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 9,801–9,900

Ordered by frequency
  1. 山脉shān màimountain range; CL:條|条[tiáo]
  2. 岗gǎng(bound form) hillock; mound; sentry post; policeman's beat
  3. 帮凶bāng xiōngaccomplice; accessory
  4. 彗星huì xīngcomet
  5. 微弱wēi ruòweak; faint
  6. 心不在焉xīn bù zài yānabsent-minded; preoccupied
  7. 忧伤yōu shāngdistressed; laden with grief
  8. 惹恼rě nǎoto offend
  9. 战舰zhàn jiànbattleship; warship
  10. 打折dǎ zhéto give a discount
  11. 扩张kuò zhāngexpansion; dilation
  12. 抽空chōu kòngto find the time to do sth
  13. 拷kǎoto beat; to flog
  14. 挨打ái dǎto take a beating; to get thrashed
  15. 摄像shè xiàngto videotape
  16. 撕碎sī suìto tear to shreds
  17. 施压shī yāto pressure
  18. 无穷wú qióngendless; boundless
  19. 查询chá xúnto check; to inquire
  20. 残局cán júendgame (in chess); desperate situation
  21. 派遣pài qiǎnto send (on a mission); to dispatch
  22. 潮湿cháo shīdamp; moist
  23. 疗liáoto treat; to cure
  24. 碾niǎnstone roller; roller and millstone
  25. 笼罩lǒng zhàoto envelop; to shroud
  26. 肋lèirib; Taiwan pr. [lè]
  27. 育yùto have children; to raise or bring up
  28. 行得通xíng de tōngpracticable; realizable
  29. 衣物yī wùclothing; clothing and other personal items
  30. 衣着yī zhuóclothes
  31. 讯问xùn wènto interrogate; to ask about
  32. 责zéduty; responsibility
  33. 起伏qǐ fúto move up and down; to undulate
  34. 里拉lǐ lālira (monetary unit) (loanword)
  35. 间接jiàn jiēindirect
  36. 鸡皮疙瘩jī pí gē dagoose pimples; goose bumps
  37. 众所周知zhòng suǒ zhōu zhīas everyone knows (idiom)
  38. 体育场tǐ yù chǎngstadium; CL:個|个[gè],座[zuò]
  39. 债券zhài quànbond; debenture
  40. 偷袭tōu xíto mount a sneak attack; to raid
  41. 全程quán chéngthe whole distance; from beginning to end
  42. 共鸣gòng míng(physics) to resonate; resonance; sympathetic response
  43. 冒烟mào yānto discharge smoke; to fume with rage
  44. 冷战lěng zhàncold war; (fig.) strained relationship
  45. 务必wù bìmust; to need to
  46. 单车dān chē(coll.) bike; bicycle (esp. bike-share bicycle)
  47. 句子jù zisentence; CL:個|个[gè]
  48. 咖喱gā lícurry (loanword)
  49. 坚固jiān gùfirm; firmly
  50. 大局dà júoverall situation; the big picture
  51. 姓氏xìng shìfamily name
  52. 崇高chóng gāomajestic; sublime
  53. 差距chā jùdisparity; gap
  54. 彼bǐthat; those
  55. 得救dé jiùto be saved
  56. 心想xīn xiǎngto think to oneself; to think
  57. 悲观bēi guānpessimistic
  58. 持久chí jiǔlasting; enduring
  59. 掰bāito break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship)
  60. 撇piēto cast away; to fling aside
  61. 攒cuánto bring together
  62. 改动gǎi dòngto alter; to modify
  63. 曹操Cáo CāoCao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
  64. 渐jiānto imbue
  65. 留情liú qíngto relent (to spare sb's feelings); to show mercy or forgiveness
  66. 盔甲kuī jiǎarmor; body armor and helmet
  67. 绘画huì huàto draw; to paint
  68. 继承人jì chéng rénheir; successor
  69. 罢bàto stop; to cease
  70. 自欺欺人zì qī qī rénto deceive others and to deceive oneself; to believe one's own lies
  71. 话筒huà tǒngmicrophone; (telephone) receiver; handset
  72. 调节tiáo jiéto adjust; to regulate
  73. 费心fèi xīnto take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth)
  74. 迷幻药mí huàn yàohallucinogen; psychedelic drug
  75. 追溯zhuī sùlit. to go upstream; to trace sth back to
  76. 顶楼dǐng lóutop floor; attic
  77. 颜yáncolor; face
  78. 鼓手gǔ shǒudrummer
  79. 东边dōng bianeast; east side
  80. 亏kuīto lose (money); to have a deficit; to be deficient
  81. 伪证wěi zhèngperjury
  82. 促使cù shǐto prompt; to induce; to spur
  83. 假象jiǎ xiàngfalse appearance; facade
  84. 划船huá chuánto row a boat; rowing; boating
  85. 匠jiàngcraftsman
  86. 原样yuán yàngoriginal shape; the same as before
  87. 发言人fā yán rénspokesperson
  88. 变为biàn wéito change into
  89. 名气míng qireputation; fame
  90. 埋怨mán yuànto complain; to grumble (about)
  91. 埋藏mái cángto bury; to hide by burying
  92. 奉陪fèng péi(honorific) to accompany; to keep sb company
  93. 奏zòuto play music; to achieve
  94. 女主人nǚ zhǔ rénhostess; mistress
  95. 完好wán hǎointact; in good condition
  96. 定律dìng lǜscientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy); (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")
  97. 容许róng xǔto permit; to allow
  98. 就是说jiù shì shuōin other words; that is
  99. 弹头dàn tóuwarhead
  100. 微不足道wēi bù zú dàonegligible; insignificant

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.