Top 10,000 Chinese words

9101. 9,101火爆huǒ bàofiery (temper); popular
9102. 9,102炎yánflame; inflammation
9103. 9,103罚款fá kuǎnto fine; penalty
9104. 9,104般配bān pèito be well matched; to suit
9105. 9,105菠萝bō luópineapple
9106. 9,106轮流lún liúto alternate; to take turns
9107. 9,107里昂Lǐ ángLyon, French city on the Rhône
9108. 9,108难为情nán wéi qíngembarrassed
9109. 9,109候hòuto wait; to inquire after
9110. 9,110僵jiāngrigid; deadlock
9111. 9,111克格勃Kè gé bóKGB (Soviet secret police); member of the KGB
9112. 9,112全能quán néngomnipotent; all-round
9113. 9,113共产党Gòng chǎn dǎngCommunist Party
9114. 9,114华氏Huá shìFahrenheit
9115. 9,115名称míng chēngname (of a thing); name (of an organization)
9116. 9,116呻吟shēn yínto moan; to groan
9117. 9,117哮喘xiào chuǎnasthma
9118. 9,118商务shāng wùcommercial affairs; commercial
9119. 9,119坟féngrave; tomb
9120. 9,120复印fù yìnto photocopy; to duplicate a document
9121. 9,121失事shī shì(of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc); to mess things up
9122. 9,122奎kuícrotch; 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy
9123. 9,123孤立gū lìto isolate; isolated
9124. 9,124巴掌bā zhangpalm of the hand; classifier: slap
9125. 9,125常人cháng rénordinary person
9126. 9,126心血xīn xuèheart's blood; expenditure (for some project)
9127. 9,127怀特Huái tèWhite (name)
9128. 9,128手指头shǒu zhǐ toufingertip; finger
9129. 9,129攀pānto climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate
9130. 9,130改装gǎi zhuāngto change one's costume; to repackage
9131. 9,131放射性fàng shè xìngradioactive
9132. 9,132放荡fàng dànglicentious; wanton
9133. 9,133救护jiù hùto rescue; to administer first aid
9134. 9,134斯坦利Sī tǎn lìStanley (name)
9135. 9,135替补tì bǔto replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc); a substitute
9136. 9,136果酱guǒ jiàngjam
9137. 9,137栗lìchestnut
9138. 9,138死胡同sǐ hú tòngdead end; blind alley
9139. 9,139注重zhù zhòngto pay attention to; to emphasize
9140. 9,140洗衣机xǐ yī jīwashing machine; washer; CL:臺|台[tái]
9141. 9,141流浪者liú làng zhěrover; vagabond
9142. 9,142浸jìnto immerse; to soak
9143. 9,143消逝xiāo shìto fade away
9144. 9,144淤yūsilt; river sludge
9145. 9,145矶jībreakwater; jetty
9146. 9,146稀有xī yǒuuncommon
9147. 9,147罗恩Luó ēnRon (name)
9148. 9,148胆敢dǎn gǎnto dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth)
9149. 9,149药店yào diànpharmacy
9150. 9,150葬zàngto bury (the dead); to inter
9151. 9,151蟹xiècrab
9152. 9,152要塞yào sàistronghold; fort
9153. 9,153造就zào jiùto bring up; to train
9154. 9,154门徒mén túdisciple
9155. 9,155飞越fēi yuèto fly across; to fly over
9156. 9,156驴子lǘ ziass; donkey
9157. 9,157不可理喻bù kě lǐ yù(idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable
9158. 9,158不堪bù kāncannot bear; cannot stand
9159. 9,159不用说bù yòng shuōneedless to say; it goes without saying
9160. 9,160到头来dào tóu láiin the end; finally
9161. 9,161嘎gácackling sound
9162. 9,162大脚dà jiǎonaturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiǎo jiǎo]); long kick (soccer)
9163. 9,163婶婶shěn shenwife of father's younger brother; aunt
9164. 9,164巡回演出xún huí yǎn chū(theater etc) to tour; to be on tour; to give itinerant performances
9165. 9,165开业kāi yèto open a business; to open a practice
9166. 9,166弃权qì quánto waive a right; to abstain (from voting)
9167. 9,167慈悲cí bēimercy
9168. 9,168掠夺lüè duóto plunder; to rob
9169. 9,169推动tuī dòngto push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
9170. 9,170撞车zhuàng chēto crash (into another car); (fig.) (of opinions, schedules etc) to clash
9171. 9,171敬畏jìng wèito revere
9172. 9,172映yìngto reflect (light); to shine
9173. 9,173棋qíchess; chess-like game
9174. 9,174橙色chéng sèorange (color)
9175. 9,175猎手liè shǒuhunter
9176. 9,176百姓bǎi xìngcommon people
9177. 9,177盏zhǎna small cup; classifier for lamps
9178. 9,178相亲xiāng qīnblind date; arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiàng qīn])
9179. 9,179科尔Kē ěrKohl (name); Helmut Kohl (1930-2017), German CDU politician, Chancellor 1982-1998
9180. 9,180突tūto dash; to move forward quickly
9181. 9,181胜负shèng fùvictory or defeat; the outcome of a battle
9182. 9,182蛋卷dàn juǎnegg roll
9183. 9,183血清xuè qīngserum; blood serum
9184. 9,184赛跑sài pǎorace (running); to race (running)
9185. 9,185赞扬zàn yángto praise; to approve of
9186. 9,186赞赏zàn shǎngto admire; to praise
9187. 9,187遵循zūn xúnto follow; to abide by; to comply with
9188. 9,188防火墙fáng huǒ qiángfirewall; CL:堵[dǔ]
9189. 9,189上映shàng yìngto screen; to show (a movie)
9190. 9,190不曾bù cénghasn't yet; hasn't ever
9191. 9,191出丑chū chǒuto make a fool of oneself
9192. 9,192刊登kān dēngto carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine)
9193. 9,193化名huà míngto use an alias; assumed name
9194. 9,194华尔街Huá ěr JiēWall Street, New York; by extension, American big business
9195. 9,195口渴kǒu kěthirsty
9196. 9,196喘气chuǎn qìto breathe deeply; to pant; to gasp; to take a breather; to catch one's breath
9197. 9,197失灵shī língout of order (of machine); not working properly
9198. 9,198奢侈shē chǐluxurious; extravagant
9199. 9,199如下rú xiàas follows
9200. 9,200左撇子zuǒ piě zileft-hander

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.