Chinese word frequency

Top 5,000 Chinese words

The 5,000 most frequent dictionary entries in SUBTLEX-CH subtitles, with pinyin and English definitions.

Words 1,101–1,200

Ordered by frequency
  1. 姐姐jiě jieolder sister; CL:個|个[gè]
  2. 浪费làng fèito waste; to squander
  3. 多谢duō xièmany thanks; thanks a lot
  4. 女朋友nǚ péng yougirlfriend
  5. 动物dòng wùanimal; CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún],個|个[gè]
  6. 一半yī bànhalf
  7. 躲duǒto hide; to dodge
  8. 为何wèi héwhy
  9. 要么yào meor; either one or the other
  10. 逼bīto force (sb to do sth); to compel
  11. 欠qiànto owe; to lack
  12. 轮lúnwheel; disk; ring; steamship
  13. 试图shì túto attempt; to try
  14. 反应fǎn yìngto react; to respond
  15. 西xīwest
  16. 一边yī biānone side; either side
  17. 听见tīng jiànto hear
  18. 失败shī bàito be defeated; to lose
  19. 舒服shū fucomfortable; feeling well
  20. 通tōngto go through; to know well
  21. 有时yǒu shísometimes; now and then
  22. 一般yī bānsame; ordinary
  23. 蛋dànegg; CL:個|个[gè],打[dá]
  24. 介绍jiè shàoto introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation
  25. 意外yì wàiunexpected; accident
  26. 字zìletter; symbol
  27. 入rùto enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of
  28. 责任zé rènresponsibility; blame
  29. 洛杉矶Luò shān jīLos Angeles, California
  30. 食物shí wùfood; CL:種|种[zhǒng]
  31. 遗憾yí hànregret; to regret
  32. 反正fǎn zhènganyway; in any case
  33. 杀手shā shǒukiller; murderer
  34. 封fēngto confer; to grant
  35. 设计shè jìto design; to plan; design; plan
  36. 赢得yíng déto win; to gain
  37. 正是zhèng shìis precisely
  38. 证人zhèng rénwitness
  39. 美丽měi lìbeautiful
  40. 压力yā lìpressure
  41. 味道wèi daoflavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...)
  42. 淘汰táo tàito wash out; (fig.) to cull
  43. 厉害lì hai(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough
  44. 鱼yúfish; CL:條|条[tiáo],尾[wěi]
  45. 射shèto shoot; to launch
  46. 室shìroom; work unit
  47. 蠢chǔnstupid; sluggish
  48. 醉zuìintoxicated
  49. 未wèinot yet; did not
  50. 德dévirtue; goodness
  51. 私人sī rénprivate; personal
  52. 某mǒusome; a certain
  53. 出发chū fāto set off; to start (on a journey)
  54. 伟大wěi dàhuge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
  55. 兴奋xīng fènexcited; excitement
  56. 观众guān zhòngspectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)
  57. 臭chòustench; smelly
  58. 达dáto attain; to reach
  59. 自从zì cóngsince (a time); ever since
  60. 钟zhōnga (large) bell (CL:架[jià]); clock (CL:座[zuò])
  61. 子弹zǐ dànbullet; CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē],發|发[fā]
  62. 叔叔shū shufather's younger brother; uncle
  63. 垃圾lā jītrash; refuse
  64. 男朋友nán péng youboyfriend
  65. 疼téng(it) hurts; sore; to love dearly
  66. 毒品dú pǐndrugs; narcotics
  67. 签qiānto sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document
  68. 不必bù bìneed not; does not have to
  69. 反对fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to
  70. 颗kēclassifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
  71. 停下tíng xiàto stop
  72. 肉ròumeat; flesh
  73. 测试cè shìto test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area)
  74. 精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; marvelous
  75. 金jīngold; chemical element Au
  76. 感情gǎn qíngemotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons
  77. 有时候yǒu shí housometimes
  78. 袭击xí jīattack (esp. surprise attack); raid
  79. 一生yī shēngall one's life; throughout one's life
  80. 演出yǎn chūto act (in a play); to perform
  81. 不在乎bù zài hunot to care
  82. 朝cháoimperial or royal court; government
  83. 呼吸hū xīto breathe
  84. 明星míng xīngstar; celebrity
  85. 城chéngcity walls; city
  86. 机jī(bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft
  87. 超级chāo jísuper-; ultra-
  88. 灵魂líng húnsoul; spirit
  89. 破坏pò huàidestruction; damage
  90. 只不过zhǐ bu guòonly; merely
  91. 房fánghouse; room
  92. 愉快yú kuàicheerful; cheerily
  93. 爆炸bào zhàexplosion; to explode
  94. 迟到chí dàoto arrive late
  95. 带走dài zǒuto carry; to take away
  96. 晚餐wǎn cānevening meal; dinner
  97. 开玩笑kāi wán xiàoto play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
  98. 角色jué sèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiǎosè]
  99. 脑子nǎo zibrains; mind
  100. 路上lù shangon the road; on the way; en route

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.