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 801–900

Ordered by frequency
  1. 小孩xiǎo háichild; CL:個|个[gè]
  2. 人类rén lèihumanity; human race
  3. 冲chōng(of water) to dash against; to mix with water
  4. 自由zì yóufreedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
  5. 支持zhī chíto be in favor of; to support
  6. 星期xīng qīweek; CL:個|个[gè]
  7. 毁huǐto destroy; to ruin; to defame; to slander
  8. 脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object)
  9. 生气shēng qìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
  10. 建议jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
  11. 做到zuò dàoto accomplish; to achieve
  12. 套tàoto cover; to encase
  13. 哭kūto cry; to weep
  14. 屁股pì gubuttocks; bottom
  15. 生日shēng rìbirthday; CL:個|个[gè]
  16. 否则fǒu zéotherwise; if not; or (else)
  17. 晚安wǎn ānGood night!; Good evening!
  18. 画huàto draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fú],張|张[zhāng])
  19. 病bìngillness; CL:場|场[cháng]
  20. 线xiànthread; string
  21. 光guānglight; ray (CL:道[dào]); bright; shiny
  22. 安排ān páito arrange; to plan
  23. 年轻nián qīngyoung
  24. 神shéngod; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious
  25. 操cāoto grasp; to hold
  26. 下面xià miànbelow; under
  27. 姑娘gū nianggirl; young woman
  28. 道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiáo],股[gǔ]); (bound form) way; reason; principle
  29. 按ànto press; to push
  30. 钥匙yào shikey; CL:把[bǎ]
  31. 法官fǎ guānjudge (in court)
  32. 包bāoto cover; to wrap
  33. 腿tuǐleg; CL:條|条[tiáo]
  34. 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since
  35. 选手xuǎn shǒuathlete; contestant
  36. 信息xìn xīinformation; news
  37. 整zhěng(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly; (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat
  38. 投票tóu piàoto vote; vote
  39. 哥哥gē geolder brother; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
  40. 必要bì yàonecessary; essential
  41. 手术shǒu shù(surgical) operation; surgery
  42. 身边shēn biānat one's side; on hand
  43. 知zhīto know; to be aware
  44. 票piàoticket; ballot
  45. 撒谎sā huǎngto tell lies
  46. 武器wǔ qìweapon; arms
  47. 痛苦tòng kǔpain; suffering
  48. 全部quán bùwhole; all
  49. 手机shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone
  50. 忘记wàng jìto forget
  51. 存在cún zàito exist; to be
  52. 首先shǒu xiānfirst (of all); in the first place
  53. 组zǔto form; to organize
  54. 照zhàoaccording to; in accordance with
  55. 交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends
  56. 以及yǐ jías well as; too
  57. 十shíten; 10
  58. 台táidesk; table; counter
  59. 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky)
  60. 个人gè rénindividual; personal
  61. 代表dài biǎorepresentative; delegate
  62. 坚持jiān chíto persevere with; to persist inIn context
  63. 意义yì yìsense; meaning
  64. 楼lóuhouse with more than 1 story; storied building
  65. 承认chéng rènto admit; to concede
  66. 发誓fā shìto vow; to pledge
  67. 理由lǐ yóureason; grounds
  68. 显然xiǎn ránclearly; evidently; obviously
  69. 局júoffice; situation
  70. 政府zhèng fǔgovernment; CL:個|个[gè]
  71. 生意shēng yìlife force; vitality
  72. 眼yǎneye; small hole
  73. 火huǒfire; urgent
  74. 遇到yù dàoto meet; to run into; to come across
  75. 猫māocat (CL:隻|只[zhī]); (dialect) to hide oneself
  76. 即使jí shǐeven if; even though
  77. 记住jì zhuto remember; to bear in mind
  78. 到处dào chùeverywhere
  79. 幸运xìng yùnfortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck
  80. 卡kǎto stop; to block
  81. 洗xǐto wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs)
  82. 那时nà shíthen; at that time
  83. 干什么gàn shén mewhat are you doing?; what's he up to?
  84. 事儿shì rone's employment; business
  85. 混húnmuddy; turbid (variant of 渾|浑[hún]); brainless; foolish (variant of 渾|浑[hún])
  86. 犯罪fàn zuìto commit a crime; crime; offense
  87. 挂guàto hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone)
  88. 跳舞tiào wǔto dance
  89. 白痴bái chīidiocy; idiot
  90. 信任xìn rènto trust; to have confidence in
  91. 新闻xīn wénnews; CL:條|条[tiáo],個|个[gè]
  92. 未来wèi láifuture; tomorrow
  93. 道歉dào qiànto apologize
  94. 可怜kě liánpitiful; pathetic
  95. 实在shí zàireally; actually
  96. 骗piànto cheat; to swindle
  97. 加入jiā rùto become a member; to join
  98. 病人bìng rénsick person; patient
  99. 案àn(legal) case; incident
  100. 根gēnroot; basis

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.