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 6,601–6,700

Ordered by frequency
  1. 无力wú lìpowerless; lacking strength
  2. 早已zǎo yǐfor a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past
  3. 智商zhì shāngIQ (intelligence quotient)
  4. 有请yǒu qǐngto request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in
  5. 漏洞lòu dòngleak; hole
  6. 爹地diē dìdaddy (loanword)
  7. 眉毛méi maoeyebrow; CL:根[gēn]
  8. 编号biān hàoto number; numbering
  9. 罢工bà gōnga strike; to go on strike
  10. 藏身cáng shēnto hide; to go into hiding
  11. 一块yī kuàione block; one piece
  12. 世人shì rénpeople (in general); people around the world; everyone
  13. 丧命sàng mìngto lose one's life
  14. 举起jǔ qǐto heave; to lift
  15. 乌龟wū guītortoise; cuckold
  16. 住口zhù kǒushut up; shut your mouth
  17. 兜dōupocket; bag
  18. 击倒jī dǎoto knock down; knocked down
  19. 势shìpower; influence
  20. 天分tiān fènnatural gift; talent
  21. 孕yùnpregnant
  22. 帝dìemperor
  23. 抖dǒuto tremble; to shake out
  24. 族人zú rénclansman; clan members
  25. 烧毁shāo huǐto destroy (or be destroyed) by fire
  26. 脸部liǎn bùface
  27. 自以为是zì yǐ wéi shìto believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated
  28. 迈màito take a step; to stride
  29. 传票chuán piàosummons; subpoena
  30. 失效shī xiàoto fail; to lose effectiveness
  31. 女仆nǚ púfemale servant; maid
  32. 岩yáncliff; rock
  33. 抵押dǐ yāto provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral
  34. 接待jiē dàito receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)
  35. 泰国Tài guóThailand; Thai
  36. 炖dùnto stew
  37. 环保huán bǎoenvironmental protection; environmentally friendly
  38. 讯xùn(bound form) to ask; to inquire; (bound form) to interrogate; to question
  39. 贸易mào yì(commercial) trade; CL:個|个[gè]
  40. 退缩tuì suōto shrink back; to cower
  41. 香港Xiāng gǎngHong Kong
  42. 骚sāo(bound form) to disturb; to disrupt; flirty; coquettish
  43. 便利biàn lìconvenient; easy
  44. 办公bàn gōngto handle official business; to work (esp. in an office)
  45. 华尔兹huá ěr zīwaltz (dance) (loanword)
  46. 国民guó mínnationals; citizens
  47. 天主教Tiān zhǔ jiàoCatholicism
  48. 庭审tíng shěncourt hearing
  49. 强制qiáng zhìto force; to compel; to coerce; forced; compulsory
  50. 惊吓jīng xiàto frighten; to horrify
  51. 捐献juān xiànto donate; to contribute
  52. 政客zhèng kèpolitician
  53. 电影院diàn yǐng yuàncinema; movie theater; CL:家[jiā],座[zuò]
  54. 监护jiān hùto act as a guardian
  55. 监护权jiān hù quáncustody (of a child)
  56. 缩suōto withdraw; to pull back
  57. 范fànpattern; model
  58. 荷hélotus
  59. 营救yíng jiùto rescue
  60. 赫hèawe-inspiring; abbr. for 赫茲|赫兹[hè zī], hertz (Hz)
  61. 通告tōng gàoto announce; to give notice; announcement
  62. 高速公路gāo sù gōng lùexpressway; highway; freeway
  63. 鸟儿niǎo rbird
  64. 丹佛Dān fóDenver, Colorado
  65. 免疫miǎn yìimmunity (to disease)
  66. 发布会fā bù huìnews conference; briefing
  67. 后援hòu yuánreinforcement; back-up
  68. 听从tīng cóngto listen and obey; to comply with
  69. 奇特qí tèpeculiar; unusual
  70. 妓jìprostitute
  71. 家门jiā ménhouse door; family clan
  72. 山谷shān gǔvalley; ravine
  73. 戒酒jiè jiǔto give up drinking; to abstain from drinking
  74. 捕bǔto catch; to seize; to capture
  75. 敲诈qiāo zhàto rip off; to extort (money)
  76. 朝着cháo zhetowards
  77. 此时此刻cǐ shí cǐ kèat this very moment
  78. 步枪bù qiāngrifle; CL:把[bǎ],枝[zhī]
  79. 溜走liū zǒuto slip away; to leave secretly
  80. 烹饪pēng rèncooking; culinary arts
  81. 特色tè sècharacteristic; distinguishing feature or quality
  82. 现身xiàn shēnto show oneself; to appear
  83. 脏话zāng huàprofanity; obscene language
  84. 衫shāngarment; jacket with open slits in place of sleeves
  85. 骆驼luò tuocamel; (coll.) blockhead
  86. 不至于bù zhì yúunlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as
  87. 休息室xiū xī shìlobby; lounge
  88. 何况hé kuànglet alone; to say nothing of
  89. 具备jù bèito possess; to have
  90. 出众chū zhòngto stand out; outstanding
  91. 劫匪jié fěibandit; robber
  92. 咳hāisound of sighing; (interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh
  93. 圣人shèng rénsage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius)
  94. 地带dì dàizone; CL:個|个[gè]
  95. 小弟xiǎo dìlittle brother; I, your little brother (humble)
  96. 得意dé yìproud of oneself; pleased with oneself
  97. 扩散kuò sànto spread; to proliferate; to diffuse
  98. 抬头tái tóuto raise one's head; to gain ground
  99. 海里hǎi lǐnautical mile
  100. 澄清chéng qīngclear (of liquid); limpid

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.