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 5,901–6,000

Ordered by frequency
  1. 固执gù zhíobstinate; stubborn
  2. 床单chuáng dānbed sheet; CL:條|条[tiáo],件[jiàn],張|张[zhāng],床[chuáng]
  3. 德语Dé yǔGerman (language)
  4. 摄影机shè yǐng jī(old) camera; movie camera; cine camera
  5. 文学wén xuéliterature; CL:種|种[zhǒng]
  6. 桑sāng(bound form) mulberry tree
  7. 疑yí(bound form) to doubt; to suspect
  8. 蠢事chǔn shìfolly
  9. 陪审员péi shěn yuánjuror
  10. 好比hǎo bǐto be just like; can be compared to
  11. 学费xué fèituition fee; tuition
  12. 理查德Lǐ chá déRichard (name)
  13. 眼睁睁yǎn zhēng zhēngto stare blankly; to look on helplessly
  14. 窗口chuāng kǒuwindow; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window)
  15. 自尊zì zūnself-respect; self-esteem
  16. 衰shuāi(bound form) to decay; to decline; to wane
  17. 途中tú zhōngen route
  18. 面部miàn bùface (body part)
  19. 债zhàidebt; CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
  20. 劳láoto toil; labor
  21. 发掘fā juéto excavate; to explore
  22. 圣地亚哥Shèng dì yà gēSantiago, capital of Chile; San Diego, California
  23. 打听dǎ tingto ask about; to make some inquiries
  24. 打斗dǎ dòuto fight
  25. 星期四Xīng qī sìThursday
  26. 智zhì(literary) wise; wisdom
  27. 火花huǒ huāspark; sparkle
  28. 茜qiàn(bound form) Indian madder; munjeet (Rubia cordifolia); (bound form) madder red; dark red; alizarin crimson
  29. 血腥xuè xīngreeking of blood; bloody (events)
  30. 贾gǔmerchant; to buy
  31. 不良bù liángbad; harmful
  32. 决斗jué dòuto duel; a duel
  33. 功课gōng kèhomework; assignment
  34. 劳驾láo jiàexcuse me
  35. 勉强miǎn qiǎngto do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth
  36. 和谐hé xiéharmonious; harmony
  37. 坐标zuò biāocoordinate (geometry)
  38. 处方chǔ fāngmedical prescription; to write out a prescription
  39. 平均píng jūnaverage; on average; evenly; in equal proportions
  40. 彩虹cǎi hóngrainbow; CL:道[dào]
  41. 日程rì chéngschedule; itinerary
  42. 榜样bǎng yàngexample; model
  43. 目的地mù dì dìdestination (location)
  44. 纪jìorder; discipline
  45. 肤色fū sèskin color
  46. 脚下jiǎo xiàunder the foot
  47. 苏打sū dásoda (loanword)
  48. 虚弱xū ruòweak; in poor health
  49. 须xūmust; to have to
  50. 龙虾lóng xiālobster
  51. 乱动luàn dòngto fiddle with; to tamper with
  52. 关照guān zhàoto take care; to keep an eye on
  53. 制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
  54. 巨星jù xīng(astronomy) giant star; (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc)
  55. 条款tiáo kuǎnclause (of contract or law); CL:項|项[xiàng]
  56. 此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
  57. 气息qì xībreath; smell
  58. 生来shēng láifrom birth; by one's nature
  59. 用心yòng xīnmotive; intention
  60. 纠正jiū zhèngto correct; to make right
  61. 赫尔Hè ěrHull (name); Kingston upon Hull
  62. 侄女zhí nǚbrother's daughter; niece
  63. 健身房jiàn shēn fánggym; gymnasium
  64. 几率jī lǜprobability; odds
  65. 十万shí wànhundred thousand
  66. 房产fáng chǎnreal estate; the property market (e.g. houses)
  67. 托马斯Tuō mǎ sīThomas (male name)
  68. 抑郁yì yùdepressed; despondent; gloomy
  69. 救世主Jiù shì zhǔthe Savior (in Christianity)
  70. 海底hǎi dǐseabed; seafloor
  71. 澳大利亚Ào dà lì yàAustralia
  72. 炮bāoto sauté; to fry
  73. 离谱lí pǔinappropriate; improper; out of place
  74. 纵火zòng huǒto set on fire; to commit arson
  75. 羡慕xiàn mùto envy; to admire
  76. 让开ràng kāito get out of the way; to step aside
  77. 谋杀罪móu shā zuìmurder
  78. 鲍bàoabalone
  79. 中断zhōng duànto cut short; to break off
  80. 乐园lè yuánparadise
  81. 包装bāo zhuāngto pack; to package
  82. 咪咪mī mīoboe-like musical instrument used in folk music of Gansu, Qinghai etc; (onom.) meow
  83. 持枪chí qiāngto carry a gun
  84. 损坏sǔn huàito damage; to injure
  85. 猜想cāi xiǎngto guess; to conjecture; to suppose; (math.) hypothesis
  86. 瘾yǐnaddiction; craving
  87. 赎shúto redeem; to ransom
  88. 赛马sài mǎhorse race; horse racing
  89. 透过tòu guòto pass through; to penetrate
  90. 锯jùa saw (CL:把[bǎ]); to saw
  91. 马歇尔Mǎ xiē ěrMarshall (name); George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959), US general in WWII and Secretary of State 1947-1949, author of the postwar Marshall plan for Europe and Nobel peace laureate
  92. 加里jiā lǐpotassium (loanword)
  93. 去掉qù diàoto get rid of; to exclude
  94. 场地chǎng dìspace; site
  95. 恐龙kǒng lóngdinosaur (CL:頭|头[tóu],隻|只[zhī]); (old) (slang) ugly person
  96. 恰好qià hǎoas it turns out; by lucky coincidence
  97. 情愿qíng yuànwillingness; would rather (agree to X than Y)
  98. 报答bào dáto repay; to requite
  99. 担保dān bǎoto guarantee; to vouch for
  100. 教导jiào dǎoto instruct; to teach

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.