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 4,501–4,600

Ordered by frequency
  1. 附fùto add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached
  2. 因素yīn sùelement; factor
  3. 威wēipower; might
  4. 希xīto hope; to admire
  5. 戳chuōto jab; to poke
  6. 敞开chǎng kāito open wide; unrestrictedly
  7. 普通人pǔ tōng rénordinary person; private citizen
  8. 郁闷yù mèngloomy; depressed
  9. 陈述chén shùan assertion; to declare
  10. 不足bù zúinsufficient; lacking
  11. 仙xiānimmortal
  12. 好听hǎo tīngpleasant to hear
  13. 帕pàto wrap; kerchief
  14. 赐cì(bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant; (literary) gift; favor
  15. 边境biān jìngfrontier; border
  16. 发给fā gěito issue; to grant
  17. 壮zhuàngto strengthen; strong
  18. 挡住dǎng zhùto obstruct
  19. 掩饰yǎn shìto cover up; to conceal
  20. 操心cāo xīnto worry about
  21. 疑问yí wènquestion; interrogation
  22. 疗法liáo fǎtherapy; treatment
  23. 例子lì zicase; (for) instance
  24. 条子tiáo zishort note; slip of paper
  25. 纳粹Nà cuìNazi (loanword)
  26. 终点zhōng diǎnthe end; end point
  27. 维护wéi hùto defend; to safeguard
  28. 雾wùfog; mist
  29. 亚洲Yà zhōuAsia (abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Yàxìyà Zhōu])
  30. 会议室huì yì shìmeeting room; conference room
  31. 屠杀tú shāto massacre; to slaughter
  32. 提名tí míngto nominate
  33. 望wàngfull moon; to hope
  34. 生死shēng sǐlife or death
  35. 芬fēnperfume; fragrance
  36. 董事会dǒng shì huìboard of directors
  37. 调情tiáo qíngto flirt
  38. 走向zǒu xiàngdirection; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)
  39. 躲避duǒ bìto hide; to evade
  40. 野蛮yě mánbarbarous; uncivilized
  41. 从前cóng qiánpreviously; formerly
  42. 厌恶yàn wùto loathe; to hate
  43. 口香糖kǒu xiāng tángchewing gum
  44. 火炬huǒ jù(flaming) torch; CL:把[bǎ]
  45. 留意liú yìto be mindful; to pay attention to
  46. 花样huā yàngpattern; way of doing sth
  47. 豆dòulegume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆[kē],粒[lì]); (old) stemmed cup or bowl
  48. 亲生qīn shēngone's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents)
  49. 仆人pú rénservant
  50. 天真tiān zhēnnaive; innocent
  51. 完事wán shìto be finished (with sth)
  52. 怎么着zěn me zhāowhat?; how?
  53. 播出bō chūto broadcast; to air (a TV program etc)
  54. 暖nuǎnwarm; to warm
  55. 滑稽huá jīcomical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gǔ jī]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
  56. 运用yùn yòngto use; to put to use
  57. 鼓gǔdrum; CL:通[tòng],面[miàn]
  58. 共事gòng shìto work together
  59. 懦夫nuò fūcoward
  60. 港gǎngharbor; port
  61. 漫长màn chángvery long; endless
  62. 终结zhōng jiéend; conclusion; to come to an end; to terminate (sth)
  63. 西雅图Xī yǎ túSeattle, Washington State
  64. 解脱jiě tuōto untie; to free
  65. 责怪zé guàito blame; to rebuke
  66. 土豆tǔ dòupotato (CL:個|个[gè]); (Tw) peanut (CL:顆|颗[kē])
  67. 来不及lái bu jíthere's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth)
  68. 狂热kuáng rèzealotry; fanatical
  69. 赞助zàn zhùto support; to assist
  70. 偶然ǒu ránincidentally; occasional
  71. 工程gōng chéngengineering; an engineering project
  72. 康kānghealthy; peaceful
  73. 德克萨斯Dé kè sà sīTexas
  74. 新泽西Xīn zé xīNew Jersey, US state
  75. 烦人fán rénto annoy; annoying
  76. 裂缝liè fèngcrack; crevice
  77. 丹尼尔Dān ní ěrDaniel (name)
  78. 堕落duò luòto degrade; to degenerate
  79. 掌声zhǎng shēngapplause; CL:陣|阵[zhèn]
  80. 有名yǒu míngfamous; well-known
  81. 杰瑞Jié ruìJerry or Gerry (name)
  82. 正当zhèng dāngtimely; just (when needed)
  83. 结尾jié wěiending; coda
  84. 翅膀chì bǎngwing; CL:個|个[gè],對|对[duì]
  85. 舞伴wǔ bàndancing partner
  86. 谜mèisee 謎兒|谜儿[mèi r], riddle
  87. 预料yù liàoto forecast; to anticipate
  88. 上演shàng yǎnto screen (a movie); to stage (a play)
  89. 合并hé bìngto merge; to annex
  90. 赞同zàn tóngto approve of; to endorse
  91. 高速gāo sùhigh speed; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gāosù gōnglù])
  92. 丢人diū rénto lose face
  93. 伊丽莎白Yī lì shā báiElizabeth (person name)
  94. 做事zuò shìto work; to handle matters
  95. 史蒂夫Shǐ dì fūSteve (male name)
  96. 处在chǔ zàito be situated at; to find oneself at
  97. 奖学金jiǎng xué jīnscholarship; CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
  98. 撤chèto remove; to take away
  99. 狱yùprison
  100. 用于yòng yúto use in; to use on; to use for

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.