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 6,801–6,900

Ordered by frequency
  1. 车厢chē xiāngcarriage; CL:節|节[jié]
  2. 车道chē dàotraffic lane; driveway
  3. 酒馆jiǔ guǎntavern; pub
  4. 阿根廷Ā gēn tíngArgentina
  5. 中风zhòng fēngto suffer a paralyzing stroke
  6. 传出chuán chūto transmit outwards; to disseminate
  7. 伴随bàn suíto accompany; to follow
  8. 十几shí jǐmore than ten; a dozen or more
  9. 占有zhàn yǒuto have; to own
  10. 厌yàn(bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with; (literary) to satiate; to satisfy
  11. 同胞tóng bāoborn of the same parents; sibling
  12. 境地jìng dìcircumstances
  13. 心扉xīn fēiinner heart; soul
  14. 悬崖xuán yáprecipice; overhanging cliff
  15. 想象力xiǎng xiàng lìimagination
  16. 牵连qiān liánto implicate; implicated
  17. 疫苗yì miáovaccine
  18. 耐nài(bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand
  19. 胎tāifetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc)
  20. 胶带jiāo dàiadhesive tape; magnetic tape
  21. 仙女xiān nǚfairy
  22. 体现tǐ xiànto embody; to reflect
  23. 团聚tuán jùto reunite; to have a reunion
  24. 好心hǎo xīnkindness; good intentions
  25. 恋人liàn rénlover; sweetheart
  26. 搏bóto fight; to combat
  27. 橡胶xiàng jiāorubber; caoutchouc
  28. 沼泽zhǎo zémarsh; swamp
  29. 目mùeye; (literary) to look; to regard
  30. 精液jīng yèsemen
  31. 胆量dǎn liàngcourage; boldness
  32. 与否yǔ fǒuwhether or not (at the end of a phrase)
  33. 中间人zhōng jiān rénintermediary; mediator
  34. 乐器yuè qìmusical instrument; CL:件[jiàn]
  35. 亵渎xiè dúto blaspheme; to profane
  36. 体面tǐ miàndignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable
  37. 冥míngdark; deep
  38. 出动chū dòngto start out on a trip; to dispatch troops
  39. 另一方面lìng yī fāng miànon the other hand; another aspect
  40. 合格hé géto meet the standard required; qualified
  41. 含有hán yǒuto contain; including
  42. 含量hán liàngcontent; quantity contained
  43. 周三Zhōu sānWednesday
  44. 大餐dà cānsumptuous meal; banquet
  45. 导航dǎo háng(lit. and fig.) to navigate
  46. 恼火nǎo huǒannoyed; riled; vexed
  47. 惹火rě huǒto stir up the fire; fig. to provoke and offend people
  48. 折腾zhē tengto toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again
  49. 无线wú xiànwireless
  50. 案例àn lìcase (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example; CL:個|个[gè]
  51. 法学院fǎ xué yuànlaw school
  52. 热水rè shuǐhot water
  53. 珍珠zhēn zhūpearl; CL:顆|颗[kē]
  54. 祖先zǔ xiānancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
  55. 裂lièto split; to crack
  56. 规律guī lǜrule (e.g. of science); law of behavior
  57. 讯息xùn xīinformation; news; message; text message; SMS
  58. 骨灰gǔ huībone ash; cremation ashes; cremains
  59. 不得了bù dé liǎodesperately serious; disastrous
  60. 临床lín chuángclinical
  61. 仓cāngbarn; granary
  62. 例lìexample; precedent
  63. 冷冻lěng dòngto freeze (food etc); (of weather) freezing
  64. 存活cún huóto survive (a serious accident); survival
  65. 孤儿院gū ér yuànorphanage; child asylum
  66. 密切mì qièclose; familiar
  67. 扬yángto raise; to hoist
  68. 探望tàn wàngto visit; to call on sb
  69. 深夜shēn yèvery late at night
  70. 癫痫diān xiánepilepsy
  71. 看样子kàn yàng ziit seems; it looks as if
  72. 眼熟yǎn shúfamiliar-looking; to seem familiar
  73. 碧bìgreen jade; bluish green
  74. 糖尿病táng niào bìngdiabetes; diabetes mellitus
  75. 联lián(bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join; (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
  76. 胎儿tāi érunborn child; fetus
  77. 胡闹hú nàoto act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble
  78. 舍shèresidence
  79. 野马yě mǎferal horse; free-roaming horse
  80. 举报jǔ bàoto report (malefactors to the police); to denounce
  81. 修道院xiū dào yuànmonastery; convent
  82. 友情yǒu qíngfriendly feelings; friendship
  83. 外界wài jièthe outside world; external
  84. 开动kāi dòngto start; to set in motion
  85. 得以dé yǐable to; so that sb can
  86. 心爱xīn àibeloved
  87. 性别xìng biégender; sex
  88. 拇指mǔ zhǐthumb; big toe
  89. 淫yínexcess; excessive
  90. 理性lǐ xìngreason; rationality
  91. 终生zhōng shēngthroughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong
  92. 行驶xíng shǐto travel along a route (of vehicles etc)
  93. 迟钝chí dùnslow in one's reactions; sluggish (in movement or thought)
  94. 中部zhōng bùmiddle part; central section
  95. 事态shì tàisituation; existing state of affairs
  96. 克拉克Kè lā kèClark or Clarke (name)
  97. 关押guān yāto imprison; to lock up (in jail)
  98. 准则zhǔn zénorm; standard
  99. 出院chū yuànto leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital
  100. 外交wài jiāodiplomacy; diplomatic

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.