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 9,501–9,600

Ordered by frequency
  1. 看透kàn tòuto understand thoroughly; to see beyond the facade
  2. 立正lì zhèngto stand straight; attention! (order to troops)
  3. 粗话cū huàvulgar language; coarse language
  4. 糊húmuddled; paste
  5. 苗条miáo tiao(of a woman) slim; slender
  6. 藉jíto insult; to walk all over (sb)
  7. 贝拉Bèi lāBeira, Mozambique
  8. 赌徒dǔ túgambler
  9. 起源qǐ yuánorigin; to originate
  10. 起草qǐ cǎoto make a draft; to draw up (plans)
  11. 运动鞋yùn dòng xiésports shoes; sneakers
  12. 迪斯尼Dí sī níDisney (company name, surname); also written 迪士尼[Dí shì ní]
  13. 追赶zhuī gǎnto pursue; to chase after
  14. 逗留dòu liúto stay at; to stop over
  15. 隐秘yǐn mìsecret; hidden
  16. 项圈xiàng quānnecklace
  17. 鹦鹉yīng wǔparrot
  18. 一体yī tǐan integral whole; all concerned
  19. 下定决心xià dìng jué xīnto make a firm resolution
  20. 丝绸sī chóusilk cloth; silk
  21. 丰厚fēng hòugenerous; ample
  22. 了断liǎo duànto bring to a conclusion; to settle (a dispute)
  23. 休克xiū kèshock (loanword); to go into shock
  24. 侍者shì zhěattendant; waiter
  25. 侥幸jiǎo xìngluckily; by a fluke
  26. 全副quán fùcompletely
  27. 养老金yǎng lǎo jīnpension
  28. 分发fēn fāto distribute; distribution
  29. 北面běi miànnorthern side; north
  30. 受宠若惊shòu chǒng ruò jīngoverwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
  31. 哒dā(phonetic); command to a horse
  32. 士气shì qìmorale
  33. 大力dà lìenergetically; vigorously
  34. 大头dà tóubig head; mask in the shape of a big head
  35. 学业xué yèstudies; schoolwork
  36. 宠chǒngto love; to pamper
  37. 尼克松Ní kè sōngRichard Nixon (1913-1994), US president 1969-1974; surname Nixon
  38. 布景bù jǐng(stage) set
  39. 开价kāi jiàto quote a price; seller's first offer
  40. 彭Péngsurname Peng
  41. 必定bì dìngto be bound to; to be sure to
  42. 快餐kuài cānfast food; snack
  43. 思绪sī xùtrain of thought; emotional state
  44. 打嗝dǎ géto hiccup; to belch
  45. 扣子kòu zibutton
  46. 拆散chāi sànto break up (a marriage, family etc)
  47. 指手画脚zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎoto gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands
  48. 排骨pái gǔpork chop; pork cutlet
  49. 描写miáo xiěto describe; to depict
  50. 摄shè(bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to take (a photo)
  51. 施加shī jiāto exert (effort or pressure)
  52. 普遍pǔ biànuniversal; general
  53. 本色běn sèinherent qualities; natural qualities
  54. 标语biāo yǔwritten slogan; placard
  55. 每时每刻měi shí měi kèat all times; at every moment
  56. 洗耳恭听xǐ ěr gōng tīngto listen with respectful attention; (a polite request to sb to speak)
  57. 消磨xiāo móto wear down; to sap
  58. 漫漫màn mànlong; endless
  59. 熬夜áo yèto stay up late or all night
  60. 狙击jū jīto snipe (shoot from hiding)
  61. 王冠wáng guāncrown
  62. 盾牌dùn páishield; pretext
  63. 经费jīng fèifunds; expenditure
  64. 美满měi mǎnhappy; blissful
  65. 联谊会lián yì huìassociation; club
  66. 肇事zhào shìto cause an accident; to be responsible for an incident
  67. 装傻zhuāng shǎto act stupid; to pretend to be naive
  68. 贵干guì gàn(polite) your business; what brings you?
  69. 迷糊mí humuddle-headed; dazed
  70. 雪山xuě shānsnow-capped mountain
  71. 顾虑gù lǜmisgivings; apprehensions; to worry about; to be concerned about
  72. 世界大战shì jiè dà zhànworld war
  73. 临终lín zhōngapproaching one's end; with one foot in the grave
  74. 人世rén shìthe world; this world
  75. 供词gòng cíconfession; statement; Taiwan pr. [gōngcí]
  76. 修正xiū zhèngto revise; to amend
  77. 出演chū yǎnto appear (in a show etc); an appearance (on stage etc)
  78. 击落jī luòto shoot down (a plane)
  79. 分队fēn duìmilitary platoon or squad
  80. 创造性chuàng zào xìngcreativeness; creativity
  81. 原料yuán liàoraw material
  82. 后者hòu zhěthe latter
  83. 外人wài rénoutsider; foreigner
  84. 幸亏xìng kuīfortunately; luckily
  85. 庆qìngto celebrate
  86. 弓gōnga bow (weapon); CL:張|张[zhāng]
  87. 引力yǐn lìgravitation (force); attraction
  88. 截然不同jié rán bù tóngentirely different; different as black and white
  89. 打手dǎ shouhired thug
  90. 搏击bó jīto fight, esp. with hands; wrestling (as a sport)
  91. 撞见zhuàng jiànto meet by accident
  92. 收缩shōu suōto pull back; to shrink
  93. 明日míng rìtomorrow
  94. 显眼xiǎn yǎnconspicuous; eye-catching
  95. 月份yuè fènmonth
  96. 橘júmandarin orange (Citrus reticulata); tangerine
  97. 活埋huó máito bury alive
  98. 点点diǎn diǎnpoint; speck
  99. 犹大Yóu dàJudas; Judah (son of Jacob)
  100. 理应lǐ yīngshould; ought to

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.