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 2,301–2,400

Ordered by frequency
  1. 骨头gǔ toubone; CL:根[gēn],塊|块[kuài]
  2. 言yánwords; speech
  3. 踩cǎito step on; to tread
  4. 忍rěnto bear; to endure
  5. 市长shì zhǎngmayor
  6. 男生nán shēngschoolboy; male student
  7. 醒来xǐng láito waken
  8. 之内zhī nèiinside; within
  9. 发射fā shèto shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket)
  10. 考试kǎo shìto take an exam; exam
  11. 犯人fàn rénconvict; prisoner
  12. 生存shēng cúnto exist; to survive
  13. 名人míng rénpersonage; celebrity
  14. 海军hǎi jūnnavy
  15. 假如jiǎ rúif
  16. 第五dì wǔfifth
  17. 纹wénline; trace
  18. 结局jié júconclusion; ending
  19. 化huàto make into; to change into
  20. 剪jiǎnscissors; shears
  21. 合同hé tongcontract; agreement; CL:份[fèn]
  22. 竞争jìng zhēngto compete; competition
  23. 非法fēi fǎillegal
  24. 争取zhēng qǔto fight for; to strive for
  25. 判pàn(bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) clearly (different)
  26. 没事儿méi shì rto have spare time; free from work
  27. 接下来jiē xià láito accept; to take
  28. 人人rén réneveryone; every person
  29. 胸xiōngchest; bosom
  30. 当地dāng dìlocal
  31. 车祸chē huòtraffic accident; car crash
  32. 信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card
  33. 早晨zǎo chénearly morning; CL:個|个[gè]
  34. 人家rén jiāhousehold; dwelling
  35. 微笑wēi xiàosmile; CL:個|个[gè],絲|丝[sī]
  36. 滚开gǔn kāito boil (of liquid); boiling hot
  37. 电梯diàn tīelevator; escalator
  38. 出口chū kǒuan exit; CL:個|个[gè]
  39. 左边zuǒ bianleft; the left side
  40. 托tuōto hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm; sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest)
  41. 爆bàoto explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil
  42. 辈子bèi ziall one's life; lifetime
  43. 动机dòng jīmotive; motivation
  44. 礼拜lǐ bàito attend a religious service; (coll.) week
  45. 蛇shésnake; serpent
  46. 乖guāi(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever
  47. 名叫míng jiàocalled; named
  48. 欺骗qī piànto deceive; to cheat
  49. 监控jiān kòngto monitor
  50. 黑色hēi sèblack
  51. 发出fā chūto issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)
  52. 拍照pāi zhàoto take a picture
  53. 做爱zuò àito make love
  54. 同学tóng xuéto study at the same school; fellow student
  55. 并非bìng fēireally isn't
  56. 彼得Bǐ déPeter (name)
  57. 穿过chuān guòto pass through
  58. 非洲Fēi zhōuAfrica; abbr. for 阿非利加洲[Ā fēi lì jiā Zhōu]
  59. 警报jǐng bào(fire) alarm; alert signal
  60. 出局chū jú(of a batter) to be put out (in baseball); to be dismissed (in cricket); (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition
  61. 人质rén zhìhostage
  62. 内部nèi bùinterior; inside (part, section)
  63. 一会yī huìa moment; a while
  64. 扮演bàn yǎnto play the role of; to act
  65. 北běinorth; (classical) to be defeated
  66. 姿势zī shìposture; position
  67. 服fúclothes; dress
  68. 系xìsystem; department
  69. 宇宙yǔ zhòuuniverse; cosmos
  70. 瞎xiāblind; groundlessly
  71. 汤shāngrushing current
  72. 面试miàn shìto be interviewed (as a candidate); interview
  73. 丽lìbeautiful
  74. 卧室wò shìbedroom; CL:間|间[jiān]
  75. 最新zuì xīnlatest; newest
  76. 远离yuǎn líto be far from; to keep away from
  77. 剧本jù běnscript for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay
  78. 请问qǐng wènExcuse me, may I ask...?
  79. 手指shǒu zhǐfinger; CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]
  80. 盒hésmall box; case
  81. 哎āihey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
  82. 证实zhèng shíto confirm (sth to be true); to verify
  83. 迈阿密Mài ā mìMiami (Florida)
  84. 一路yī lùthe whole journey; all the way
  85. 姓xìngfamily name; surname; to be surnamed ...
  86. 游yóuto walk; to tour
  87. 资格zī géqualifications; seniority
  88. 作家zuò jiāauthor; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
  89. 客kècustomer; visitor
  90. 被告bèi gàodefendant
  91. 辞职cí zhíto resign
  92. 钱包qián bāopurse; wallet
  93. 诚实chéng shíhonest
  94. 贱人jiàn rénslut; cheap person
  95. 合法hé fǎlawful; legitimate
  96. 粉丝fěn sībean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles
  97. 级jílevel; grade
  98. 谢天谢地xiè tiān xiè dìThank heavens!; Thank goodness that's worked out so well!
  99. 好久hǎo jiǔquite a while
  100. 工厂gōng chǎngfactory; CL:家[jiā],座[zuò]

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.