The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 16,601–16,700 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 16,601–16,700
29,947 words · page 167 of 300- #16,623心急ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˊanxious; impatient; eager and restless
- #16,624才子ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇman of outstanding literary talent; gifted scholar or writer
- #16,625有感而發ㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄢˇ ㄦˊ ㄈㄚto express feelings prompted by genuine emotion; to speak or write from heartfelt inspiration
- #16,626樂壇ㄩㄝˋ ㄊㄢˊmusic world; music circles; the music industry
- #16,627波折ㄅㄛ ㄓㄜˊtwists and turns; setbacks and complications in a process or matter
- #16,628聲名ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊreputation; fame; public standing
- #16,629趕路ㄍㄢˇ ㄌㄨˋto hurry one's journey; to travel fast to reach a destination on time
- #16,630商界ㄕㄤ ㄐㄧㄝˋbusiness circles; the commercial world; the business community
- #16,631挺直ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄓˊstraight and upright; to straighten (one's back, posture)
- #16,632西遊記ㄒㄧ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˋclassic Chinese novel by Wu Cheng'en recounting the Tang monk's pilgrimage to India with Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing
- #16,633金門縣ㄐㄧㄣ ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋcounty in Fujian Province, Taiwan; island group off Xiamen Bay; known for its 1958 artillery battle, military fortifications, and sorghum liquor
- #16,634隆起ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧˇto rise; to bulge; to swell upward; a raised protrusion
- #16,635平生ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥthroughout one's life; all one's life; ordinarily; usually
- #16,636強有力ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋstrong and powerful; having great physical strength; possessing strong authority or influence
- #16,637徐才厚ㄒㄩˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄏㄡˋformer Chinese general and PLA political commissar; purged in 2014 for corruption
- #16,638昨夜ㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄝˋlast night; yesterday evening
- #16,639祭品ㄐㄧˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇofferings used in worship of gods or ancestors; sacrificial gifts
- #16,640腳跟ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄣheel of the foot; whereabouts or traces; foundation or grounding
- #16,641輕便ㄑㄧㄥ ㄅㄧㄢˋlight and portable; simple and convenient
- #16,642金針ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄣdaylily flower (dried buds used as food); acupuncture needle; secret technique or key to success
- #16,643龍山寺ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢ ㄙˋTemple primarily dedicated to Guanyin, also enshrining Mazu and other deities; famous examples include those in Taipei's Wanhua and Changhua's Lugang.
- #16,644今夜ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄝˋtonight; this evening
- #16,645冷氣團ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄊㄨㄢˊair mass colder than the surface it moves over; cold air mass bringing lower temperatures
- #16,646園方ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄤthe management or administration of a park, garden, or (in Taiwan) preschool/kindergarten
- #16,647星期三ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄙㄢWednesday; the fourth day of the week
- #16,648白日ㄅㄞˊ ㄖˋdaytime; the sun
- #16,649綠意ㄌㄩˋ ㄧˋgreenery; lush green scenery
- #16,650緊迫ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄆㄛˋurgent; pressing; critical, with little time to spare
- #16,651詭譎ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊbizarre and unpredictable; strange and deceitful; ever-changing in a peculiar way
- #16,652鄙視ㄅㄧˇ ㄕˋto despise; to look down on; to scorn
- #16,653乾坤ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄣheaven and earth; the cosmos; yin and yang; the world; a scam; trickery
- #16,654停歇ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄝto stop; to cease; to rest; to pause
- #16,655地雷ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄟˊburied explosive device triggered by pressure; (slang) something unexpectedly terrible or harmful, e.g. a bad movie, risky product, or toxic person
- #16,656委婉ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄢˇtactful; euphemistic; indirect and gentle in expression
- #16,657錢幣ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋcoins; currency; money
- #16,658佔地ㄓㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋto cover an area; to occupy land or space
- #16,659倖免ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇto escape by luck; to narrowly avoid disaster or punishment
- #16,660成型ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊto take shape; to form; a manufacturing process of shaping material via force, heat, or molds
- #16,661泉源ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊspringhead; fountainhead; (fig.) source or origin of something
- #16,662簡樸ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄨˊsimple and plain; frugal and unadorned
- #16,663總兵ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄧㄥto command troops; historical: high-ranking military officer of the Ming and Qing dynasties who garrisoned and commanded regional forces
- #16,664總得must; have to; be bound to; inevitably will.
- #16,665降息ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧˊlower interest rates; reduce rates
- #16,666首級ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧˊsevered human head; head taken as a battle trophy
- #16,667七十五ㄑㄧ ㄕˊ ㄨˇseventy-five; the number 75
- #16,668勾勒出ㄍㄡ ㄌㄜˋ ㄔㄨto outline; to sketch out; to delineate or depict clearly
- #16,669叮囑ㄉㄧㄥ ㄓㄨˇto urge repeatedly; to remind earnestly; to instruct with emphasis
- #16,670名冊ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄜˋregister; roll; list of names
- #16,671漁工ㄩˊ ㄍㄨㄥfishery worker; fishing boat laborer
- #16,672狐疑ㄏㄨˊ ㄧˊto doubt; to suspect; to be suspicious and indecisive
- #16,673盛名ㄕㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊgreat fame; high reputation; widespread renown
- #16,674避孕ㄅㄧˋ ㄩㄣˋcontraception; prevention of pregnancy using drugs or physical methods.
