Top 5,000 Chinese words

1301. 1,301教堂jiào tángchurch; chapel
1302. 1,302皮píleather; skin
1303. 1,303爽shuǎngbright; clear
1304. 1,304鸟niǎobird; CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún]
1305. 1,305健康jiàn kānghealth; healthy
1306. 1,306圈juānto confine; to lock up
1307. 1,307客户kè hùclient; customer
1308. 1,308脑袋nǎo daihead; skull
1309. 1,309不够bù gòunot enough; insufficient
1310. 1,310嘘xūto exhale slowly; to hiss
1311. 1,311分手fēn shǒuto part company; to split up
1312. 1,312前面qián miànahead; in front
1313. 1,313方向fāng xiàngdirection; orientation; CL:個|个[gè]
1314. 1,314心理xīn lǐpsychology; mentality
1315. 1,315幸福xìng fúhappiness; happy
1316. 1,316树shùtree; CL:棵[kē]
1317. 1,317接着jiē zheto catch and hold on; to continue
1318. 1,318救命jiù mìngto save sb's life; (interj.) Help!
1319. 1,319项xiàngback of neck; item
1320. 1,320疯子fēng zimadman; lunatic
1321. 1,321赛sàito compete; competition
1322. 1,322将军jiāng jūngeneral; high-ranking military officer
1323. 1,323技术jì shùtechnology; technique; skill; CL:門|门[mén],種|种[zhǒng],項|项[xiàng]
1324. 1,324吃饭chī fànto have a meal; to eat
1325. 1,325传chuánto pass on; to spread
1326. 1,326困难kùn nandifficult; challenging
1327. 1,327不许bù xǔnot to allow; must not
1328. 1,328某种mǒu zhǒngsome kind (of)
1329. 1,329记忆jì yìto remember; to recall; memory
1330. 1,330乐队yuè duìband; pop group
1331. 1,331紧急jǐn jíurgent; emergency
1332. 1,332高中gāo zhōngsenior high school; abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gāo jí zhōng xué]
1333. 1,333州zhōuprefecture; (old) province
1334. 1,334正好zhèng hǎojust (in time); just right
1335. 1,335毫无háo wúnot in the least; to completely lack
1336. 1,336提醒tí xǐngto remind; to call attention to
1337. 1,337旅行lǚ xíngto travel; journey; trip
1338. 1,338惊喜jīng xǐnice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
1339. 1,339拿走ná zǒuto take away
1340. 1,340接近jiē jìnto approach; to get close to
1341. 1,341逮捕dài bǔto arrest; to apprehend
1342. 1,342吵chǎoto quarrel; to make a noise
1343. 1,343旁边páng biānside; adjacent place
1344. 1,344激动jī dòngto move emotionally; to stir up (emotions)
1345. 1,345骄傲jiāo àopride; arrogance
1346. 1,346利lìsharp; favorable
1347. 1,347而是ér shìrather
1348. 1,348牌páimahjong tile; playing card
1349. 1,349八bāeight; 8
1350. 1,350成员chéng yuánmember
1351. 1,351监视jiān shìto monitor; to keep a close watch over
1352. 1,352女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex
1353. 1,353权利quán lìright (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth
1354. 1,354说谎shuō huǎngto lie; to tell an untruth
1355. 1,355圣诞Shèng dànChristmas; birthday of reigning Emperor
1356. 1,356黑人hēi rénblack person; an illegal
1357. 1,357警方jǐng fāngpolice
1358. 1,358法国Fǎ guóFrance; French
1359. 1,359毛máohair; feather
1360. 1,360错过cuò guòto miss (train, opportunity etc)
1361. 1,361警告jǐng gàoto warn; to admonish
1362. 1,362老天lǎo tiānGod; Heavens
1363. 1,363吉jílucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)
1364. 1,364惹rěto provoke; to irritate
1365. 1,365酒店jiǔ diànwine shop; pub (public house)
1366. 1,366抽chōuto draw out; to pull out from in between
1367. 1,367之类zhī lèiand so on; and such
1368. 1,368王wángking or monarch; best or strongest of its type
1369. 1,369冠军guàn jūnchampion
1370. 1,370尝试cháng shìto try; to attempt; CL:次[cì]
1371. 1,371教练jiào liàninstructor; sports coach
1372. 1,372常chángalways; ever
1373. 1,373对方duì fāngthe other person; the other side; the other party
1374. 1,374随时suí shíat any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary
1375. 1,375弹dàncrossball; bullet
1376. 1,376敌人dí rénenemy; CL:個|个[gè]
1377. 1,377从未cóng wèinever
1378. 1,378搭档dā dàngto cooperate; partner
1379. 1,379帐zhàng(bound form) curtain; tent; canopy; variant of 賬|账[zhàng]
1380. 1,380度dùto pass; to spend (time)
1381. 1,381背bēito be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
1382. 1,382谈话tán huàto talk (with sb); to have a conversation
1383. 1,383节jiēsee 節骨眼|节骨眼[jiē gu yǎn]
1384. 1,384排páia row; a line
1385. 1,385约翰Yuē hànJohn (name); Johan (name)
1386. 1,386人物rén wùperson; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc)
1387. 1,387许多xǔ duōmany; a lot of
1388. 1,388叫做jiào zuòto be called; to be known as
1389. 1,389头儿tóu rleader
1390. 1,390猪zhūhog; pig
1391. 1,391感激gǎn jīto be grateful; to appreciate
1392. 1,392随suíto follow; to comply with
1393. 1,393中国Zhōng guóChina
1394. 1,394牛niúox; cow
1395. 1,395瓶píngbottle; vase
1396. 1,396蛋糕dàn gāocake; CL:塊|块[kuài],個|个[gè]
1397. 1,397吸xīto breathe; to suck in
1398. 1,398顺利shùn lìsmoothly; without a hitch
1399. 1,399死者sǐ zhěthe dead; the deceased
1400. 1,400傻瓜shǎ guāidiot; fool

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.