The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 16,501–16,600 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 16,501–16,600
29,947 words · page 166 of 300- #16,522灼傷ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄤburn injury; tissue damage caused by heat, fire, sunlight, electricity, chemicals, friction, or radiation
- #16,523瘟疫ㄨㄣ ㄧˋplague; pestilence; any widespread, acute epidemic disease.
- #16,524胖胖ㄆㄤˋ ㄆㄤˋchubby; plump; slightly fat
- #16,525膽識ㄉㄢˇ ㄕˋcourage and insight; boldness combined with good judgment
- #16,526藥丸ㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄢˊpill; medicine formed into a small round pellet
- #16,527跳樓ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄡˊto jump from a building; to sell goods at a deep discount
- #16,528輪班ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄢto work in shifts; to take turns being on duty
- #16,529鍾愛ㄓㄨㄥ ㄞˋto cherish deeply; to love dearly; to be especially devoted to someone or something
- #16,530分批ㄈㄣ ㄆㄧto divide into batches; in groups; in installments
- #16,531叢生ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥgrowing thickly together, as plants; arising or occurring simultaneously in large numbers
- #16,532苑裡ㄩㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇTownship in Miaoli County, Taiwan; known for rice, weaving, and coastal plains
- #16,533診療ㄓㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄠˊto diagnose and treat an illness; medical consultation and treatment
- #16,534賦稅ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˋtaxes; general term for land tax and various other taxes and levies
- #16,535鼓聲ㄍㄨˇ ㄕㄥsound of drumming; beating of drums
- #16,536孵化ㄈㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋto hatch; the process of an egg developing into a young animal under proper conditions
- #16,537工程處ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨˋengineering office; engineering division; public works department
- #16,538彼岸ㄅㄧˇ ㄢˋthe other shore; opposite bank; Buddhist term for nirvana; metaphor for an ideal or longed-for realm
- #16,539惹得ㄖㄜˇ ˙ㄉㄜto cause; to provoke or bring about (a reaction, emotion, or situation)
- #16,540難能可貴ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋhard to achieve and therefore especially praiseworthy; commendable for its rarity
- #16,541嚷嚷ㄖㄤ ㄖㄤto shout loudly; to make noise; to clamor; to complain noisily
- #16,542康德ㄎㄤ ㄉㄜˊImmanuel Kant (1724–1804), German philosopher; founder of critical philosophy, synthesizing rationalism and empiricism; author of the three Critiques
- #16,543愛戀ㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋto love deeply; to be romantically attached; to cherish and be reluctant to part with
- #16,544暴行ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋbrutal, violent act; outrage; atrocity
- #16,545退步ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋto do less well than before; a setback or backward step; to make a concession or give way; leeway or room to maneuver; a fallback option; (archaic) a back room behind the main chamber
- #16,546上船ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊto board a ship; to go aboard a vessel
- #16,547佛光山ㄈㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕㄢmajor Buddhist monastery and religious organization headquartered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan; founded by Master Hsing Yun in 1967
- #16,548元件ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋbasic component or part used to build mechanical, electronic, or instrument systems; interchangeable unit such as gears, screws, or capacitors
- #16,549南美ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄟˇSouth America
- #16,550怪手ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇexcavator; backhoe; power shovel
- #16,551營業稅ㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄨㄟˋtax levied on business revenue; sales tax
- #16,552腳本ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄣˇscript; screenplay; scenario; libretto; (computing) script
- #16,553文學史ㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕˇhistory of literature; scholarly work tracing literary developments, authors, and styles across periods
- #16,554烏魚ㄨ ㄩˊmullet; a fish of estuaries, farmed and caught wild; its cured roe is a Taiwanese delicacy
- #16,555瑪格麗特ㄇㄚˇ ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄊㄜˋMargaret (female given name); margarita (cocktail); marguerite daisy
- #16,556襲來ㄒㄧˊ ㄌㄞˊto strike; to come suddenly (of an attack, storm, or force)
- #16,557計算機ㄐㄧˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧhandheld electronic calculator; computer
- #16,558克里斯ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄙChris; Christ
- #16,559幸虧ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄨㄟfortunately; luckily — used to express relief that something bad was avoided or turned out well.
