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 401–500

Ordered by frequency
  1. 拜托bài tuōto request sb to do sth; please!
  2. 女儿nǚ érdaughter
  3. 抓zhuāto grab; to catch
  4. 小姐xiǎo jieyoung lady; miss
  5. 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement
  6. 赢yíngto beat; to win
  7. 消息xiāo xinews; information
  8. 女nǚfemale; woman
  9. 忙mángbusy; hurriedly
  10. 或许huò xǔperhaps; maybe
  11. 如此rú cǐlike this; so; such
  12. 队duìsquadron; team
  13. 无法wú fǎunable to; incapable of
  14. 房子fáng zihouse; building (single- or two-story)
  15. 拉lāto pull; to play (a bowed instrument)
  16. 衣服yī fuclothes; CL:件[jiàn],套[tào]
  17. 听说tīng shuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that)
  18. 救jiùto save; to assist
  19. 参加cān jiāto participate; to take part
  20. 办法bàn fǎmeans; method
  21. 睡shuìto sleep; to lie down
  22. 唯一wéi yīonly; sole
  23. 回去huí quto return; to go back
  24. 人们rén menpeople
  25. 晚wǎnevening; night
  26. 该死gāi sǐDamn it!; damned
  27. 闭bìto close; to stop up
  28. 选择xuǎn zéto select; to pick; choice; option; alternativeIn context
  29. 坏huàibad; spoiled
  30. 原因yuán yīncause; origin
  31. 下去xià qùto go down; to descend
  32. 受shòuto receive; to accept
  33. 连liánto link; to join
  34. 好好hǎo hǎowell; carefully; nicely; properly
  35. 全quánall; whole
  36. 确实què shíindeed; really
  37. 挺tǐngstraight; erect
  38. 此cǐthis; these
  39. 水shuǐwater; river
  40. 混蛋hún dànscoundrel; bastard
  41. 杯bēicup; trophy cup
  42. 保证bǎo zhèngguarantee; to guarantee
  43. 学校xué xiàoschool; CL:所[suǒ]
  44. 卖màito sell; to betray
  45. 信xìnletter; mail
  46. 接受jiē shòuto accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
  47. 改变gǎi biànto change; to alter
  48. 舞wǔto dance; to wield
  49. 看来kàn laiapparently; it seems that
  50. 高gāohigh; tall
  51. 麻烦má fantrouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying
  52. 出现chū xiànto appear; to arise
  53. 打算dǎ suànto plan; to intendIn context
  54. 电影diàn yǐngmovie; film; CL:部[bù],片[piàn],幕[mù],場|场[chǎng]
  55. 试shìto test; to try
  56. 身上shēn shangon the body; at hand
  57. 房间fáng jiānroom; CL:間|间[jiān],個|个[gè]
  58. 美měibeautiful; very satisfactory; good
  59. 不管bù guǎnnot to be concerned; regardless of
  60. 书shūbook; letter
  61. 特别tè biéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly
  62. 注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
  63. 查cháto research; to check
  64. 球qiúball; sphere
  65. 忘wàngto forget; to overlook
  66. 甚至shèn zhìeven; so much so that
  67. 保护bǎo hùto protect; to defend
  68. 真正zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed
  69. 结果jiē guǒto bear fruit; CL:個|个[gè]
  70. 表现biǎo xiànto show; to show off
  71. 拍pāito pat; to clap
  72. 其实qí shíactually; in fact; really
  73. 小心xiǎo xīnto be careful; to take care
  74. 进来jìn láito come in
  75. 路lùroad (CL:條|条[tiáo]); journey
  76. 呆dāifoolish; stupid
  77. 四sìfour; 4
  78. 久jiǔ(long) time; (long) duration of time
  79. 当时dāng shíthen; at that time
  80. 或huòmaybe; perhaps
  81. 懂dǒngto understand; to comprehend
  82. 只有zhǐ yǒuonly have ...; there is only ...
  83. 怎么办zěn me bànwhat's to be done
  84. 第dì(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[dì-liù] "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed
  85. 马mǎhorse; CL:匹[pǐ]
  86. 讲jiǎngto speak; to explain
  87. 绝对jué duìabsolute; unconditional
  88. 长官zhǎng guānsenior official; senior officer
  89. 员yuán(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity; (bound form) member
  90. 进去jìn qùto go in
  91. 至少zhì shǎoat least; (to say the) least
  92. 律师lǜ shīlawyer
  93. 喔ō(interjection) oh; I see (used to indicate realization, understanding)
  94. 整个zhěng gèwhole; entire
  95. 听到tīng dàoto hear
  96. 表演biǎo yǎnplay; show
  97. 正在zhèng zàijust at (that time); right in (that place)
  98. 无wúnot to have; no
  99. 已yǐalready; to stop
  100. 笑xiàoto laugh; to smile; to laugh at

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.