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 5,401–5,500

Ordered by frequency
  1. 拦住lán zhùto stop; to bar the way
  2. 提问tí wènto question; to quiz; to grill
  3. 摆平bǎi píngto be fair; to be impartial
  4. 维多利亚Wéi duō lì yàVictoria (name); Victoria, capital of the Seychelles
  5. 胜过shèng guòto excel; to surpass
  6. 血管xuè guǎnvein; artery
  7. 血统xuè tǒngblood relationship; lineage
  8. 钞票chāo piàopaper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)
  9. 上瘾shàng yǐnto get into a habit; to become addicted
  10. 依赖yī làito depend on; to be dependent on
  11. 夜里yè liduring the night; at night
  12. 小鸟xiǎo niǎosmall bird; young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick)
  13. 朴pōused in 朴刀[pōdāo]
  14. 林肯Lín kěnLincoln (name); Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president 1861-1865
  15. 演绎yǎn yì(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc)
  16. 知名zhī míngwell-known; famous
  17. 穆斯林Mù sī línMuslim
  18. 顶级dǐng jítop-notch; first-rate
  19. 倾听qīng tīngto listen attentively
  20. 加强jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
  21. 坚定jiān dìngfirm; steady
  22. 好日子hǎo rì ziauspicious day; good day
  23. 开发kāi fāto exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
  24. 意图yì túintent; intention
  25. 打工dǎ gōngto work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
  26. 提取tí qǔto withdraw (money); to collect (left luggage)
  27. 核心hé xīncore; nucleus
  28. 气色qì sècomplexion
  29. 琴qínguqin 古琴[gǔ qín] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general
  30. 电源diàn yuánelectric power source
  31. 等到děng dàoto wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)
  32. 脸色liǎn sècomplexion; look
  33. 虾háused in 蝦蟆|虾蟆[háma]
  34. 镑bàngpound (sterling) (loanword)
  35. 非凡fēi fánout of the ordinary; unusually (good, talented etc)
  36. 不光bù guāngnot the only one; not only
  37. 姜jiāngginger
  38. 文字wén zìcharacter; script
  39. 新郎xīn lángbridegroom; groom
  40. 玩弄wán nòngto play with; to toy with
  41. 维修wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
  42. 预见yù jiànto foresee; to predict
  43. 亚伦Yà lúnAaron (name); Yaren, capital of Nauru
  44. 保龄球bǎo líng qiúten-pin bowling (loanword); bowling ball
  45. 召集zhào jíto convene; to call together
  46. 吩咐fēn futo tell; to instruct; to command
  47. 家园jiā yuánhome; homeland
  48. 市区shì qūurban district; downtown
  49. 开工kāi gōngto begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job
  50. 数目shù mùamount; number
  51. 无情wú qíngpitiless; ruthless
  52. 法子fǎ ziway; method
  53. 童话tóng huàchildren's fairy tales
  54. 编剧biān jùto write a play; scenario
  55. 职员zhí yuánoffice worker; staff member
  56. 肯尼迪Kěn ní díKennedy (name); J.F. Kennedy (1917-1963), US Democrat politician, president 1961-1963
  57. 英镑Yīng bàngpound sterling
  58. 获取huò qǔto gain; to get; to acquire
  59. 诗人shī rénbard; poet
  60. 隐形yǐn xínginvisible
  61. 鲜血xiān xuèblood
  62. 下场xià chǎngto leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity
  63. 丫头yā tougirl; servant girl
  64. 姑妈gū mā(coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt
  65. 尚shàngstill; yet
  66. 月球yuè qiúthe moon
  67. 渐渐jiàn jiàngradually
  68. 电视机diàn shì jītelevision set; CL:臺|台[tái]
  69. 老二lǎo èrsecond-eldest child in a family; (euphemism) penis
  70. 豪háogrand; heroic
  71. 闪开shǎn kāito get out of the way
  72. 集会jí huìto gather; assembly
  73. 上诉shàng sùto appeal (a judicial case); appeal
  74. 乳房rǔ fángbreast; udder
  75. 伤痕shāng hénscar; bruise
  76. 保管bǎo guǎnto hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee
  77. 偏见piān jiànprejudice; bias
  78. 光线guāng xiànlight ray; CL:條|条[tiáo],道[dào]
  79. 吸引力xī yǐn lìattractive force (such as gravitation); sex appeal
  80. 唐TángTang dynasty (618-907); surname Tang
  81. 均jūnequal; even
  82. 本质běn zhìessence; nature
  83. 浮fúto float; superficial
  84. 脱身tuō shēnto get away; to escape (from obligations)
  85. 行踪xíng zōngwhereabouts; (lose) track (of)
  86. 质zhìcharacter; nature
  87. 高尚gāo shàngnoble; lofty
  88. 坦诚tǎn chéngcandid; frank
  89. 定罪dìng zuìto convict (sb of a crime)
  90. 情人节Qíng rén jiéValentine's Day
  91. 海上hǎi shàngmaritime
  92. 解散jiě sànto dissolve; to disband
  93. 躲开duǒ kāito stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb)
  94. 阴道yīn dàovagina
  95. 麦克风mài kè fēng(loanword) microphone
  96. 仍旧réng jiùstill (remaining); to remain (the same)
  97. 伏fúto lean over; to fall (go down)
  98. 季节jì jiétime; season
  99. 弟兄dì xiongbrothers; comrade
  100. 战略zhàn lüèstrategy

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.