The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 16,401–16,500 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 16,401–16,500
29,947 words · page 165 of 300- #16,422黯然ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊdark and gloomy; dejected, downcast
- #16,423三義ㄙㄢ ㄧˋSanyi, a township in Miaoli County, Taiwan, famous for woodcarving and Hakka culture; the Three Vows (Buddhism): to take refuge in the Three Jewels
- #16,424手工藝ㄕㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧˋhandicraft; handcraft; artisanal craft involving technical and artistic skill, such as embroidery, leather carving, batik, or bamboo weaving
- #16,425抱回ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊto carry back in one's arms; to win and bring back (an award or prize)
- #16,426攻破ㄍㄨㄥ ㄆㄛˋto break through by attack; to breach and capture; to crack or overcome
- #16,427仁愛鄉ㄖㄣˊ ㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤRen-ai Township; rural indigenous township in central Nantou County, Taiwan
- #16,428暖和warm; pleasantly warm; nice and warm
- #16,429漁人ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊfisher; fisherman; person who catches fish for a living
- #16,430美酒ㄇㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇfine wine; good wine; quality alcoholic drink
- #16,431規章ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄤrules and regulations; bylaws; formal statutes governing an organization
- #16,432詞語ㄘˊ ㄩˇword or phrase; vocabulary item
- #16,433輕而易舉ㄑㄧㄥ ㄦˊ ㄧˋ ㄐㄩˇvery easy; effortless; accomplished with little or no difficulty
- #16,434遞補ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄨˇfill a vacancy in sequence; replace a departed member by the next person in order
- #16,435名副其實ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊname or reputation matching the reality; living up to one's name; worthy of the name
- #16,436強者ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄜˇstrong person; powerful person; the mighty; one who excels or prevails
- #16,437摸彩ㄇㄛ ㄘㄞˇraffle; lucky draw in which participants draw for prizes
- #16,438羅素ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄨˋBertrand Russell (1872–1970), British philosopher, mathematician, and Nobel laureate in literature; also a common transliteration of the surname Russell
- #16,439蔚為ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˋto become; to develop into; to gather to form (a spectacle, trend, or custom)
- #16,440賠錢ㄆㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊto lose money on an investment or business; to pay compensation or damages
- #16,441仰慕ㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄨˋto admire; to look up to; to hold in high esteem
- #16,442受制於ㄕㄡˋ ㄓˋ ㄩˊto be controlled by; to be subject to; to be constrained or restricted by
- #16,443大隊長ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄤˇcaptain or commander of a large unit; team captain; scout group leader
- #16,444換到ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋto exchange for; to trade for; to switch to
- #16,445牆角ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇcorner where two walls meet; inside corner formed by two walls; nook or recess at a wall junction
- #16,446筆畫ㄅㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋindividual strokes composing a Chinese character; stroke count of a character
- #16,447鴻溝ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄡclear dividing line; wide gap or barrier separating two sides
- #16,448黑手ㄏㄟ ㄕㄡˇmechanic who repairs machinery; behind-the-scenes mastermind or manipulator
- #16,449大獎ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇlarge prize; major award with substantial monetary value or rich gifts
- #16,450字號ㄗˋ ˙ㄏㄠshop name or sign; shop or business; personal reputation; alphanumeric code
- #16,451展翅ㄓㄢˇ ㄔˋspread wings to fly; spread one's wings
- #16,452漏夜ㄌㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋlate at night; deep into the night; overnight
- #16,453相逢ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄥˊto meet again; to encounter someone, especially after a long time apart
- #16,454讚不絕口ㄗㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄎㄡˇto praise ceaselessly; to keep expressing admiration without stopping
- #16,455三段ㄙㄢ ㄉㄨㄢˋthree sections; three stages; three paragraphs
- #16,456傷感ㄕㄤ ㄍㄢˇsorrowful; melancholy; feeling sad due to emotional reflection
- #16,457分貝ㄈㄣ ㄅㄟˋdecibel; unit of sound loudness; unit for electronic signal gain or loss and relative power level.
- #16,458前日ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖˋa few days ago; recently; the day before yesterday (mainland usage)
- #16,459強健ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋstrong and healthy; robust; vigorous
- #16,460梁啟超ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄠLiang Qichao (1873–1929), Guangdong-born modern Chinese political reformer, writer, and scholar; disciple of Kang Youwei; advocated constitutional reform in late Qing; known jointly with Kang as "Kang-Liang"
- #16,461人像ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋportrait or depiction of a person's figure or face
- #16,462沉靜ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋcalm and quiet; composed and serene
- #16,463范冰冰ㄈㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄧㄥFan Bingbing (born 1981), prominent Chinese actress and celebrity known for films and television dramas; involved in a major tax-evasion scandal in 2018
- #16,464廣達ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄚˊwidely known; far-reaching; Quanta (major Taiwanese electronics manufacturer)
- #16,465枯萎ㄎㄨ ㄨㄟwithered; dried up and shriveled; lacking vitality
- #16,466沙啞ㄕㄚ ㄧㄚˇhoarse; husky; raspy (voice); low and rough-sounding.
- #16,467獨立性ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋindependence; self-reliance; autonomous character or quality
- #16,468背離ㄅㄟˋ ㄌㄧˊto depart from; to deviate from; to betray and abandon
- #16,469麵包店ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄠ ㄉㄧㄢˋbakery; shop selling bread and baked goods
- #16,470五四ㄨˇ ㄙˋMay Fourth Movement (1919); relating to its ideals of science and democracy
- #16,471筆名ㄅㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊpen name; pseudonym used by an author when publishing written works
- #16,472騎上ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄤˋto mount and ride; to get on top of
- #16,473創作出ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨto produce through creative work; to compose or create (a work of art, literature, music, etc.)
