Chinese word frequency

Top 10,000 Chinese words

The 10,000 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
  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 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
  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 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 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chuàngto initiate; to create; to achieve (sth for the first time)
  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.