Top 5,000 Chinese words

3701. 3,701恕shùto forgive
3702. 3,702收入shōu rùto take in; income
3703. 3,703欢乐huān lègaiety; gladness
3704. 3,704毒贩dú fàndrug dealer; drug trafficker
3705. 3,705老弟lǎo dì(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy; old pal
3706. 3,706公里gōng lǐkilometer
3707. 3,707酸suānsour; tart
3708. 3,708钓鱼diào yúto fish (with line and hook); to angle; (fig.) to entrap
3709. 3,709同伴tóng bàncompanion; comrade; fellow
3710. 3,710扶fúto support with the hand; to help sb up
3711. 3,711抚养fǔ yǎngto foster; to bring up
3712. 3,712环节huán jié(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc
3713. 3,713私下sī xiàin private
3714. 3,714秘书mì shūsecretary
3715. 3,715车站chē zhànrail station; bus stop
3716. 3,716集合jí héto gather; to assemble; (math.) set
3717. 3,717事先shì xiānin advance; before the event
3718. 3,718全体quán tǐall; entire
3719. 3,719堂táng(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose
3720. 3,720说了算shuō le suànto have the final say; to be the one in charge
3721. 3,721闯chuǎngto rush; to charge
3722. 3,722非得fēi děi(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
3723. 3,723凯蒂Kǎi dì(name) Kitty, Cathy, Katy, Caddy etc
3724. 3,724尽情jìn qíngas much as one likes
3725. 3,725做饭zuò fànto prepare a meal; to cook
3726. 3,726啦啦队lā lā duìcheerleading squad
3727. 3,727怪兽guài shòurare animal; mythical animal
3728. 3,728扭niǔto turn; to twist
3729. 3,729狠hěnruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; resolute
3730. 3,730使命shǐ mìngmission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself
3731. 3,731基础jī chǔbase; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental
3732. 3,732害羞hài xiūshy; embarrassed
3733. 3,733帝国dì guóempire; imperial
3734. 3,734杯子bēi zicup; glass
3735. 3,735残酷cán kùcruel; cruelty
3736. 3,736返回fǎn huíto return to; to come (or go) back
3737. 3,737场合chǎng hésituation; occasion
3738. 3,738寻xúnto search; to look for
3739. 3,739酒精jiǔ jīngalcohol; ethanol CHCHOH
3740. 3,740准时zhǔn shíon time; punctual
3741. 3,741幽灵yōu língspecter; apparition
3742. 3,742星期五Xīng qī wǔFriday
3743. 3,743模型mó xíngmodel; mold
3744. 3,744游泳池yóu yǒng chíswimming pool; CL:場|场[chǎng]
3745. 3,745画面huà miànscene; tableau
3746. 3,746诡异guǐ yìstrange; weird
3747. 3,747部长bù zhǎnghead of a (government etc) department; section chief
3748. 3,748下降xià jiàngto decline; to drop
3749. 3,749可疑kě yísuspicious; dubious
3750. 3,750复制fù zhìto duplicate; to make a copy of
3751. 3,751恶梦è mèngnightmare
3752. 3,752然ráncorrect; right
3753. 3,753牛肉niú ròubeef
3754. 3,754疼痛téng tòngpain; (of a body part) to be painful; to be sore; to hurt
3755. 3,755假释jiǎ shìparole
3756. 3,756巴斯Bā sīBath city in southwest England
3757. 3,757摄影shè yǐngto take a photograph; photography
3758. 3,758灭mièto extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc)
3759. 3,759积极jī jíactive; energetic
3760. 3,760粉fěnpowder; cosmetic face powder
3761. 3,761闪电shǎn diànlightning; CL:道[dào]
3762. 3,762免miǎnto excuse sb; to exempt
3763. 3,763早安zǎo ānGood morning!
3764. 3,764解除jiě chúto remove; to sack
3765. 3,765评估píng gūto evaluate; to assess
3766. 3,766车库chē kùgarage
3767. 3,767通讯tōng xùncommunications; news story
3768. 3,768早点zǎo diǎnbreakfast
3769. 3,769盘子pán zitray; plate
3770. 3,770身后shēn hòuthe time after one's death; a place behind sb
3771. 3,771降jiàngto drop; to fall
3772. 3,772典型diǎn xíngmodel; typical case
3773. 3,773呵呵hē hē(onom.) gentle laughter; chuckle
3774. 3,774如同rú tónglike; as
3775. 3,775建造jiàn zàoto construct; to build
3776. 3,776着呢zhe necomes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite
3777. 3,777破产pò chǎnto go bankrupt; to become impoverished
3778. 3,778给予jǐ yǔ(literary) to give; to accord; to render
3779. 3,779获huò(literary) to catch; to capture; (literary) to get; to obtain; to win
3780. 3,780伪造wěi zàoto forge; to fake
3781. 3,781出场chū chǎng(of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform; (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete
3782. 3,782半夜bàn yèmidnight; in the middle of the night
3783. 3,783名义míng yìname; titular
3784. 3,784富fùrich; abundant
3785. 3,785崔cuī(literary) (of mountains) lofty
3786. 3,786查看chá kànto look over; to examine
3787. 3,787赌场dǔ chǎngcasino
3788. 3,788东京Dōng jīngTokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)
3789. 3,789力气lì qiphysical strength
3790. 3,790官司guān silawsuit; CL:場|场[cháng]
3791. 3,791掩盖yǎn gàito conceal; to hide behind
3792. 3,792立lìto stand; to set up
3793. 3,793过夜guò yèto spend the night; overnight
3794. 3,794以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more
3795. 3,795发作fā zuòto flare up; to break out
3796. 3,796团结tuán jiéto unite; unity; solidarity
3797. 3,797挑选tiāo xuǎnto choose; to select
3798. 3,798救援jiù yuánto save; to support
3799. 3,799趴pāto lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc)
3800. 3,800速sùfast; rapid

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.