear; distinct
  59. 镇定zhèn dìngcalm; unperturbed
  60. 阁楼gé lóugarret; loft
  61. 阿富汗Ā fù hànAfghanistan
  62. 仪器yí qìinstrument; apparatus; CL:臺|台[tái]
  63. 品味pǐn wèito sample; to taste; to appreciate
  64. 实话实说shí huà shí shuōto tell the truth; to tell it as it is
  65. 客房kè fángguest room; room (in a hotel)
  66. 宿舍sù shèdormitory; dorm room
  67. 废fèito abolish; to abandon
  68. 无知wú zhīignorant; ignorance
  69. 标签biāo qiānlabel; tag
  70. 王国wáng guókingdom; realm
  71. 眼光yǎn guānggaze; insight
  72. 细菌xì jūnbacterium; germ
  73. 表格biǎo géform; table
  74. 队友duì yǒuteammate; fellow team member
  75. 麻醉má zuìanesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)
  76. 亲热qīn rèaffectionate; intimate; warmhearted; to show affection for
  77. 低调dī diàolow pitch; quiet (voice)
  78. 大便dà biànto defecate; excrement; feces
  79. 往常wǎng chángusual; customary
  80. 急诊室jí zhěn shìemergency room
  81. 放大fàng dàto enlarge; to magnify
  82. 星际xīng jìinterstellar; interplanetary
  83. 杰出jié chūoutstanding; distinguished
  84. 棕榈zōng lǘpalm tree
  85. 比特bǐ tèbit (binary digit) (loanword)
  86. 毛衣máo yī(wool) sweater; CL:件[jiàn]
  87. 督dū(bound form) to supervise
  88. 耶鲁Yē lǔYale
  89. 赖làito depend on; to hang on in a place
  90. 除此之外chú cǐ zhī wàiapart from this; in addition to this
  91. 麻mágeneric name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials
  92. 乳rǔbreast; milk
  93. 坦克tǎn kètank (military vehicle) (loanword)
  94. 婚纱hūn shāwedding dress; CL:身[shēn]
  95. 诞生dàn shēngto be born
  96. 风趣fēng qùcharm; humor
  97. 首相shǒu xiàngprime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
  98. 享用xiǎng yòngto enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
  99. 呗bài(bound form) to chant (from Sanskrit "pāṭhaka")
  100. 微wēitiny; miniature

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.