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 6,401–6,500

Ordered by frequency
  1. 收买shōu mǎito purchase; to buy; to bribe; to buy off
  2. 整夜zhěng yèthe whole night; all through the night
  3. 比萨bǐ sàpizza (loanword)
  4. 湖边hú biānlakeside
  5. 皇帝huáng dìemperor; CL:個|个[gè]
  6. 窃qièto steal; secretly
  7. 代号dài hàocode name
  8. 会合huì héto meet; to rendezvous
  9. 凯撒Kǎi sāCaesar or Kaiser (name)
  10. 危害wēi hàito harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage
  11. 外出wài chūto go out; to go away (on a trip etc)
  12. 大学生dà xué shēnguniversity student; college student
  13. 夸奖kuā jiǎngto praise; to applaud
  14. 奏效zòu xiàoto show results; to be effective
  15. 就此jiù cǐat this point; thus
  16. 志愿者zhì yuàn zhěvolunteer
  17. 拉开lā kāito pull open; to pull apart
  18. 棍gùnstick; rod; truncheon; scoundrel; villain
  19. 毒素dú sùtoxin; (fig.) pernicious influence
  20. 狩猎shòu lièto hunt; hunting
  21. 缘故yuán gùreason; cause
  22. 罕见hǎn jiànrare; rarely seen
  23. 诱人yòu rénattractive; alluring; captivating
  24. 跟随gēn suíto follow
  25. 铅笔qiān bǐ(lead) pencil; CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī],桿|杆[gǎn]
  26. 镇静剂zhèn jìng jìtranquilizer
  27. 上钩shàng gōuto take the bait
  28. 为难wéi nánto feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone)
  29. 停留tíng liúto stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over
  30. 兄xiōngelder brother
  31. 兑现duì xiàn(of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment
  32. 刺杀cì shāto assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet
  33. 升起shēng qǐto raise; to hoist
  34. 各就各位gè jiù gè wèi(of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom); (athletics) On your mark!
  35. 后座hòu zuòempress's throne; (fig.) first place in a feminine competition
  36. 妇fùwoman
  37. 安宁ān níngpeaceful; tranquil
  38. 恶劣è lièvile; nasty
  39. 拼图pīn tújigsaw puzzle; to do a jigsaw puzzle
  40. 炸掉zhà diàoto bomb
  41. 盾dùnshield; (currency) Vietnamese dong
  42. 眨眼zhǎ yǎnto blink; to wink
  43. 碰面pèng miànto meet; to run into (sb)
  44. 老头子lǎo tóu zi(coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man
  45. 起初qǐ chūoriginally; at first; at the outset
  46. 铁路tiě lùrailroad; railway
  47. 默契mò qìtacit understanding; mutual understanding
  48. 一级yī jífirst class; category A
  49. 休想xiū xiǎngdon't think (that); don't imagine (that)
  50. 嘿嘿hēi hēi(onom.) he he; mischievous laughter
  51. 巫婆wū pówitch; sorceress
  52. 当场dāng chǎngat the scene; on the spot
  53. 当面dāng miànto sb's face; in sb's presence
  54. 截jiéto cut off (a length); to stop
  55. 毫米háo mǐmillimeter
  56. 腐败fǔ bàicorruption; to corrupt
  57. 计程车jì chéng chē(Tw) taxi; cab
  58. 转弯zhuǎn wānto turn; to go around a corner
  59. 追逐zhuī zhúto chase; to pursue vigorously
  60. 陆军lù jūnarmy; ground forces
  61. 分辨fēn biànto distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve
  62. 到位dào wèito get to the intended location; to be in place
  63. 往事wǎng shìpast events; former happenings
  64. 房东fáng dōnglandlord
  65. 方位fāng wèidirection; points of the compass
  66. 春chūnspring (season); gay
  67. 显而易见xiǎn ér yì jiànclearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously; clearly
  68. 月光yuè guāngmoonlight
  69. 松鼠sōng shǔsquirrel
  70. 油漆yóu qīoil paints; lacquer
  71. 激进jī jìnradical; extreme
  72. 片刻piàn kèshort period of time; a moment
  73. 纪念品jì niàn pǐnsouvenir
  74. 脚印jiǎo yìnfootprint
  75. 责备zé bèito blame; to criticize
  76. 辛xīn(of taste) hot or pungent; hard
  77. 众人zhòng réneveryone
  78. 侏儒zhū rúdwarf; pygmy
  79. 剂量jì liàngdosage; prescribed dose of medicine
  80. 功劳gōng láocontribution; meritorious service
  81. 哲学zhé xuéphilosophy; CL:個|个[gè]
  82. 复fùto go and return; to return
  83. 夏洛特Xià luò tèCharlotte (name)
  84. 实情shí qíngthe actual situation; the truth
  85. 寇kòuto invade; to plunder
  86. 少数shǎo shùsmall number; few
  87. 巴库Bā kùBaku, capital of Azerbaijan
  88. 恩怨ēn yuàngratitude and grudges; resentment
  89. 惊慌jīng huāngto panic; to be alarmed
  90. 拉里lā lǐlari (currency of Georgia) (loanword)
  91. 早期zǎo qīearly period; early phase; early stage
  92. 法则fǎ zélaw; rule
  93. 温wēnwarm; lukewarm; to warm up
  94. 溅jiànto splash
  95. 男子汉nán zǐ hànman (i.e. manly, masculine)
  96. 肝gānliver (CL:葉|叶[yè]); (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game)
  97. 腰带yāo dàibelt; CL:條|条[tiáo],根[gēn]
  98. 衣柜yī guìwardrobe; armoire
  99. 视觉shì juésight; vision
  100. 里头lǐ touinside; interior

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.