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 8,901–9,000

Ordered by frequency
  1. 胶水jiāo shuǐglue
  2. 舞厅wǔ tīngdance hall; ballroom
  3. 诸位zhū wèi(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen
  4. 蹭cèngto rub against; to walk slowly
  5. 迫害pò hàito persecute
  6. 锤chuíhammer; to hammer into shape
  7. 预想yù xiǎngto anticipate; to expect
  8. 主张zhǔ zhāngto advocate; to stand for
  9. 乡xiāngcountry or countryside; native place
  10. 低落dī luòdowncast; gloomy; to decline; to get worse
  11. 加勒比Jiā lè bǐCaribbean
  12. 卜bǔ(bound form) to divine
  13. 卢卡斯Lú kǎ sīLucas (name)
  14. 司法部Sī fǎ bùMinistry of Justice (PRC etc); Justice Department (USA etc)
  15. 垃圾堆lā jī duīgarbage heap
  16. 外来wài láiexternal; foreign
  17. 头顶tóu dǐngtop of the head
  18. 奔跑bēn pǎoto run
  19. 寄宿jì sùto stay; to lodge; to board
  20. 币bìmoney; coins
  21. 弗吉尼亚Fú jí ní yàvariant of 弗吉尼亞州|弗吉尼亚州; Virginia, US state
  22. 心声xīn shēngheartfelt wish; inner voice; aspiration
  23. 心怀xīn huáito harbor (thoughts); to cherish
  24. 惯例guàn lìconvention; usual practice
  25. 懦弱nuò ruòcowardly; weak
  26. 接球jiē qiúto receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc); to catch a ball thrown by sb
  27. 搂lōuto draw towards oneself; to gather
  28. 更改gēng gǎito alter
  29. 毕业生bì yè shēnggraduate
  30. 汉娜Hàn nàHannah (name)
  31. 池塘chí tángpool; pond
  32. 波多黎各Bō duō Lí gèPuerto Rico, self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States
  33. 滩tānbeach; shoal
  34. 照样zhào yàngas before; (same) as usual
  35. 理发lǐ fàto get a haircut; to have one's hair done; to cut (sb's) hair; to give (sb) a haircut
  36. 甲壳jiǎ qiàocarapace; crust
  37. 种类zhǒng lèikind; genus
  38. 簿bùa book; a register
  39. 获奖huò jiǎngto win an award
  40. 融洽róng qiàharmonious; friendly relations
  41. 访谈fǎng tánto visit and discuss; to interview
  42. 证券zhèng quànnegotiable security (financial); certificate
  43. 进口jìn kǒuto import; imported
  44. 送死sòng sǐto throw away one's life
  45. 阿萨德Ā sà déAssad (Arabic name)
  46. 鞠躬jū gōngto bow; (literary) to bend down
  47. 麻醉剂má zuì jìan anesthetic; (fig.) a narcotic
  48. 三角sān jiǎotriangle
  49. 侯hóumarquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wǔděng juéwèi]; nobleman; high official
  50. 做主zuò zhǔsee 作主[zuò zhǔ]
  51. 兴奋剂xīng fèn jìstimulant; doping (in athletics)
  52. 内阁nèi gé(government) cabinet
  53. 冻结dòng jiéto freeze (water etc); (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc)
  54. 向导xiàng dǎoguide
  55. 善意shàn yìgoodwill; benevolence
  56. 填补tián bǔto fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form)
  57. 夺取duó qǔto seize; to capture
  58. 少爷shào yeson of the boss; young master of the house
  59. 情不自禁qíng bù zì jīn(idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but
  60. 挪威Nuó wēiNorway
  61. 探访tàn fǎngto seek by inquiry or search; to call on
  62. 揉róuto knead; to massage
  63. 敌军dí jūnenemy troops; hostile forces
  64. 敌意dí yìenmity; hostility
  65. 本杰明Běn jié míngBenjamin (person name)
  66. 杂耍zá shuǎa sideshow; vaudeville
  67. 枪械qiāng xièfirearm
  68. 死活sǐ huólife or death; fate
  69. 波比bō bǐburpee (loanword)
  70. 熄灭xī mièto stop burning; to go out (of fire)
  71. 皮包pí bāohandbag; briefcase
  72. 看重kàn zhòngto regard as important; to value
  73. 短期duǎn qīshort term; short-term
  74. 离奇lí qíodd; bizarre
  75. 空姐kōng jiěabbr. for 空中小姐; stewardess
  76. 详情xiáng qíngdetails; particulars
  77. 起誓qǐ shìto vow; to swear an oath
  78. 较量jiào liàngto pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb
  79. 近乎jìn huclose to; intimate
  80. 这天zhè tiāntoday; this day
  81. 闻名wén míngwell-known; famous
  82. 一时间yī shí jiānfor a moment; momentarily
  83. 上当shàng dàngtaken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled
  84. 东北dōng běinortheast
  85. 光辉guāng huīradiance; glory
  86. 公务gōng wùofficial business
  87. 写字xiě zìto write (by hand); to practice calligraphy
  88. 凳子dèng zistool; small seat
  89. 前行qián xíng(literary) to go forward
  90. 北京Běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China
  91. 可可kě kěcocoa (loanword)
  92. 合伙hé huǒto act jointly; to form a partnership
  93. 吸食xī shí(of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc); (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug)
  94. 回信huí xìnto reply; to write back
  95. 国旗guó qíflag (of a country); CL:面[miàn]
  96. 坦率tǎn shuàifrank (discussion); blunt
  97. 层面céng miànaspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc)
  98. 巢cháonest
  99. 并肩bìng jiānalongside; shoulder to shoulder
  100. 强项qiáng xiàngkey strength; strong suit

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.