Top 5,000 Chinese words

3301. 3,301领先lǐng xiānto lead; to be in front
3302. 3,302中午zhōng wǔnoon; midday
3303. 3,303录音lù yīnto record (sound); sound recording
3304. 3,304照看zhào kànto look after; to attend to
3305. 3,305阿门ā ménamen (loanword)
3306. 3,306得分dé fēnto score
3307. 3,307货车huò chētruck; van
3308. 3,308临时lín shías the time draws near; at the last moment
3309. 3,309优势yōu shìsuperiority; dominance
3310. 3,310声明shēng míngto state; to declare
3311. 3,311忘掉wàng diàoto forget
3312. 3,312性格xìng génature; disposition
3313. 3,313流氓liú mángrogue; hoodlum
3314. 3,314独舞dú wǔsolo dance
3315. 3,315编辑biān jíto edit; to compile
3316. 3,316行事xíng shìto execute; to handle
3317. 3,317馅饼xiàn bǐngmeat pie; pie
3318. 3,318黄金huáng jīngold; golden (opportunity)
3319. 3,319懂得dǒng deto understand; to know; to comprehend
3320. 3,320排除pái chúto eliminate; to remove
3321. 3,321明年míng niánnext year
3322. 3,322小孩子xiǎo hái zichild
3323. 3,323欲yùdesire; appetite
3324. 3,324温柔wēn róugentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman)
3325. 3,325夫妻fū qīhusband and wife; married couple
3326. 3,326成交chéng jiāoto complete a contract; to reach a deal
3327. 3,327皇后huáng hòuempress; imperial consort
3328. 3,328签字qiān zìto sign (one's name); signature
3329. 3,329耳ěrear; handle (archaeology)
3330. 3,330鼓励gǔ lìto encourage
3331. 3,331尽可能jǐn kě néngas far as possible; to the best of one's ability
3332. 3,332成就chéng jiùaccomplishment; success
3333. 3,333教会jiāo huìto show; to teach
3334. 3,334老人lǎo rénold man or woman; the elderly
3335. 3,335读书dú shūto read a book; to study
3336. 3,336金钱jīn qiánmoney; currency
3337. 3,337形容xíng róngto describe; (literary) countenance; appearance
3338. 3,338方案fāng ànplan; program (for action etc)
3339. 3,339消防xiāo fángfirefighting; fire control
3340. 3,340率lǜrate; frequency
3341. 3,341矮ǎi(of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low
3342. 3,342警卫jǐng wèito stand guard over; (security) guard
3343. 3,343一无所知yī wú suǒ zhīnot knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant; without an inkling
3344. 3,344利益lì yìbenefit; (in sb's) interest
3345. 3,345到此为止dào cǐ wéi zhǐto stop at this point; to end here
3346. 3,346吼hǒuto roar; to howl
3347. 3,347寻求xún qiúto seek; to look for
3348. 3,348树林shù línwoods; grove
3349. 3,349设shèto set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if
3350. 3,350古巴Gǔ bāCuba
3351. 3,351收回shōu huíto regain; to retake
3352. 3,352发动fā dòngto start; to launch
3353. 3,353心跳xīn tiàoheartbeat; pulse
3354. 3,354怪异guài yìmonstrous; strange
3355. 3,355军事jūn shìmilitary affairs; (attributive) military
3356. 3,356地铁dì tiěunderground railway; subway; subway train
3357. 3,357捐juānto relinquish; to abandon; to contribute; to donate
3358. 3,358询问xún wènto inquire
3359. 3,359道路dào lùroad; path
3360. 3,360集团jí tuángroup; bloc
3361. 3,361协助xié zhùto provide assistance; to aid
3362. 3,362及时jí shítimely; at the right time; promptly; without delay
3363. 3,363超人chāo rénsuperhuman; exceptional
3364. 3,364乘客chéng kèpassenger
3365. 3,365体育tǐ yùsports; physical education
3366. 3,366平衡píng héngbalance; equilibrium
3367. 3,367接吻jiē wěnto kiss
3368. 3,368结论jié lùnconclusion; verdict
3369. 3,369迷路mí lùto lose the way; lost
3370. 3,370销售xiāo shòuto sell; to market
3371. 3,371鲨鱼shā yúshark
3372. 3,372人群rén qúncrowd
3373. 3,373价钱jià qianprice
3374. 3,374精jīngessence; extract
3375. 3,375通道tōng dào(communications) channel; thoroughfare
3376. 3,376隔géto separate; to partition
3377. 3,377动力dòng lìmotive power; force
3378. 3,378尺chěone of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gōng chě pǔ]
3379. 3,379慢慢来màn màn láitake your time; take it easy
3380. 3,380托尼Tuō níTony (name)
3381. 3,381良好liáng hǎogood; favorable
3382. 3,382阴谋yīn móuto conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot
3383. 3,383为此wèi cǐfor this reason; with regards to this
3384. 3,384性命xìng mìnglife
3385. 3,385桌zhuōtable; desk
3386. 3,386二十èr shítwenty; 20
3387. 3,387赶走gǎn zǒuto drive out; to turn back
3388. 3,388工人gōng rénworker; CL:個|个[gè],名[míng]
3389. 3,389手枪shǒu qiāngpistol; CL:把[bǎ]
3390. 3,390自愿zì yuànvoluntary
3391. 3,391协会xié huìan association; a society
3392. 3,392啰luōused in 囉嗦|啰嗦[luō suo]
3393. 3,393孤单gū dānlone; lonely
3394. 3,394棵kēclassifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
3395. 3,395喉咙hóu lóngthe throat
3396. 3,396争zhēngto strive for; to vie for
3397. 3,397措施cuò shīmeasure; step
3398. 3,398清白qīng báipure; innocent
3399. 3,399爆发bào fāto break out; to erupt
3400. 3,400目击mù jīto see with one's own eyes; to witness

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.