The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 16,801–16,900 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 16,801–16,900
29,947 words · page 169 of 300- #16,823特使ㄊㄜˋ ㄕˇspecial envoy; diplomatic representative dispatched by a head of state for a specific mission abroad
- #16,824稻子ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄗrice plant; the grain of cultivated rice
- #16,825引人ㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊto attract people; to draw attention; to arouse interest or desire
- #16,826書法家ㄕㄨ ㄈㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚmaster calligrapher; person skilled in the art of brush calligraphy with a distinctive personal style
- #16,827無量ㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋboundless; immeasurable; without limit
- #16,828解說員ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄩㄢˊcommentator; announcer; person who provides live commentary or explains exhibits at a museum or event
- #16,829連霸ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄚˋto win consecutive championships; repeated title wins in competition
- #16,830飛去ㄈㄟ ㄑㄩˋto fly away; to fly over to (a place); to go by plane
- #16,831偷懶ㄊㄡ ㄌㄢˇto goof off; to be lazy; to shirk work; to slack off
- #16,832冷落ㄌㄥˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋto neglect; to leave someone out in the cold; to treat coldly; desolate; unfrequented
- #16,833史無前例ㄕˇ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋunprecedented; without precedent in history
- #16,834喜訊ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄣˋgood news; glad tidings
- #16,835女單ㄋㄩˇ ㄉㄢwomen's singles (in sports competitions)
- #16,836寫法ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄚˇway of writing; writing technique or method
- #16,837拷貝ㄎㄠˇ ㄅㄟˋcopy; duplicate; reproduction of an original
- #16,838晶瑩ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄥˊbright and translucent; sparkling and clear
- #16,839毛毛ㄇㄠˊ ㄇㄠˊapproximately; roughly; shy or bashful (describing someone)
- #16,840水師ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕnavy; naval forces; sailors or boatmen; historical water-related official title
- #16,841活水ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇflowing water from a natural source; fresh, circulating water
- #16,842湖面ㄏㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋsurface of a lake
- #16,843爭議性ㄓㄥ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋcontroversial; of a nature that provokes dispute or disagreement
- #16,844童書ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄨchildren's book; literature written for young readers
- #16,845茶飲ㄔㄚˊ ㄧㄣˇtea beverage; tea-based drink; teahouse
- #16,846連貫ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋconnected throughout; coherent and continuous; to link together
- #16,847雙打ㄕㄨㄤ ㄉㄚˇdoubles in sports; a match format with two players per side; two-person sparring in martial arts
- #16,848初學ㄔㄨ ㄒㄩㄝˊjust beginning to learn; beginner; novice
- #16,849古籍ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧˊancient books; old texts; classical works from earlier historical periods.
- #16,850晒乾ㄕㄞˋ ㄍㄢto dry in the sun; to sun-dry
- #16,851神學ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊtheology; the study of God's existence, nature, and religious doctrines
- #16,852秦檜ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋQin Hui; Song dynasty chancellor notorious for betraying China to the Jurchen Jin and orchestrating the execution of general Yue Fei
- #16,853線性ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋlinear; characterized by a direct, proportional relationship
- #16,854刑部ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋMinistry of Justice in imperial China; one of the Six Ministries handling criminal law and prison affairs from the Sui dynasty onward
- #16,855四十一ㄙˋ ㄕˊ ㄧthe number forty-one
- #16,856暫定ㄓㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋtentatively decided; provisional; temporary
- #16,857訂立ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋto conclude; to establish; to sign or formulate (an agreement, treaty, law, etc.)
- #16,858銅鑼ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊbronze gong, a percussion instrument struck with a mallet; Tongluo, a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan
- #16,859陳學聖ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥˋTaiwanese politician and Kuomintang legislator; served multiple terms in the Legislative Yuan representing Taoyuan
- #16,860如實ㄖㄨˊ ㄕˊaccording to facts; truthfully; as things actually are
- #16,861斷斷續續ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄩˋ ㄒㄩˋintermittently; off and on; stopping and starting again
- #16,862烏日ㄨ ㄖˋWuri; a district in western Taichung, Taiwan, located where the Dadu and Dali rivers meet; site of the Taichung HSR station.
- #16,863金紙ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓˇjoss paper; spirit money burned as offerings to deities or ancestors
- #16,864大手筆ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄧˇmajor work or great writer; lavish spender; large-scale undertaking
- #16,865字幕ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˋsubtitles; captions; text on screen showing dialogue or narration in films, TV, or stage performances.
- #16,866彗星ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥa small icy body orbiting a star; develops a glowing coma and tail when near the Sun; historically seen as an omen of disaster or war
- #16,867打瞌睡ㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˋto doze off; to nod off while sitting
- #16,868相親ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣblind date; arranged meeting to evaluate a potential marriage partner (Taiwan usage); to be close or intimate with each other.
