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 5,501–5,600

Ordered by frequency
  1. 抱抱bào bàoto hug; to give a cuddle
  2. 无耻wú chǐwithout any sense of shame; unembarrassed
  3. 水管shuǐ guǎnwater pipe
  4. 焦点jiāo diǎnfocal point; focus (lit. and fig.)
  5. 篮lánbasket (receptacle); basket (in basketball)
  6. 恶意è yìmalice; evil intention
  7. 手脚shǒu jiǎohand and foot; movement of limbs
  8. 打住dǎ zhùto stop; to halt
  9. 攻gōngto attack; to accuse
  10. 模糊mó huvague; indistinct
  11. 水晶shuǐ jīngcrystal
  12. 统一tǒng yīto unify; to integrate; unified; integrated
  13. 肩jiānshoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
  14. 遇害yù hàito be murdered
  15. 剧场jù chǎngtheater; CL:個|个[gè]
  16. 厌烦yàn fánbored; fed up with sth; sick of sth
  17. 叮dīngto sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc); to say repeatedly
  18. 埃文Āi wénEvan; Avon
  19. 外国wài guóforeign (country); CL:個|个[gè]
  20. 封闭fēng bìto close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue)
  21. 己jǐself; oneself
  22. 手册shǒu cèmanual; handbook
  23. 指向zhǐ xiàngto point towards; aimed at
  24. 管家guǎn jiā(old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper
  25. 脉搏mài bópulse (both medical and figurative)
  26. 衬衣chèn yīshirt; CL:件[jiàn]
  27. 首要shǒu yàothe most important; of chief importance
  28. 不怕bù pàfearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties)
  29. 低估dī gūto underestimate; to underrate
  30. 出路chū lùa way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward
  31. 分配fēn pèito distribute; to assign
  32. 嘉宾jiā bīnesteemed guest; honored guest
  33. 死人sǐ réndead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen
  34. 紫色zǐ sèpurple; violet (color)
  35. 花生huā shēngpeanut; CL:粒[lì]
  36. 补充bǔ chōngto replenish; to supplement
  37. 走私zǒu sīto smuggle; to have an illicit affair
  38. 介jièto introduce; to lie between
  39. 动脉dòng màiartery
  40. 头骨tóu gǔskull
  41. 带有dài yǒuto have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc); to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc)
  42. 开庭kāi tíngto begin a (judicial) court session
  43. 掏tāoto fish out (from pocket); to scoop
  44. 瓜guāmelon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip
  45. 纪念日jì niàn rìday of commemoration; memorial day
  46. 魂húnsoul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)
  47. 凤凰fèng huángphoenix
  48. 艺术品yì shù pǐnart piece; work of art
  49. 路易斯Lù yì sīLouis or Lewis (name)
  50. 别处bié chùelsewhere
  51. 山羊shān yánggoat; (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
  52. 引诱yǐn yòuto coerce (sb into doing sth bad); to lure (into a trap)
  53. 形势xíng shìcircumstances; situation
  54. 恶化è huàto worsen
  55. 未知wèi zhīunknown
  56. 求救qiú jiùto seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
  57. 潜在qián zàihidden; potential
  58. 目睹mù dǔto witness; to see at first hand
  59. 终极zhōng jíultimate; final
  60. 讲述jiǎng shùto talk about; to narrate; to give an account
  61. 越狱yuè yùto break out of prison; to jailbreak (an iOS device etc)
  62. 键jiànkey (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device)
  63. 介入jiè rùto intervene; to get involved
  64. 出自chū zìto come from
  65. 多数duō shùmajority; most
  66. 平等píng děngequal; equality
  67. 忠zhōngloyal; devoted; faithful
  68. 滑雪huá xuěto ski; skiing
  69. 真人zhēn réna real person; Daoist spiritual master
  70. 福特Fú tèFord (name); Ford, US car make
  71. 胸口xiōng kǒuchest
  72. 行不通xíng bu tōngwon't work; will get (you) nowhere
  73. 软件ruǎn jiàn(computer) software
  74. 随后suí hòusoon after
  75. 乘坐chéng zuòto ride (in a vehicle)
  76. 会计kuài jìaccountant; accountancy
  77. 共和党Gòng hé dǎngRepublican Party
  78. 勋章xūn zhāngmedal; decoration
  79. 南瓜nán guāpumpkin
  80. 多余duō yúsuperfluous; unnecessary
  81. 持有chí yǒuto hold (passport, views etc)
  82. 援助yuán zhùto help; to support
  83. 枪手qiāng shǒugunman; sharpshooter
  84. 浅jiānsound of moving water
  85. 独处dú chǔto live alone; to spend time alone (or with a significant other)
  86. 相片xiàng piànimage; photograph
  87. 祭jìto offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); memorial ceremony
  88. 莫斯科Mò sī kēMoscow, capital of Russia
  89. 零件líng jiànpart; component
  90. 青春qīng chūnyouth; youthfulness
  91. 顾gùto look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
  92. 发抖fā dǒuto tremble; to shake
  93. 宪法xiàn fǎconstitution (of a country); CL:部[bù]
  94. 幼稚yòu zhìyoung; childish
  95. 开启kāi qǐto open; to start
  96. 疏散shū sǎnidle; leisurely; laid-back; Taiwan pr. [shūsàn]
  97. 监督jiān dūto control; to supervise
  98. 称作chēng zuòto be called; to be known as
  99. 背包bēi bāoknapsack; rucksack
  100. 超出chāo chūto exceed; to overstep

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.