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 501–600

Ordered by frequency
  1. 选xuǎnto choose; to pick
  2. 感到gǎn dàoto feel; to sense; to perceive
  3. 那边nà bianover there; yonder
  4. 远yuǎnfar; distant
  5. 儿érchild; son
  6. 故事gù shìold practiceIn context
  7. 疯fēnginsane; mad
  8. 换huànto exchange; to change (clothes etc)
  9. 结婚jié hūnto marry; to get married
  10. 猜cāito guess
  11. 咱们zán menwe or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me
  12. 床chuángbed; couch
  13. 处理chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish
  14. 妻子qī zǐwife and children
  15. 进行jìn xíngto advance; to conduct
  16. 内nèiinside; inner
  17. 是否shì fǒuwhether (or not); if
  18. 段duànparagraph; section
  19. 令língused in 脊令[jí líng]; used in 令狐[Líng hú] (Taiwan pr. [lìng])
  20. 刚刚gāng gangjust recently; just a moment ago
  21. 案子àn zilong table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job
  22. 行动xíng dòngoperation; action
  23. 第二dì èrsecond; number two
  24. 努力nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
  25. 害怕hài pàto be afraid; to be scared
  26. 酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine); liquor
  27. 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling)
  28. 调查diào cháinvestigation; inquiry
  29. 失去shī qùto lose
  30. 歌gēsong; CL:支[zhī],首[shǒu]
  31. 成功chéng gōngto succeed; success
  32. 唱chàngto sing; to call loudly
  33. 考虑kǎo lǜto think over; to considerIn context
  34. 刚才gāng cáijust now; a moment ago
  35. 约会yuē huìappointment; engagement
  36. 节目jié mùprogram; item (on a program)
  37. 通过tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
  38. 之间zhī jiān(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tán zhǐ zhī jiān])
  39. 别的bié deelse; other
  40. 学xuéto learn; to study
  41. 开心kāi xīnto feel happy; to rejoice
  42. 母亲mǔ qīnmother; also pr. [mǔ qin]
  43. 辆liàngclassifier for vehicles
  44. 主意zhǔ yiplan; idea
  45. 探tànto explore; to search out
  46. 丈夫zhàng fuhusband
  47. 变成biàn chéngto change into; to turn into
  48. 待dāito stay
  49. 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt
  50. 离chīmythical beast (archaic)
  51. 解释jiě shìexplanation; to explain
  52. 往wǎngto go (in a direction); to
  53. 万mòused in 万俟[Mò qí]
  54. 联系lián xìconnection; contact
  55. 派pāused in 派司[pāsi]
  56. 关guānmountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off
  57. 证明zhèng míngproof; certificate
  58. 句jùsentence; clause
  59. 五wǔfive; 5
  60. 生命shēng mìnglife (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:個|个[gè],條|条[tiáo])
  61. 有点yǒu diǎna little
  62. 靠kàoto lean against or on; to stand by the side of
  63. 解决jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
  64. 办公室bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises
  65. 难道nán dàodon't tell me ...; could it be that...?
  66. 作为zuò wéione's conduct; deed
  67. 奇怪qí guàistrange; odd
  68. 生shēngto be born; to give birth
  69. 由yóuto follow; from
  70. 男nánmale; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  71. 极了jí leextremely; exceedingly
  72. 同意tóng yìto agree; to consent
  73. 如rúas; as if
  74. 游戏yóu xìgame; CL:場|场[chǎng]
  75. 帮忙bāng mángto help; to lend a hand
  76. 指zhǐfinger; to point at or to
  77. 危险wēi xiǎndanger; dangerous
  78. 讨厌tǎo yànto dislike; to loathe
  79. 曾经céng jīngonce; already
  80. 眼睛yǎn jingeye; CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]
  81. 外面wài miànoutside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface
  82. 处chǔto reside; to live
  83. 国家guó jiācountry; nation; state; CL:個|个[gè]
  84. 看上去kàn shang quit would appear; it seems (that)
  85. 总统zǒng tǒngpresident (of a country); CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng],屆|届[jiè]
  86. 间jiānbetween; among
  87. 伤害shāng hàito injure; to harm
  88. 控制kòng zhìto control
  89. 最近zuì jìnrecently; soon
  90. 声音shēng yīnvoice; sound
  91. 糟zāodregs; draff
  92. 快乐kuài lèhappy; joyful
  93. 偷tōuto steal; to pilfer
  94. 首shǒuhead; chief
  95. 可爱kě àiadorable; cute
  96. 进入jìn rùto enter; to join
  97. 能够néng gòuto be capable of; to be able to
  98. 事实上shì shí shàngin fact; in reality
  99. 哈hā(interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter)
  100. 醒xǐngto wake up; to be awake

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.