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 9,601–9,700

Ordered by frequency
  1. 研发yán fāresearch and development; to develop
  2. 移交yí jiāoto transfer; to hand over
  3. 繁殖fán zhíto breed; to reproduce
  4. 萨尔瓦多Sà ěr wǎ duōEl Salvador
  5. 萨达姆Sà dá mǔSaddam
  6. 转交zhuǎn jiāoto pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else
  7. 钳qiánpincers; pliers
  8. 钻头zuàn tóudrill bit
  9. 低下dī xiàlow status; lowly
  10. 俄亥俄州É hài é zhōuOhio
  11. 偿chángto repay; to compensate for
  12. 六十liù shísixty; 60
  13. 击掌jī zhǎngto clap one's hands; to clap each other's hands
  14. 双面shuāng miàndouble-sided; two-faced
  15. 圆满yuán mǎnsatisfactory; consummate; perfect
  16. 堵塞dǔ sèto clog up; blockage
  17. 大奖dà jiǎngprize; award
  18. 大气dà qìatmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish
  19. 大王dà wángking; magnate
  20. 大致dà zhìmore or less; roughly; approximately
  21. 奋力fèn lìto do everything one can; to spare no effort
  22. 好奇心hào qí xīninterest in sth; curiosity
  23. 安吉Ān jíAnji county in Huzhou 湖州[Hú zhōu], Zhejiang
  24. 安抚ān fǔto placate; to pacify
  25. 巴拿马Bā ná mǎPanama
  26. 带路dài lùto lead the way; to guide; to show the way; (fig.) to instruct
  27. 应用yìng yòngto put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc)
  28. 征求zhēng qiúto solicit; to seek
  29. 微型wēi xíngminiature; micro-; tiny
  30. 忍心rěn xīnto have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task
  31. 忽悠hū youto rock; to sway
  32. 抓走zhuā zǒuto arrest
  33. 收容所shōu róng suǒtemporary shelter; hospice
  34. 放置fàng zhìto put
  35. 法令fǎ lìngdecree; ordinance
  36. 深色shēn sèdark; dark colored
  37. 漫mànfree; unrestrained
  38. 环游huán yóuto travel around (the world, a country etc)
  39. 直奔zhí bènto go straight to; to make a beeline for
  40. 看得见kàn dé jiàncan see; visible
  41. 破灭pò mièto be shattered; to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)
  42. 穿透chuān tòuto penetrate
  43. 筋jīnmuscle; tendon
  44. 续xùto continue; to replenish
  45. 罗马尼亚Luó mǎ ní yàRomania
  46. 老人家lǎo rén jiāpolite term for old woman or man
  47. 耗尽hào jìnto exhaust; to use up
  48. 自言自语zì yán zì yǔto talk to oneself; to think aloud
  49. 荒野huāng yěwilderness
  50. 萨克斯sà kè sīsax; saxophone
  51. 萨斯sà sīSARS; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
  52. 虚拟xū nǐto imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical
  53. 虱子shī zilouse (Pediculus humanus)
  54. 被子bèi ziquilt; CL:床[chuáng]
  55. 词汇cí huìvocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes)
  56. 贺hèto congratulate
  57. 轴zhóuaxis; axle
  58. 钦佩qīn pèito admire; to look up to
  59. 门卫mén wèiguard at gate; sentry
  60. 雪花xuě huāsnowflake
  61. 餐具cān jùtableware; dinner service
  62. 饰shìdecoration; ornament
  63. 上吊shàng diàoto hang oneself
  64. 不得已bù dé yǐto act against one's will; to have no alternative but to
  65. 主导zhǔ dǎoleading; dominant
  66. 交配jiāo pèimating; copulation (esp. of animals)
  67. 便条biàn tiáo(informal) note; CL:張|张[zhāng],個|个[gè]
  68. 匈牙利Xiōng yá lìHungary
  69. 医务室yī wù shìinfirmary; sick bay
  70. 十七shí qīseventeen; 17
  71. 升高shēng gāoto raise; to ascend
  72. 反省fǎn xǐngto reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience
  73. 反馈fǎn kuìto send back information; feedback
  74. 发号施令fā hào shī lìngto boss people around (idiom)
  75. 发热fā rèto have a high temperature; feverish
  76. 堵车dǔ chētraffic jam; (of traffic) to get congested
  77. 外伤wài shānginjury; wound
  78. 失窃shī qièto lose by theft; to have one's property stolen
  79. 好坏hǎo huàigood or bad; good and bad
  80. 完善wán shàn(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed
  81. 弹琴tán qínto play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
  82. 录音机lù yīn jī(tape) recording machine; tape recorder
  83. 惠huì(bound form) act of kindness (from a superior); (honorific prefix) kind (as in 惠顧|惠顾[huì gù])
  84. 摆弄bǎi nòngto move back and forth; to fiddle with
  85. 斑点bān diǎnspot; stain
  86. 本土běn tǔone's native country; native
  87. 树立shù lìto set up; to establish
  88. 沐浴mù yùto take a bath; to bathe
  89. 浓度nóng dùconcentration (percentage of dissolved material in a solution); consistency
  90. 浣熊huàn xióngraccoon (Procyon lotor)
  91. 海鲜hǎi xiānseafood
  92. 消遣xiāo qiǎnto while the time away; amusement
  93. 润rùnmoist; glossy; sleek; to moisten; to lubricate
  94. 狂人kuáng rénmadman
  95. 瞧见qiáo jiànto see
  96. 硫磺liú huángsulfur
  97. 绝地jué dìdanger spot; Jedi (in Star Wars)
  98. 绝大多数jué dà duō shùthe vast majority
  99. 维生素wéi shēng sùvitamin
  100. 舞池wǔ chídance floor

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.