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 4,701–4,800

Ordered by frequency
  1. 头绪tóu xùoutline; main threads
  2. 抽屉chōu tidrawer
  3. 氧气yǎng qìoxygen
  4. 点心diǎn xinlight refreshments; pastry
  5. 箭jiànarrow; CL:支[zhī]
  6. 血压xuè yāblood pressure
  7. 遗传yí chuánheredity; to inherit (a trait)
  8. 会员huì yuánmember
  9. 十足shí zúample; complete
  10. 拉拉lā lālesbian (Internet slang); Labrador retriever
  11. 朵duǒflower; earlobe
  12. 长期cháng qīlong term; long time
  13. 中学zhōng xuémiddle school
  14. 勾引gōu yǐnto seduce; to tempt
  15. 巨人jù réngiant
  16. 急救jí jiùto give emergency treatment; first aid
  17. 携带xié dàito carry (on one's person); to support (old)
  18. 此事cǐ shìthis matter
  19. 马车mǎ chēcart; chariot
  20. 不明bù míngnot clear; unknown
  21. 刻薄kè bóunkind; harsh
  22. 守护shǒu hùto guard; to protect
  23. 检验jiǎn yànto inspect; to examine
  24. 海伦Hǎi lúnHailun, county-level city in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang; Helen or Hélène (name)
  25. 焦虑jiāo lǜanxious; worried
  26. 狡猾jiǎo huácrafty; cunning; sly
  27. 过世guò shìto die; to pass away
  28. 阵zhèndisposition of troops; wave
  29. 一下子yī xià ziin a short while; all at once
  30. 共同点gòng tóng diǎncommon ground
  31. 写作xiě zuòto write; to compose
  32. 宿sùlodge for the night; old
  33. 德州Dé zhōuDezhou prefecture-level city in Shandong; abbr. for 德克薩斯州|德克萨斯州, Texas
  34. 无效wú xiàonot valid; ineffective
  35. 误解wù jiěto misunderstand; misunderstanding
  36. 贱jiàninexpensive; lowly
  37. 鉴于jiàn yúin view of; seeing that
  38. 风景fēng jǐngscenery; landscape
  39. 鼻bínose
  40. 丑陋chǒu lòuugly
  41. 例外lì wàiexception; to be an exception
  42. 垮kuǎto collapse (lit. or fig.)
  43. 大厦dà shà(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)
  44. 寸cùna unit of length; inch
  45. 慌huāngto get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得[dé]) unbearably; terribly
  46. 海洛因hǎi luò yīnheroin (loanword)
  47. 著zhùto make known; to show
  48. 震撼zhèn hànto shake; to shock
  49. 假发jiǎ fàwig
  50. 回合huí héone of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents; round (boxing etc)
  51. 打动dǎ dòngto move (to pity); arousing (sympathy)
  52. 电视剧diàn shì jùTV series; TV drama
  53. 赞美zàn měito admire; to praise
  54. 保卫bǎo wèito defend; to safeguard
  55. 其余qí yúthe rest; the others
  56. 减肥jiǎn féito lose weight
  57. 原地yuán dì(in) the original place; the place where one currently is
  58. 地步dì bùstage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); a (usu. bad) situation
  59. 威利Wēi lìWylie (name); Turrell Wylie, originator of the Wylie transcription of Tibetan script
  60. 打包dǎ bāoto wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out
  61. 执法zhí fǎto enforce a law; law enforcement
  62. 掐qiāto pick (flowers); to pinch
  63. 星期一Xīng qī yīMonday
  64. 服务生fú wù shēngserver (at a restaurant)
  65. 来得及lái de jíto have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it
  66. 民主mín zhǔdemocracy
  67. 电力diàn lìelectrical power; electricity
  68. 自在zì zaicomfortable; at ease
  69. 跳跃tiào yuèto jump; to leap
  70. 事务shì wù(political, economic etc) affairs; work
  71. 命名mìng míngto give a name to; to dub
  72. 妄想wàng xiǎngto attempt vainly; a vain attempt
  73. 宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse; lodge
  74. 撤销chè xiāoto repeal; to revoke
  75. 磨móto rub; to grind
  76. 防御fáng yùdefense; to defend
  77. 一无所有yī wú suǒ yǒunot having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together
  78. 创chuāng(bound form) a wound; to wound
  79. 司法sī fǎjudicial; (administration of) justice
  80. 客厅kè tīngdrawing room (room for arriving guests); living room
  81. 指引zhǐ yǐnto guide; to show
  82. 标biāomark; sign
  83. 解放jiě fàngto liberate; to emancipate
  84. 跪下guì xiato kneel down
  85. 院子yuàn zicourtyard; garden
  86. 预定yù dìngto schedule in advance
  87. 咒zhòuincantation; magic spell
  88. 回想huí xiǎngto recall; to recollect
  89. 新人xīn rénnewcomer; fresh talent
  90. 无视wú shìto ignore; to disregard
  91. 结构jié gòustructure; composition
  92. 谣言yáo yánrumor
  93. 越南Yuè nánVietnam; Vietnamese
  94. 轮椅lún yǐwheelchair
  95. 软弱ruǎn ruòweak; feeble
  96. 鹰yīngeagle; falcon
  97. 乱七八糟luàn qī bā zāo(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
  98. 十字架shí zì jiàcross; crucifix
  99. 大小dà xiǎolarge and small; size
  100. 好转hǎo zhuǎnto improve; to take a turn for the better

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.