Top 5,000 Chinese words

3501. 3,501器官qì guān(physiology) organ; apparatus
3502. 3,502大伙dà huǒeverybody; everyone
3503. 3,503玫瑰méi guīrugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower
3504. 3,504讨tǎoto invite; to provoke
3505. 3,505前妻qián qīex-wife; late wife
3506. 3,506失败者shī bài zhěloser
3507. 3,507崇拜chóng bàito worship; adoration
3508. 3,508罪行zuì xíngcrime; offense
3509. 3,509考验kǎo yànto test; to put to the test
3510. 3,510主持zhǔ chíto take charge of; to manage or direct
3511. 3,511搬家bān jiāto move house; to relocate; to remove (sth)
3512. 3,512效劳xiào láoto serve (in some capacity); to work for
3513. 3,513时装shí zhuāngfashion; fashionable clothes
3514. 3,514活儿huó rwork; (lots of) things to do
3515. 3,515男子nán zǐa man; a male
3516. 3,516稍后shāo hòuin a little while; in a moment
3517. 3,517罪恶zuì ècrime; evil
3518. 3,518哈利Hā lìHarry
3519. 3,519用来yòng láito be used for
3520. 3,520视shì(literary, or bound form) to look at
3521. 3,521远远yuǎn yuǎndistant; by far
3522. 3,522假期jià qīvacation
3523. 3,523扫描sǎo miáoto scan
3524. 3,524题títopic; problem for discussion
3525. 3,525一时yī shía period of time; a while
3526. 3,526义务yì wùduty; obligation (CL:項|项[xiàng]); volunteer (work etc)
3527. 3,527猛měngferocious; fierce
3528. 3,528缺乏quē fáto lack; to be short of
3529. 3,529连续lián xùcontinuous; in a row
3530. 3,530欲望yù wàngdesire; longing; appetite; craving
3531. 3,531白天bái tiāndaytime; during the day
3532. 3,532连环lián huánchain
3533. 3,533魔术mó shùmagic
3534. 3,534之所以zhī suǒ yǐ(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wǒ zhī suǒ yǐ tǎo yàn tā] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
3535. 3,535实力shí lìstrength
3536. 3,536拉斯维加斯Lā sī Wéi jiā sīLas Vegas, Nevada
3537. 3,537精灵jīng língspirit; fairy
3538. 3,538蜜蜂mì fēngbee; honeybee
3539. 3,539除chúto get rid of; to remove
3540. 3,540失控shī kòngto go out of control
3541. 3,541夸张kuā zhāngto exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated
3542. 3,542赌博dǔ bóto gamble
3543. 3,543卧底wò dǐto hide (as an undercover agent); an insider (in a gang of thieves)
3544. 3,544处境chǔ jìngsituation (of a person)
3545. 3,545礼服lǐ fúceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)
3546. 3,546零língzero; nought
3547. 3,547专辑zhuān jíalbum; record (music)
3548. 3,548保存bǎo cúnto conserve; to preserve
3549. 3,549修好xiū hǎoto repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged); to establish friendly relations with
3550. 3,550感动gǎn dòngto move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally)
3551. 3,551晃huǎngto dazzle; to flash past
3552. 3,552曼mànhandsome; large
3553. 3,553继承jì chéngto inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc)
3554. 3,554如今rú jīnnowadays; now
3555. 3,555打球dǎ qiúto play ball; to play with a ball
3556. 3,556染rǎnto dye; to catch (a disease)
3557. 3,557祖母zǔ mǔfather's mother; paternal grandmother
3558. 3,558老爹lǎo diē(dialect) father; old man
3559. 3,559不如bù rúnot equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
3560. 3,560企图qǐ túto attempt; to try
3561. 3,561保险箱bǎo xiǎn xiāngsafe deposit box; a safe
3562. 3,562沾zhānto moisten; to be infected by
3563. 3,563福fúgood fortune; happiness
3564. 3,564裤kùunderpants; trousers
3565. 3,565西装xī zhuāngsuit; Western-style clothes
3566. 3,566隔离gé líto separate; to isolate
3567. 3,567雇佣gù yōngto employ; to hire
3568. 3,568厨chúkitchen
3569. 3,569旅lǚtrip; travel
3570. 3,570无能为力wú néng wéi lìimpotent (idiom); powerless
3571. 3,571晓得xiǎo deto know
3572. 3,572电台diàn táitransmitter-receiver; broadcasting station
3573. 3,573罚fáto punish; to penalize; to fine
3574. 3,574迟早chí zǎosooner or later
3575. 3,575护照hù zhàopassport; CL:本[běn],個|个[gè]
3576. 3,576生涯shēng yácareer; life (way in which sb lives)
3577. 3,577开会kāi huìto hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
3578. 3,578支付zhī fùto pay (money)
3579. 3,579知识zhī shiknowledge; CL:門|门[mén]
3580. 3,580丁dīngmale adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tiāngān]
3581. 3,581小偷xiǎo tōuthief
3582. 3,582挣扎zhēng zháto struggle
3583. 3,583推荐tuī jiànto recommend; recommendation
3584. 3,584球员qiú yuán(ball sports) player; team member
3585. 3,585英寸yīng cùninch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
3586. 3,586观看guān kànto watch; to view
3587. 3,587领袖lǐng xiùleader
3588. 3,588收养shōu yǎngto take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child)
3589. 3,589骚扰sāo rǎoto disturb; to cause a commotion
3590. 3,590吻合wěn héto be a good fit; to be identical with
3591. 3,591引爆yǐn bàoto ignite; to detonate
3592. 3,592成年人chéng nián rénadult person
3593. 3,593硬币yìng bìcoin; CL:枚[méi]
3594. 3,594节日jié rìholiday; festival
3595. 3,595裸luǒnaked
3596. 3,596许可xǔ kěto allow; to permit
3597. 3,597难堪nán kānhard to take; embarrassed
3598. 3,598丢脸diū liǎnto lose face; humiliation
3599. 3,599放屁fàng pìto fart; to break wind
3600. 3,600汇报huì bàoto report; to give an account of

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.