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 7,501–7,600

Ordered by frequency
  1. 雪橇xuě qiāosled; sledge
  2. 喷泉pēn quánfountain
  3. 国度guó dùcountry; nation
  4. 坠落zhuì luòto fall; to drop
  5. 学者xué zhěscholar
  6. 实行shí xíngto implement; to carry out
  7. 富人fù rénrich person; the rich
  8. 弹壳dàn kéammunition case
  9. 忍耐rěn nàito endure; to bear with
  10. 手淫shǒu yínto masturbate; masturbation
  11. 把柄bǎ bǐnghandle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb
  12. 抛开pāo kāito throw out; to get rid of
  13. 提交tí jiāoto submit (a report etc); to refer (a problem) to sb
  14. 支点zhī diǎnfulcrum (for a lever)
  15. 晕倒yūn dǎoto faint; to swoon
  16. 栅栏zhà lánfence
  17. 样品yàng pǐnsample; specimen
  18. 棉花mián huacotton
  19. 歌迷gē mífan of a singer
  20. 水面shuǐ miànwater surface
  21. 消费xiāo fèito consume (goods and services, resources etc)
  22. 激素jī sùhormone
  23. 灭绝miè juéto become extinct; to die out; to lose (sth abstract) completely
  24. 烦心fán xīnannoying; vexing
  25. 生前shēng qián(of a deceased) during one's life; while living
  26. 窗子chuāng ziwindow
  27. 美洲Měi zhōuAmerica (including North, Central and South America); the Americas
  28. 融合róng héa mixture; an amalgam
  29. 进度jìn dùrate of progress
  30. 铜tóngcopper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hóng tóng]
  31. 问话wèn huàquestioning (a suspect); interrogation
  32. 隐yǐn(bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
  33. 题目tí mùsubject; title; topic (CL:個|个[gè]); exercise or exam question (CL:道[dào])
  34. 动手术dòng shǒu shù(of a surgeon) to operate (on sb); (of a patient) to have an operation
  35. 动脉瘤dòng mài liúaneurysm
  36. 发电机fā diàn jīelectricity generator; dynamo
  37. 同行tóng hángperson of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry
  38. 吾wú(old) I; my
  39. 啃kěnto gnaw; to nibble
  40. 复活节Fù huó jiéEaster
  41. 奥斯汀Ào sī tīngAustin or Austen (name); Austin, Texas
  42. 好感hǎo gǎngood opinion; favorable impression
  43. 学徒xué túapprentice; to serve an apprenticeship
  44. 寒冷hán lěngcold (climate); frigid
  45. 尚未shàng wèinot yet; still not
  46. 岁月suì yuèyears; time
  47. 岸ànbank; shore; beach; coast
  48. 快递kuài dìexpress delivery
  49. 期盼qī pànto expect; to await
  50. 格兰特Gé lán tèGrant (name)
  51. 比基尼bǐ jī níbikini (loanword)
  52. 漏掉lòu diàoto miss; to leave out
  53. 痴迷chī míinfatuated; obsessed
  54. 白费bái fèito waste (one's energy etc)
  55. 签证qiān zhèngvisa; to issue a visa
  56. 肖xiàosimilar; resembling
  57. 芭芭拉Bā bā lāBarbara or Barbra (name)
  58. 虚xūemptiness; void
  59. 逛逛guàng guangto roam around; to have a stroll
  60. 避难所bì nàn suǒrefuge; asylum
  61. 闲逛xián guàngto stroll
  62. 霉méimold; mildew
  63. 验yànto examine; to test
  64. 黑手党hēi shǒu dǎngmafia
  65. 专长zhuān chángspecialty; special knowledge or ability
  66. 为生wéi shēngto make a living
  67. 人造rén zàoman-made; artificial
  68. 军火jūn huǒweapons and ammunition; munitions
  69. 凡fánordinary; commonplace
  70. 卖力mài lìto work hard; to do one's very best
  71. 取悦qǔ yuèto try to please
  72. 告密gào mìto inform against sb
  73. 咖啡馆kā fēi guǎncafé; coffee shop; CL:家[jiā]
  74. 哎哟āi yōhey; ow
  75. 庆典qìng diǎncelebration
  76. 征zhēngjourney; trip
  77. 急需jí xūto urgently need; urgent need
  78. 教学jiāo xuéto teach (as a professor)
  79. 暗号àn hàosecret signal (sign); countersign
  80. 来得lái deto emerge (from a comparison); to come out as
  81. 松手sōng shǒuto relinquish one's grip; to let go
  82. 欢笑huān xiàoto laugh happily; a belly-laugh
  83. 灭亡miè wángto be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate
  84. 球赛qiú sài(ball sports) game; match; CL:場|场[chǎng]
  85. 理会lǐ huìto understand; to pay attention to
  86. 瞎子xiā ziblind person
  87. 确凿què záodefinite; conclusive
  88. 约束yuē shùto restrict; to limit to
  89. 调头diào toutone (of voice); tune
  90. 贝克bèi kèbecquerel (unit of radioactivity, symbol Bq) (abbr. for 貝克勒爾|贝克勒尔[bèi kè lè ěr])
  91. 重返chóng fǎnto return to
  92. 预订yù dìngto place an order; to book ahead
  93. 领地lǐng dìterritory; domain; estate; (old) fief
  94. 万物wàn wùall things; all that exists
  95. 中转站zhōng zhuǎn zhàntransit hub; transport hub; interchange
  96. 低级dī jílow level; rudimentary
  97. 值班zhí bānto work a shift; on duty
  98. 参军cān jūnto join the army
  99. 合成hé chéngto compose; to constitute
  100. 合身hé shēnwell-fitting (of clothes)

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.