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 4,201–4,300

Ordered by frequency
  1. 锻炼duàn liànto toughen; to temper
  2. 小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuchild; CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 注册zhù cèto register; to enroll
  4. 肿瘤zhǒng liútumor
  5. 遭受zāo shòuto suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)
  6. 发布fā bùto release; to issue
  7. 名声míng shēngreputation
  8. 工作室gōng zuò shìstudio; workshop
  9. 木头mù touslow-witted; blockhead
  10. 气味qì wèiodor; scent
  11. 状zhuàngaccusation; suit
  12. 英俊yīng jùnhandsome
  13. 预算yù suànbudget
  14. 余生yú shēngthe remaining years of one's life; survival (after a disaster)
  15. 公布gōng bùto announce; to make public; to publish
  16. 图片tú piànpicture; photograph; CL:張|张[zhāng]
  17. 患者huàn zhěpatient; sufferer
  18. 敲门qiāo ménto knock on a door
  19. 新年xīn niánNew Year; CL:個|个[gè]
  20. 果然guǒ ránreally; sure enough
  21. 锁定suǒ dìngto lock (a door); to close with a latch
  22. 首席shǒu xíchief (representative, correspondent etc)
  23. 品pǐn(bound form) article; commodity; product; goods; (bound form) grade; rank
  24. 引发yǐn fāto lead to; to trigger
  25. 影片yǐng piàna copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie
  26. 痕hénscar; traces
  27. 阴影yīn yǐng(lit. and fig.) shadow
  28. 高手gāo shǒuexpert; past master
  29. 右手yòu shǒuright hand; right-hand side
  30. 手法shǒu fǎtechnique; trick
  31. 村子cūn zivillage
  32. 海洋hǎi yángocean; CL:個|个[gè]
  33. 滋味zī wèitaste; flavor
  34. 爱好ài hàoto like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby
  35. 霍华德Huò huá déHoward (name)
  36. 乐观lè guānoptimistic; hopeful
  37. 作弊zuò bìto practice fraud; to cheat
  38. 创伤chuāng shāngwound; injury; trauma
  39. 征服zhēng fúto conquer; to subdue
  40. 损伤sǔn shāngto harm; to damage
  41. 果guǒfruit; result
  42. 涉及shè jíto involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon
  43. 至今zhì jīnso far; to this day
  44. 预备yù bèito prepare; to make ready
  45. 小屋xiǎo wūcabin; lodge
  46. 罗杰Luó jiéRoger
  47. 全家quán jiāwhole family
  48. 友善yǒu shànfriendly
  49. 报仇bào chóuto take revenge; to avenge
  50. 禁jīnto endure
  51. 称之为chēng zhī wéito call it...; known as...
  52. 蝙蝠biān fú(zoology) bat
  53. 认罪rèn zuìto admit guilt; to plead guilty
  54. 骨折gǔ zhéto suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break
  55. 争论zhēng lùnto argue; to debate
  56. 亲近qīn jìnintimate; to get close to
  57. 人数rén shùnumber of people
  58. 打搅dǎ jiǎoto disturb; to trouble; to bother
  59. 春天chūn tiānspring (season); CL:個|个[gè]
  60. 浑身hún shēnall over; from head to foot
  61. 荣róngglory; honor
  62. 众zhòng(bound form) crowd; multitude; (bound form) many; numerous
  63. 公车gōng chēbus; abbr. for 公共汽車|公共汽车[gōng gòng qì chē]
  64. 回归huí guīto return to; to retreat
  65. 安全带ān quán dàiseat belt; safety belt
  66. 州长zhōu zhǎnggovernor (of a province or colony); (US) state governor
  67. 上升shàng shēngto rise; to go up
  68. 丹尼斯Dān ní sīDennis (name)
  69. 听话tīng huàto do what one is told; obedient
  70. 尽头jìn tóuend; extremity; limit
  71. 布置bù zhìto put in order; to arrange
  72. 收藏shōu cángto collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark; a collection
  73. 鲁lǔ(bound form) crass; stupid
  74. 勒索lè suǒto blackmail; to extort
  75. 名片míng piàn(business) card
  76. 天上tiān shàngcelestial; heavenly
  77. 治愈zhì yùto cure; to restore to health; uplifting; heartwarming
  78. 泄露xiè lùto leak (information); to divulge; also pr. [xiè lòu]
  79. 陌生mò shēngstrange; unfamiliar
  80. 业余yè yúin one's spare time; outside working hours
  81. 佳jiābeautiful; fine
  82. 典礼diǎn lǐceremony; celebration
  83. 参赛cān sàito compete; to take part in a competition
  84. 商场shāng chǎngshopping mall; shopping center
  85. 回复huí fùto reply; to recover
  86. 当晚dāng wǎnon that evening
  87. 炸药zhà yàoexplosive (material)
  88. 着迷zháo míto be fascinated; to be captivated
  89. 驾照jià zhàodriver's license
  90. 鸭子yā ziduck; male prostitute (slang)
  91. 产chǎnto give birth; to reproduce
  92. 人才rén cáitalent; talented person
  93. 传送chuán sòngto convey; to deliver; to transmit
  94. 召唤zhào huànto summon; to beckon
  95. 安息ān xīto rest; to go to sleep; to rest in peace
  96. 巴士bā shìbus (loanword); motor coach
  97. 战术zhàn shùtactics
  98. 抵抗dǐ kàngto resist; resistance
  99. 皆jiēall; each and every
  100. 索suǒto search; to demand

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.