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 4,301–4,400

Ordered by frequency
  1. 局面jú miànaspect; phase
  2. 批评pī píngto criticize; criticism; CL:次[cì],番[fān]
  3. 操纵cāo zòngto operate; to control
  4. 浪làngwave; breaker
  5. 深入shēn rùto penetrate deeply; thorough
  6. 逃离táo líto run out; to escape
  7. 重建chóng jiànto rebuild; to reestablish
  8. 回应huí yìngto respond; response
  9. 失业shī yèunemployment; to lose one's job
  10. 毫不háo bùhardly; not in the least
  11. 滚蛋gǔn dànget out of here!; beat it!
  12. 设置shè zhìto set up; to install
  13. 香烟xiāng yāncigarette; smoke from burning incense
  14. 上门shàng ménto drop in; to visit
  15. 克服kè fú(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer
  16. 全面quán miànall-around; comprehensive
  17. 将要jiāng yàowill; shall
  18. 按钮àn niǔpush button
  19. 歪wāiaskew; at a crooked angle
  20. 超市chāo shìsupermarket (abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场[chāojí shìchǎng]); CL:家[jiā]
  21. 问好wèn hǎoto say hello to; to send one's regards to
  22. 难怪nán guài(it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)
  23. 鸡尾酒jī wěi jiǔcocktail (loanword)
  24. 两者liǎng zhěboth sides
  25. 公爵gōng juéduke; dukedom
  26. 奇妙qí miàowonderful; marvelous; intriguing; mysterious; strange
  27. 收获shōu huòto harvest; to reap
  28. 瘾君子yǐn jūn zǐopium eater; drug addict
  29. 计算jì suànto count; to calculate
  30. 代理dài lǐto act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy
  31. 厨师chú shīcook; chef
  32. 喘chuǎnto gasp; to pant
  33. 守卫shǒu wèito guard; to defend
  34. 排队pái duìto line up
  35. 是不是shì bù shìis or isn't; yes or no
  36. 有利yǒu lìadvantageous; favorable
  37. 歇xiēto rest; to take a break
  38. 消除xiāo chúto eliminate; to remove
  39. 牢房láo fángjail cell; prison cell
  40. 要不然yào bù ránotherwise; or else
  41. 例如lì rúfor example; for instance; such as
  42. 扮bànto disguise oneself as; to dress up
  43. 捐赠juān zèngto contribute (as a gift); to donate
  44. 佛fúseemingly
  45. 冬天dōng tiānwinter; CL:個|个[gè]
  46. 场面chǎng miànscene; spectacle
  47. 尖jiānpointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing
  48. 当年dāng niánin those days; then
  49. 有史以来yǒu shǐ yǐ láisince the beginning of history
  50. 约定yuē dìngto agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain
  51. 纯粹chún cuìpure; unadulterated
  52. 防止fáng zhǐto prevent; to guard against
  53. 幢chuángbanner
  54. 报应bào yìng(Buddhism) divine retribution; karma
  55. 控告kòng gàoto accuse; to charge; to indict
  56. 无关紧要wú guān jǐn yàoindifferent; insignificant
  57. 来电lái diànincoming telephone call (or telegram); to phone in; to send in a telegram
  58. 海边hǎi biāncoast; seaside
  59. 窝wōnest; pit or hollow on the human body
  60. 脑海nǎo hǎithe mind; the brain
  61. 荣耀róng yàohonor; glory
  62. 合约hé yuēcontract; agreement; CL:份[fèn]
  63. 明明míng míngobviously; plainly
  64. 植物zhí wùplant; vegetation
  65. 谨慎jǐn shèncautious; prudent
  66. 超越chāo yuèto surpass; to exceed; to transcend
  67. 轿车jiào chēenclosed carriage for carrying passengers; motor carriage
  68. 镇子zhèn zitown; village
  69. 原始yuán shǐfirst; original
  70. 呦yōuOh! (exclamation of dismay etc); used in 呦呦[yōuyōu]
  71. 官员guān yuánofficial (in an organization or government); administrator
  72. 凯瑟琳Kǎi sè línCatherine (name); Katherine
  73. 塑料sù liàoplastics; CL:種|种[zhǒng]
  74. 时空shí kōngtime and place; world of a particular locale and era
  75. 甲jiǎfirst of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]; (used for an unspecified person or thing)
  76. 神经病shén jīng bìngmental disorder; neuropathy
  77. 不惜bù xīnot stint; not spare
  78. 发火fā huǒto catch fire; to ignite
  79. 服务员fú wù yuánwaiter; waitress
  80. 服用fú yòngto take (medicine)
  81. 犹豫yóu yùto hesitate
  82. 祷告dǎo gàoto pray; prayer
  83. 从此cóng cǐfrom now on; since then
  84. 出价chū jiàto bid
  85. 回见huí jiànSee you later!
  86. 弱点ruò diǎnweak point; failing
  87. 放学fàng xuéto dismiss students at the end of the school day
  88. 永恒yǒng héngeternal; everlasting
  89. 祖父zǔ fùfather's father; paternal grandfather
  90. 下载xià zǎito download; also pr. [xiàzài]
  91. 企业qǐ yècompany; firm; enterprise; corporation; CL:家[jiā]
  92. 凯kǎi(bound form) triumphal music; (Tw) (coll.) generous with money; lavish in spending
  93. 家具jiā jùfurniture; CL:件[jiàn],套[tào]
  94. 恶作剧è zuò jùpractical joke; prank
  95. 投诉tóu sùcomplaint; to complain; to register a complaint (esp. as a customer)
  96. 月亮yuè liangthe moon
  97. 穷qióngpoor; destitute
  98. 蜜月mì yuèhoneymoon
  99. 雇员gù yuánemployee
  100. 凉liángcool; 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.