The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 17,501–17,600 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 17,501–17,600
29,947 words · page 176 of 300- #17,526七百ㄑㄧ ㄅㄞˇseven hundred
- #17,527切實ㄑㄧㄝ ㄕˊrealistic; practical; feasible; earnestly; conscientiously; in a down-to-earth manner
- #17,528沈重ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋheavy; weighty; burdensome; serious; grave; solemn; difficult to move or carry
- #17,529燒死ㄕㄠ ㄙˇto burn to death; to die in a fire
- #17,530牙膏ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄠtoothpaste; a paste used for cleaning and protecting teeth when brushing.
- #17,531甘甜ㄍㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊsweet; pleasant and sweet in taste or flavor
- #17,532相去ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄩˋto differ; to be apart in distance, time, or degree
- #17,533飄揚ㄆㄧㄠ ㄧㄤˊflutter or fly in the wind; wave aloft, as flags or banners
- #17,534保育員ㄅㄠˇ ㄩˋ ㄩㄢˊchildcare worker; nursery staff responsible for young children's daily care
- #17,535冠上ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋto crown; to confer a title upon; to place atop the head
- #17,536國企ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧˋstate-owned enterprise; also refers to corporate management
- #17,537報應ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄥ(Buddhism) karma; divine retribution; good deeds bring good results, bad deeds bring bad consequences; now mainly refers to bad people suffering misfortune.
- #17,538斷電ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋto cut off power; to lose electricity; power outage
- #17,539查封ㄔㄚˊ ㄈㄥto seize and seal off property by court order; to confiscate or freeze assets to enforce a debt judgment
- #17,540片名ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊtitle of a film or video
- #17,541自省ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄥˇself-examination; introspection; to reflect on oneself
- #17,542芬芳ㄈㄣ ㄈㄤfragrance; sweet scent; delicately fragrant; beautiful and admirable
- #17,543不絕ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊcontinuous; unceasing; without end; not dying out
- #17,544橢圓形ㄊㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊoval; elliptical shape; flattened and elongated circle
- #17,545滅火器ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧˋfire extinguisher; portable device containing pressurized agents to put out fires
- #17,546烈士ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋmartyr; a person who dies for a noble cause or principle; someone with lofty ideals and unwavering integrity.
- #17,547領回ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊto take back; to retrieve; to claim back something one owns
- #17,548三輪車ㄙㄢ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄔㄜthree-wheeled pedicab; tricycle with a front wheel and a rear passenger cabin
- #17,549五年ㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊfive years; fifth year
- #17,550拾起ㄕˊ ㄑㄧˇto pick up; to gather up; to retrieve something from the ground or surface
- #17,551望見ㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋto catch sight of; to see from a distance
- #17,552歐元ㄡ ㄩㄢˊeuro; the official currency of the European Union
- #17,553浪花ㄌㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄚspray or foam from crashing waves; unfruitful blossom
- #17,554玄關ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢentryway or foyer just inside a home's front door; gateway to profound truth
- #17,555輔以ㄈㄨˇ ㄧˇsupplemented by; complemented with; assisted by
- #17,556客莊ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄨㄤHakka village or settlement; rural community inhabited by Hakka people
- #17,557工務段ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋsection office under a railway or highway maintenance bureau; engineering section responsible for track or road upkeep
- #17,558快艇ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄥˇfast motorboat; speedboat
- #17,559收盤ㄕㄡ ㄆㄢˊstock market closing price; daily closing quotation at a securities exchange
- #17,560文物館ㄨㄣˊ ㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇmuseum or gallery for cultural artifacts and historical relics
- #17,561紅葉ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄝˋred autumn leaves, especially of maple trees
- #17,562細則ㄒㄧˋ ㄗㄜˊdetailed rules; specific regulations
- #17,563表彰ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄤto commend; to praise publicly; to recognize and reward outstanding achievements
- #17,564詳述ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄨˋto describe in detail; to give a detailed account of
- #17,565資遣ㄗ ㄑㄧㄢˇto terminate an employee's contract; to lay off; to dismiss with severance pay
- #17,566倔強ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋstubborn; unyielding; obstinate in refusing to compromise or submit
- #17,567哭訴ㄎㄨ ㄙㄨˋto complain or recount grievances while weeping; to tell one's troubles tearfully
- #17,568姨媽ㄧˊ ㄇㄚmother's sister; aunt; also common colloquial term for menstruation/period
- #17,569布拉格ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄚ ㄍㄜˊPrague; capital city of the Czech Republic
- #17,570新衣ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧnew clothes; new garment
- #17,571機艙ㄐㄧ ㄘㄤcabin of an aircraft for passengers or cargo; compartment housing machinery on a ship
- #17,572涉台ㄕㄜˋ ㄊㄞˊinvolving Taiwan; relating to Taiwan affairs
- #17,573輕傷ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄤminor injuries; light wounds; slight physical harm.
- #17,574何去何從ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊwhere to go and whom to follow; at a loss over what course to take or decision to make
- #17,575公牛ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄡˊbull; male bovine
- #17,576吹噓ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄩto boast; to brag; to excessively praise or flatter; to exhale or blow air
- #17,577廢話ㄈㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋnonsense; rubbish; superfluous or pointless talk; (sarcastic) You don't say!; No kidding!