- #16,474協調會ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋcoordination committee; liaison meeting convened to align parties and resolve inter-agency or inter-group issues
- #16,475揮之不去ㄏㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩˋunable to get rid of no matter how one tries to drive it away; said of memories, thoughts, or feelings that persistently linger and cannot be shaken off
- #16,476止血ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄝˇstop bleeding; halt a worsening crisis or loss
- #16,477火把ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄚˇtorch; a flaming torch made by wrapping combustible material around a stick for illumination
- #16,478烙印ㄌㄠˋ ㄧㄣˋbrand with a hot iron; leave a deep impression
- #16,479當心ㄉㄤ ㄒㄧㄣto take care; to look out; be cautious; chest center; center, core (Taiwan usage)
- #16,480百分比ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄣ ㄅㄧˇpercentage; proportion expressed as a fraction of one hundred
- #16,481縫合ㄈㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊto sew together (fabric, leather); to suture a wound in surgery
- #16,482總而言之ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓin short; in a word; in brief; to sum up; all in all.
- #16,483車行ㄔㄜ ㄏㄤˊbusiness that sells, rents, repairs, or services vehicles; car dealership or auto shop
- #16,484逾越ㄩˊ ㄩㄝˋexceed; go beyond; overstep (a limit, boundary, or authority)
- #16,485飛走ㄈㄟ ㄗㄡˇbirds and beasts; wild animals
- #16,486價碼ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇprice; asking price; the monetary amount set for goods or services
- #16,487拮据ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄩin financial straits; short of money; hard-pressed financially; originally, laboring strenuously
- #16,488疼惜ㄊㄥˊ ㄒㄧˊto cherish and care for tenderly; to feel deep affection and compassion for someone
- #16,489脫水ㄊㄨㄛ ㄕㄨㄟˇloss of water from the body due to vomiting, diarrhea, or sweating; removal of water from a substance or compound; spin-drying wet laundry in a machine
- #16,490蒙上ㄇㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋto cover; to put something over; to be covered with
- #16,491桂林ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊforest of cassia trees; city in Guangxi, China, famed for its scenic karst landscape
- #16,492發展史ㄈㄚ ㄓㄢˇ ㄕˇhistory of development; course of evolution or growth
- #16,493處理好ㄔㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄏㄠˇto handle well; to deal with properly; to process correctly
- #16,494觀世音ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕˋ ㄧㄣAvalokiteśvara; Guanyin Bodhisattva, who perceives the cries of suffering beings and comes to their aid
- #16,495調製ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄓˋprepare by mixing ingredients; compound or formulate (food, medicine, chemicals)
- #16,496豬腳ㄓㄨ ㄐㄧㄠˇpig's trotters; pig's feet; pork knuckle and leg, especially the ham/hock
- #16,497冠軍戰ㄍㄨㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄓㄢˋchampionship game or match; final round of a tournament
- #16,498熊貓ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄇㄠpanda; a large black-and-white bear-like mammal native to China.
- #16,499扼殺ㄜˋ ㄕㄚstrangle; suffocate; suppress or stifle so as to prevent survival or development
- #16,500掃蕩ㄙㄠˇ ㄉㄤˋwipe out; thoroughly eliminate; clear out and destroy
- #16,501水槽ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄠˊsink; basin for washing dishes or food, typically installed below a faucet
- #16,502淡季ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧˋoff season; slow business season; period of low demand or low production
- #16,503立法會ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋthe legislature; in Taiwan refers to the Legislative Yuan, the highest lawmaking body
- #16,504關乎ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨto concern; to relate to; to involve; to have a bearing on
- #16,505兩千多ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄛmore than two thousand; over two thousand
- #16,506出包ㄔㄨ ㄅㄠto mess up; to have an accident or mishap; to fail or go wrong, often causing trouble
- #16,507社會化ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋthe process by which an individual learns and internalizes the values, norms, and behaviors of society and develops a sense of self-identity
- #16,508老母ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄨˇone's elderly mother; old mother
- #16,509位階ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄝrank; grade; level in a hierarchy; official position and its corresponding class
- #16,510克拉克ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄚ ㄎㄜˋClark; transliteration of the English name, as in Clark Kent or Clark Gable
- #16,511山藥ㄕㄢ ˙ㄧㄠyam; a perennial climbing plant with edible cylindrical tubers used as a starchy vegetable
- #16,512心性ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˋinnate character; temperament; nature of one's mind
- #16,513曝晒ㄆㄨˋ ㄕㄞˋto expose to the sun; to dry or bask in sunlight
- #16,514物產ㄨˋ ㄔㄢˇproducts; produce; goods; natural resources; things produced or yielded by a region.
- #16,515蚊蟲ㄨㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊmosquitoes and similar small flying insects; insect pests that bite
- #16,516首腦ㄕㄡˇ ㄋㄠˇleader; head of state or government; person in a commanding leadership position
- #16,517抄寫ㄔㄠ ㄒㄧㄝˇto copy out by hand; to transcribe text exactly as written
- #16,518明鏡ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋclear mirror; metaphor for clear insight or judgment; describing someone's clarity of understanding
- #16,519熱氣球ㄖㄜˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊhot-air balloon; aircraft that rises by heating the air inside it
- #16,520盈盈ㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄥˊclear and limpid (of water); graceful and elegant (of bearing); full and brimming
- #16,521賣淫ㄇㄞˋ ㄧㄣˊto engage in sex work; prostitution
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.