- #16,869說錯ㄕㄨㄛ ㄘㄨㄛˋto say something wrong; to misspeak; to make an incorrect statement
- #16,870講台ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄞˊlectern; podium; rostrum
- #16,871心酸ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄢto feel sad; to feel a pang of sorrow; heartache
- #16,872等號ㄉㄥˇ ㄏㄠˋequals sign; the symbol "=" used to indicate equality
- #16,873通電ㄊㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˋto send a telegram to multiple parties; to apply or connect electricity
- #16,874鑄造ㄓㄨˋ ㄗㄠˋto cast metal; the process of melting metal and pouring it into a mold to create a solid object
- #16,875音調ㄧㄣ ㄉㄧㄠˋpitch; the perceived highness or lowness of a sound based on its frequency
- #16,876責難ㄗㄜˊ ㄋㄢˊto reproach; to criticize; to censure; to demand difficult things of others
- #16,877副總理ㄈㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇvice premier; deputy premier; a high-ranking government official
- #16,878古時ㄍㄨˇ ㄕˊin ancient times; in the past; long ago
- #16,879安頓ㄢ ㄉㄨㄣˋto arrange a place for; to help settle down; to get someone situated; to put in order; settled and at ease
- #16,880新來ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄞˊnewly arrived; recent; lately
- #16,881栽植ㄗㄞ ㄓˊplant; cultivate; nurture and mentor (talent)
- #16,882現役ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋcurrently serving in the military; active duty
- #16,883舒淇ㄕㄨ ㄑㄧˊShu Qi; Taiwanese actress and model
- #16,884反差ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄚcontrast in tone or brightness (photography); striking difference between two things
- #16,885商船ㄕㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊmerchant ship; commercial vessel that carries cargo and passengers
- #16,886大江ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤthe Yangtze River; a large river
- #16,887星巴克ㄒㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄎㄜˋStarbucks; the American multinational coffeehouse chain
- #16,888硬著頭皮ㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄊㄡˊ ㄆㄧˊto force oneself to do something reluctantly; to bite the bullet; to endure through difficulty despite unwillingness
- #16,889老字號ㄌㄠˇ ㄗˋ ㄏㄠˋlong-established business; well-known old shop or brand with a long history
- #16,890說好ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄠˇto agree on; to settle through discussion; to come to an arrangement
- #16,891盛讚ㄕㄥˋ ㄗㄢˋto highly praise; to commend enthusiastically
- #16,892空無ㄎㄨㄥ ㄨˊemptiness; nothingness; void
- #16,893陪審團ㄆㄟˊ ㄕㄣˇ ㄊㄨㄢˊjury; panel of ordinary citizens who participate in a trial as a civic duty
- #16,894冰島ㄅㄧㄥ ㄉㄠˇIceland; a Nordic island country in Northern Europe
- #16,895定為ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˋto set as; to designate or classify as; to fix or establish as
- #16,896洋行ㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄤˊold-style trading firm dealing in foreign goods; foreign-owned commercial house established domestically
- #16,897竹竿ㄓㄨˊ ㄍㄢpole made from a bamboo stalk; also a chapter title in the Classic of Poetry
- #16,898送驗ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄢˋto submit for inspection or testing; to send a sample for laboratory analysis
- #16,899安葬ㄢ ㄗㄤˋto bury; to inter a coffin in a grave or tomb
- #16,900普選ㄆㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄢˇuniversal suffrage; the right of all adult citizens to vote regardless of property, education, or class
- #16,901白皙ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄧfair and smooth-skinned; pale and delicate in complexion
- #16,902破滅ㄆㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋdestruction; ruin; collapse; usually refers to hopes or illusions being shattered
- #16,903輔仁ㄈㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊto assist and cultivate virtue; shorthand for Fu Jen Catholic University
- #16,904逆勢ㄋㄧˋ ㄕˋunfavorable trend; adverse conditions; against the current trend
- #16,905飯碗ㄈㄢˋ ㄨㄢˇrice bowl; one's job or livelihood
- #16,906周姓ㄓㄡ ㄒㄧㄥˋsurnamed Zhou; a person with the surname Zhou
- #16,907文憑ㄨㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊdiploma; a document issued by a school or institution certifying completion of a course of study.
- #16,908淨利ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋnet profit; net income; profit remaining after all expenses are deducted from total revenue
- #16,909膾炙人口ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇwidely praised and popular; well-received and acclaimed by many people
- #16,910解雇ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨˋto dismiss from employment; to fire; to terminate someone's job
- #16,911郵寄ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˋto send by post; to mail
- #16,912零售業ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋindustry of selling goods directly to consumers; businesses such as department stores that sell in small quantities to end users
- #16,913互為ㄏㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋto be mutually; to be each other's; to stand in a reciprocal relationship
- #16,914來龍去脈ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄇㄛˋfull sequence of events; entire background and development of a matter; origins and outcome
- #16,915原狀ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄤˋoriginal state; the way something was before a change; previous condition
- #16,916大器ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋgreat talent or ability; a person of great promise; a valuable or important thing; the throne or state
- #16,917守護神ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄨˋ ㄕㄣˊguardian deity; patron god or spirit that protects people
- #16,918張學良ㄓㄤ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊZhang Xueliang (1901–2001); Manchurian warlord and Nationalist general who orchestrated the 1936 Xi'an Incident
- #16,919打滾ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄣˇroll around on the ground; move back and forth; navigate or drift through circumstances
- #16,920排便ㄆㄞˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋto defecate; to excrete feces from the body
- #16,921禮記ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋBook of Rites; a Confucian classic compiled by Dai Sheng, one of the Thirteen Classics
- #16,922逝去ㄕˋ ㄑㄩˋto pass away; to elapse, to pass (of time)
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.