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 8,401–8,500

Ordered by frequency
  1. 好话hǎo huàfriendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf
  2. 将近jiāng jìnalmost; nearly
  3. 布坎南Bù kǎn nánBuchanan (surname)
  4. 庇护bì hùasylum; shelter
  5. 引人注目yǐn rén zhù mùto attract attention; eye-catching
  6. 散开sàn kāito separate; to disperse
  7. 条纹tiáo wénstripe
  8. 植入zhí rùto implant
  9. 椰子yē zia coconut palm; a coconut
  10. 气候qì hòu(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
  11. 渠道qú dàoirrigation ditch; (fig.) channel
  12. 点头diǎn tóuto nod
  13. 猎枪liè qiānghunting gun; shotgun
  14. 直至zhí zhìlasting until; up till (the present)
  15. 种种zhǒng zhǒngall kinds of
  16. 移民局yí mín júimmigration office
  17. 苏醒sū xǐngto come to; to awaken
  18. 蛋白dàn báiegg white; protein
  19. 西边xī biānwest; west side
  20. 贝尔Bèi ěrBell (person name)
  21. 透气tòu qìto flow freely (of air); to ventilate
  22. 霜shuāngfrost; white powder or cream spread over a surface
  23. 饮yǐnto drink
  24. 主编zhǔ biāneditor in chief
  25. 伸手shēn shǒuto reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand
  26. 刺客cì kèassassin
  27. 变性biàn xìngto denature; denaturation
  28. 名牌míng páifamous brand; nameplate
  29. 地雷dì léiland mine (CL:顆|颗[kē]); (fig.) sore point; weak spot
  30. 坏处huài chuharm; troubles
  31. 垂chuíto hang (down); droop
  32. 塑造sù zàoto model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc)
  33. 外号wài hàonickname
  34. 天然tiān ránnatural
  35. 奔驰bēn chíto run quickly; to speed
  36. 完工wán gōngto finish work; to complete a project
  37. 强悍qiáng hàntough; strong
  38. 当前dāng qiánthe present time; to be faced with
  39. 掘juéto dig
  40. 无尽wú jìnendless; inexhaustible
  41. 梦境mèng jìngdreamland
  42. 检察院jiǎn chá yuànprosecutor's office; procuratorate
  43. 棚péngshed; canopy
  44. 汇huìto remit; to converge (of rivers)
  45. 糖浆táng jiāngsyrup
  46. 绯闻fēi wénsex scandal
  47. 药剂yào jìmedicine; medicament
  48. 谋生móu shēngto seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself
  49. 还击huán jīto hit back; to return fire
  50. 高档gāo dàngsuperior quality; high grade
  51. 修正案xiū zhèng ànamendment; revised draft
  52. 况且kuàng qiěmoreover; besides
  53. 凡人fán rénordinary person; mortal
  54. 喝彩hè cǎito acclaim; to cheer
  55. 大西洋Dà xī yángAtlantic Ocean
  56. 孟菲斯Mèng fēi sīMemphis (Egypt or Tennessee)
  57. 宋Sòngsurname Song; the Song dynasty (960-1279)
  58. 徒túdisciple; apprentice; believer; on foot
  59. 得主dé zhǔrecipient (of an award); winner (in a competition)
  60. 快活kuài huohappy; cheerful
  61. 怀里huái lǐembrace; bosom
  62. 手稿shǒu gǎomanuscript; script
  63. 技jìskill
  64. 把门bǎ ménto stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate
  65. 收益shōu yìearnings; profit
  66. 污点wū diǎnstain; taint
  67. 消毒xiāo dúto disinfect; to sterilize
  68. 灰姑娘Huī gū niangCinderella; a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
  69. 热量rè liàngheat; quantity of heat
  70. 现有xiàn yǒucurrently existing; currently available
  71. 粪fènmanure; dung
  72. 精疲力尽jīng pí lì jìnspirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained
  73. 预谋yù móupremeditated; to plan sth in advance (esp. a crime)
  74. 马赛Mǎ sàiMarseille, city in south France; Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
  75. 上海Shàng hǎiShanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
  76. 二战Èr zhànWorld War II
  77. 从头到尾cóng tóu dào wěifrom start to finish; from head to tail
  78. 偏偏piān piān(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason
  79. 充chōngsufficient; full; to fill
  80. 净化jìng huàto purify
  81. 分头fēn tóuseparately; severally
  82. 勺子sháo ziscoop; ladle
  83. 发射器fā shè qìradio transmitter
  84. 口水kǒu shuǐsaliva
  85. 向上xiàng shàngupward; up
  86. 咧liēused in 咧咧[liēliē]; used in 大大咧咧[dàdà-liēliē]
  87. 坚jiānstrong; solid
  88. 多管闲事duō guǎn xián shìmeddling in other people's business
  89. 妖怪yāo guàimonster; devil
  90. 实践shí jiànpractice; to put into practice
  91. 年长nián zhǎngsenior
  92. 心目xīn mùmind
  93. 怀抱huái bàoto hug; to cherish
  94. 捕捉bǔ zhuōto catch; to seize; to capture
  95. 摩尔mó ěrmole (chemistry)
  96. 收场shōu chǎngthe end; an ending
  97. 放纵fàng zòngto indulge; to pamper
  98. 散布sàn bùto disseminate
  99. 数码shù mǎnumber; numerals
  100. 斯坦福Sī tǎn fúStanford (University)

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.