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 8,001–8,100

Ordered by frequency
  1. 长老zhǎng lǎoelder; term of respect for a Buddhist monk
  2. 震动zhèn dòngto shake; to vibrate
  3. 下星期xià xīng qīnext week
  4. 中东Zhōng dōngMiddle East
  5. 乞求qǐ qiúto beg
  6. 全场quán chǎngeveryone present; the whole audience
  7. 冷漠lěng mòcold and detached towards sb; lack of regard
  8. 剧组jù zǔcast and crew; performers and production team
  9. 勿wùdo not
  10. 北极běi jíthe North Pole; the Arctic Pole; the north magnetic pole
  11. 外边wài bianoutside; outer surface
  12. 大炮dà pàobig gun; cannon
  13. 序列xù lièsequence
  14. 延期yán qīto delay; to extend
  15. 弦xiánbow string; string of musical instrument
  16. 效忠xiào zhōngto vow loyalty and devotion to
  17. 日历rì lìcalendar; CL:張|张[zhāng],本[běn]
  18. 气死qì sǐto infuriate; to be furious
  19. 沉浸chén jìnto soak; to permeate
  20. 膝xīknee
  21. 航线háng xiànair or shipping route
  22. 设立shè lìto set up; to establish
  23. 跑道pǎo dàoathletic track; track
  24. 退学tuì xuéto quit school
  25. 锁门suǒ ménto lock the door
  26. 首饰shǒu shìjewelry; head ornament
  27. 人力rén lìmanpower; labor power
  28. 体型tǐ xíngbuild; body type
  29. 停职tíng zhíto suspend (sb) from duties
  30. 同步tóng bùsynchronous; to synchronize
  31. 天主教徒Tiān zhǔ jiào túCatholic; follower of Catholicism
  32. 奥运会Ào yùn huìOlympic Games; the Olympics (abbr. for 奧林匹克運動會|奥林匹克运动会[Ào lín pǐ kè Yùn dòng huì])
  33. 姬jīwoman; concubine
  34. 孤gūlone; lonely
  35. 小人xiǎo rénperson of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)
  36. 抵dǐto press against; to support
  37. 拥挤yōng jǐcrowded; to throng
  38. 海狸hǎi líbeaver
  39. 淘气táo qìnaughty; mischievous
  40. 牙刷yá shuātoothbrush; CL:把[bǎ]
  41. 物种wù zhǒngspecies
  42. 电流diàn liúan electric current; (old) current intensity
  43. 登录dēng lùto register; to log in
  44. 神灵shén línggod; spirit
  45. 管制guǎn zhìto control; to restrict
  46. 肾脏shèn zàngkidney
  47. 苏菲Sū fēiSophie (name); Sufi
  48. 苦难kǔ nànsuffering
  49. 蒸发zhēng fāto evaporate; evaporation
  50. 遥yáo(bound form) distant; remote; far away
  51. 集中营jí zhōng yíngconcentration camp
  52. 饥渴jī kěhungry and thirsty; (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
  53. 黑社会hēi shè huìcriminal underworld; organized crime syndicate
  54. 丢弃diū qìto discard; to abandon
  55. 冲击chōng jīto attack; to batter
  56. 加大jiā dàto increase (e.g. one's effort)
  57. 勇yǒngbrave
  58. 发自fā zìto evolve from
  59. 周刊zhōu kānweekly publication; weekly
  60. 夜班yè bānnight shift
  61. 妓院jì yuànbrothel; whorehouse
  62. 存款cún kuǎnto deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings
  63. 建设jiàn shèto build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
  64. 扫兴sǎo xìngto spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited
  65. 揪jiūto seize; to clutch
  66. 晚间wǎn jiānevening; night
  67. 来宾lái bīnguest; visitor
  68. 梨lípear; CL:個|个[gè]
  69. 泪lèitears
  70. 涌chōng(used in place names)
  71. 潜意识qián yì shíunconscious mind; subconscious mind
  72. 潮cháotide; damp; moist; humid
  73. 猎杀liè shāto kill (in hunting)
  74. 盲目máng mùblind; blindly
  75. 看望kàn wàngto pay a visit to; to see (sb)
  76. 矿kuàngmineral deposit; ore deposit; ore
  77. 竖shùto erect; vertical
  78. 类固醇lèi gù chúnsteroid
  79. 缓慢huǎn mànslow
  80. 脂zhīfat; rouge (cosmetics)
  81. 节省jié shěngsaving; to save
  82. 袍páogown (lined)
  83. 诸如此类zhū rú cǐ lèithings like this (idiom); and so on; and the rest
  84. 透明tòu míngtransparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny
  85. 鞋带xié dàishoelace; CL:根[gēn],雙|双[shuāng]
  86. 人权rén quánhuman rights
  87. 付清fù qīngto pay in full; to pay all of a bill
  88. 以此yǐ cǐwith this; thereby
  89. 否fǒuto negate; to deny
  90. 唇膏chún gāolip balm; lipstick
  91. 墨水mò shuǐink; CL:瓶[píng]
  92. 处罚chǔ fáto penalize; to punish
  93. 复习fù xíto review; revision
  94. 小路xiǎo lùminor road; lane
  95. 我国wǒ guóour country; China
  96. 打造dǎ zàoto create; to build
  97. 播报bō bàoto announce; to read (the news)
  98. 擅shànwithout authority; to usurp
  99. 支配zhī pèito control; to dominate
  100. 收购shōu gòuto buy; to purchase; to procure

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.