- #17,578張良ㄓㄤ ㄌㄧㄤˊHan dynasty statesman and strategist; key adviser to Liu Bang in founding the Han dynasty
- #17,579拘役ㄐㄩ ㄧˋcriminal detention; a short-term prison sentence of one day to less than two months
- #17,580著眼to focus on; to have in mind; to consider; to concentrate on a goal.
- #17,581許明財ㄒㄩˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊHsu Ming-tsai; Taiwanese politician who served as mayor of Hsinchu City
- #17,582頸椎ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄨㄟthe seven vertebrae of the neck; cervical spine
- #17,583伏特ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄜˋvolt; unit of electric potential difference or voltage
- #17,584勵志ㄌㄧˋ ㄓˋinspiring; motivating people to strive upward and strengthen their resolve
- #17,585尊稱ㄗㄨㄣ ㄔㄥhonorific title; respectful form of address
- #17,586謝意ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄧˋexpression of thanks; gratitude; reward or compensation in return for a favor
- #17,587讓出ㄖㄤˋ ㄔㄨto yield; to give up or hand over one's possession to someone else
- #17,588黑影ㄏㄟ ㄧㄥˇdark shadow or silhouette of a person or object; darkness
- #17,589倒車ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄜback up a vehicle; reverse a car; transfer between vehicles mid-journey
- #17,590公私立ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ ㄌㄧˋpublic and private; of both public and private institutions
- #17,591凱莉ㄎㄞˇ ㄌㄧˋKelly; a common Western female given name, often transliterated in Taiwan
- #17,593戒酒ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇto quit drinking alcohol; to abstain from alcohol
- #17,594辭典ㄘˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇdictionary; reference book that collects words, phrases, and expressions with explanations; can be general or specialized
- #17,595量販店ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄈㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋlarge self-service retail store selling goods in bulk at low prices; warehouse-style discount store
- #17,596中庸ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥthe Doctrine of the Mean, a Confucian classic; the golden mean; moderation; mediocrity; (slang, Taiwan) having a bulky midsection
- #17,597傳達給ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄉㄚˊ ㄍㄟˇto convey to; to communicate to; to transmit to (a recipient)
- #17,598台式ㄊㄞˊ ㄕˋTaiwanese-style; in the style of or originating from Taiwan
- #17,599放大鏡ㄈㄤˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋmagnifying glass; convex lens that enlarges the image of an object
- #17,600明華園ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄩㄢˊrenowned Taiwanese opera troupe specializing in Taiwanese opera
- #17,601映入ㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄨˋto come into view; to strike (the eyes); to present itself to one's sight
- #17,602看透ㄎㄢˋ ㄊㄡˋsee through; understand thoroughly; perceive the true nature of something
- #17,603龜裂ㄐㄩㄣ ㄌㄧㄝˋto crack; to develop fissures; cracked skin; chapped
- #17,604切開ㄑㄧㄝ ㄎㄞto cut open; to slice open; to incise
- #17,605悄然ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˊsilently and quietly; sorrowfully
- #17,606梅姬ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧMegi; a given name used for typhoons, notably a severe 2016 storm that struck Taiwan
- #17,607解題ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄧˊto solve a problem or puzzle; to explain the meaning of a text; to provide answers and analysis for test questions
- #17,608遜色ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄙㄜˋinferior; to pale in comparison; to fall short of others
- #17,609遠洋ㄩㄢˇ ㄧㄤˊdistant ocean; open sea far from land
- #17,610冰山ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄢiceberg; large floating mass of ice; unreliable patron or backer that cannot be depended on long-term
- #17,611卡麥隆ㄎㄚˇ ㄇㄞˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊCameron (transliteration of a Western name, notably British prime minister David Cameron)
- #17,612大年初一ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨ ㄧfirst day of the Lunar New Year; the morning of the new lunar year
- #17,613富足ㄈㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊwealthy and abundant; having plenty of money and resources
- #17,614崩解ㄅㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˇcollapse and break apart; disintegrate; fall apart
- #17,615查辦ㄔㄚˊ ㄅㄢˋto investigate and prosecute; to look into an offense and punish those responsible
- #17,616燈號ㄉㄥ ㄏㄠˋsignal conveyed by lights turning on and off; traffic light signal
- #17,617病理ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇmedical study of disease causes, nature, development, and outcomes; pathology
- #17,618詩篇ㄕ ㄆㄧㄢpoem; poetic work; collection of poems; also the Psalms (biblical book)
- #17,619豌豆ㄨㄢ ㄉㄡˋgreen pea; garden pea
- #17,620連鎖店ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋretail stores sharing one brand and business model; chain store operated under a central company's standardized methods
- #17,621兄弟倆ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄚˇthe two brothers; the pair of brothers
- #17,622發揚光大ㄈㄚ ㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄉㄚˋto develop and enrich a good tradition, practice, or undertaking; carry forward and expand upon an existing foundation
- #17,623籬笆ㄌㄧˊ ˙ㄅㄚfence made of woven bamboo or wooden strips; a simple garden or yard fence
- #17,624達達ㄉㄚˊ ㄉㄚˊMongol; term of endearment for a male lover; father or uncle (northern dialect)
- #17,625開封ㄎㄞ ㄈㄥto unseal or break open a sealed container or envelope; to open a package
- #17,626偌大ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋso large; that big; of such great size
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.