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 7,401–7,500

Ordered by frequency
  1. 艾滋病ài zī bìngAIDS (loanword)
  2. 送命sòng mìngto lose one's life; to get killed
  3. 适用shì yòngto be applicable
  4. 重演chóng yǎnto recur (of events, esp. adverse ones); to repeat (a performance)
  5. 高中生gāo zhōng shēngsenior high school student
  6. 东方dōng fāngeast
  7. 乌wūcrow; black
  8. 亿万yì wànmillions and millions
  9. 光彩guāng cǎiluster; splendor
  10. 反感fǎn gǎnto be disgusted with; to dislike
  11. 回电huí diànto call sb back (on the phone); a return call
  12. 安德鲁Ān dé lǔAndrew (name)
  13. 延长yán chángto prolong; to extend
  14. 旨意zhǐ yìdecree; order
  15. 最为zuì wéithe most
  16. 法师fǎ shīone who has mastered the sutras (Buddhism)
  17. 潜qiánhidden; secret
  18. 照料zhào liàoto tend; to take care of sb
  19. 看作kàn zuòto look upon as; to regard as
  20. 砖zhuānbrick; tile (floor or wall, not roof)
  21. 空虚kōng xūhollow; emptiness
  22. 颤抖chàn dǒuto shudder; to shiver
  23. 二级èr jígrade 2; second class
  24. 交代jiāo dàito transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth)
  25. 养活yǎng huoto provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc)
  26. 兼职jiān zhíto hold concurrent posts; concurrent job
  27. 动人dòng réntouching; moving
  28. 否决fǒu juéto veto; to overrule
  29. 品位pǐn wèirank; grade
  30. 外公wài gōng(coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather
  31. 巨型jù xínggiant; enormous
  32. 延yánto prolong; to extend
  33. 忙碌máng lùbusy; bustling
  34. 排斥pái chìto reject; to exclude
  35. 欧元Ōu yuáneuro (currency)
  36. 沟gōuditch; gutter
  37. 活命huó mìnglife; to survive
  38. 置于zhì yúto place in; to put in (a position)
  39. 芙fúused in 芙蓉[fú róng], lotus
  40. 苍白cāng báipale; wan
  41. 视为shì wéito view as; to see as
  42. 踪迹zōng jìtracks; trail
  43. 主宰zhǔ zǎito dominate; to rule
  44. 伸展shēn zhǎnstretching; extension
  45. 充电chōng diànto recharge (a battery); (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure)
  46. 利息lì xīinterest (on a loan); CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
  47. 咻xiūcall out; jeer
  48. 地产dì chǎnreal estate; landed estate; landed property
  49. 大屠杀dà tú shāmassacre; mass slaughter
  50. 每月měi yuèeach month
  51. 浑húnmuddy; turbid; brainless; foolish
  52. 烟花yān huāfireworks; prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
  53. 父子fù zǐfather and son
  54. 用处yòng chuusefulness; CL:個|个[gè]
  55. 痊愈quán yùto recover completely (from illness or injury)
  56. 终究zhōng jiūin the end; after all is said and done
  57. 脱光tuō guāngto strip naked; to strip nude
  58. 至极zhì jíextremely
  59. 营业yíng yèto do business; to trade
  60. 行走xíng zǒuto walk
  61. 设想shè xiǎngto imagine; to assume
  62. 贤xiánworthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
  63. 透顶tòu dǐngout-and-out; thoroughly
  64. 郊区jiāo qūsuburban district; outskirts; suburbs
  65. 重力zhòng lìgravity
  66. 偷窥tōu kuīto peep; to peek
  67. 北边běi biānnorth; north side
  68. 咳嗽ké souto cough; CL:陣|阵[zhèn]
  69. 堡垒bǎo lěifort
  70. 悍hànheroic; intrepid
  71. 改编gǎi biānto adapt; to rearrange
  72. 教父jiào fùgodfather
  73. 橘子jú zitangerine; CL:個|个[gè],瓣[bàn]
  74. 瘀yūhematoma (internal blood clot); extravasated blood (spilt into surrounding tissue)
  75. 稿gǎomanuscript; draft
  76. 联赛lián sài(sports) league; league tournament
  77. 花生酱huā shēng jiàngpeanut butter
  78. 议案yì ànproposal; motion
  79. 许诺xǔ nuòpromise; pledge
  80. 阳性yáng xìngpositive; masculine
  81. 不怎么bù zěn menot very; not particularly
  82. 人身rén shēnperson; personal
  83. 佩pèito respect; to wear (belt etc)
  84. 内在nèi zàiinner; internal
  85. 帅哥shuài gēhandsome guy; lady-killer
  86. 延续yán xùto continue; to go on
  87. 指南zhǐ nánto guide; guidebook
  88. 挑逗tiǎo dòuto provoke; to entice
  89. 斗士dòu shìwarrior; activist
  90. 楼顶lóu dǐngtop of a building
  91. 炫xuànto dazzle; to boast
  92. 爱好者ài hào zhělover (of art, sports etc); amateur; enthusiast; fan
  93. 画像huà xiàngportrait; to do a portrait of sb
  94. 瞄miáoto take aim; (fig.) to aim one's looks at; to glance at
  95. 粗暴cū bàocrude; crass; rude; rough; harsh
  96. 翻过fān guòto turn over; to transform
  97. 西北xī běinorthwest
  98. 视力shì lìvision; eyesight
  99. 贫穷pín qióngpoor; impoverished
  100. 遥控器yáo kòng qìremote control

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.