Top 5,000 Chinese words

3901. 3,901蜡烛là zhúcandle; CL:根[gēn],支[zhī]
3902. 3,902可卡因kě kǎ yīncocaine (loanword)
3903. 3,903棺材guān caicoffin; CL:具[jù],口[kǒu]
3904. 3,904精神病jīng shén bìngmental disorder; psychosis
3905. 3,905迅速xùn sùrapid; speedy
3906. 3,906仁慈rén cíbenevolent; charitable
3907. 3,907前途qián túprospects; future outlook
3908. 3,908差劲chà jìnbad; no good
3909. 3,909情形qíng xingcircumstances; situation
3910. 3,910意志yì zhìwill; willpower; determination
3911. 3,911手表shǒu biǎowristwatch; CL:塊|块[kuài],隻|只[zhī],個|个[gè]
3912. 3,912测cèto survey; to measure
3913. 3,913牛排niú páisteak
3914. 3,914立场lì chǎngposition; standpoint
3915. 3,915领带lǐng dàinecktie; CL:條|条[tiáo]
3916. 3,916一向yī xiànga period of time in the recent past; (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time
3917. 3,917导弹dǎo dàn(guided) missile; CL:枚[méi]
3918. 3,918成立chéng lìto establish; to set up
3919. 3,919无比wú bǐincomparable; matchless
3920. 3,920现代xiàn dàimodern times; modern age
3921. 3,921甜蜜tián mìsweet; happy
3922. 3,922隧道suì dàotunnel
3923. 3,923弱ruòweak; feeble; young
3924. 3,924曼哈顿Màn hā dùnManhattan island; Manhattan borough of New York City
3925. 3,925本事běn shìsource material; original story
3926. 3,926移植yí zhíto transplant
3927. 3,927突破tū pòto break through; to make a breakthrough
3928. 3,928野兽yě shòubeast; wild animal
3929. 3,929妨碍fáng àito hinder; to obstruct
3930. 3,930尾wěitail; remainder
3931. 3,931摩móto rub
3932. 3,932爱人ài renspouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)
3933. 3,933评审píng shěnto appraise; to evaluate
3934. 3,934一共yī gòngaltogether
3935. 3,935双手shuāng shǒuboth hands
3936. 3,936挥huīto wave; to brandish
3937. 3,937未婚妻wèi hūn qīfiancée
3938. 3,938液yè(bound form) a liquid; also pr. [yì]
3939. 3,939巫师wū shīwizard; magician
3940. 3,940指令zhǐ lìngorder; command
3941. 3,941碰巧pèng qiǎoby chance; by coincidence
3942. 3,942终zhōngend; finish
3943. 3,943伦lúnhuman relationship; order
3944. 3,944石油shí yóuoil; petroleum
3945. 3,945装饰zhuāng shìto decorate; decoration
3946. 3,946保释bǎo shìto release on bail; to bail
3947. 3,947写信xiě xìnto write a letter
3948. 3,948朗lǎngclear; bright
3949. 3,949舌jīused in 喇舌[lǎ jī] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
3950. 3,950奶油nǎi yóucream; butter
3951. 3,951姓名xìng míngsurname and given name; full name
3952. 3,952撤退chè tuìto retreat
3953. 3,953沿着yán zheto go along; to follow
3954. 3,954老天爷lǎo tiān yéGod; Heavens
3955. 3,955诊断zhěn duànto diagnose
3956. 3,956叛徒pàn tútraitor; turncoat
3957. 3,957悲惨bēi cǎnmiserable; tragic
3958. 3,958成人chéng rénto reach adulthood; an adult
3959. 3,959瓶子píng zibottle; CL:個|个[gè]
3960. 3,960资源zī yuánnatural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)
3961. 3,961模式mó shìmode; method
3962. 3,962抗kàngto resist; to fight
3963. 3,963教师jiào shīteacher; CL:個|个[gè]
3964. 3,964鸡肉jī ròuchicken meat
3965. 3,965一阵yī zhèna burst; a fit
3966. 3,966君jūnmonarch; lord
3967. 3,967基于jī yúbecause of; on the basis of
3968. 3,968忽略hū lüèto neglect; to overlook; to ignore
3969. 3,969西部xī bùwestern part
3970. 3,970预测yù cèto forecast; to predict
3971. 3,971风暴fēng bàostorm; violent commotion
3972. 3,972优雅yōu yǎgrace; graceful
3973. 3,973埃及Āi jíEgypt
3974. 3,974外表wài biǎoexternal; outside
3975. 3,975小事xiǎo shìtrifle; trivial matter
3976. 3,976幕后mù hòubehind the scenes
3977. 3,977法医fǎ yīforensic investigator; forensic detective
3978. 3,978独特dú tèunique; distinctive
3979. 3,979苏sūused in 嚕囌|噜苏[lūsū]
3980. 3,980干扰gān rǎoto disturb; to interfere
3981. 3,981沉chénto submerge; to immerse
3982. 3,982额外é wàiextra; added
3983. 3,983作案zuò ànto commit a crime
3984. 3,984减少jiǎn shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
3985. 3,985国会Guó huìParliament (UK); Congress (US)
3986. 3,986房租fáng zūrent for a room or house
3987. 3,987欺负qī futo bully
3988. 3,988牵qiānto lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether)
3989. 3,989田tiánfield; farm
3990. 3,990防守fáng shǒuto defend; to protect (against)
3991. 3,991体会tǐ huìto know from experience; to learn through experience
3992. 3,992挽救wǎn jiùto save; to remedy
3993. 3,993数据库shù jù kùdatabase
3994. 3,994上台shàng táito rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater)
3995. 3,995生产shēng chǎnto produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child
3996. 3,996腰yāowaist; lower back
3997. 3,997播放bō fàngto broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
3998. 3,998泥nímud; clay
3999. 3,999街道jiē dàostreet; CL:條|条[tiáo]
4000. 4,000光明guāng mínglight; radiance

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.