The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 15,701–15,800 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 15,701–15,800
29,947 words · page 158 of 300- #15,721漢武帝ㄏㄢˋ ㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋEmperor Wu of Han; posthumous title of Liu Che, sixth emperor of the Han dynasty
- #15,722烏托邦ㄨ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄅㄤideal or perfect society; utopia; from Thomas More's 1516 book describing an ideal island nation; also refers to impractical or visionary schemes
- #15,723發怒ㄈㄚ ㄋㄨˋto get angry; to lose one's temper; to become furious
- #15,724十分之一ㄕˊ ㄈㄣ ㄓ ㄧone tenth; a tenth part
- #15,725字跡ㄗˋ ㄐㄧhandwriting; the style and form of written characters
- #15,726頓悟ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄨˋsudden enlightenment; immediate insight into truth, originally a Buddhist term
- #15,727中學生ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥmiddle or high school student; secondary school student
- #15,728凱爾ㄎㄞˇ ㄦˇKerr; Kyle; Kell (transliteration of a Western personal name)
- #15,729參謀ㄘㄢ ㄇㄡˊstaff officer; to give advice; military officer involved in planning and command.
- #15,730大可ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄜˇperfectly justified to; have every reason to; may well
- #15,731樟樹ㄓㄤ ㄕㄨˋcamphor tree; large evergreen shade tree valued for aromatic camphor wood
- #15,732祭祖ㄐㄧˋ ㄗㄨˇto worship ancestors; to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
- #15,733細看ㄒㄧˋ ㄎㄢˋto look closely; to examine carefully
- #15,734金光ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄤgolden light; golden glow
- #15,735增訂ㄗㄥ ㄉㄧㄥˋto revise and expand; to supplement and correct (a text or document)
- #15,736拼音ㄆㄧㄣ ㄧㄣto combine phonetic elements into a compound sound; to read aloud phonetic notation; phonetic spelling
- #15,737正道ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋcorrect principles; proper path; righteous way; upright and decent
- #15,738十八年ㄕˊ ㄅㄚ ㄋㄧㄢˊeighteen years; in Taiwan, slang for an eighteen-year prison sentence
- #15,739台美ㄊㄞˊ ㄇㄟˇTaiwan–United States; relating to relations between Taiwan and the U.S.
- #15,740吳思華ㄨˊ ㄙ ㄏㄨㄚˊTaiwan academic and government official; Minister of Education (2014–2016); former president of National Chengchi University
- #15,741抱抱ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄠˋto hug; to hold in one's arms; a hug
- #15,742朴子ㄆㄨˊ ㄗˇtown in Chiayi County, Taiwan; also a surname
- #15,743樹皮ㄕㄨˋ ㄆㄧˊtree bark; the outer covering of a tree trunk
- #15,744獎狀ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄓㄨㄤˋcertificate of merit; award certificate; a document given as an honor or reward for achievement.
- #15,745生物學家ㄕㄥ ㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄚbiologist; scientist specializing in the study of living organisms
- #15,746防洪ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊprevent flooding; flood control
- #15,747勇猛ㄩㄥˇ ㄇㄥˇbrave and fierce; courageous and forceful
- #15,748名流ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊprominent people; celebrities; the social elite; fame that spreads
- #15,749災禍ㄗㄞ ㄏㄨㄛˋdisaster; catastrophe; a sudden event causing great damage or suffering.
- #15,750病魔ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄛˊillness or disease personified as a demon tormenting the sufferer
- #15,751開價ㄎㄞ ㄐㄧㄚˋto ask a price; the price a seller quotes
- #15,752力學ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊmechanics (branch of physics dealing with motion and forces); (literary) to study hard
- #15,753完蛋ㄨㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋruined; doomed; hopeless; finished
- #15,754步上ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤˋto step onto; to follow the path of; to embark on (a course, situation, or trajectory)
- #15,755涉及到ㄕㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄠˋto involve; to touch upon; to concern or relate to
- #15,756大官ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢhigh-ranking official; historical respectful term for a person of social standing; polite address for another's servant
- #15,757慫恿ㄙㄨㄥˇ ㄩㄥˇto instigate; to incite; to urge someone to do something; to encourage someone to act, often with a negative or mischievous intent
- #15,758疏於ㄕㄨ ㄩˊnegligent in; remiss about; to be careless or lax in attending to something
- #15,759石雕ㄕˊ ㄉㄧㄠart of carving figures or patterns into stone such as marble or jade; a finished stone carving
- #15,760光頭ㄍㄨㄤ ㄊㄡˊshaved or bald head; bareheaded; brightness of light
- #15,761婦幼ㄈㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋwomen and children
- #15,762屏障ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄤˋscreen used for shelter or partition; natural barrier such as a mountain range, island, or river that shields and protects
- #15,763新裝ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄤnew clothes; new outfit; newly installed (equipment, software, etc.); newly decorated or renovated
- #15,764疑點ㄧˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇpoint of doubt; suspicious detail; questionable aspect
- #15,765鍋爐ㄍㄨㄛ ㄌㄨˊsealed steel vessel burning fuel to produce high-pressure steam for power; device for heating water
- #15,766侵占ㄑㄧㄣ ㄓㄢˋto illegally seize and occupy; to appropriate; embezzlement (legal: unlawfully converting another's property one already holds into one's own)
- #15,767保溫ㄅㄠˇ ㄨㄣkeep warm; maintain temperature; prevent heat from dissipating; thermal insulation
- #15,768全能ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄥˊall-around; versatile; having multiple talents or abilities; (of an athlete) competing in multiple events
- #15,769外殼ㄨㄞˋ ㄎㄜˊouter shell; outer casing; external covering of an object
- #15,770對上ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄕㄤto add in; to mix in
- #15,771平手ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˇa tie; a draw; an even match where neither side wins or loses
- #15,772改稱ㄍㄞˇ ㄔㄥto change a name or title; to refer to by a different designation
- #15,773浮上ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄤˋto float up; to rise to the surface; to emerge
- #15,774獨占ㄉㄨˊ ㄓㄢˋto have all to oneself; to monopolize; (of a business) to dominate a market with no effective competition
- #15,775請回ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊplease return; please go back; (police) take a suspect back to the station
- #15,776二哥ㄦˋ ㄍㄜsecond eldest brother; older brother who is second in birth order
- #15,777多虧ㄉㄨㄛ ㄎㄨㄟthanks to; fortunately; luckily — used to credit someone or something for a good outcome.
