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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
  1. #16,823特使tè shǐ·ㄊㄜˋ ㄕˇspecial envoy; diplomatic representative dispatched by a head of state for a specific mission abroad
  2. #16,824稻子dào zi·ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄗrice plant; the grain of cultivated rice
  3. #16,825引人yǐn rén·ㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊto attract people; to draw attention; to arouse interest or desire
  4. #16,826書法家shū fǎ jiā·ㄕㄨ ㄈㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚmaster calligrapher; person skilled in the art of brush calligraphy with a distinctive personal style
  5. #16,827無量wú liàng·ㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋboundless; immeasurable; without limit
  6. #16,828解說員jiě shuō yuán·ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄩㄢˊcommentator; announcer; person who provides live commentary or explains exhibits at a museum or event
  7. #16,829連霸lián bà·ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄚˋto win consecutive championships; repeated title wins in competition
  8. #16,830飛去fēi qù·ㄈㄟ ㄑㄩˋto fly away; to fly over to (a place); to go by plane
  9. #16,831偷懶tōulǎn·ㄊㄡ ㄌㄢˇto goof off; to be lazy; to shirk work; to slack off
  10. #16,832冷落lěng luò·ㄌㄥˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋto neglect; to leave someone out in the cold; to treat coldly; desolate; unfrequented
  11. #16,833史無前例shǐ wú qián lì·ㄕˇ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋunprecedented; without precedent in history
  12. #16,834喜訊xǐ xùn·ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄣˋgood news; glad tidings
  13. #16,835女單nǚ dān·ㄋㄩˇ ㄉㄢwomen's singles (in sports competitions)
  14. #16,836寫法xiě fǎ·ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄚˇway of writing; writing technique or method
  15. #16,837拷貝kǎo bèi·ㄎㄠˇ ㄅㄟˋcopy; duplicate; reproduction of an original
  16. #16,838晶瑩jīng yíng·ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄥˊbright and translucent; sparkling and clear
  17. #16,839毛毛máo máo·ㄇㄠˊ ㄇㄠˊapproximately; roughly; shy or bashful (describing someone)
  18. #16,840水師shuǐ shī·ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕnavy; naval forces; sailors or boatmen; historical water-related official title
  19. #16,841活水huó shuǐ·ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇflowing water from a natural source; fresh, circulating water
  20. #16,842湖面hú miàn·ㄏㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋsurface of a lake
  21. #16,843爭議性zhēng yì xìng·ㄓㄥ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋcontroversial; of a nature that provokes dispute or disagreement
  22. #16,844童書tóng shū·ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄨchildren's book; literature written for young readers
  23. #16,845茶飲chá yǐn·ㄔㄚˊ ㄧㄣˇtea beverage; tea-based drink; teahouse
  24. #16,846連貫lián guàn·ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋconnected throughout; coherent and continuous; to link together
  25. #16,847雙打shuāngdǎ·ㄕㄨㄤ ㄉㄚˇdoubles in sports; a match format with two players per side; two-person sparring in martial arts
  26. #16,848初學chū xué·ㄔㄨ ㄒㄩㄝˊjust beginning to learn; beginner; novice
  27. #16,849古籍gǔjí·ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧˊancient books; old texts; classical works from earlier historical periods.
  28. #16,850晒乾shài gān·ㄕㄞˋ ㄍㄢto dry in the sun; to sun-dry
  29. #16,851神學shén xué·ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊtheology; the study of God's existence, nature, and religious doctrines
  30. #16,852秦檜qín kuài·ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋQin Hui; Song dynasty chancellor notorious for betraying China to the Jurchen Jin and orchestrating the execution of general Yue Fei
  31. #16,853線性xiàn xìng·ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋlinear; characterized by a direct, proportional relationship
  32. #16,854刑部xíng bù·ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋMinistry of Justice in imperial China; one of the Six Ministries handling criminal law and prison affairs from the Sui dynasty onward
  33. #16,855四十一sì shí yī·ㄙˋ ㄕˊ ㄧthe number forty-one
  34. #16,856暫定zhàn dìng·ㄓㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋtentatively decided; provisional; temporary
  35. #16,857訂立dìng lì·ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋto conclude; to establish; to sign or formulate (an agreement, treaty, law, etc.)
