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 6,701–6,800

Ordered by frequency
  1. 蟑螂zhāng lángcockroach
  2. 辅导fǔ dǎoto give guidance; to mentor
  3. 逃亡táo wángto flee; to go into exile
  4. 顶尖dǐng jiānpeak; apex
  5. 一塌糊涂yī tā hú tumuddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles
  6. 传输chuán shūto transmit; transmission
  7. 依据yī jùaccording to; basis
  8. 兽医shòu yīveterinarian; veterinary surgeon
  9. 发起fā qǐto originate; to initiate
  10. 基督教Jī dū jiàoChristianity; Christian
  11. 强暴qiáng bàoviolent; to rape
  12. 性交xìng jiāosexual intercourse
  13. 扯淡chě dànto talk nonsense
  14. 担忧dān yōuto worry; to be concerned
  15. 无助wú zhùhelpless; helplessness
  16. 深度shēn dùdepth; (of a speech etc) profundity
  17. 眼下yǎn xiànow; at present
  18. 竭尽全力jié jìn quán lìto spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
  19. 过失guò shīerror; fault
  20. 陶táopottery; pleased
  21. 预期yù qīto expect; to anticipate
  22. 默mòsilent; to write from memory
  23. 一对yī duìcouple; pair
  24. 伞sǎnumbrella; parasol
  25. 伤感shāng gǎnsad; emotional
  26. 吃醋chī cùto feel jealous
  27. 吗啡mǎ fēimorphine (loanword)
  28. 图案tú àndesign; pattern
  29. 土耳其Tǔ ěr qíTurkey
  30. 宅zháiresidence; (coll.) to stay in at home
  31. 布拉格Bù lā géPrague, capital of Czech Republic
  32. 悬xuánto hang or suspend; to worry
  33. 找寻zhǎo xúnto look for; to seek
  34. 拧níngto pinch; wring
  35. 效力xiào lìeffectiveness; positive effect
  36. 松开sōng kāito release; to let go
  37. 柔软róu ruǎnsoft
  38. 泡泡pào paobubbles
  39. 特点tè diǎncharacteristic (feature); trait
  40. 独家dú jiāexclusive
  41. 畜chùlivestock; domesticated animal
  42. 虽suīalthough; even though
  43. 似shìused in 似的[shìde]
  44. 化疗huà liáochemotherapy
  45. 卡通kǎ tōngcartoon (loanword)
  46. 后代hòu dàidescendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations
  47. 孔kǒnghole; CL:個|个[gè]
  48. 对比duì bǐto contrast; contrast
  49. 拿手ná shǒuexpert in; good at
  50. 杉shānChina fir; Cunninghamia lanceolata
  51. 汉堡包hàn bǎo bāohamburger (loanword)
  52. 清洁工qīng jié gōngcleaner; janitor
  53. 王后wáng hòuqueen; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
  54. 秘bìsee 秘魯|秘鲁[Bì lǔ]
  55. 纪律jì lǜdiscipline
  56. 罪过zuì guosin; offense
  57. 羽毛yǔ máofeather; plumage
  58. 老式lǎo shìold-fashioned; old type
  59. 规划guī huàto draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program
  60. 警车jǐng chēpolice car
  61. 身亡shēn wángto die
  62. 中止zhōng zhǐto cease; to suspend
  63. 出入chū rùto go out and come in; entrance and exit
  64. 劲儿jìn rerhua variant of 勁|劲[jìn]
  65. 各种各样gè zhǒng gè yàngvarious kinds; all sorts
  66. 强行qiáng xíngto do sth by force; Taiwan pr. [qiǎng xíng]
  67. 悲痛bēi tònggrieved; sorrowful
  68. 执zhíto execute (a plan); to grasp
  69. 抗争kàng zhēngto resist; to make a stand and fight (against)
  70. 拘捕jū bǔto arrest
  71. 支撑zhī chēngto prop up; to support
  72. 权限quán xiànscope of authority; extent of power; (access etc) privileges
  73. 条例tiáo lìregulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
  74. 构成gòu chéngto constitute; to form
  75. 游荡yóu dàngto wander; to roam about
  76. 演播室yǎn bō shìbroadcasting studio
  77. 胡萝卜hú luó bocarrot
  78. 自找zì zhǎoto suffer as a consequence of one's own actions; you asked for it
  79. 航行háng xíngto sail; to fly
  80. 色彩sè cǎitint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character
  81. 邀yāoto invite; to request
  82. 闪耀shǎn yàoto glint; to glitter
  83. 陨石yǔn shímeteorite; aerolite
  84. 围巾wéi jīnscarf; shawl
  85. 壁橱bì chúa built-in wardrobe or cupboard; closet
  86. 多次duō cìmany times; repeatedly
  87. 姑姑gū gupaternal aunt; CL:個|个[gè]
  88. 对准duì zhǔnto aim at; to target
  89. 尘chéndust; dirt
  90. 归来guī láito return; to come back
  91. 忆yìto recollect; to remember
  92. 性行为xìng xíng wéisexual behavior
  93. 战利品zhàn lì pǐnspoils of war
  94. 木乃伊mù nǎi yīmummy (preserved corpse) (loanword)
  95. 消化xiāo huàto digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process
  96. 淋línto sprinkle; to drip
  97. 眉méieyebrow; upper margin
  98. 薄饼báo bǐngthin flat cake; pancake
  99. 蘑菇mó gumushroom; to pester
  100. 话说huà shuōIt is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount

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.