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 3,601–3,700

Ordered by frequency
  1. 难受nán shòuto feel unwell; to suffer pain
  2. 鼓掌gǔ zhǎngto applaud; to clap
  3. 奖金jiǎng jīnpremium; award money
  4. 旅程lǚ chéngjourney; trip
  5. 热狗rè gǒuhot dog (loanword)
  6. 马丁Mǎ dīngMartin (name)
  7. 末日mò rìlast day; end
  8. 片子piān zifilm; movie
  9. 目击者mù jī zhěeyewitness
  10. 糖果táng guǒcandy; CL:粒[lì]
  11. 地面dì miànfloor; ground
  12. 声称shēng chēngto claim; to state
  13. 待会儿dāi huì rin a moment; later
  14. 捉zhuōto clutch; to grab
  15. 撕sīto tear
  16. 桩zhuāngstump; stake; pile; classifier for events, cases, transactions, affairs etc
  17. 过度guò dùexcessive; over-
  18. 亚瑟Yà sèArthur (name)
  19. 出庭chū tíngto appear in court
  20. 包围bāo wéito surround; to encircle
  21. 咨询zī xúnto consult; to seek advice
  22. 提示tí shìto point out; to remind (sb of sth)
  23. 糊涂hú tumuddled; silly
  24. 肺fèilung; CL:個|个[gè]
  25. 院yuàncourtyard; institution
  26. 燃烧rán shāoto ignite; to combust
  27. 拳击quán jīboxing
  28. 毒气dú qìpoison gas; toxic gas
  29. 豪华háo huáluxurious
  30. 争吵zhēng chǎoto quarrel; dispute
  31. 亚当Yà dāngAdam
  32. 修女xiū nǚnun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)
  33. 混合hùn héto mix; to blend; hybrid; composite
  34. 私sīpersonal; private
  35. 幽默yōu mò(loanword) humor; humorous
  36. 明智míng zhìsensible; wise
  37. 轻易qīng yìeasy; simple; rashly; offhandedly
  38. 青qīnggreen; blue
  39. 后退hòu tuìto recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
  40. 困惑kùn huòbewildered; perplexed
  41. 桶tǒngbucket; (trash) can
  42. 武装wǔ zhuāngarms; equipment
  43. 基督Jī dūChrist (abbr. for 基利斯督[Jī lì sī dū] or 基利士督[Jī lì shì dū])
  44. 录像带lù xiàng dàivideo cassette; CL:盤|盘[pán]
  45. 感恩节Gǎn ēn jiéThanksgiving Day
  46. 指甲zhǐ jiafingernail
  47. 斗争dòu zhēnga struggle; fight
  48. 灯光dēng guāng(stage) lighting; light
  49. 计jìto calculate; to compute
  50. 透露tòu lùto leak out; to divulge
  51. 威廉Wēi liánWilliam or Wilhelm (name)
  52. 选举xuǎn jǔto elect; election
  53. 酱jiàngthick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste
  54. 上车shàng chēto get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
  55. 冰淇淋bīng qí línice cream
  56. 劫jiéto rob; to plunder
  57. 环huánring; hoop
  58. 追查zhuī cháto try to find out; to trace; to track down
  59. 厂hǎn"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
  60. 好受hǎo shòufeeling better; to be more at ease
  61. 用不着yòng bu zháonot need; have no use for
  62. 相爱xiāng àito love each other
  63. 足以zú yǐsufficient to...; so much so that
  64. 不赖bù lài(coll.) not bad; good
  65. 人口rén kǒupopulation; people
  66. 出名chū míngwell-known for sth; to become well known
  67. 夹克jiā kè(loanword) jacket; also pr. [jiá kè]
  68. 软ruǎnsoft; flexible
  69. 帮派bāng pàigang; faction
  70. 街头jiē tóustreet
  71. 触chùto touch; to make contact with sth
  72. 违法wéi fǎillegal; to break the law
  73. 陈chénto lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell
  74. 隐私yǐn sīsecrets; private business
  75. 鼠shǔ(bound form) rat; mouse
  76. 内衣nèi yīundergarment; underwear
  77. 功能gōng néngfunction; capability
  78. 夏威夷Xià wēi yíHawaii, US state
  79. 稳wěnsettled; steady; stable
  80. 银yínsilver; silver-colored
  81. 口音kǒu yīn(linguistics) oral speech sounds
  82. 明确míng quèclear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
  83. 品牌pǐn páibrand name; trademark
  84. 旋转xuán zhuǎnto rotate; to revolve
  85. 闯入chuǎng rùto intrude; to charge in
  86. 刷shuāa brush; to paint; to daub
  87. 回顾huí gùto look back; to review
  88. 有意yǒu yìto intend; intentionally
  89. 穿越chuān yuèto pass through; to traverse
  90. 虎hǔtiger; CL:隻|只[zhī]
  91. 嫌疑人xián yí réna suspect
  92. 孙子sūn zigrandson; son's son
  93. 扁piān(bound form) small
  94. 把握bǎ wòto grasp (also fig.); to seize
  95. 激烈jī liè(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce
  96. 丢掉diū diàoto lose; to throw away
  97. 授权shòu quánto authorize
  98. 汗hánsee 可汗[kè hán], 汗國|汗国[hán guó]
  99. 相机xiàng jīcamera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhào xiàng jī]); at the opportune moment
  100. 委托人wěi tuō rén(law) client; trustor

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.