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 7,601–7,700

Ordered by frequency
  1. 哔bì(phonetic)
  2. 在内zài nèi(included) in it; among them
  3. 增zēng(bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to
  4. 披萨pī sàpizza (loanword)
  5. 指派zhǐ pàito assign; to appoint
  6. 效率xiào lǜefficiency
  7. 来访lái fǎngto pay a visit
  8. 查找chá zhǎoto search for; to look up
  9. 止痛药zhǐ tòng yàopainkiller; analgesic
  10. 沉迷chén míto be engrossed; to be absorbed with
  11. 缉毒jī dúto counter narcotics trafficking; drug enforcement
  12. 罪人zuì rénsinner
  13. 膛táng(bound form) hollow space
  14. 莲liánlotus
  15. 跟进gēn jìnto follow; to follow up
  16. 辩解biàn jiěto explain; to justify
  17. 部署bù shǔto dispose; to deploy
  18. 不通bù tōngto be obstructed; to be blocked up
  19. 中年zhōng niánmiddle age
  20. 为人wéi rénto conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character
  21. 仇chóuhatred; animosity
  22. 从来不cóng lái bùnever
  23. 参cānto take part in; to participate
  24. 墨mòink stick; China ink
  25. 太空船tài kōng chuánspaceship
  26. 室内shì nèiindoor
  27. 密室mì shìa room for keeping sth hidden; secret room
  28. 愉悦yú yuèjoyful; cheerful
  29. 拴shuānto tie up
  30. 控诉kòng sùto accuse; to denounce
  31. 文书wén shūdocument; official correspondence
  32. 特种部队tè zhǒng bù duì(military) special forces
  33. 琼qióngjasper; fine jade
  34. 耗hàoto waste; to spend
  35. 许可证xǔ kě zhènglicense; authorization
  36. 购gòuto buy; to purchase
  37. 踪zōng(bound form) footprint; trace; tracks
  38. 重量级zhòng liàng jíheavyweight (boxing etc)
  39. 领导者lǐng dǎo zhěleader
  40. 额头é tóuforehead
  41. 香草xiāng cǎoaromatic herb; vanilla
  42. 驯xùnto attain gradually; to tame
  43. 鱿鱼yóu yúsquid
  44. 五角大楼Wǔ jiǎo Dà lóuthe Pentagon
  45. 体系tǐ xìsystem; setup
  46. 叫声jiào shēngyelling (sound made by person); barking
  47. 对头duì tóucorrect; normal
  48. 建筑物jiàn zhù wùbuilding; structure
  49. 性欲xìng yùsexual desire; lust
  50. 战友zhàn yǒucomrade-in-arms; battle companion
  51. 推出tuī chūto push out; to release
  52. 揭发jiē fāto expose; to bring to light
  53. 放假fàng jiàto have a holiday or vacation
  54. 核武器hé wǔ qìnuclear weapon
  55. 牲shēngdomestic animal; sacrificial animal
  56. 用场yòng chǎnguse; application
  57. 知晓zhī xiǎoto know; to understand
  58. 绷带bēng dàibandage (loanword)
  59. 老子lǎo zifather; daddy
  60. 苛刻kē kèharsh; severe; demanding
  61. 补救bǔ jiùto remedy
  62. 记载jì zǎito write down; to record
  63. 麦迪逊Mài dí xùnMadison (name); Madison, capital of Wisconsin
  64. 不妥bù tuǒnot proper; inappropriate
  65. 临línto face; to overlook
  66. 乳酪rǔ làocheese
  67. 供给gōng jǐto furnish; to provide
  68. 兄妹xiōng mèibrother(s) and sister(s)
  69. 冻死dòng sǐto freeze to death; to die off in winter
  70. 原子弹yuán zǐ dànatom bomb; atomic bomb
  71. 咸xiánall; everyone
  72. 埋伏mái fúto ambush; to lie in wait for
  73. 复合fù hé(of people who were estranged) to be reconciled; (of a couple) to get back together
  74. 大自然dà zì ránnature (the natural world)
  75. 失血shī xuèto lose blood; to hemorrhage
  76. 异教徒yì jiào túmember of another religion; heathen
  77. 换句话说huàn jù huà shuōin other words
  78. 教养jiào yǎngto educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture
  79. 曲线qū xiàncurve; curved line
  80. 核磁共振hé cí gòng zhènnuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
  81. 橙汁chéng zhīorange juice; CL:瓶[píng],杯[bēi],罐[guàn],盒[hé]
  82. 毛发máo fàhair
  83. 温和wēn hémild; gentle
  84. 生效shēng xiàoto take effect; to go into effect
  85. 疲惫pí bèibeaten; exhausted
  86. 紧密jǐn mìinseparably close
  87. 蜥蜴xī yìlizard
  88. 误导wù dǎoto mislead; to misguide
  89. 路程lù chéngroute; path traveled
  90. 鲁莽lǔ mǎnghot-headed; impulsive; reckless
  91. 不顾bù gùin spite of; regardless of
  92. 休闲xiū xiánleisure; relaxation
  93. 伤痛shāng tòngpain (from wound); sorrow
  94. 信用xìn yòngtrustworthiness; (commerce) credit
  95. 天性tiān xìngnature; innate tendency
  96. 巴里Bā lǐBari (Puglia, Italy)
  97. 强力qiáng lìpowerful
  98. 成年chéng niánto grow to adulthood; fully grown; adult
  99. 抗生素kàng shēng sùantibiotic
  100. 抚摸fǔ mōto gently caress and stroke; to pet

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.