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 9,001–9,100

Ordered by frequency
  1. 徒步tú bùto be on foot
  2. 忠心zhōng xīngood faith; devotion
  3. 惊叹jīng tànto exclaim in admiration; a gasp of surprise
  4. 感性gǎn xìngperception; perceptual
  5. 拷问kǎo wènto question via torture
  6. 接头jiē tóuconnector; joint; coupling; (coll.) to contact; to get in touch with
  7. 撤回chè huíto recall; to revoke
  8. 操场cāo chǎngplayground; sports field
  9. 放射fàng shèto radiate; radioactive
  10. 昏倒hūn dǎoto faint
  11. 暖气nuǎn qìcentral heating; heater
  12. 正点zhèng diǎn(of a train etc) on time; punctual; (slang) awesome
  13. 淹没yān mòto submerge; to drown
  14. 生动shēng dòngvivid; lively
  15. 盯住dīng zhùto watch sb closely; to breathe down sb's neck
  16. 章鱼zhāng yúoctopus
  17. 素食sù shívegetarian food; to eat a vegetarian diet
  18. 纱shācotton yarn; muslin
  19. 考察kǎo cháto inspect; to observe and study
  20. 芭bāan unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[Chǔcí]; used in 芭蕉[bājiāo]
  21. 花招huā zhāotrick; maneuver
  22. 虽说suī shuōthough; although
  23. 行者xíng zhěpedestrian; walker
  24. 裁缝cái féngto make an item of clothing; to tailor
  25. 订单dìng dān(purchase) order
  26. 谨jǐncautious; careful
  27. 费劲fèi jìnto require effort; strenuous
  28. 鄙视bǐ shìto despise; to disdain
  29. 闹剧nào jùfarce; CL:場|场[chǎng],齣|出[chū],幕[mù]
  30. 际jìborder; edge
  31. 饱受bǎo shòuto endure; to suffer
  32. 马克思Mǎ kè sīMarx (name); Karl Marx (1818-1883), German revolutionary, economist and historian
  33. 鲑鱼guī yúsalmon; trout
  34. 黑道hēi dàodark road; criminal ways
  35. 中文Zhōng wénChinese language
  36. 代言人dài yán rénspokesperson
  37. 伊芙Yī fúEve (name)
  38. 伺候cì houto serve; to wait upon
  39. 便士biàn shì(loanword) pence; penny
  40. 医药yī yàomedical care and medicines; medicine (drug)
  41. 变动biàn dòngto change; to fluctuate
  42. 叛逆pàn nìto rebel; to revolt
  43. 命案mìng ànhomicide case; murder case
  44. 失手shī shǒua slip; miscalculation
  45. 失眠shī miánto suffer from insomnia
  46. 屑xièbits; fragments
  47. 打官司dǎ guān sito file a lawsuit; to sue
  48. 放火fàng huǒto set on fire; to commit arson
  49. 整齐zhěng qíorderly; neat
  50. 无私wú sīselfless; unselfish
  51. 早起zǎo qǐto get up early
  52. 暴动bào dònginsurrection; rebellion
  53. 未成年人wèi chéng nián rénminor (i.e. person under 18)
  54. 海水hǎi shuǐseawater
  55. 滥lànoverflowing; excessive
  56. 潘Pānsurname Pan; Pan, faun in Greek mythology, son of Hermes
  57. 用途yòng túuse; application
  58. 男爵nán juébaron
  59. 疲劳pí láofatigue; wearily
  60. 病假bìng jiàsick leave
  61. 痣zhìbirthmark; mole
  62. 社长shè zhǎngpresident or director (of association etc)
  63. 背心bèi xīnsleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc); CL:件[jiàn]
  64. 腔qiāng(bound form) cavity; tune
  65. 要点yào diǎnmain point; essential
  66. 触犯chù fànto violate; to offend
  67. 说教shuō jiàoto preach
  68. 赏shǎngto bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior)
  69. 软糖ruǎn tángsoft candy (gummi candy, gumdrop, jellybean etc)
  70. 远处yuǎn chùdistant place
  71. 钢铁gāng tiěsteel
  72. 镖biāodart-like throwing weapon; goods sent under the protection of an armed escort
  73. 防线fáng xiàndefensive line or perimeter; CL:道[dào]
  74. 风光fēng guāngscene; view
  75. 骑兵qí bīngcavalry
  76. 高大gāo dàtall; lofty; towering
  77. 鬼鬼祟祟guǐ guǐ suì suìsneaky; secretive
  78. 一心yī xīnwholeheartedly; heart and soul
  79. 不妨bù fángthere is no harm in; might as well
  80. 主机zhǔ jīmain engine; (military) lead aircraft
  81. 兔崽子tù zǎi zibrat; bastard
  82. 兰花lán huācymbidium; orchid
  83. 共有gòng yǒuto have altogether; in all
  84. 列出liè chūto list; to make a list
  85. 前后qián hòuaround; from beginning to end
  86. 副本fù běncopy; duplicate
  87. 半死bàn sǐhalf dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc); (tired) to death
  88. 同性tóng xìngsame nature; homosexual
  89. 希尔Xī ěrHill (name); Christopher Hill, US undersecretary of state of East Asian affairs
  90. 年鉴nián jiànannual report; yearbook
  91. 戒烟jiè yānto give up smoking
  92. 捎shāoto bring sth to sb; to deliver
  93. 损sǔnto decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm
  94. 断绝duàn juéto sever; to break off
  95. 日报rì bàodaily newspaper
  96. 未遂wèi suìto fail to accomplish; unsuccessful (attempt); abortive (coup d'état); attempted (murder, suicide); unfulfilled (wish)
  97. 构思gòu sīto design; to plot
  98. 模范mó fànmodel; fine example
  99. 款待kuǎn dàito entertain; to be hospitable to
  100. 消沉xiāo chéndepressed; bad mood

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.