Top 10,000 Chinese words

9701. 9,701表态biǎo tàito declare one's position; to say where one stands
9702. 9,702货币huò bìcurrency; monetary
9703. 9,703足足zú zúfully; no less than
9704. 9,704述shù(bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate
9705. 9,705长度cháng dùlength
9706. 9,706不适bù shìunwell; indisposed
9707. 9,707丘qiūmound; hillock
9708. 9,708作呕zuò ǒuto feel sick; to feel nauseous
9709. 9,709入选rù xuǎnto be included among those selected for
9710. 9,710冬季dōng jìwinter
9711. 9,711冷却lěng quèto cool (lit. and fig.)
9712. 9,712刑期xíng qīprison term
9713. 9,713副手fù shǒuassistant
9714. 9,714协商xié shāngto consult with; to talk things over
9715. 9,715卡洛斯Kǎ luò sīCarlos (name)
9716. 9,716咽yānthroat; pharynx; narrow pass
9717. 9,717天地tiān dìheaven and earth; world
9718. 9,718婆娘pó niángwoman (derog.)
9719. 9,719对外duì wàiexternal; foreign
9720. 9,720尼日利亚Ní rì lì yàNigeria
9721. 9,721巡逻队xún luó duì(army, police) patrol
9722. 9,722布鲁克Bù lǔ kèBrook (name); Peter Brook (1925), British theater director
9723. 9,723弱小ruò xiǎosmall and weak; puny; the small and weak; children; women and children
9724. 9,724忘却wàng quèto forget
9725. 9,725才华横溢cái huá héng yìbrimming over with talent (esp. literary); brilliant
9726. 9,726改过自新gǎi guò zì xīnto reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
9727. 9,727时分shí fēntime; period during the day
9728. 9,728步骤bù zhòuprocedure; step
9729. 9,729残疾人cán jí réndisabled person
9730. 9,730法定fǎ dìngstatutory; law-based; legal
9731. 9,731海绵hǎi mián(zoology) sea sponge; (esp.) dried sea sponge
9732. 9,732灾zāidisaster; calamity
9733. 9,733牢牢láo láofirmly; safely
9734. 9,734珊shāncoral
9735. 9,735瓜葛guā géconnection; association
9736. 9,736电话亭diàn huà tíngtelephone booth
9737. 9,737眼看yǎn kànsoon; in a moment
9738. 9,738破门而入pò mén ér rùto break the door down and enter (idiom)
9739. 9,739票数piào shùnumber of votes; poll count
9740. 9,740秋季qiū jìautumn; fall
9741. 9,741绘huìto draw; to paint; to depict; to portray
9742. 9,742艰辛jiān xīnhardships; arduous
9743. 9,743蒸汽zhēng qìsteam
9744. 9,744虚张声势xū zhāng shēng shì(false) bravado; to bluff
9745. 9,745遇难yù nànto perish; to be killed
9746. 9,746针头zhēn tóutip of a needle; syringe needle
9747. 9,747集装箱jí zhuāng xiāngcontainer (for shipping)
9748. 9,748黑手hēi shǒu(fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes; hidden hand
9749. 9,749上好shàng hǎofirst-rate; top-notch
9750. 9,750互动hù dòngto interact; interactive
9751. 9,751佣人yōng rénservant
9752. 9,752倒塌dǎo tāto collapse (of building); to topple over
9753. 9,753停火tíng huǒto cease fire; ceasefire
9754. 9,754克劳斯Kè láo sīClaus or Klaus (name)
9755. 9,755养育yǎng yùto rear; to bring up
9756. 9,756十三shí sānthirteen; 13
9757. 9,757危急wēi jícritical; desperate (situation)
9758. 9,758去向qù xiàngdirection in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts
9759. 9,759发亮fā liàngto shine; shiny
9760. 9,760叶子yè zileaf (CL:片[piàn]); (slang) marijuana
9761. 9,761大臣dà chénchancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
9762. 9,762密西西比Mì xī xī bǐMississippi
9763. 9,763平方píng fāngsquare (as in square foot, square mile, square root)
9764. 9,764店员diàn yuánshop assistant; salesclerk
9765. 9,765店铺diàn pùstore; shop
9766. 9,766强度qiáng dùstrength; intensity
9767. 9,767捉住zhuō zhùto catch; to grapple with
9768. 9,768捷克Jié kèCzech; Czech Republic (from 1993)
9769. 9,769接纳jiē nàto admit (to membership)
9770. 9,770无所不能wú suǒ bù néngomnipotent
9771. 9,771明亮míng liàngbright; shining
9772. 9,772显现xiǎn xiànappearance; to appear
9773. 9,773概率gài lǜprobability (math.)
9774. 9,774武术wǔ shùmilitary skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
9775. 9,775残杀cán shāto massacre; to slaughter
9776. 9,776消防队xiāo fáng duìfire brigade; fire department
9777. 9,777炸毁zhà huǐto blow up; to destroy with explosives
9778. 9,778皱纹zhòu wénwrinkle; CL:道[dào]
9779. 9,779管辖guǎn xiáto administer; to have jurisdiction (over)
9780. 9,780胸腔xiōng qiāngthoracic cavity
9781. 9,781色拉sè lāsalad (loanword)
9782. 9,782花朵huā duǒflower
9783. 9,783贫民窟pín mín kūslum housing
9784. 9,784超度chāo dùto surpass; to transcend
9785. 9,785通奸tōng jiānadultery; to commit adultery
9786. 9,786铃铛líng danglittle bell; CL:隻|只[zhī]
9787. 9,787馈kuì(bound form) to present (a gift); (bound form) to send; to transmit
9788. 9,788上市shàng shìto hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market)
9789. 9,789低于dī yúto be lower than
9790. 9,790偏僻piān pìremote; desolate
9791. 9,791关头guān tóujuncture; moment
9792. 9,792创始人chuàng shǐ réncreator; founder; initiator
9793. 9,793到期dào qīto fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc)
9794. 9,794医务yī wùmedical affairs
9795. 9,795古人gǔ rénpeople of ancient times; the ancients
9796. 9,796地牢dì láoprison; dungeon
9797. 9,797字眼zì yǎnwording
9798. 9,798学术xué shùlearning; science
9799. 9,799孬种nāo zhǒngcoward; useless scoundrel
9800. 9,800封杀fēng shāto shut out; to block; to smother

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.