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 5,301–5,400

Ordered by frequency
  1. 清洗qīng xǐto wash; to clean
  2. 菜单cài dānmenu; CL:份[fèn],張|张[zhāng]
  3. 财务cái wùfinancial affairs
  4. 顺序shùn xùsequence; order
  5. 上网shàng wǎngto go online; to connect to the Internet
  6. 仪yíapparatus; rites
  7. 制定zhì dìngto draw up; to formulate
  8. 剥bāoto peel; to skin
  9. 北方běi fāngnorth; the northern part a country
  10. 峡谷xiá gǔcanyon; gill
  11. 柠檬níng ménglemon
  12. 梦见mèng jiànto dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream
  13. 模样mú yànglook; style
  14. 熏xūnto smoke; to fumigate
  15. 猴hóumonkey; CL:隻|只[zhī]
  16. 终止zhōng zhǐto stop; to terminate
  17. 肉体ròu tǐphysical body
  18. 自身zì shēnitself; oneself
  19. 葡萄酒pú tao jiǔ(grape) wine
  20. 貌似mào sìto appear to be; to seem as if
  21. 运行yùn xíng(of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course; (fig.) to function; to be in operation
  22. 运输yùn shūto transport; to carry
  23. 专注zhuān zhùto focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention
  24. 传言chuán yánrumor; hearsay
  25. 出走chū zǒuto leave home; to go off
  26. 含义hán yìmeaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning
  27. 收据shōu jùreceipt; CL:張|张[zhāng]
  28. 枪声qiāng shēngcrack; shooting sound
  29. 正直zhèng zhíupright; upstanding
  30. 登陆dēng lùto land; to come ashore
  31. 肝脏gān zàngliver
  32. 青年qīng niányouth; youthful years
  33. 频率pín lǜfrequency
  34. 传递chuán dìto transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive
  35. 尊zūnsenior; of a senior generation
  36. 看守kān shǒuto guard; to watch over
  37. 筹码chóu mǎbargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token
  38. 老远lǎo yuǎnvery far away
  39. 资助zī zhùto subsidize; to provide financial aid
  40. 争夺zhēng duóto fight over; to contest
  41. 以往yǐ wǎngin the past; formerly
  42. 优先yōu xiānto have priority; to take precedence
  43. 凑còuto gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance
  44. 动物园dòng wù yuánzoo; CL:個|个[gè]
  45. 安全感ān quán gǎnsense of security
  46. 徽章huī zhāngbadge; emblem
  47. 拖延tuō yánto delay; to put off
  48. 挖掘wā juéto excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
  49. 探险tàn xiǎnto explore; to go on an expedition
  50. 杀戮shā lùto massacre; to slaughter
  51. 骗局piàn júa swindle; a trap
  52. 乡下xiāng xiacountryside; rural area
  53. 回避huí bìto shun; to avoid (sb)
  54. 圈子quān zicircle; ring
  55. 宁可nìng kěpreferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...)
  56. 工程师gōng chéng shīengineer; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
  57. 强盗qiáng dàoto rob (with force); bandit
  58. 赋予fù yǔto assign; to entrust (a task)
  59. 逍遥法外xiāo yáo fǎ wàiunfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution; getting away with it (e.g. crimes)
  60. 一块儿yī kuài rerhua variant of 一塊|一块[yī kuài]
  61. 兼jiāndouble; twice
  62. 命中mìng zhòngto hit (a target)
  63. 堡bǎo(bound form) fortress; stronghold; (often used to transliterate -berg, -burg etc in place names)
  64. 大陆dà lùcontinent; mainland; CL:個|个[gè],塊|块[kuài]
  65. 妥协tuǒ xiéto compromise; to reach terms
  66. 暑假shǔ jiàsummer vacation; CL:個|个[gè]
  67. 桃táopeach
  68. 燃料rán liàofuel
  69. 神话shén huàlegend; fairy tale
  70. 自首zì shǒuto give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities)
  71. 草莓cǎo méistrawberry; CL:顆|颗[kē]
  72. 裁决cái juéruling; adjudication
  73. 警惕jǐng tìto be on the alert; vigilant
  74. 败bàito defeat; to damage
  75. 供应gōng yìngto supply; to provide
  76. 催眠cuī miánhypnosis
  77. 大块头dà kuài tóuheavy man; fat man
  78. 天下tiān xiàland under heaven; the whole world
  79. 当天dāng tiānon that day
  80. 料到liào dàoto foresee; to anticipate
  81. 显xiǎnto make visible; to reveal
  82. 流浪汉liú làng hàntramp; wanderer
  83. 消xiāoto diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce
  84. 精确jīng quèaccurate; precise
  85. 耽误dān wuto delay; to hold up
  86. 脚趾jiǎo zhǐtoe
  87. 之上zhī shàngabove
  88. 份子fèn zǐTaiwan variant of 分子[fèn zǐ]
  89. 张开zhāng kāito open up; to spread
  90. 待遇dài yùtreatment; pay
  91. 棘手jí shǒuthorny (problem); intractable
  92. 模拟mó nǐimitation; to simulate
  93. 点燃diǎn ránto ignite; to set on fire
  94. 紧紧jǐn jǐnclosely; tightly
  95. 语音yǔ yīnspeech sounds; pronunciation
  96. 过量guò liàngexcessive
  97. 通信tōng xìnto correspond (by letter etc); to communicate
  98. 问候wèn hòuto give one's respects; to send a greeting
  99. 今后jīn hòuhereafter; henceforth
  100. 姨妈yí mā(coll.) mother's sister; maternal aunt

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.