- #16,560指名ㄓˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊto explicitly name someone or something; to point out by name
- #16,561照耀ㄓㄠˋ ㄧㄠˋto shine; to illuminate; to light up; to radiate
- #16,562百分之五十ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄣ ㄓ ㄨˇ ㄕˊfifty percent; one half
- #16,563良久ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇfor a long time; a considerable period of time
- #16,564荒誕ㄏㄨㄤ ㄉㄢˋabsurd; ridiculous; preposterous and unbelievable
- #16,565躲過ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋto evade; to escape from; to narrowly avoid; to dodge successfully
- #16,566五行ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊfive elements (water, fire, wood, metal, earth) in Chinese cosmology; fortune-telling based on one's birth chart; five virtues (benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, trust)
- #16,568光譜ㄍㄨㄤ ㄆㄨˇspectrum of light dispersed into its component colors; range of opinions, positions, or types within a continuum
- #16,569六十四ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊ ㄙˋsixty-four
- #16,570安保ㄢ ㄅㄠˇsecurity; safety protection; (Taiwan) national security; (mainland) social stability maintenance
- #16,571賭注ㄉㄨˇ ㄓㄨˋmoney wagered in gambling; risk undertaken in pursuing an undertaking or venture
- #16,572颶風ㄐㄩˋ ㄈㄥhurricane; severe ocean storm; in Taiwan historically used for typhoon
- #16,573升到ㄕㄥ ㄉㄠˋto rise to; to be promoted to; to advance to a certain level or rank
- #16,574字彙ㄗˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋvocabulary; lexicon; a collection of words or terms
- #16,575小物ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄨˋsmall items; accessories; trinkets; small objects
- #16,576扭傷ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄤto sprain; to wrench a joint, muscle, or ligament through sudden excessive force
- #16,577拉拉ㄌㄚ ㄌㄚlesbian; pull or tug repeatedly; onomatopoeia for a dragging sound
- #16,578猝死ㄘㄨˋ ㄙˇsudden death from an underlying disease, often cardiac or vascular, occurring shortly after onset with or without external trigger
- #16,579盛宴ㄕㄥˋ ㄧㄢˋlavish banquet; grand feast
- #16,580結案ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄢˋclose a case; settle and conclude a legal or administrative matter
- #16,581鬧事ㄋㄠˋ ㄕˋcause trouble; stir up a disturbance; provoke an incident
- #16,582加溫ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄣto heat up; to warm; to raise the temperature; to intensify or escalate (a situation, emotion, or relationship)
- #16,583勝投ㄕㄥˋ ㄊㄡˊwin credited to a pitcher in baseball
- #16,584幹事ㄍㄢˋ ㄕˋclerk; administrative staff member; also: to handle affairs; capable and efficient
- #16,585類固醇ㄌㄟˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄣˊsteroid; a class of lipids including hormones and bile acids; synthetic steroid drugs used to reduce inflammation and suppress allergies, though long-term use may cause serious side effects
- #16,586三十七ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄑㄧthirty-seven
- #16,587亮起ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇto light up; to illuminate; to switch on a light or indicator
- #16,588侵權ㄑㄧㄣ ㄑㄩㄢˊto infringe on rights; to violate intellectual property or legal rights; copyright infringement
- #16,589印度洋ㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄨˋ ㄧㄤˊIndian Ocean; the third-largest of the world's five oceans, situated between Asia, Australia, Africa, and Antarctica
- #16,590後輩ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄟˋyounger generation; a junior or less experienced person in the same field; in Taiwan also descendants, posterity.
- #16,591漁獲ㄩˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋcatch of fish; harvest obtained from fishing
- #16,592知府ㄓ ㄈㄨˇprefect; chief administrator of a prefecture during the Ming and Qing dynasties
- #16,593石子ㄕˊ ˙ㄗsmall stone; pebble; gravel
- #16,594觸發ㄔㄨˋ ㄈㄚto trigger; to set off; to activate (an event, mechanism, or response); to touch off a feeling or realization
- #16,595農改場ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄞˇ ㄔㄤˇagricultural improvement station; local government agricultural research and extension center
- #16,596成全ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊto help someone achieve a goal; to help someone succeed; to make whole; to complete; to round off
- #16,597湯頭ㄊㄤ ㄊㄡˊtraditional Chinese medicine prescription; broth or stock used in cooking
- #16,598漸進ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋgradual progress or development; advancing step by step
- #16,599畫風ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄈㄥartistic style of a painting or illustrator; visual aesthetic of artwork
- #16,600發展為ㄈㄚ ㄓㄢˇ ㄨㄟˋto develop into; to grow into; to evolve into
- #16,601衣櫥ㄧ ㄔㄨˊwardrobe; closet for storing clothes
- #16,602退選ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄩㄢˇwithdraw from an election; drop a course one has registered for
- #16,603存亡ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊsurvival or extinction; life or death; the living and the dead
- #16,604急急ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˊvery urgent; very anxious; in a great hurry
- #16,605愚昧ㄩˊ ㄇㄟˋignorant and foolish; lacking knowledge and unable to reason clearly
- #16,606綁住ㄅㄤˇ ㄓㄨˋtie up; bind so movement is difficult; constrain, restrict freedom
- #16,607赤腳ㄔˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇbarefoot; without shoes or socks
- #16,608閃閃發光ㄕㄢˇ ㄕㄢˇ ㄈㄚ ㄍㄨㄤsparkling; gleaming; shining brightly; also used figuratively to describe a flourishing career or someone who has become a dazzling star
- #16,609天安門ㄊㄧㄢ ㄢ ㄇㄣˊTiananmen; the Gate of Heavenly Peace at the entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing, facing Tiananmen Square
- #16,610明道ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋgreat way; to understand principles; Northern Song era name (1032–1033)
- #16,611總面積ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧtotal area; combined surface area of a given region or object
- #16,612重修ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄡrepair again; revise or recompile; retake a failed college course
- #16,613餵奶ㄨㄟˋ ㄋㄞˇto breastfeed; to nurse a baby; to feed milk to an infant
- #16,614釋懷ㄕˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊto stop worrying; to feel relieved; to let go of anxiety or resentment
- #16,615陣仗ㄓㄣˋ ˙ㄓㄤscale or intensity of a situation; a big scene or serious circumstance, often implying a dramatic or formidable display
- #16,616相輔相成ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄥˊcomplement and assist each other to achieve a common goal; work together in mutual support
- #16,617緩衝ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄥto buffer; to cushion; to ease tension between conflicting parties; an intermediary that softens impact or conflict
- #16,618黴菌ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄩㄣˋmold; a fungus that grows in damp places, reproducing via spores; used in food industry to make soy sauce and fermented bean products
- #16,619三菱ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˊMitsubishi; Japanese corporate brand and zaibatsu conglomerate
- #16,620出品ㄔㄨ ㄆㄧㄣˇto produce; to manufacture; an item produced; a product; an exhibit; an entry in a competition or exhibition
- #16,621壓住ㄧㄚ ㄓㄨˋpress down or cover with an object; suppress, restrain, or hold back
- #16,622宛若ㄨㄢˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋas if; seemingly; just like
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.