Top 10,000 Chinese words

9201. 9,201延伸yán shēnto extend; to spread
9202. 9,202开诚布公kāi chéng bù gōnglit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded; plain speaking
9203. 9,203总的来说zǒng de lái shuōgenerally speaking; to sum up
9204. 9,204折断zhé duànto snap sth off; to break
9205. 9,205拆除chāi chúto tear down; to demolish
9206. 9,206方舟fāng zhōuark
9207. 9,207朱zhūvermilion
9208. 9,208柳liǔwillow
9209. 9,209殖民地zhí mín dìcolony
9210. 9,210气象qì xiàngmeteorological condition; weather; meteorology
9211. 9,211秋qiūautumn; fall
9212. 9,212粗糙cū cāocrude; gruff
9213. 9,213精通jīng tōngto be proficient in; to master (a subject)
9214. 9,214纯属chún shǔto be purely; pure and simple
9215. 9,215胺ànamine; Taiwan pr. [ān]
9216. 9,216脊椎jǐ zhuīvertebra; backbone
9217. 9,217萝卜luó boradish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bái luó bo]; CL:個|个[gè],根[gēn]
9218. 9,218葡萄牙语Pú táo yá yǔPortuguese (language)
9219. 9,219血缘xuè yuánbloodline
9220. 9,220行进xíng jìnto advance; forward motion
9221. 9,221认知rèn zhīcognition; cognitive
9222. 9,222词语cí yǔword (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term)
9223. 9,223跟班gēn bānattendant; footman (servant)
9224. 9,224身处shēn chǔin (some place); to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc)
9225. 9,225通风tōng fēngairy; ventilation
9226. 9,226颠diāntop (of the head); apex
9227. 9,227麻木má mùnumb; insensitive
9228. 9,228一举一动yī jǔ yī dòngevery movement; each and every move
9229. 9,229三分sān fēnsomewhat; to some degree
9230. 9,230不便bù biàninconvenient; inappropriate
9231. 9,231做人zuò rénto conduct oneself; to behave with integrity
9232. 9,232元老yuán lǎosenior figure; elder
9233. 9,233出乎意料chū hū yì liàobeyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
9234. 9,234击打jī dǎto beat; to lash
9235. 9,235启示qǐ shìto reveal; to enlighten
9236. 9,236吸气xī qìto inhale; to draw in breath
9237. 9,237回话huí huàto reply
9238. 9,238平安无事píng ān wú shìsafe and sound (idiom)
9239. 9,239手动shǒu dòngmanual; manually operated
9240. 9,240手艺shǒu yìcraftmanship; workmanship
9241. 9,241扣押kòu yāto detain; to hold in custody
9242. 9,242投篮tóu lánto shoot for the basket (basketball)
9243. 9,243担dānto undertake; to carry
9244. 9,244挫折cuò zhésetback; reverse
9245. 9,245新手xīn shǒunew hand; novice
9246. 9,246日语Rì yǔJapanese language
9247. 9,247星座xīng zuòconstellation; astrological sign
9248. 9,248替罪羊tì zuì yángscapegoat
9249. 9,249杰克逊Jié kè xùnJackson (name); Jackson city, capital of Mississippi
9250. 9,250杰西卡Jié xī kǎJessica (name)
9251. 9,251柄bǐnghandle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem
9252. 9,252梅毒méi dúsyphilis
9253. 9,253步伐bù fápace; (measured) step
9254. 9,254毒物dú wùpoisonous substance; poison
9255. 9,255泳衣yǒng yīswimsuit; bathing suit
9256. 9,256流畅liú chàngflowing (of speech, writing); fluent
9257. 9,257溪xīcreek; rivulet
9258. 9,258硬汉yìng hànman of steel; unyielding, tough guy
9259. 9,259空缺kòng quēvacancy
9260. 9,260胡话hú huànonsense; ridiculous talk
9261. 9,261脱水tuō shuǐto dry out; to extract water
9262. 9,262话语huà yǔwords; speech
9263. 9,263财cáimoney; wealth
9264. 9,264金字塔jīn zì tǎpyramid (building or structure)
9265. 9,265一路顺风yī lù shùn fēngto have a pleasant journey (idiom)
9266. 9,266付账fù zhàngto settle an account
9267. 9,267伏击fú jīambush; to ambush
9268. 9,268侬nóngyou (Wu dialect); I, me (classical)
9269. 9,269决策jué cèstrategic decision; decision-making
9270. 9,270动态dòng tàimovement; motion
9271. 9,271匙chíspoon
9272. 9,272即时jí shíimmediate
9273. 9,273启qǐto open; to start
9274. 9,274咆哮páo xiào(of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar
9275. 9,275坎kǎnpit; threshold
9276. 9,276堂兄táng xiōngolder male patrilineal cousin
9277. 9,277处处chù chùeverywhere; in all respects
9278. 9,278大号dà hàotuba; large size (clothes, print etc)
9279. 9,279大姐dà jiěbig sister; elder sister
9280. 9,280威尔逊Wēi ěr xùnWilson (name)
9281. 9,281工夫gōng fū(old) laborer
9282. 9,282延迟yán chíto delay; to postpone
9283. 9,283志zhìaspiration; ambition
9284. 9,284拥yōngto hold in one's arms; to embrace; to surround; to gather around
9285. 9,285推开tuī kāito push open (a gate etc); to push away
9286. 9,286救活jiù huóto bring back to life
9287. 9,287散播sàn bōto spread; to disperse
9288. 9,288敷fūto spread; to lay out
9289. 9,289施舍shī shěto give in charity; to give alms (to the poor)
9290. 9,290有线电视yǒu xiàn diàn shìcable television
9291. 9,291杰米Jié mǐ(name) Jamie; Jim
9292. 9,292极为jí wéiextremely; exceedingly
9293. 9,293核对hé duìto check; to verify
9294. 9,294民谣mín yáoballad; folk song
9295. 9,295环绕huán ràoto surround; to circle
9296. 9,296疏忽shū huto neglect; to overlook
9297. 9,297痴呆chī dāiimbecility; dementia
9298. 9,298研究生yán jiū shēnggraduate student; postgraduate student
9299. 9,299磁címagnetic; magnetism
9300. 9,300筹集chóu jíto collect money; to raise funds

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.