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 8,801–8,900

Ordered by frequency
  1. 分解fēn jiěto resolve; to decompose
  2. 创造力chuàng zào lìingenuity; creativity
  3. 动画片dòng huà piànanimated film
  4. 北美Běi měiNorth America
  5. 外勤wài qínfield work; field personnel
  6. 大名dà míngfamous name; your distinguished name
  7. 大桥Dà QiáoDa Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì], the two great beauties of ancient China
  8. 女伴nǚ bànfemale companion
  9. 宇yǔroom; universe
  10. 宣读xuān dúto read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference)
  11. 彻头彻尾chè tóu chè wěilit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing; through and through
  12. 心事xīn shìa load on one's mind; worry
  13. 性质xìng zhìnature; characteristic
  14. 愈合yù hé(of a wound) to heal
  15. 掷zhìto toss; to throw dice
  16. 救生员jiù shēng yuánlifeguard
  17. 斑bānspot; colored patch
  18. 查清chá qīngto find out; to ascertain
  19. 歹徒dǎi túevildoer; malefactor
  20. 毕生bì shēngall one's life; lifetime
  21. 法警fǎ jǐngbailiff
  22. 活活huó huówhile still alive; simply
  23. 浏览liú lǎnto skim over; to browse
  24. 献身xiàn shēnto commit one's energy to; to devote oneself to
  25. 疲倦pí juànto tire; tired
  26. 白金bái jīnplatinum; silver
  27. 百合bǎi hélily
  28. 突击队tū jī duìcommando unit
  29. 粒子lì zǐ(elementary) particle; grain
  30. 继jìto continue; to follow after
  31. 辜负gū fùto fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust)
  32. 酮tóngketone
  33. 风度fēng dùelegance (for men); elegant demeanor
  34. 内幕nèi mùinside story; non-public information
  35. 匪fěibandit; (literary) not
  36. 印刷yìn shuāto print; printing
  37. 反射fǎn shèto reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc)
  38. 反驳fǎn bóto retort; to refute
  39. 司令sī lìngcommanding officer
  40. 同类tóng lèisimilar; same type
  41. 外甥wài shēngsister's son; wife's sibling's son
  42. 奶子nǎi zi(coll.) milk; (coll.) breast
  43. 密探mì tànsecret agent; detective
  44. 岁数suì shuage (number of years old)
  45. 市里shì lǐli (Chinese unit of length equal to 500 meters)
  46. 常识cháng shícommon sense; general knowledge
  47. 恭维gōng weito praise; to speak highly of
  48. 感知gǎn zhīperception (the process of perceiving sth with the senses); to sense; to feel; to detect; to be aware of
  49. 打烊dǎ yàngto close shop in the evening; also pr. [dǎ yáng]
  50. 抽筋chōu jīncramp; charley horse
  51. 招牌zhāo paisignboard; shop sign
  52. 政权zhèng quánregime; political power
  53. 故乡gù xiānghome; homeland
  54. 斗篷dǒu pengcloak; mantle
  55. 枪战qiāng zhàngun battle; firefight
  56. 栽zāito plant; to grow; to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign)
  57. 梯tīladder; stairs
  58. 止血zhǐ xuèto staunch (bleeding); hemostatic (drug)
  59. 正中zhèng zhōngmiddle; center
  60. 猫头鹰māo tóu yīngowl
  61. 盎司àng sīounce (British imperial system) (loanword)
  62. 糗qiǔdry rations (for a journey); (dialect) (of noodles etc) to become mush (from overcooking)
  63. 许愿xǔ yuànto make a wish; to make a vow
  64. 贫困pín kùnimpoverished; poverty
  65. 踢踏舞tī tà wǔtap dance
  66. 醋cùvinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)
  67. 鉴jiànbronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect
  68. 长岛Cháng dǎoChangdao county in Yantai 煙台|烟台[Yān tái], Shandong
  69. 阿司匹林ā sī pǐ línaspirin (loanword)
  70. 一清二楚yī qīng èr chǔto be very clear about sth (idiom)
  71. 乐于lè yúwilling (to do sth); to take pleasure in
  72. 人头rén tóuperson; number of people
  73. 伪君子wěi jūn zǐhypocrite
  74. 准许zhǔn xǔto allow; to grant
  75. 十四shí sìfourteen; 14
  76. 取名qǔ míngto name; to be named
  77. 吵闹chǎo nàonoisy; raucous
  78. 善事shàn shìgood deeds
  79. 喉hóuthroat; larynx
  80. 多半duō bànmost; mostly
  81. 失明shī míngto lose one's eyesight; to become blind
  82. 字典zì diǎnChinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[cí diǎn], which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary
  83. 市政厅shì zhèng tīngcity hall
  84. 干预gān yùto meddle; to intervene
  85. 平息píng xī(of wind etc) to subside; to die down; to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc)
  86. 平行píng xíngparallel; of equal rank
  87. 幻影huàn yǐngphantom; mirage
  88. 床垫chuáng diànmattress; CL:張|张[zhāng]
  89. 换取huàn qǔto obtain (sth) in exchange; to exchange (sth) for (sth else)
  90. 描绘miáo huìto describe; to depict; to portray
  91. 政治家zhèng zhì jiāstatesman; politician
  92. 沙龙shā lóngsalon (loanword)
  93. 爱国ài guóto love one's country; patriotic
  94. 王牌wáng páitrump card
  95. 盲mángblind
  96. 看穿kàn chuānsee through (a person, scheme, trick etc)
  97. 真面目zhēn miàn mùtrue identity; true colors
  98. 窜cuànto flee; to scuttle
  99. 粥yùused in 葷粥|荤粥[Xūnyù]
  100. 缺席quē xíto be absent

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.