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 5,201–5,300

Ordered by frequency
  1. 忠实zhōng shífaithful
  2. 持chíto hold; to grasp
  3. 死神sǐ shénmythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die; (fig.) death
  4. 浓nóngconcentrated; dense
  5. 痒yǎngto itch; to tickle
  6. 适当shì dàngsuitable; appropriate
  7. 金色jīn sègolden; gold (color)
  8. 以便yǐ biànso that; so as to
  9. 小型xiǎo xíngsmall scale; small size
  10. 巨jùvery large; huge; tremendous; gigantic
  11. 怒nùanger; fury
  12. 指定zhǐ dìngto appoint; to assign
  13. 摔跤shuāi jiāoto trip and fall; to wrestle
  14. 旗qíbanner; flag
  15. 着陆zhuó lùlanding; touchdown
  16. 符号fú hàosymbol; mark; sign
  17. 管理员guǎn lǐ yuánmanager; administrator
  18. 仿佛fǎng fúto seem; as if
  19. 伤亡shāng wángcasualties; injuries and deaths
  20. 必需bì xūto need; to require
  21. 护理hù lǐto nurse; to tend and protect
  22. 没收mò shōuto confiscate; to seize
  23. 肾shènkidney
  24. 鉴定jiàn dìngto appraise; to identify
  25. 阅读yuè dúto read; readingIn context
  26. 今日jīn rìtoday
  27. 公子gōng zǐson of an official; son of nobility
  28. 奖品jiǎng pǐnaward; prize
  29. 宣誓xuān shìto swear an oath (of office); to make a vow
  30. 尿布niào bùdiaper
  31. 布莱恩Bù lái ēnBrian (name)
  32. 当真dàng zhēnto take seriously; serious
  33. 推销tuī xiāoto market; to sell
  34. 无疑wú yíundoubtedly; without doubt; for sure
  35. 来讲lái jiǎngas to; considering
  36. 梦幻mèng huàndream; illusion
  37. 源yuánroot; source
  38. 盗窃dào qièto steal
  39. 纤维xiān wéifiber; CL:種|种[zhǒng]
  40. 肚dǔtripe
  41. 蹦bèngto jump; to bounce; to hop
  42. 选中xuǎn zhòngto select; to choose; to decide on
  43. 递给dì gěito hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb)
  44. 骑马qí mǎto ride a horse
  45. 勃bóflourishing; prosperous
  46. 心思xīn simind; thoughts
  47. 柜子guì zicupboard; cabinet
  48. 浴yùbath; to bathe
  49. 要不yào bùotherwise; or else
  50. 贩毒fàn dúto traffic narcotics; drugs trade
  51. 道别dào biéto say goodbye; to bid farewell; to pay a farewell call
  52. 信封xìn fēngenvelope; CL:個|个[gè]
  53. 几千jǐ qiānseveral thousand
  54. 升级shēng jíto go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity)
  55. 史密斯Shǐ mì sīSmith (name)
  56. 哄hōngroar of laughter (onom.); hubbub
  57. 堪kān(bound form) may; can; (bound form) to endure; to bear
  58. 墓地mù dìcemetery; graveyard
  59. 寿shòulong life; old age
  60. 应当yīng dāngshould; ought to
  61. 开拍kāi pāito begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc); to start the bidding (auction)
  62. 捣乱dǎo luànto disturb; to look for trouble
  63. 煎jiānto pan fry; to sauté
  64. 瑞士Ruì shìSwitzerland
  65. 纠缠jiū chánto be in a tangle; to nag
  66. 终身zhōng shēnlifelong; all one's life
  67. 跪guìto kneel
  68. 长久cháng jiǔlong-time; long-term; lasting; enduring; permanent
  69. 雷达léi dáradar (loanword)
  70. 需求xū qiúrequirement; to require
  71. 出狱chū yùto be released from prison
  72. 安心ān xīnat ease; to feel relieved
  73. 宝藏bǎo zàngprecious mineral deposits; hidden treasure
  74. 淹死yān sǐto drown
  75. 猎lièhunting
  76. 瑟sèa type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings
  77. 甘gānsweet; willing
  78. 畜生chù shengdomestic animal; brute
  79. 福利fú lìmaterial benefit; benefit in kind
  80. 花费huā fèiexpense; cost
  81. 赛车sài chēauto race; cycle race
  82. 一早yī zǎoearly in the morning; at dawn
  83. 争执zhēng zhíto dispute; to disagree
  84. 停手tíng shǒuto stop (what one is doing)
  85. 卡特Kǎ tèCarter (name); Jimmy Carter (1924-), US Democrat politician, president 1977-1981
  86. 循环xún huánto cycle; to circulate
  87. 性骚扰xìng sāo rǎosexual harassment
  88. 探索tàn suǒto explore; to probe
  89. 牵扯qiān chěto involve; to implicate; to be interrelated
  90. 病房bìng fángward (of a hospital); sickroom
  91. 说来话长shuō lái huà chángstart explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
  92. 雕像diāo xiàngsculpture; (carved) statue
  93. 驱逐qū zhúto expel; to deport
  94. 业务yè wùbusiness; professional work
  95. 主妇zhǔ fùhousewife; woman of senior authority in a household
  96. 付给fù gěito deliver; to pay
  97. 军士jūn shìsoldier; noncommssioned officer (NCO)
  98. 大衣dà yīovercoat; topcoat
  99. 局势jú shìsituation; state (of affairs)
  100. 怪胎guài tāifreak; abnormal embryo

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.