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 9,401–9,500

Ordered by frequency
  1. 储备chǔ bèito store up; reserves
  2. 充实chōng shírich; full
  3. 制造商zhì zào shāngmanufacturing company
  4. 周边zhōu biānperiphery; rim
  5. 和尚hé shangBuddhist monk
  6. 喵miāo(onom.) meow; cat's mewing
  7. 备份bèi fènbackup
  8. 大兵dà bīngsoldier; large army
  9. 宵禁xiāo jìnnight curfew
  10. 手掌shǒu zhǎngpalm
  11. 捏造niē zàoto make up; to fabricate
  12. 无话可说wú huà kě shuōto have nothing to say (idiom)
  13. 曹cáoclass or grade; generation
  14. 梳shūto comb; (bound form) a comb
  15. 皇Huángsurname Huang
  16. 粪便fèn biànexcrement; feces
  17. 纠纷jiū fēndispute
  18. 羔羊gāo yángsheep; lamb
  19. 耶路撒冷Yē lù sā lěngJerusalem
  20. 脸红liǎn hóngto blush; to redden (with shame, indignation etc)
  21. 舷xiánside of a ship or an aircraft
  22. 被害者bèi hài zhěvictim (of a wounding or murder)
  23. 裘qiúfur; fur coat
  24. 观光guān guāngto tour; sightseeing
  25. 身心shēn xīnbody and mind; mental and physical
  26. 迫切pò qièurgent; pressing
  27. 逝shì(of flowing water or time) to pass by; to pass away; to die
  28. 醉鬼zuì guǐdrunkard
  29. 顺路shùn lùby the way; while out doing sth else
  30. 世事shì shìaffairs of life; things of the world
  31. 中世纪zhōng shì jìmedieval; Middle Ages
  32. 临死lín sǐfacing death; at death's door
  33. 主公zhǔ gōngYour Highness; Your Majesty
  34. 充斥chōng chìto be full of; to flood
  35. 单元dān yuánunit (forming an entity); element
  36. 吹嘘chuī xūto brag
  37. 四月Sì yuèApril; fourth month (of the lunar year)
  38. 头巾tóu jīncloth head covering worn by men in ancient times; headscarf (typically worn by women)
  39. 奖章jiǎng zhāngmedal; CL:枚[méi]
  40. 嬉皮士xī pí shìhippie (loanword)
  41. 守则shǒu zérules; regulations
  42. 宣扬xuān yángto publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide
  43. 小菜xiǎo càiappetizer; small side dish
  44. 巡xúnto patrol; to make one's rounds
  45. 巴格达Bā gé dáBaghdad, capital of Iraq
  46. 心愿xīn yuàncherished desire; dream
  47. 拉拉队lā lā duìcheerleading squad; also written 啦啦隊|啦啦队
  48. 拘留所jū liú suǒdetention center; prison
  49. 探视tàn shìto visit (a patient, prisoner etc); to look inquiringly
  50. 暴君bào jūntyrant; despot
  51. 杂碎zá suioffal; cooked minced offal
  52. 案发àn fā(of a crime) to occur; (old) (of a crime) to be discovered
  53. 步入bù rùto step into; to enter
  54. 洋娃娃yáng wá wadoll (of Western appearance)
  55. 渗透shèn tòu(lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into
  56. 爱国者ài guó zhěpatriot
  57. 爱意ài yìlove
  58. 秃头tū tóuto bare one's head; to be bareheaded; to go bald
  59. 脑筋nǎo jīnbrains; mind
  60. 自行zì xíngvoluntary; autonomous
  61. 落地luò dìto fall to the ground; to be set on the ground
  62. 蚊子wén zimosquito
  63. 表扬biǎo yángto praise; to commend
  64. 足迹zú jìfootprint; track
  65. 转播zhuǎn bōrelay; broadcast (on radio or TV)
  66. 进军jìn jūnto march; to advance
  67. 进场jìn chǎngto enter the venue; to enter the arena
  68. 颁发bān fāto issue; to promulgate
  69. 领事馆lǐng shì guǎnconsulate
  70. 领土lǐng tǔterritory
  71. 黑市hēi shìblack market
  72. 一见钟情yī jiàn zhōng qíngto fall in love at first sight (idiom)
  73. 下达xià dáto transmit to lower levels; to issue (a command, decree etc)
  74. 享有xiǎng yǒuto enjoy (rights, privileges etc)
  75. 佳人jiā rénbeautiful woman
  76. 十一shí yīeleven; 11
  77. 南非Nán fēiSouth Africa; Southern Africa
  78. 卵luǎnegg; ovum; spawn; (coll.) testicles
  79. 厢xiāngbox (in theater); side room
  80. 厨子chú zicook
  81. 向往xiàng wǎngto yearn for; to look forward to
  82. 妥当tuǒ dangappropriate; proper
  83. 存放cún fàngto deposit; to store
  84. 尽兴jìn xìngto enjoy oneself to the full; to one's heart's content
  85. 当兵dāng bīngto serve in the army; to be a soldier
  86. 打针dǎ zhēnto give or have an injection
  87. 挨饿ái èto go hungry; to endure starvation
  88. 故gùhappening; instance
  89. 整洁zhěng jiéneatly; tidy
  90. 智能zhì néngintelligent; able
  91. 暗算àn suànto plot against
  92. 未必wèi bìnot necessarily; maybe not
  93. 树叶shù yètree leaves
  94. 棒棒糖bàng bàng tánglollipop; sucker
  95. 洗衣xǐ yīlaundry
  96. 淹yānto flood; to submerge
  97. 满怀mǎn huáito have one's heart filled with; (to collide) full on
  98. 潜质qián zhìpotential
  99. 灌输guàn shūto imbue with; to inculcate
  100. 燃ránto burn; to ignite

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.