  36. #16,858銅鑼tóng luó·ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊbronze gong, a percussion instrument struck with a mallet; Tongluo, a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan
  37. #16,859陳學聖chén xué shèng·ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥˋTaiwanese politician and Kuomintang legislator; served multiple terms in the Legislative Yuan representing Taoyuan
  38. #16,860如實rú shí·ㄖㄨˊ ㄕˊaccording to facts; truthfully; as things actually are
  39. #16,861斷斷續續duàn duàn xù xù·ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄩˋ ㄒㄩˋintermittently; off and on; stopping and starting again
  40. #16,862烏日wū rì·ㄨ ㄖˋWuri; a district in western Taichung, Taiwan, located where the Dadu and Dali rivers meet; site of the Taichung HSR station.
  41. #16,863金紙jīn zhǐ·ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓˇjoss paper; spirit money burned as offerings to deities or ancestors
  42. #16,864大手筆dà shǒu bǐ·ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄧˇmajor work or great writer; lavish spender; large-scale undertaking
  43. #16,865字幕zìmù·ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˋsubtitles; captions; text on screen showing dialogue or narration in films, TV, or stage performances.
  44. #16,866彗星huìxīng·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
  45. #16,867打瞌睡dǎ kē shuì·ㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˋto doze off; to nod off while sitting
  46. #16,868相親xiàngqīn·ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣblind date; arranged meeting to evaluate a potential marriage partner (Taiwan usage); to be close or intimate with each other.
  47. #16,869說錯shuō cuò·ㄕㄨㄛ ㄘㄨㄛˋto say something wrong; to misspeak; to make an incorrect statement
  48. #16,870講台jiǎng tái·ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄞˊlectern; podium; rostrum
  49. #16,871心酸xīnsuān·ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄢto feel sad; to feel a pang of sorrow; heartache
  50. #16,872等號děng hào·ㄉㄥˇ ㄏㄠˋequals sign; the symbol "=" used to indicate equality
  51. #16,873通電tōng diàn·ㄊㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˋto send a telegram to multiple parties; to apply or connect electricity
  52. #16,874鑄造zhù zào·ㄓㄨˋ ㄗㄠˋto cast metal; the process of melting metal and pouring it into a mold to create a solid object
  53. #16,875音調yīn diào·ㄧㄣ ㄉㄧㄠˋpitch; the perceived highness or lowness of a sound based on its frequency
  54. #16,876責難zé nán·ㄗㄜˊ ㄋㄢˊto reproach; to criticize; to censure; to demand difficult things of others
  55. #16,877副總理fù zǒng lǐ·ㄈㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇvice premier; deputy premier; a high-ranking government official
  56. #16,878古時gǔ shí·ㄍㄨˇ ㄕˊin ancient times; in the past; long ago
  57. #16,879安頓āndùn·ㄢ ㄉㄨㄣˋto arrange a place for; to help settle down; to get someone situated; to put in order; settled and at ease
  58. #16,880新來xīn lái·ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄞˊnewly arrived; recent; lately
  59. #16,881栽植zāi zhí·ㄗㄞ ㄓˊplant; cultivate; nurture and mentor (talent)
  60. #16,882現役xiàn yì·ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋcurrently serving in the military; active duty
  61. #16,883舒淇shū qí·ㄕㄨ ㄑㄧˊShu Qi; Taiwanese actress and model
  62. #16,884反差fǎn chā·ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄚcontrast in tone or brightness (photography); striking difference between two things
  63. #16,885商船shāng chuán·ㄕㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊmerchant ship; commercial vessel that carries cargo and passengers
  64. #16,886大江dà jiāng·ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤthe Yangtze River; a large river
  65. #16,887星巴克xīng bā kè·ㄒㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄎㄜˋStarbucks; the American multinational coffeehouse chain
  66. #16,888硬著頭皮yìng zhe tóu pí·ㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄊㄡˊ ㄆㄧˊto force oneself to do something reluctantly; to bite the bullet; to endure through difficulty despite unwillingness
  67. #16,889老字號lǎo zì hào·ㄌㄠˇ ㄗˋ ㄏㄠˋlong-established business; well-known old shop or brand with a long history
  68. #16,890說好shuō hǎo·ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄠˇto agree on; to settle through discussion; to come to an arrangement
