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 4,001–4,100

Ordered by frequency
  1. 医师yī shīdoctor
  2. 大海dà hǎisea; ocean
  3. 脱离tuō líto separate oneself from; to break away from
  4. 酗酒xù jiǔheavy drinking; to get drunk
  5. 哈罗hā luóhello (loanword)
  6. 此刻cǐ kèthis moment; now
  7. 羞辱xiū rǔto humiliate; to shame
  8. 贷款dài kuǎna loan; CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
  9. 女神nǚ shéngoddess; nymph
  10. 寻常xún chángusual; common; ordinary
  11. 堵dǔto block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole)
  12. 柏林Bó línBerlin, capital of Germany
  13. 狠狠hěn hěnresolutely; firmly
  14. 胆小鬼dǎn xiǎo guǐcoward
  15. 节奏jié zòurhythm; tempo
  16. 补bǔto repair; to patch
  17. 质疑zhì yíto call into question; to question (truth or validity)
  18. 亲戚qīn qia relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[mén],個|个[gè],位[wèi]
  19. 拼命pīn mìngto do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
  20. 枕头zhěn toupillow
  21. 歌词gē císong lyric; lyrics
  22. 英yīnghero; outstanding
  23. 路过lù guòto pass by or through
  24. 钓diàoto fish with a hook and line; to angle
  25. 香水xiāng shuǐperfume; cologne
  26. 高尔夫gāo ěr fūgolf (loanword)
  27. 加速jiā sùto speed up; to expedite
  28. 地震dì zhènearthquake
  29. 外婆wài pó(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
  30. 才华cái huátalent; CL:份[fèn]
  31. 旧金山Jiù jīn shānSan Francisco, California
  32. 早饭zǎo fànbreakfast; CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān]
  33. 机票jī piàoair ticket; passenger ticket
  34. 弗fú(literary) not; used in transliteration
  35. 情节qíng jiécircumstances; plot; storyline
  36. 操作cāo zuòto work; to operate
  37. 昏hūnmuddle-headed; twilight
  38. 玩儿wán rto play; to have fun
  39. 转变zhuǎn biànto change; to transform
  40. 人体rén tǐhuman body
  41. 各自gè zìeach; respective
  42. 喜爱xǐ àito like; to love
  43. 摘zhāito take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc); to select; to pick out
  44. 施shī(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc); to distribute (alms etc)
  45. 最初zuì chūfirst; primary
  46. 武士wǔ shìwarrior; samurai
  47. 死因sǐ yīncause of death
  48. 组成zǔ chéngto form; to make up
  49. 专心zhuān xīnto focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)
  50. 参观cān guānto look around; to tour
  51. 屏幕píng mùscreen (TV, computer or movie)
  52. 杰夫Jié fūJeff or Geoff (name)
  53. 告别gào biéto leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to
  54. 枪杀qiāng shāto shoot dead
  55. 演唱会yǎn chàng huìvocal recital or concert
  56. 亲吻qīn wěnto kiss; kiss
  57. 吊diàoto suspend; to hang up
  58. 简jiǎnsimple; uncomplicated
  59. 不利bù lìunfavorable; disadvantageous
  60. 住处zhù chùresidence; dwelling
  61. 内疚nèi jiùguilty conscience; to feel a twinge of guilt
  62. 地位dì wèiposition; status
  63. 始终shǐ zhōngfrom beginning to end; all along
  64. 深处shēn chùabyss; depths
  65. 琼斯Qióng sīJones (name)
  66. 荡妇dàng fùslut; floozy; prostitute
  67. 贡献gòng xiànto contribute; to dedicate
  68. 运作yùn zuòto operate; operations
  69. 靴子xuē ziboots
  70. 呵hēexpel breath; my goodness
  71. 唇chúnlip
  72. 打交道dǎ jiāo dàoto come into contact with; to have dealings
  73. 火鸡huǒ jīturkey
  74. 车辆chē liàngvehicle
  75. 过于guò yúexcessively; too
  76. 井jǐnga well; CL:口[kǒu]
  77. 同伙tóng huǒcolleague; co-conspirator
  78. 图像tú xiàngimage; picture; graphic
  79. 安妮Ān nīAnnie (name)
  80. 撒旦Sā dànSatan or Shaitan
  81. 毙bìto die; to shoot dead
  82. 致zhì(literary) to send; to transmit; to convey; (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently
  83. 账户zhàng hùbank account; online account
  84. 隆lōngsound of drums
  85. 丰富fēng fùto enrich; rich
  86. 插手chā shǒuto get involved in; to meddle
  87. 股票gǔ piàoshare certificate; stock (finance)
  88. 访问fǎng wènto visit; to call on
  89. 赶来gǎn láito rush over
  90. 哎呀āi yāinterjection of wonder, shock or admiration
  91. 慷慨kāng kǎivehement; fervent; generous; magnanimous
  92. 押yāto mortgage; to pawn
  93. 细胞xì bāocell (biology)
  94. 设法shè fǎto try; to make an attempt
  95. 迷失mí shīto lose (one's bearings); to get lost
  96. 验尸yàn shīautopsy; postmortem examination
  97. 了结liǎo jiéto settle; to finish
  98. 形成xíng chéngto form; to take shape
  99. 来临lái línto approach; to come closer
  100. 汉hànman

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.