Top 10,000 Chinese words

7201. 7,201群众qún zhòngmass; multitude
7202. 7,202荷尔蒙hé ěr ménghormone (loanword); see 激素[jī sù]
7203. 7,203触摸chù mōto touch
7204. 7,204轮子lún ziwheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner
7205. 7,205过不去guò bu qùto make life difficult for; to embarrass
7206. 7,206金枪鱼jīn qiāng yútuna
7207. 7,207锦标赛jǐn biāo sàichampionship contest; championships
7208. 7,208闪光shǎn guāngflash
7209. 7,209阳yángpositive (electric.); sun
7210. 7,210久等jiǔ děngto wait for a long time
7211. 7,211争议zhēng yìcontroversy; dispute
7212. 7,212任命rèn mìngto appoint; (job) appointment
7213. 7,213再度zài dùonce more; once again; one more time
7214. 7,214品质pǐn zhìcharacter; intrinsic quality (of a person)
7215. 7,215大规模dà guī mólarge scale; extensive
7216. 7,216孙女sūn nǚson's daughter; granddaughter
7217. 7,217宣言xuān yándeclaration; manifesto
7218. 7,218巡警xún jǐngpolice patrol; patrol officer
7219. 7,219巫术wū shùwitchcraft
7220. 7,220拉链lā liànzipper
7221. 7,221教书jiāo shūto teach (in a school)
7222. 7,222旋律xuán lǜmelody
7223. 7,223毒蛇dú shéviper
7224. 7,224气质qì zhìpersonality traits; temperament; disposition; aura; air; feel; vibe
7225. 7,225波斯Bō sīPersia
7226. 7,226琢磨zhuó móto carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work
7227. 7,227皇冠huáng guāncrown (headgear)
7228. 7,228碳tàncarbon (chemistry)
7229. 7,229起见qǐ jiànmotive; purpose
7230. 7,230车门chē méncar door; door of bus, railway carriage etc
7231. 7,231采集cǎi jíto gather; to collect
7232. 7,232齿chǐtooth; CL:顆|颗[kē]
7233. 7,233上星期shàng xīng qīlast week; previous week
7234. 7,234俘虏fú lǔcaptive
7235. 7,235堵住dǔ zhùto block up
7236. 7,236大使馆dà shǐ guǎnembassy; CL:座[zuò],個|个[gè]
7237. 7,237天亮tiān liàngto grow light (at daybreak)
7238. 7,238宫殿gōng diànpalace; CL:座[zuò]
7239. 7,239宽容kuān rónglenient; tolerant
7240. 7,240拿破仑Ná pò lúnNapoleon (name); Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815
7241. 7,241探测器tàn cè qìdetector; probe
7242. 7,242未经wèi jīngnot having undergone; without (having gone though a certain process)
7243. 7,243氪kèkrypton (chemistry)
7244. 7,244流感liú gǎnflu; influenza
7245. 7,245现状xiàn zhuàngcurrent situation
7246. 7,246等级děng jígrade; rank
7247. 7,247算数suàn shùto count numbers; to keep to one's word
7248. 7,248管闲事guǎn xián shìto meddle; to be a "nosy Parker"
7249. 7,249绝妙jué miàoexquisite
7250. 7,250罐头guàn toutin; can
7251. 7,251美貌měi màogood looks; beauty
7252. 7,252耗子hào zi(dialect) mouse; rat
7253. 7,253车票chē piàoticket (for a bus or train)
7254. 7,254随心所欲suí xīn suǒ yùto follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases (idiom)
7255. 7,255颠倒diān dǎoto turn upside down; to reverse
7256. 7,256上头shàng tóu(of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun
7257. 7,257严yántight (closely sealed); stern
7258. 7,258乱跑luàn pǎoto run around all over the place
7259. 7,259初恋chū liànfirst love
7260. 7,260喇叭lǎ bahorn (automobile etc); loudspeaker
7261. 7,261圣诞树Shèng dàn shùChristmas tree
7262. 7,262复原fù yuánto restore (sth) to (its) former condition; to recover from illness
7263. 7,263开关kāi guānpower switch; gas valve
7264. 7,264弟dìyounger brother; junior male
7265. 7,265彻chèthorough; penetrating
7266. 7,266总结zǒng jiéto sum up; to conclude
7267. 7,267拳王quán wángboxing champion
7268. 7,268摩西Mó xīMoses
7269. 7,269景象jǐng xiàngscene; sight (to behold)
7270. 7,270更为gèng wéieven more
7271. 7,271温泉wēn quánhot spring; spa
7272. 7,272潜入qián rùto submerge; to infiltrate
7273. 7,273爪zhǎofoot of a bird or animal; paw
7274. 7,274特区tè qūspecial administrative region; abbr. for 特別行政區|特别行政区
7275. 7,275痛快tòng kuàidelighted; to one's heart's content
7276. 7,276破碎pò suìto smash to pieces; to shatter
7277. 7,277结实jiē shíto bear fruit
7278. 7,278美食měi shículinary delicacy; fine food
7279. 7,279都市dū shìcity; metropolis
7280. 7,280金牌jīn páigold medal; CL:枚[méi]
7281. 7,281驳回bó huíto reject; to turn down
7282. 7,282不大bù dànot very; not too
7283. 7,283公交gōng jiāopublic transportation; mass transit
7284. 7,284典diǎncanon; law
7285. 7,285冰球bīng qiúice hockey; puck
7286. 7,286型号xíng hàomodel (particular version of a manufactured article); type (product specification in terms of color, size etc)
7287. 7,287建筑师jiàn zhù shīarchitect
7288. 7,288恶毒è dúmalicious
7289. 7,289拒jùto resist; to repel
7290. 7,290敬意jìng yìrespect; esteem; high regard
7291. 7,291旗帜qí zhìensign; flag
7292. 7,292杀人狂shā rén kuánghomicidal maniac
7293. 7,293民主党Mín zhǔ dǎngDemocratic Party
7294. 7,294河边hé biānriver bank
7295. 7,295绑匪bǎng fěikidnapper
7296. 7,296肌jī(bound form) flesh; muscle
7297. 7,297莫名其妙mò míng qí miào(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
7298. 7,298虐nüèoppressive; tyrannical
7299. 7,299认输rèn shūto concede; to admit defeat
7300. 7,300追寻zhuī xúnto pursue; to track down

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.