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 4,101–4,200

Ordered by frequency
  1. 潜力qián lìpotential; latent capacity
  2. 苏联Sū liánSoviet Union, 1922-1991; abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 蘇維埃社會主義共和國聯盟|苏维埃社会主义共和国联盟[Sū wéi āi Shè huì zhǔ yì Gòng hé guó Lián méng]
  3. 行业háng yètrade; profession; industry; business
  4. 外遇wài yùextramarital affair
  5. 沙拉shā lāsalad (loanword)
  6. 遵命zūn mìngto follow your orders; to do as you bid
  7. 主持人zhǔ chí rénhost; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor; (Tw) (research project) principal investigator (PI); program director
  8. 举动jǔ dòngact; action
  9. 倒数dào shǔto count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down
  10. 费城Fèi chéngPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania; abbr. for 費拉德爾菲亞|费拉德尔菲亚[Fèi lā dé ěr fēi yà]
  11. 少女shào nǚgirl; young lady
  12. 就算jiù suàn(coll.) even if
  13. 戏剧xì jùa drama; a play; theater; script of a play
  14. 鸽子gē zipigeon; dove
  15. 保镖bǎo biāobodyguard
  16. 奈nàiused in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wú nài] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mò kě nài hé] (literary); used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words
  17. 执照zhí zhàolicense; permit
  18. 抗议kàng yìto protest; protest
  19. 热线rè xiànhotline (communications link)
  20. 童tóngchild
  21. 军人jūn rénserviceman; soldier
  22. 偏piānto lean; to slant
  23. 周年zhōu niánanniversary; annual
  24. 旅游lǚ yóutrip; journey
  25. 沟通gōu tōngto join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
  26. 身份证shēn fèn zhèngidentity card; ID
  27. 伯bǎione hundred (old)
  28. 偶ǒuaccidental; image
  29. 八卦bā guàthe eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yì jīng]; gossip
  30. 哭泣kū qìto weep
  31. 指责zhǐ zéto criticize; to find fault with
  32. 政策zhèng cèpolicy; CL:個|个[gè]
  33. 星期天Xīng qī tiānSunday; CL:個|个[gè]
  34. 汽油qì yóugasoline
  35. 财富cái fùwealth; riches
  36. 侄子zhí zibrother's son; nephew
  37. 公gōngpublic; collectively owned
  38. 叶xiéto be in harmony
  39. 泰勒Tài lèTaylor (name)
  40. 献xiànto offer; to present
  41. 良心liáng xīnconscience
  42. 嗑kèto crack (seeds) between one's teeth
  43. 容忍róng rěnto put up with; to tolerate
  44. 永不yǒng bùnever; will never
  45. 舞步wǔ bùdance steps
  46. 使得shǐ deusable; serviceable; feasible; workable; doable
  47. 依yīto depend on; to comply with or listen to sb
  48. 健身jiàn shēnto exercise; to keep fit
  49. 卡片kǎ piàncard
  50. 周日Zhōu rìSunday; diurnal
  51. 恤xùanxiety; sympathy
  52. 空军kōng jūnair force
  53. 脱衣舞tuō yī wǔstriptease
  54. 驾jiàto harness; to draw (a cart etc)
  55. 佛罗里达Fú luó lǐ dáFlorida
  56. 倒下dǎo xiàto collapse; to topple over
  57. 分离fēn líto separate
  58. 后门hòu ménback door; back gate; (fig.) back-door influence; under-the-table dealings
  59. 战胜zhàn shèngto prevail over; to defeat
  60. 纯chúnpure; simple
  61. 披pīto drape over one's shoulders; to open
  62. 果汁guǒ zhīfruit juice
  63. 渣zhāslag (in mining or smelting); dregs
  64. 被迫bèi pòto be compelled; to be forced
  65. 亲手qīn shǒupersonally; with one's own hands
  66. 大众dà zhòngthe masses; the great bulk of the population
  67. 寂寞jì mòlonely; lonesome
  68. 尊严zūn yándignity; sanctity
  69. 未婚夫wèi hūn fūfiancé
  70. 毛巾máo jīntowel; CL:條|条[tiáo]
  71. 清除qīng chúto clear away; to eliminate
  72. 演戏yǎn xìto put on a play; to perform
  73. 狂欢kuáng huānparty; carousal
  74. 单位dān wèiunit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole)
  75. 定位dìng wèito orientate; to position
  76. 帽màohat; cap
  77. 核弹hé dànnuclear warhead
  78. 没准méi zhǔnnot sure; maybe
  79. 芯片xīn piàncomputer chip; microchip
  80. 作战zuò zhàncombat; to fight
  81. 手铐shǒu kàomanacles; handcuffs
  82. 收音机shōu yīn jīradio; CL:臺|台[tái]
  83. 百老汇Bǎi lǎo huìBroadway (New York City)
  84. 作者zuò zhěauthor; writer
  85. 平民píng mínordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged); civilian (contrasted with the military)
  86. 论文lùn wénpaper; treatise
  87. 遗嘱yí zhǔtestament; will
  88. 韩HánHan, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
  89. 伴侣bàn lǚcompanion; mate
  90. 体重tǐ zhòngbody weight
  91. 向前xiàng qiánforward; onward
  92. 多亏duō kuīthanks to; luckily
  93. 巴西Bā xīBrazil
  94. 艳yàncolorful; splendid
  95. 预感yù gǎnto have a premonition; premonition
  96. 业yèline of business; industry
  97. 友yǒufriend
  98. 口味kǒu wèia person's preferences; tastes (in food)
  99. 固定gù dìngto fix; to fasten
  100. 感冒gǎn màoto catch cold; (common) cold

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.