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 6,301–6,400

Ordered by frequency
  1. 莓méiberry; strawberry
  2. 记号jì haomark; symbol
  3. 诈骗zhà piànto defraud; to swindle
  4. 诱饵yòu ěrbait
  5. 转告zhuǎn gàoto pass on; to communicate
  6. 飞龙fēi lóngwyvern (type of dragon)
  7. 一无所获yī wú suǒ huòto gain nothing; to end up empty-handed
  8. 下雨xià yǔto rain
  9. 体温tǐ wēn(body) temperature
  10. 删除shān chúto delete; to cancel
  11. 刺伤cì shāngto stab
  12. 垃圾桶lā jī tǒngrubbish bin; trash can
  13. 宝石bǎo shíprecious stone; gem; CL:枚[méi],顆|颗[kē]
  14. 履行lǚ xíngto fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task)
  15. 彩票cǎi piàolottery ticket
  16. 昂贵áng guìexpensive; costly
  17. 海湾hǎi wānbay; gulf
  18. 照相机zhào xiàng jīcamera; CL:個|个[gè],架[jià],部[bù],台[tái],隻|只[zhī]
  19. 特警tè jǐngSWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics); riot police
  20. 登机dēng jīto board a plane
  21. 祈求qí qiúto pray for; to appeal
  22. 笑声xiào shēnglaughter
  23. 约瑟夫Yuē sè fūJoseph (name)
  24. 会长huì zhǎngpresident of a club, committee etc
  25. 偏离piān líto deviate; to diverge
  26. 出手chū shǒuto dispose of; to spend (money)
  27. 化验huà yànchemical examination; to do a lab test
  28. 回收huí shōuto recycle; to reclaim
  29. 处决chǔ juéto execute (a condemned criminal)
  30. 家属jiā shǔfamily member; (family) dependent
  31. 心碎xīn suìheartbroken; extreme depth of sorrow
  32. 毕bìthe whole of; to finish
  33. 汽水qì shuǐsoda pop; carbonated soft drink
  34. 沉重chén zhòngheavy; hard
  35. 没戏méi xì(coll.) not a chance; no way
  36. 祸huòdisaster; misfortune
  37. 禽兽qín shòubirds and animals; creature
  38. 读者dú zhěreader
  39. 豆腐dòu futofu; bean curd
  40. 选出xuǎn chūto pick out; to select
  41. 钟头zhōng tóuhour; CL:個|个[gè]
  42. 偷看tōu kànto peep; to peek
  43. 僵硬jiāng yìngstiff; rigid
  44. 分数fēn shù(exam) grade; mark
  45. 加倍jiā bèito double; to redouble
  46. 摩根Mó gēnMorgan (name)
  47. 收费shōu fèito charge a fee
  48. 整容zhěng róngplastic surgery
  49. 束缚shù fùto bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle
  50. 歌剧gē jùWestern opera; CL:場|场[chǎng],齣|出[chū]
  51. 演习yǎn xí(military, firefighting etc) (verb and noun) drill; exercise; maneuver
  52. 舅舅jiù jiumother's brother; maternal uncle (informal)
  53. 蚂蚁mǎ yǐant
  54. 配方pèi fāngprescription; cooking recipe
  55. 亡wángto die; to lose
  56. 全力以赴quán lì yǐ fùto do at all costs; to make an all-out effort
  57. 功gōngmeritorious deed or service; achievement
  58. 夸kuāused in transliteration
  59. 平凡píng fáncommonplace; ordinary
  60. 底特律Dǐ tè lǜDetroit, Michigan
  61. 忧郁yōu yùsullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
  62. 挑起tiǎo qǐto provoke; to stir up
  63. 樱桃yīng táocherry
  64. 波兰Bō lánPoland
  65. 活生生huó shēng shēngreal (people); living (artist)
  66. 烂摊子làn tān ziterrible mess; shambles
  67. 罪案zuì àna criminal case
  68. 袭xí(bound form) to raid; to attack; (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate
  69. 认同rèn tóngto approve of; to endorse
  70. 达拉斯Dá lā sīDallas
  71. 企鹅qǐ épenguin
  72. 传单chuán dānleaflet; flier; pamphlet
  73. 免得miǎn deso as not to; so as to avoid
  74. 入狱rù yùto go to jail; to be sent to prison
  75. 减速jiǎn sùto reduce speed; to slow down
  76. 办案bàn ànto handle a case
  77. 圣母shèng mǔgoddess
  78. 基督徒Jī dū túChristian
  79. 奴núslave
  80. 忽然hū ránsuddenly; all of a sudden
  81. 比喻bǐ yùto compare; to liken to
  82. 泼pōto splash; to spill
  83. 狄dílow ranking public official (old)
  84. 瘫痪tān huàn(medicine) to suffer paralysis; (fig.) to be paralyzed; to break down; to come to a standstill
  85. 贩卖fàn màito sell; to peddle
  86. 阿姆斯特丹Ā mǔ sī tè dānAmsterdam, capital of Netherlands
  87. 顽固wán gùstubborn; obstinate
  88. 鲜花xiān huāflower; fresh flowers
  89. 黎明lí míngdawn; daybreak
  90. 万分wàn fēnvery much; extremely
  91. 万能wàn néngomnipotent; all-purpose
  92. 中途zhōng túmidway
  93. 亚历山大Yà lì shān dàAlexander (name); Alexandria (town name)
  94. 今夜jīn yètonight; this evening
  95. 农民nóng mínpeasant; farmer
  96. 加班jiā bānto work overtime
  97. 包含bāo hánto contain; to embody
  98. 协调xié tiáoto coordinate; to harmonize
  99. 口红kǒu hónglipstick
  100. 奉fèngto offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc)

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.