Top 5,000 Chinese words

4401. 4,401拽zhuāito throw; to fling
4402. 4,402旅途lǚ tújourney; trip
4403. 4,403狮子shī zilion; CL:隻|只[zhī],頭|头[tóu]
4404. 4,404赞zànto patronize; to support
4405. 4,405高潮gāo cháohigh tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity
4406. 4,406住嘴zhù zuǐto hold one's tongue; Shut up!
4407. 4,407信念xìn niànfaith; belief
4408. 4,408服从fú cóngto obey (an order); to comply
4409. 4,409温度wēn dùtemperature; CL:個|个[gè]
4410. 4,410火焰huǒ yànblaze; flame
4411. 4,411盐yánsalt; CL:粒[lì]
4412. 4,412真诚zhēn chéngsincere; genuine; true
4413. 4,413老家伙lǎo jiā huo(coll.) old fellow; old codger
4414. 4,414音乐会yīn yuè huìconcert; CL:場|场[chǎng]
4415. 4,415基本上jī běn shangbasically; on the whole
4416. 4,416展开zhǎn kāito unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out
4417. 4,417市民shì míncity resident
4418. 4,418接通jiē tōngto connect; to put through
4419. 4,419极度jí dùextremely
4420. 4,420深深shēn shēndeep; profound
4421. 4,421皇家huáng jiāroyal; imperial household
4422. 4,422贿赂huì lùto bribe; a bribe
4423. 4,423青少年qīng shào niánadolescent; youth
4424. 4,424伯爵bó juéearl; count
4425. 4,425出售chū shòuto sell; to offer for sale
4426. 4,426卡拉kǎ lākaraoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
4427. 4,427后台hòu táibackstage area; behind-the-scenes supporter
4428. 4,428奥斯卡Ào sī kǎ(film industry) Oscar (Academy Award); CL:屆|届[jiè]
4429. 4,429女巫nǚ wūwitch
4430. 4,430故障gù zhàngmalfunction; breakdown
4431. 4,431签署qiān shǔto sign (an agreement)
4432. 4,432金子jīn zigold
4433. 4,433饱bǎoto eat till full; satisfied
4434. 4,434双方shuāng fāngbilateral; both sides
4435. 4,435对了duì leCorrect!; Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention)
4436. 4,436数量shù liàngamount; quantity (CL:個|个[gè]); quantitative
4437. 4,437猜测cāi cèto guess; to conjecture
4438. 4,438相比xiāng bǐto compare
4439. 4,439罗伯特Luó bó tèRobert (name)
4440. 4,440舱cāngcabin; the hold of a ship or airplane
4441. 4,441颈gěngused in 脖頸兒|脖颈儿[bógěngr]
4442. 4,442僵尸jiāng shīgyonshi; jiang shi
4443. 4,443匹配pǐ pèito mate or marry; to match
4444. 4,444窒息zhì xīto choke; to stifle
4445. 4,445创作chuàng zuòto create; to produce; to write; a creative work; a creation
4446. 4,446卫生wèi shēnghealth; hygiene
4447. 4,447处女chǔ nǚvirgin; maiden; maiden (voyage etc); virgin (land); (a novelist's) first (work)
4448. 4,448打仗dǎ zhàngto fight a battle; to go to war
4449. 4,449牌子pái zisign; trademark
4450. 4,450象征xiàng zhēngemblem; symbol
4451. 4,451陷xiànpitfall; trap
4452. 4,452分散fēn sànto scatter; to disperse
4453. 4,453小声xiǎo shēngin a low voice; (speak) in whispers
4454. 4,454开放kāi fàngto bloom; to open
4455. 4,455老是lǎo shialways
4456. 4,456逛guàngto stroll; to visit
4457. 4,457住院zhù yuànto be in hospital; to be hospitalized
4458. 4,458何不hé bùwhy not?; why not do (sth)?
4459. 4,459冻dòngto freeze; to feel very cold
4460. 4,460告知gào zhīto inform
4461. 4,461大型dà xínglarge; large-scale
4462. 4,462忍不住rěn bu zhùcannot help; unable to bear
4463. 4,463搜寻sōu xúnto search; to look for
4464. 4,464浴缸yù gāngbathtub
4465. 4,465球场qiú chǎngstadium; sports ground
4466. 4,466咋zǎdialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zěnme]; Taiwan pr. [zé]
4467. 4,467指出zhǐ chūto indicate; to point out
4468. 4,468迪克Dí kèDick (person name)
4469. 4,469三十sān shíthirty; 30
4470. 4,470候选人hòu xuǎn réncandidate; CL:名[míng]
4471. 4,471勇士yǒng shìa warrior; a brave person
4472. 4,472坟墓fén mùgrave; tomb
4473. 4,473夜总会yè zǒng huìnightclub; nightspot
4474. 4,474宗zōngschool; sect
4475. 4,475官方guān fānggovernment; official (approved or issued by an authority)
4476. 4,476推测tuī cèspeculation; to conjecture
4477. 4,477文明wén míngcivilized; civilization
4478. 4,478晒shài(of the sun) to shine on; to bask in (the sunshine)
4479. 4,479棕色zōng sèbrown
4480. 4,480牙医yá yīdentist
4481. 4,481竟jìngunexpectedly; actually
4482. 4,482降临jiàng línto descend; to arrive
4483. 4,483实施shí shīto implement; to carry out
4484. 4,484审问shěn wènto interrogate; to examine
4485. 4,485曲子qǔ zipoem for singing; tune
4486. 4,486核hépit; stone
4487. 4,487舒适shū shìcozy; snug
4488. 4,488舰队jiàn duìfleet; CL:支[zhī]
4489. 4,489见证jiàn zhèngto be witness to; witness
4490. 4,490计算机jì suàn jīcomputer; (Tw) calculator
4491. 4,491厚hòuthick; deep or profound
4492. 4,492呜wū(onom.) for humming or whimpering
4493. 4,493大象dà xiàngelephant; CL:隻|只[zhī]
4494. 4,494头疼tóu téngheadache
4495. 4,495晚宴wǎn yànbanquet; dinner party
4496. 4,496玛mǎagate; cornelian
4497. 4,497贵族guì zúlord; nobility
4498. 4,498魔力mó lìmagic; magic power
4499. 4,499以防万一yǐ fáng wàn yīto guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case; prepared for any eventualities
4500. 4,500弯wānto bend; bent

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.