The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 17,301–17,400 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 17,301–17,400
29,947 words · page 174 of 300- #17,325指針ㄓˇ ㄓㄣpointer or indicator needle on a clock, dial, or instrument; compass needle
- #17,326攝影家ㄕㄜˋ ㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄚprofessional photographer; one who practices photography as an art or career
- #17,328街坊ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄤneighbors; people living nearby; the local neighborhood or street; a neighbor
- #17,329四散ㄙˋ ㄙㄢˋscatter in all directions; disperse widely
- #17,330對聯ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊpair of matching lines of calligraphy displayed on doorposts or walls; couplet with parallel structure
- #17,331掛帥ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄞˋto serve as commander-in-chief; to take the lead; to be the dominant or guiding principle
- #17,332移交ㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄠto hand over; to transfer control or responsibility to a successor
- #17,333專法ㄓㄨㄢ ㄈㄚˇspecialized law; legislation targeting a specific domain or group
- #17,334工友ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄡˇjanitor or handyman in a school, office, or government agency; general maintenance worker
- #17,335棒子stick; club; cudgel; (dialect) corn; ear of maize; (derog., mainland China) Korean person
- #17,336治療法ㄓˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄈㄚˇmethod of treatment; therapeutic technique; therapy
- #17,337課外ㄎㄜˋ ㄨㄞˋoutside of class; extracurricular; activities or time beyond regular school lessons.
- #17,338風電ㄈㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˋwind power; wind energy; abbreviation for wind power generation
- #17,339孝莊ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄤposthumous title of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang (1613–1688), prominent Qing dynasty consort and regent
- #17,340山峰ㄕㄢ ㄈㄥmountain peak; summit of a mountain; the pointed top of a mountain.
- #17,341怪事ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕˋstrange or bizarre occurrence; unusual event
- #17,342招式ㄓㄠ ㄕˋmartial arts move or routine; tactic, trick, or method for handling a situation
- #17,343梅雨ㄇㄟˊ ㄩˇrainy season in southern China, Taiwan, and Japan during May–July, coinciding with the plum-ripening season; also called plum rain
- #17,344求證ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄥˋseek evidence; verify; confirm the truth of something
- #17,345深造ㄕㄣ ㄗㄠˋto pursue advanced studies; to further one's education or research, often abroad.
- #17,346溫水ㄨㄣ ㄕㄨㄟˇwarm water; lukewarm water
- #17,347百分之二ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄣ ㄓ ㄦˋtwo percent; one fiftieth
- #17,348系統化ㄒㄧˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋto organize into a systematic, orderly, and structured state; to systematize
- #17,349醃漬ㄧㄢ ㄗˋto preserve or pickle food by soaking in salt, sugar, soy sauce, or various seasonings
- #17,350土方ㄊㄨˇ ㄈㄤearthwork volume unit (one cubic meter of soil); folk remedy; direction or position of land
- #17,351木質ㄇㄨˋ ㄓˊlignin; woody in texture or material
- #17,352牛仔ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗˇcowboy; originally a cattle herder of the American West, now broadly any ranch worker
- #17,353一五ㄧ ㄨˇfifteen; fifteen percent (Taiwan: tip or service charge)
- #17,354星期四ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄙˋThursday; the fifth day of the week
- #17,355甜食ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄕˊsweet foods; sugary foods; desserts and confections
- #17,356謀反ㄇㄡˊ ㄈㄢˇto plot rebellion; to conspire to revolt
- #17,357豔陽ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄤˊbright, beautiful sunlight, often in spring; dazzling sunshine; brilliant and glamorous in appearance
- #17,358鄭芝龍ㄓㄥˋ ㄓ ㄌㄨㄥˊZheng Zhilong (?–1661), Ming dynasty pirate-turned-general and father of Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga)
- #17,359圓融ㄩㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊharmonious and accommodating; tactful and smooth in handling people; Buddhist term for a state free from contradiction or obstruction
- #17,360排開ㄆㄞˊ ㄎㄞto push aside; to clear away; to arrange in a row or spread out
- #17,361收容所ㄕㄡ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇshelter; place that takes in people with nowhere to stay, such as a refuge or asylum
- #17,362書目ㄕㄨ ㄇㄨˋbibliography; list of books; library catalog
- #17,363沒完沒了ㄇㄟˊ ㄨㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇendless; never-ending; going on and on without stopping
- #17,364瘦小ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇthin and small in build; slight and short in stature
- #17,365個中ㄍㄜˋ ㄓㄨㄥin this; therein; among it; formerly, a euphemism for a brothel
- #17,366隊史ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕˇa team's history; the history of a sports team or organization
- #17,367小明ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊa common generic personal name in Chinese; also a chapter title in the Classic of Poetry
- #17,368心房ㄒㄧㄣ ㄈㄤˊthe two upper chambers of the heart that receive blood; one's inner heart or mind
- #17,369沉悶ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄣˋheavy and depressing; gloomy, said of mood or weather; dull and stifling, lacking liveliness
- #17,370爾後ㄦˇ ㄏㄡˋhereafter; from then on; afterwards
- #17,371誇讚ㄎㄨㄚ ㄗㄢˋto praise; to commend; to express admiration for someone or something
- #17,372乾乾淨淨ㄍㄢ ㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋvery clean; completely gone, not a trace left
- #17,373吏部ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋHistorical government ministry; one of the Six Ministries in imperial China, handling official appointments, rankings, promotions, and dismissals
- #17,374大禍ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋmajor disaster; great calamity; catastrophic misfortune
- #17,375搖動ㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋto shake; to rock; to sway; to cause to move back and forth
