Top 5,000 Chinese words

3101. 3,101吓人xià rénto scare; scary
3102. 3,102奴隶nú lìslave
3103. 3,103熬āoto boil; to simmer
3104. 3,104赶上gǎn shàngto keep up with; to catch up with
3105. 3,105乡村xiāng cūnrustic; village
3106. 3,106功夫gōng fuskill; art
3107. 3,107枪击qiāng jīto shoot with a gun; shooting incident
3108. 3,108迈克尔Mài kè ěrMichael (name)
3109. 3,109在意zài yìto care about; to mind
3110. 3,110完整wán zhěngcomplete; intact
3111. 3,111苏格兰Sū gé lánScotland
3112. 3,112嘴巴zuǐ bamouth (CL:張|张[zhāng]); slap in the face (CL:個|个[gè])
3113. 3,113老大lǎo dàold age; very
3114. 3,114大道dà dàomain street; avenue
3115. 3,115拜访bài fǎngto pay a visit; to call on
3116. 3,116相互xiāng hùeach other; mutual
3117. 3,117詹姆斯Zhān mǔ sīJames (name); LeBron James (1984-), NBA player
3118. 3,118决不jué bùnot at all; simply (can) not
3119. 3,119样本yàng běnsample; specimen
3120. 3,120黑帮hēi bāngbunch of gangsters; criminal gang
3121. 3,121严格yán géstrict; stringent
3122. 3,122奖励jiǎng lìto reward; reward (as encouragement)
3123. 3,123宣传xuān chuánto disseminate; to give publicity to
3124. 3,124肩膀jiān bǎngshoulder
3125. 3,125买卖mǎi màibuying and selling; business
3126. 3,126交谈jiāo tánto discuss; to converse; chat; discussion
3127. 3,127悲剧bēi jùtragedy; CL:齣|出[chū]
3128. 3,128引擎yǐn qíngengine (loanword); CL:臺|台[tái]
3129. 3,129膝盖xī gàiknee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)
3130. 3,130遇yù(bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned; (bound form) to treat; to receive
3131. 3,131印第安Yìn dì ān(American) Indian; native American
3132. 3,132形xíngto appear; to look
3133. 3,133瘦shòuthin; to lose weight
3134. 3,134股gǔthigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum
3135. 3,135谈判tán pànto negotiate; negotiation
3136. 3,136以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower; that amount or less
3137. 3,137医学yī xuémedicine; medical science
3138. 3,138日记rì jìdiary; CL:則|则[zé],本[běn],篇[piān]
3139. 3,139蕾lěibud
3140. 3,140隔壁gé bìnext door; neighbor
3141. 3,141商业shāng yèbusiness; trade
3142. 3,142自私zì sīselfish; selfishness
3143. 3,143运动员yùn dòng yuánathlete; CL:名[míng],個|个[gè]
3144. 3,144食品shí pǐnfoodstuff; food; provisions; CL:種|种[zhǒng]
3145. 3,145下手xià shǒuto start; to put one's hand to
3146. 3,146乖乖guāi guāi(of a child) well-behaved; obediently
3147. 3,147宰zǎito slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge
3148. 3,148提高tí gāoto raise; to increase
3149. 3,149晚点wǎn diǎn(of trains etc) late; delayed
3150. 3,150解开jiě kāito untie; to undo
3151. 3,151闯进chuǎng jìnto burst in
3152. 3,152档dǎng(Tw) gear (variant of 擋|挡[dǎng])
3153. 3,153沙漠shā mòdesert; CL:個|个[gè]
3154. 3,154贼zéithief; traitor
3155. 3,155亿yì100 million
3156. 3,156偶尔ǒu ěroccasionally; once in a while
3157. 3,157凯文Kǎi wénKevin (person name)
3158. 3,158手套shǒu tàoglove; mitten
3159. 3,159宫gōngpalace; temple
3160. 3,160必bìcertainly; must
3161. 3,161种族zhǒng zúrace; ethnicity
3162. 3,162等于děng yúto equal; to be tantamount to
3163. 3,163色情sè qíngpornography; sex
3164. 3,164面临miàn línto face sth; to be confronted with
3165. 3,165入侵rù qīnto invade
3166. 3,166当心dāng xīnto take care; to look out
3167. 3,167赶到gǎn dàoto hurry (to some place)
3168. 3,168出席chū xíto attend; to participate
3169. 3,169经营jīng yíngto engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
3170. 3,170课程kè chéngcourse; academic program; CL:堂[táng],節|节[jié],門|门[mén]
3171. 3,171量liángto measure
3172. 3,172字母zì mǔletter (of the alphabet); CL:個|个[gè]
3173. 3,173家长jiā zhǎnghead of a household; family head
3174. 3,174舌头shé toutongue; CL:個|个[gè]
3175. 3,175萝luóradish
3176. 3,176消灭xiāo mièto put an end to; to annihilate
3177. 3,177胖子pàng zifat person; fatty
3178. 3,178乐趣lè qùdelight; pleasure; joy
3179. 3,179仔zīused in 仔肩[zī jiān]
3180. 3,180实际shí jìreality; practice
3181. 3,181得知dé zhīto find out; to learn of
3182. 3,182缝féngto sew; to stitch
3183. 3,183项链xiàng liànnecklace; CL:條|条[tiáo]
3184. 3,184幕mùcurtain or screen; canopy or tent
3185. 3,185快速kuài sùfast; high-speed; rapid
3186. 3,186比利Bǐ lìPelé (1940-), Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, Brazilian football star
3187. 3,187舔tiǎnto lick; to lap
3188. 3,188虐待nüè dàito mistreat; to maltreat
3189. 3,189面具miàn jùmask
3190. 3,190预约yù yuēbooking; reservation
3191. 3,191电视台diàn shì táitelevision station; CL:個|个[gè]
3192. 3,192起飞qǐ fēi(of an aircraft) to take off
3193. 3,193友好yǒu hǎofriendly; amicable; close friend
3194. 3,194薪水xīn shuǐsalary; wage
3195. 3,195哈里Hā lǐHarry or Hari (name)
3196. 3,196相反xiāng fǎnopposite; contrary
3197. 3,197惊jīngto startle; to be frightened
3198. 3,198没用méi yònguseless
3199. 3,199波士顿Bō shì dùnBoston, capital of Massachusetts
3200. 3,200劝quànto advise; to urge

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.