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 8,801–8,900

Ordered by frequency
  1. 分解fēn jiěto resolve; to decompose
  2. 创造力chuàng zào lìingenuity; creativity
  3. 动画片dòng huà piànanimated film
  4. 北美Běi měiNorth America
  5. 外勤wài qínfield work; field personnel
  6. 大名dà míngfamous name; your distinguished name
  7. 大桥Dà QiáoDa Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三国演义 (SānguóYǎnyì), the two great beauties of ancient China
  8. 女伴nǚ bànfemale companion
  9. 宇yǔroom; universe
  10. 宣读xuān dúto read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference)
  11. 彻头彻尾chè tóu chè wěilit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing; through and through
  12. 心事xīn shìa load on one's mind; worry
  13. 性质xìng zhìnature; characteristic
  14. 愈合yù hé(of a wound) to heal
  15. 掷zhìto toss; to throw dice
  16. 救生员jiù shēng yuánlifeguard
  17. 斑bānspot; colored patch
  18. 查清chá qīngto find out; to ascertain
  19. 歹徒dǎi túevildoer; malefactor
  20. 毕生bì shēngall one's life; lifetime
  21. 法警fǎ jǐngbailiff
  22. 活活huó huówhile still alive; simply
  23. 浏览liú lǎnto skim over; to browse
  24. 献身xiàn shēnto commit one's energy to; to devote oneself to
  25. 疲倦pí juànto tire; tired
  26. 白金bái jīnplatinum; silver
  27. 百合bǎi hélily
  28. 突击队tū jī duìcommando unit
  29. 粒子lì zǐ(elementary) particle; grain
  30. 继jìto continue; to follow after
  31. 辜负gū fùto fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust)
  32. 酮tóngketone
  33. 风度fēng dùelegance (for men); elegant demeanor
  34. 内幕nèi mùinside story; non-public information
  35. 匪fěibandit; (literary) not
  36. 印刷yìn shuāto print; printing
  37. 反射fǎn shèto reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc)
  38. 反驳fǎn bóto retort; to refute
  39. 司令sī lìngcommanding officer
  40. 同类tóng lèisimilar; same type
  41. 外甥wài shēngsister's son; wife's sibling's son
  42. 奶子nǎi zi(coll.) milk; (coll.) breast
  43. 密探mì tànsecret agent; detective
  44. 岁数suì shuage (number of years old)
  45. 市里shì lǐli (Chinese unit of length equal to 500 meters)
  46. 常识cháng shícommon sense; general knowledge
  47. 恭维gōng weito praise; to speak highly of
  48. 感知gǎn zhīperception (the process of perceiving sth with the senses); to sense; to feel; to detect; to be aware of
  49. 打烊dǎ yàngto close shop in the evening
  50. 抽筋chōu jīncramp; charley horse
  51. 招牌zhāo paisignboard; shop sign
  52. 政权zhèng quánregime; political power
  53. 故乡gù xiānghome; homeland
  54. 斗篷dǒu pengcloak; mantle
  55. 枪战qiāng zhàngun battle; firefight
  56. 栽zāito plant; to grow; to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign)
  57. 梯tīladder; stairs
  58. 止血zhǐ xuèto staunch (bleeding); hemostatic (drug)
  59. 正中zhèng zhōngmiddle; center
  60. 猫头鹰māo tóu yīngowl
  61. 盎司àng sīounce (British imperial system) (loanword)
  62. 糗qiǔdry rations (for a journey); (dialect) (of noodles etc) to become mush (from overcooking)
  63. 许愿xǔ yuànto make a wish; to make a vow
  64. 贫困pín kùnimpoverished; poverty
  65. 踢踏舞tī tà wǔtap dance
  66. 醋cùvinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)
  67. 鉴jiànbronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect
  68. 长岛Cháng dǎoChangdao county in Yantai 烟台 (Yāntái), Shandong
  69. 阿司匹林ā sī pǐ línaspirin (loanword)
  70. 一清二楚yī qīng èr chǔto be very clear about sth (idiom)
  71. 乐于lè yúwilling (to do sth); to take pleasure in
  72. 人头rén tóuperson; number of people
  73. 伪君子wěi jūn zǐhypocrite
  74. 准许zhǔn xǔto allow; to grant
  75. 十四shí sìfourteen; 14
  76. 取名qǔ míngto name; to be named
  77. 吵闹chǎo nàonoisy; raucous
  78. 善事shàn shìgood deeds
  79. 喉hóuthroat; larynx
  80. 多半duō bànmost; mostly
  81. 失明shī míngto lose one's eyesight; to become blind
  82. 字典zì diǎnChinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典 (cídiǎn), which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary
  83. 市政厅shì zhèng tīngcity hall
  84. 干预gān yùto meddle; to intervene
  85. 平息píng xī(of wind etc) to subside; to die down; to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc)
  86. 平行píng xíngparallel; of equal rank
  87. 幻影huàn yǐngphantom; mirage
  88. 床垫chuáng diànmattress
  89. 换取huàn qǔto obtain (sth) in exchange; to exchange (sth) for (sth else)
  90. 描绘miáo huìto describe; to depict; to portray
  91. 政治家zhèng zhì jiāstatesman; politician
  92. 沙龙shā lóngsalon (loanword)
  93. 爱国ài guóto love one's country; patriotic
  94. 王牌wáng páitrump card
  95. 盲mángblind
  96. 看穿kàn chuānsee through (a person, scheme, trick etc)
  97. 真面目zhēn miàn mùtrue identity; true colors
  98. 窜cuànto flee; to scuttle
  99. 粥zhōucongee; gruel
  100. 缺席quē xíto be absent

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.