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 6,201–6,300

Ordered by frequency
  1. 下车xià chēto get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
  2. 口供kǒu gòngoral confession (as opposed to 筆供|笔供[bǐ gòng]); statement
  3. 台阶tái jiēsteps; flight of steps
  4. 听众tīng zhòngaudience; listeners
  5. 国防部Guó fáng bùDefense Department; Ministry of National Defense
  6. 宣称xuān chēngto assert; to claim
  7. 崩bēngto collapse; to fall into ruins
  8. 性关系xìng guān xisexual relations; sexual contact
  9. 戒毒jiè dúto kick a drug habit; to abstain from drugs
  10. 抗拒kàng jùto resist; to defy
  11. 服役fú yìto serve in the army; in active service
  12. 民族mín zúnationality; ethnic group; CL:個|个[gè]
  13. 演说yǎn shuōspeech; to deliver a speech
  14. 织zhīto weave
  15. 西方Xī fāngthe West; the Occident
  16. 请客qǐng kèto give a dinner party; to entertain guests
  17. 首领shǒu lǐnghead; boss; chief
  18. 停电tíng diànto have a power failure; power cut
  19. 光芒guāng mángrays of light; brilliant rays
  20. 坠入zhuì rùto drop into; to fall into
  21. 幽默感yōu mò gǎnsense of humor
  22. 弹药dàn yàoammunition
  23. 掉头diào tóuto turn one's head; to turn round
  24. 末mòtip; end
  25. 肋骨lèi gǔrib
  26. 脚步jiǎo bùfootstep; step
  27. 赤chìred; scarlet
  28. 赦免shè miǎnto pardon; to absolve
  29. 过人guò rénto surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent
  30. 铃声líng shēngring; ringtone
  31. 难关nán guāndifficulty; crisis
  32. 麦片mài piànoatmeal; rolled oats
  33. 不满bù mǎnresentful; discontented
  34. 揭露jiē lùto expose; to unmask
  35. 新生xīn shēngnew; newborn
  36. 时不时shí bù shífrom time to time
  37. 涨zhǎngto rise (of prices, rivers)
  38. 爆米花bào mǐ huāpuffed rice; popcorn
  39. 用力yòng lìto exert oneself physically
  40. 盛大shèng dàgrand; majestic
  41. 突出tū chūprominent; outstanding
  42. 粉色fěn sèpink; white
  43. 莎士比亚Shā shì bǐ yàShakespeare (name); William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
  44. 辛普森Xīn pǔ sēnSimpson (name)
  45. 辣椒là jiāohot pepper; chili
  46. 出示chū shìto show; to take out and show to others
  47. 办到bàn dàoto accomplish; to get sth done
  48. 因果yīn guǒkarma; cause and effect
  49. 多年duō niánmany years; for many years
  50. 大地dà dìearth; mother earth
  51. 契约qì yuēagreement; contract
  52. 拐guǎicane; walking stick
  53. 探戈tàn gētango (dance) (loanword)
  54. 来回lái huíto make a round trip; return journey
  55. 比方bǐ fanganalogy; instance
  56. 知情zhī qíngto know the facts; to understand
  57. 秋天qiū tiānautumn; CL:個|个[gè]
  58. 经受jīng shòuto undergo (hardship); to endure
  59. 说唱shuō chàngspeaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tán cí] and 相聲|相声[xiàng sheng]; (music) rapping
  60. 近来jìn láirecently; lately
  61. 迷你mí nǐmini (as in mini-skirt or Mini Cooper) (loanword)
  62. 野餐yě cānpicnic; to have a picnic
  63. 传真chuán zhēnfax; facsimile
  64. 储chǔ(bound form) to store up; to keep in reserve; heir to the throne
  65. 分成fēn chéngto divide (into); to split a bonus
  66. 发狂fā kuángcrazy; mad
  67. 地道dì dàotunnel; causeway
  68. 尺寸chǐ cunsize; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety
  69. 屈服qū fúto surrender; to succumb
  70. 广yǎn"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
  71. 无敌wú díunequalled; without rival
  72. 破裂pò lièto burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down
  73. 聋lóngdeaf
  74. 裹guǒto wrap around; bundle; parcel; package
  75. 转向zhuǎn xiàngto change direction; fig. to change one's stance
  76. 进出jìn chūto enter or exit; to go through
  77. 两边liǎng biāneither side; both sides
  78. 奖杯jiǎng bēitrophy cup
  79. 弘hónggreat; liberal
  80. 强调qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
  81. 激活jī huóto activate
  82. 监听jiān tīngto monitor; to listen in; to eavesdrop
  83. 空手kōng shǒuempty-handed; unarmed
  84. 肿zhǒngto swell; swelling
  85. 膜mómembrane; film
  86. 辞cíold variant of 辭|辞[cí]
  87. 鹅égoose; CL:隻|只[zhī]
  88. 亦yìalso
  89. 人心rén xīnpopular feeling; the will of the people
  90. 优点yōu diǎnmerit; benefit
  91. 借用jiè yòngto borrow sth for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use
  92. 好意hǎo yìgood intention; kindness
  93. 展览zhǎn lǎnto put on display; to exhibit
  94. 崭新zhǎn xīnbrand new
  95. 是非shì fēiright and wrong; quarrel
  96. 活跃huó yuèactive; lively
  97. 琳língem
  98. 空调kōng tiáoair conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
  99. 老鹰lǎo yīng(coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey
  100. 胸罩xiōng zhàobrassiere (underwear); bra

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.