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 7,101–7,200

Ordered by frequency
  1. 瞎说xiā shuōto talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact
  2. 蜂蜜fēng mìhoney
  3. 钉子dīng zinail; snag
  4. 银色yín sèsilver (color)
  5. 风声fēng shēngsound of the wind; rumor
  6. 饭碗fàn wǎnrice bowl; fig. livelihood
  7. 下士xià shìlowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy)
  8. 人情rén qínghuman emotions; social relationship; friendship
  9. 众多zhòng duōnumerous
  10. 宇航员yǔ háng yuánastronaut
  11. 巡回xún huíto go around; to roam; to tour
  12. 拦截lán jiéto intercept
  13. 搜集sōu jíto gather; to collect
  14. 比分bǐ fēnscore
  15. 清新qīng xīnfresh and clean
  16. 火柴huǒ cháimatch (for lighting fire); CL:根[gēn],盒[hé]
  17. 珠zhūbead; pearl
  18. 租金zū jīnrent
  19. 继父jì fùstepfather
  20. 防卫fáng wèito defend; defensive
  21. 专用zhuān yòngspecial; dedicated
  22. 丸wánball; pellet
  23. 剩余shèng yúremainder; surplus
  24. 品尝pǐn chángto taste a small amount; to sample
  25. 屁话pì huàbullshit; nonsense
  26. 救助jiù zhùto help sb in trouble; aid
  27. 正要zhèng yàoto be just about to; to be on the point of
  28. 界限jiè xiànboundary
  29. 病历bìng lìmedical record; case history
  30. 直言zhí yánto speak forthrightly; to talk bluntly
  31. 窃听qiè tīngto eavesdrop; to wiretap
  32. 聆听líng tīngto listen (respectfully)
  33. 胆小dǎn xiǎocowardice; timid
  34. 袖手旁观xiù shǒu páng guānto watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
  35. 谱pǔchart; list
  36. 距jùto be at a distance of ... from; to be apart from; (bound form) distance
  37. 金融jīn róngbanking; finance
  38. 不已bù yǐ(used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly
  39. 乐团yuè tuánband; orchestra
  40. 前线qián xiànfront line; military front
  41. 可行kě xíngfeasible
  42. 囚禁qiú jìnto imprison; captivity
  43. 平台píng táiplatform; terrace
  44. 快感kuài gǎnpleasure; thrill
  45. 怒火nù huǒrage; fury
  46. 柯达Kē dáKodak (brand, US film company); full name Eastman Kodak Company 伊士曼柯達公司|伊士曼柯达公司[Yī shì màn Kē dá Gōng sī]
  47. 欺诈qī zhàto cheat
  48. 派出pài chūto send; to dispatch
  49. 理念lǐ niànidea; concept
  50. 瘤liútumor
  51. 种子zhǒng ziseed; CL:顆|颗[kē],粒[lì]
  52. 经纪jīng jìto manage (a business); manager
  53. 臀túnbuttocks; hips; rump
  54. 装扮zhuāng bànto decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to disguise oneself
  55. 路口lù kǒucrossing; intersection (of roads)
  56. 雕塑diāo sùa statue; a Buddhist image
  57. 人工rén gōngartificial; manpower
  58. 充足chōng zúadequate; sufficient
  59. 共和国gòng hé guórepublic
  60. 冒昧mào mèibold; presumptuous
  61. 外加wài jiāin addition; extra
  62. 大多dà duōfor the most part; many
  63. 嫩nènyoung and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked
  64. 小便xiǎo biànurine; to urinate
  65. 手势shǒu shìgesture; sign; signal
  66. 抑制yì zhìto inhibit; to keep down
  67. 排名pái míngto rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking
  68. 教徒jiào túdisciple; follower of a religion
  69. 望远镜wàng yuǎn jìngbinoculars; telescope
  70. 格雷Gé léiGrey; Gray
  71. 棉miángeneric term for cotton or kapok; cotton
  72. 淡dàninsipid; diluted
  73. 玛利亚Mǎ lì yàMary (biblical name)
  74. 用餐yòng cānto eat a meal
  75. 目录mù lùcatalog; table of contents
  76. 称职chèn zhíwell qualified; competent
  77. 能耐néng nàiability; capability
  78. 脆cuìbrittle; fragile
  79. 螃蟹páng xiècrab; CL:隻|只[zhī]
  80. 说服力shuō fú lìpersuasiveness
  81. 邮箱yóu xiāngmailbox; post office box
  82. 隐蔽yǐn bìto conceal; to hide
  83. 马拉松mǎ lā sōngmarathon (loanword)
  84. 驴lǘdonkey; CL:頭|头[tóu]
  85. 一瞬间yī shùn jiānsplit second
  86. 产业chǎn yèindustry; estate
  87. 休庭xiū tíngto adjourn (law)
  88. 公关gōng guānpublic relations
  89. 到场dào chǎngto show up; present (at the scene)
  90. 口气kǒu qìtone of voice; the way one speaks
  91. 可言kě yánit may be said
  92. 投手tóu shǒuthrower; pitcher
  93. 散发sàn fāto distribute; to emit
  94. 昂ángto lift; to raise
  95. 景色jǐng sèscenery; scene
  96. 毒瘾dú yǐndrug addiction
  97. 水泥shuǐ nícement; CL:袋[dài]
  98. 江jiāngriver; CL:條|条[tiáo],道[dào]
  99. 熊猫xióng māopanda; CL:隻|只[zhī]
  100. 纳米nà mǐnanometer

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.