- #16,675鑽戒ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋdiamond ring; a ring set with one or more diamonds
- #16,676延平ㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊrelating to Yanping, a district in Nanping, Fujian; historical name for Tainan in Taiwan, notably Yanping County during Zheng Chenggong's rule
- #16,677接收到ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕㄡ ㄉㄠˋto receive; to pick up (a signal or message)
- #16,678殺出ㄕㄚ ㄔㄨto fight one's way out; to break out of an encirclement; to push through a crowd
- #16,679牙刷ㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄨㄚtoothbrush; a tool used for cleaning teeth and removing debris between them.
- #16,680經國ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊto govern or manage a country; statecraft
- #16,681不理ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇto ignore; to pay no attention to; to not deal with; to not understand; disadvantageous
- #16,682依稀ㄧ ㄒㄧfaintly; indistinctly; vaguely; slightly
- #16,683多層次ㄉㄨㄛ ㄘㄥˊ ㄘˋmulti-level; having multiple layers or levels; also refers to multi-level marketing (MLM)
- #16,684天涯ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊends of the earth; faraway place; remote distance
- #16,685聊到ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄠˋto chat until reaching a certain point; to talk about (a topic)
- #16,686追憶ㄓㄨㄟ ㄧˋto recall; to look back on; to reminisce about the past
- #16,687剪綵ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄞˇribbon-cutting ceremony; to cut a ribbon at an opening event for a building, business, exhibition, or infrastructure
- #16,688壯碩ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄛˋlarge and strongly built; robust and muscular
- #16,689浪人ㄌㄤˋ ㄖㄣˊwandering drifter; masterless samurai in feudal Japan
- #16,690牢記ㄌㄠˊ ㄐㄧˋfirmly remember; keep firmly in mind; memorize
- #16,691美聯ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊAssociated Press (AP)
- #16,692五股ㄨˇ ㄍㄨˇdistrict in New Taipei City, Taiwan
- #16,693夫婿ㄈㄨ ㄒㄩˋhusband
- #16,694姪子ㄓˊ ˙ㄗson of one's brother or male relative/friend of the same generation; nephew
- #16,695思慮ㄙ ㄌㄩˋthinking; deliberation; careful thought and consideration
- #16,696拉丁文ㄌㄚ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄨㄣˊwritten form of Latin; medieval Europe's common scholarly language; now used primarily by the Catholic Church
- #16,697獻金ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣdonated money; political contribution
- #16,698納稅人ㄋㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊtaxpayer; person or entity that pays taxes
- #16,699血脈ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄞˋblood vessels; lineage; ancestry
- #16,700見識到ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄉㄠˋto experience; to witness firsthand; to come into contact with and gain knowledge of
- #16,701判斷力ㄆㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋability to judge or assess things; capacity to form sound judgments
- #16,702四十三ㄙˋ ㄕˊ ㄙㄢforty-three; the number 43
- #16,703媒材ㄇㄟˊ ㄘㄞˊartistic medium; materials and techniques used to create a work of art
- #16,704孳生ㄗ ㄕㄥto breed; to reproduce; to multiply and grow
- #16,705心神ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄣˊmental state; state of mind; one's mood and concentration
- #16,706找回來ㄓㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄞˊto get back; to recover; to retrieve (something lost)
- #16,707犯法ㄈㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇto break the law; to commit an offense; to violate legal statutes.
- #16,708福山ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄢFukuyama, a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan; place name
- #16,709私心ㄙ ㄒㄧㄣselfish motives; thoughts aimed at personal gain; one's inner private thoughts or intentions.
- #16,710羅伯特ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄊㄜˋRobert (given name)
- #16,711耶誕樹ㄧㄝ ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋChristmas tree; decorated evergreen tree set up for Christmas
- #16,712聯網ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˇto connect to a network; to network; to go online
- #16,713蚯蚓ㄑㄧㄡ ㄧㄣˇearthworm; segmented burrowing worm that aerates soil
- #16,714闖出ㄔㄨㄤˇ ㄔㄨto break out of; to make or carve out through bold action
- #16,715客座ㄎㄜˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋguest seat; visiting or honorary position, as a professor or editor
- #16,716徐姓ㄒㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋa person surnamed Xu; the Xu surname
- #16,717慰勞ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˋto comfort and reward someone for hard work; to express appreciation with words or gifts
- #16,718攝取量ㄕㄜˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋamount taken in or absorbed; daily intake (of nutrients, calories, etc.)
- #16,719數理ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇmathematics and physical science
- #16,720杜甫ㄉㄨˋ ㄈㄨˇTang dynasty poet (712–770), revered as the "Poet Sage"; known for socially conscious works called "poetry history"
- #16,721流放ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄈㄤˋto banish; to exile a criminal to a remote place
- #16,722溪州ㄒㄧ ㄓㄡplace name; township in Changhua County, Taiwan; literally means "river island" or "sandbar in a stream"
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.