  69. #16,891盛讚shèng zàn·ㄕㄥˋ ㄗㄢˋto highly praise; to commend enthusiastically
  70. #16,892空無kōng wú·ㄎㄨㄥ ㄨˊemptiness; nothingness; void
  71. #16,893陪審團péi shěn tuán·ㄆㄟˊ ㄕㄣˇ ㄊㄨㄢˊjury; panel of ordinary citizens who participate in a trial as a civic duty
  72. #16,894冰島bīng dǎo·ㄅㄧㄥ ㄉㄠˇIceland; a Nordic island country in Northern Europe
  73. #16,895定為dìng wèi·ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˋto set as; to designate or classify as; to fix or establish as
  74. #16,896洋行yáng háng·ㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄤˊold-style trading firm dealing in foreign goods; foreign-owned commercial house established domestically
  75. #16,897竹竿zhú gān·ㄓㄨˊ ㄍㄢpole made from a bamboo stalk; also a chapter title in the Classic of Poetry
  76. #16,898送驗sòng yàn·ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄢˋto submit for inspection or testing; to send a sample for laboratory analysis
  77. #16,899安葬ān zàng·ㄢ ㄗㄤˋto bury; to inter a coffin in a grave or tomb
  78. #16,900普選pǔ xuǎn·ㄆㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄢˇuniversal suffrage; the right of all adult citizens to vote regardless of property, education, or class
  79. #16,901白皙bái xī·ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄧfair and smooth-skinned; pale and delicate in complexion
  80. #16,902破滅pò miè·ㄆㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋdestruction; ruin; collapse; usually refers to hopes or illusions being shattered
  81. #16,903輔仁fǔ rén·ㄈㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊto assist and cultivate virtue; shorthand for Fu Jen Catholic University
  82. #16,904逆勢nì shì·ㄋㄧˋ ㄕˋunfavorable trend; adverse conditions; against the current trend
  83. #16,905飯碗fàn wǎn·ㄈㄢˋ ㄨㄢˇrice bowl; one's job or livelihood
  84. #16,906周姓zhōu xìng·ㄓㄡ ㄒㄧㄥˋsurnamed Zhou; a person with the surname Zhou
  85. #16,907文憑wénpíng·ㄨㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊdiploma; a document issued by a school or institution certifying completion of a course of study.
  86. #16,908淨利jìng lì·ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋnet profit; net income; profit remaining after all expenses are deducted from total revenue
  87. #16,909膾炙人口kuài zhì rén kǒu·ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇwidely praised and popular; well-received and acclaimed by many people
  88. #16,910解雇jiě gù·ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨˋto dismiss from employment; to fire; to terminate someone's job
  89. #16,911郵寄yóu jì·ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˋto send by post; to mail
  90. #16,912零售業líng shòu yè·ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋindustry of selling goods directly to consumers; businesses such as department stores that sell in small quantities to end users
  91. #16,913互為hù wèi·ㄏㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋto be mutually; to be each other's; to stand in a reciprocal relationship
  92. #16,914來龍去脈lái lóng qù mò·ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄇㄛˋfull sequence of events; entire background and development of a matter; origins and outcome
  93. #16,915原狀yuánzhuàng·ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄤˋoriginal state; the way something was before a change; previous condition
  94. #16,916大器dà qì·ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋgreat talent or ability; a person of great promise; a valuable or important thing; the throne or state
  95. #16,917守護神shǒu hù shén·ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄨˋ ㄕㄣˊguardian deity; patron god or spirit that protects people
  96. #16,918張學良zhāng xué liáng·ㄓㄤ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊZhang Xueliang (1901–2001); Manchurian warlord and Nationalist general who orchestrated the 1936 Xi'an Incident
  97. #16,919打滾dǎ gǔn·ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄣˇroll around on the ground; move back and forth; navigate or drift through circumstances
  98. #16,920排便pái biàn·ㄆㄞˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋto defecate; to excrete feces from the body
  99. #16,921禮記lǐ jì·ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋBook of Rites; a Confucian classic compiled by Dai Sheng, one of the Thirteen Classics
  100. #16,922逝去shì qù·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.