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 5,801–5,900

Ordered by frequency
  1. 镇静zhèn jìngcalm; cool
  2. 首都shǒu dūcapital (city); CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 与此同时yǔ cǐ - tóng shíat the same time; meanwhile
  4. 刑事xíng shìcriminal; penal
  5. 容器róng qìreceptacle; vessel
  6. 弥mífull; to fill
  7. 律lǜlaw
  8. 护送hù sòngto escort; to accompany
  9. 担任dān rènto hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of
  10. 服务器fú wù qìserver (computer); CL:臺|台[tái]
  11. 束shùto bind; bunch
  12. 生理shēng lǐphysiology
  13. 精神病院jīng shén bìng yuànmental hospital; psychiatric hospital
  14. 统计tǒng jìstatistics; to count
  15. 腐烂fǔ lànto rot; to putrefy
  16. 解剖jiě pōuto dissect (an animal); to analyze
  17. 诶ēihey (to call sb)
  18. 走着瞧zǒu zhe qiáowait and see (who is right)
  19. 路障lù zhàngroadblock; barricade
  20. 靓jìngto make up (one's face); to dress
  21. 高贵gāo guìgrandeur; noble
  22. 发音fā yīnto pronounce; pronunciation
  23. 失常shī chángnot normal; an aberration
  24. 川chuān(bound form) river; creek
  25. 幻huànfantasy
  26. 怪不得guài bu deno wonder!; so that's why!
  27. 打猎dǎ lièto go hunting
  28. 捞lāoto fish up; to dredge up
  29. 推进tuī jìnto impel; to carry forward
  30. 泄漏xiè lòu(of a liquid or gas) to leak; to divulge; to leak (information)
  31. 洗手xǐ shǒuto wash one's hands; to go to the toilet
  32. 海选hǎi xuǎn(in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.); (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers
  33. 渡过dù guòto cross over; to pass through
  34. 空白kòng báiblank space
  35. 窃听器qiè tīng qìtapping device; bug
  36. 联合国Lián hé guóUnited Nations
  37. 融化róng huàto melt; to thaw
  38. 音乐剧yīn yuè jù(theater, cinema) a musical
  39. 伤疤shāng bāscar; CL:道[dào]
  40. 前方qián fāngahead; the front
  41. 皮带pí dàistrap; leather belt
  42. 裙qúnskirt; CL:條|条[tiáo]
  43. 跨kuàto step across; to stride over
  44. 门外mén wàioutside the door
  45. 随身suí shēnto (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one
  46. 鳄鱼è yúalligator; crocodile (CL:條|条[tiáo])
  47. 传球chuán qiú(sports) to pass the ball
  48. 公事gōng shìwork-related matters; documents
  49. 军团jūn tuáncorps; legion
  50. 劫持jié chíto kidnap; to hijack
  51. 吉米Jí mǐJimmy, Jimmie or Jimi (name)
  52. 嗷áoloud clamor; the sound of wailing
  53. 场所chǎng suǒlocation; place
  54. 培训péi xùnto cultivate; to train
  55. 奉献fèng xiànto offer respectfully; to consecrate
  56. 布朗Bù lǎngBrown (name); Gordon Brown (1951-), UK politician, prime minister 2007-2010
  57. 感人gǎn réntouching; moving
  58. 祖国zǔ guómotherland
  59. 裔yìdescendants; frontier
  60. 转换zhuǎn huànto change; to switch
  61. 馆guǎnbuilding; shop
  62. 县xiàncounty
  63. 打碎dǎ suìto shatter; to smash; to break into pieces
  64. 海报hǎi bàoposter; playbill
  65. 猎物liè wùprey; quarry
  66. 自卫zì wèito defend oneself; self-defense
  67. 解救jiě jiùto rescue; to help out of difficulties
  68. 警戒jǐng jièto warn; to alert
  69. 通向tōng xiàngto lead to
  70. 闪亮shǎn liàngbrilliant; shiny
  71. 霍huò(literary) suddenly
  72. 顺着shùn zheto follow; following
  73. 北部běi bùnorthern part
  74. 十五shí wǔfifteen; 15
  75. 大吃一惊dà chī yī jīngto have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled; gobsmacked
  76. 常规cháng guīcode of conduct; conventions; common practice; routine (medical procedure etc)
  77. 幸存xìng cúnto survive (a disaster)
  78. 改善gǎi shànto make better; to improve; CL:個|个[gè]
  79. 无礼wú lǐrude; rudely
  80. 犯规fàn guīto break the rules; an illegality
  81. 精心jīng xīnwith utmost care; fine
  82. 航hángboat; ship
  83. 要命yào mìngto cause sb's death; extremely; terribly
  84. 路易Lù yìLouis or Lewis (name)
  85. 过错guò cuòmistake; fault
  86. 酒后jiǔ hòuafter drinking; under the influence of alcohol
  87. 长相zhǎng xiàngappearance; looks
  88. 黛dàiumber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
  89. 何处hé chùwhence; where
  90. 太平洋Tài píng YángPacific Ocean
  91. 安东尼Ān dōng níAnthony (name)
  92. 总共zǒng gòngaltogether; in sum; in all; in total
  93. 恶棍è gùnscoundrel; rogue; bully; villain
  94. 激怒jī nùto infuriate; to enrage
  95. 牵涉qiān shèto involve; implicated
  96. 表弟biǎo dìyounger male cousin via female line
  97. 高层gāo cénghigh-rise; high level; high class
  98. 一同yī tóngtogether
  99. 冷酷lěng kùunfeeling; callous
  100. 团伙tuán huǒ(criminal) gang; gang member

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.