- #17,376未嘗ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊnever; not ever; not necessarily, not really (often used with a negative for an emphatic but tactful affirmative)
- #17,377法網ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄤˇthe long arm of the law; the net of justice from which criminals cannot escape
- #17,378球速ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄙㄨˋball speed; pitch speed in baseball
- #17,379半生ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄥhalf a lifetime; a long period of one's life; not fully cooked
- #17,380園林ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊlandscaped garden; ornamental park; designed outdoor space with plants, paths, and scenery for leisure or aesthetic enjoyment
- #17,381大爺ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄧㄝterm of address for one's uncle or an elderly man; eldest brother; wealthy or powerful person; formerly, respectful term for a master or county magistrate
- #17,382大里ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇDali, a district in Taichung City, Taiwan
- #17,383悟道ㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋto awaken to the truth; to attain enlightenment through realization
- #17,384法蘭克福ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄎㄜˋ ㄈㄨˊFrankfurt; city in central Germany on the Main River, a major financial and transportation hub
- #17,385砂糖ㄕㄚ ㄊㄤˊgranulated sugar; refined white sugar; historically, coarse brown cane sugar
- #17,386鄒族ㄗㄡ ㄗㄨˊindigenous Austronesian people of Taiwan, concentrated in Chiayi and Nantou
- #17,387金主ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨˇfinancial backer; sponsor; person or entity providing funding
- #17,388大雅ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄚˇrefined elegance; great refinement; one of two major sections of the Classic of Poetry, comprising noble court odes
- #17,389正中ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥexactly in the middle; right in the center; dead center
- #17,390民雄ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄥˊTown in Chiayi County, Taiwan; also a common Taiwanese male given name meaning "people's hero"
- #17,391管理系ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧˋdepartment of management; business administration department
- #17,392腹痛ㄈㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˋabdominal pain; bellyache
- #17,393茶水ㄔㄚˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇtea; tea and drinking water; refreshments
- #17,394十來ㄕˊ ㄌㄞˊabout ten; around ten; a dozen or so
- #17,395星辰ㄒㄧㄥ ㄔㄣˊstars; celestial bodies in the sky; poetic term for stars or constellations.
- #17,396發跡ㄈㄚ ㄐㄧto rise to prominence; to gain success or fortune, especially after humble beginnings
- #17,397身體力行ㄕㄣ ㄊㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊto personally practice what one advocates; to earnestly put into practice
- #17,398十五年ㄕˊ ㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊfifteen years; a period of fifteen years
- #17,399另行ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊseparately carry out; conduct separately; proceed otherwise
- #17,400咽喉ㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˊthroat; pharynx; strategic passage controlling a key position
- #17,401無賴ㄨˊ ㄌㄞˋrogue; scoundrel; rascal; behaving recklessly and unreasonably; bored; helpless
- #17,402猜忌ㄘㄞ ㄐㄧˋto be suspicious and jealous of; to distrust and resent someone, often imagining they intend harm; mutual suspicion and jealousy, especially in close relationships
- #17,403胡說八道ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄠˋto talk nonsense; to speak without any basis; to make absurd claims
- #17,404途經ㄊㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄥto pass through; to travel via; to stop over en route
- #17,405除外ㄔㄨˊ ㄨㄞˋto exclude; to except; to leave out of a calculation or scope
- #17,406上鎖ㄕㄤˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇto lock (a door, switch, etc.)
- #17,407抽離ㄔㄡ ㄌㄧˊto detach; to withdraw emotionally; to separate oneself from a situation
- #17,408拼湊ㄆㄧㄣ ㄘㄡˋto piece together; to assemble from scattered or fragmentary parts
- #17,409核桃ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄊㄠwalnut; walnut tree
- #17,410煥然一新ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣcompletely renewed; thoroughly refreshed in appearance; transformed to look entirely new
- #17,411白飯ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄢˋcooked white rice
- #17,412老式ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˋold-fashioned; outdated; of an older style or design
- #17,413逃回ㄊㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊflee from danger and return to a safe place
- #17,414史達林ㄕˇ ㄉㄚˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊStalin; Soviet dictator and Communist Party leader (1879–1953)
- #17,415捏造ㄋㄧㄝ ㄗㄠˋto fabricate; to invent (false information, accusations, or stories)
- #17,416推文ㄊㄨㄟ ㄨㄣˊto draft a memorial to the throne; tweet or social media post
- #17,417日職ㄖˋ ㄓˊJapanese professional baseball
- #17,418樓梯間ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄧ ㄐㄧㄢstairwell; space between flights of stairs
- #17,419毛治國ㄇㄠˊ ㄓˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊMao Chih-kuo (1948–), Taiwanese politician; served as minister of transportation and communications and later premier of the Executive Yuan
- #17,420渡假村ㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄘㄨㄣresort; vacation complex offering lodging, dining, and recreational facilities
- #17,421視障者ㄕˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄓㄜˇvisually impaired person; person with a vision disability
- #17,422迴廊ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄤˊwinding or curving corridor; covered walkway
- #17,423馳騁ㄔˊ ㄔㄥˇto gallop on horseback; to range freely; to be active in a field; to roam or wander
- #17,424冬至ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓˋwinter solstice (around Dec 21–23); traditional festival marked by eating tangyuan and honoring ancestors
- #17,425剪掉ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋto cut off; to snip off; to clip off
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.