- #15,778槍擊ㄑㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˊto shoot with a gun; to open fire on
- #15,779耶路撒冷ㄧㄝ ㄌㄨˋ ㄙㄚ ㄌㄥˇJerusalem; capital of Israel, sacred city of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
- #15,780萬千ㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢVery many; myriad. Also an emphatic admonition meaning "by all means; be sure to".
- #15,781二話不說ㄦˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛwithout a second word; without hesitation; readily and decisively
- #15,782台生ㄊㄞˊ ㄕㄥTaiwanese student; student from Taiwan, especially one studying at a university in mainland China
- #15,783報告書ㄅㄠˋ ㄍㄠˋ ㄕㄨwritten document reporting the process or situation of an event; formal report
- #15,784幼教ㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋearly childhood education; preschool education
- #15,785滄桑ㄘㄤ ㄙㄤvicissitudes of life; profound changes brought by time; weathered by hardship
- #15,786紙錢ㄓˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊspirit money; joss paper burned in rituals, funerals, and tomb-sweeping as offerings for the dead
- #15,787劇作家ㄐㄩˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚplaywright; writer of scripts for stage, film, or television
- #15,788承包ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄠto contract; to undertake a project, job, or large order; to take on responsibility for completing work
- #15,789攻城ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊto attack and besiege a walled city or fortress
- #15,790既往ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇpast; previous; former; in the past
- #15,791朝政ㄔㄠˊ ㄓㄥˋaffairs of state of the imperial court; imperial government administration
- #15,792樓房ㄌㄡˊ ㄈㄤˊa building with two or more floors; a multi-story building.
- #15,793自以為是ㄗˋ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋto think oneself always right; to be self-righteous and refuse to accept others' opinions
- #15,794動感ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄢˇvivid sense of motion or dynamism; lively and energetic, describing someone vibrant and full of charisma
- #15,795向日葵ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄖˋ ㄎㄨㄟˊsunflower; tall annual plant with large yellow flower heads that turn toward the sun; seeds are edible and can be pressed for oil
- #15,796周公ㄓㄡ ㄍㄨㄥDuke of Zhou; ancient statesman who served as regent and established rites; in dreams, refers to sleeping
- #15,797愛犬ㄞˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇbeloved dog; one's pet dog
- #15,798視頻ㄕˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊvideo; moving visual content stored or streamed digitally; in mainland China, commonly refers to video files or clips.
- #15,799透徹ㄊㄡˋ ㄔㄜˋthorough; penetrating; clear and deep in understanding or insight
- #15,800咬牙ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚˊclench teeth in anger or pain; endure hardship with determination; grind teeth during sleep; overly calculating; strict and unyielding
- #15,801嚇死ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄙˇscared to death; extremely frightened
- #15,802大立ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋgreat establishment; major founding
- #15,803搭起ㄉㄚ ㄑㄧˇto set up; to erect; to build or construct (a structure, platform, tent, etc.)
- #15,804柏拉圖ㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄚ ㄊㄨˊPlato; ancient Greek philosopher, founder of idealism and author of The Republic
- #15,805表皮ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄆㄧˊouter layer of skin; surface layer of an object
- #15,806鮮美ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄟˇdelicious and fresh in flavor; bright and beautiful in color
- #15,807正反ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄢˇfront and back; positive and negative; pros and cons
- #15,808油門ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄣˊthrottle; accelerator pedal
- #15,809七股ㄑㄧ ㄍㄨˇQigu, a coastal district in Tainan, Taiwan, known for salt production, aquaculture, and black-faced spoonbill habitat
- #15,810強敵ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄧˊformidable enemy; strong opponent or rival
- #15,811書香ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄤliterary atmosphere; scholarly tradition, especially of a family's heritage of reading and learning
- #15,812演藝廳ㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄥauditorium; performance hall (for concerts, theater, and other live shows)
- #15,813自拔ㄗˋ ㄅㄚˊfree or extricate oneself from a situation, often emotional or difficult
- #15,814花期ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄧˊperiod when a plant is in bloom; flowering season
- #15,815觸控ㄔㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄥˋtouch control; touch-sensitive; to operate by touch (e.g. a screen or panel)
- #15,816一刻ㄧ ㄎㄜˋa quarter of an hour; a very short time
- #15,817上櫃ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋlisted on the over-the-counter (OTC) stock market; having shares traded on the Taiwan OTC market (a tier below full exchange listing)
- #15,818自給自足ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄗˋ ㄗㄨˊself-sufficient; producing enough to meet one's own needs without relying on others
- #15,819追討ㄓㄨㄟ ㄊㄠˇpursue and demand repayment; press for recovery of debts or owed items
- #15,820來勢洶洶ㄌㄞˊ ㄕˋ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄒㄩㄥfierce and menacing in approach; arriving with great force or intensity
Frequency is derived from the COCT 通用詞頻表, a traditional-script word-frequency corpus published by Taiwan's National Academy for Educational Research. Every entry links to its full page — reading, meaning, and the characters that make it up.