The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 18,501–18,600 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 18,501–18,600
29,947 words · page 186 of 300- #18,527總分ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄣtotal score; sum of all points
- #18,528製作出ㄓˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨto produce; to create; to make (a product, work, or item)
- #18,529靜宜ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄧˊquiet and proper; serene and appropriate; a personal name; also the name of a Catholic university in Taiwan
- #18,530三讀ㄙㄢ ㄉㄨˊlegislative process of passing a bill through three readings; final reading and vote in the legislature
- #18,531午休ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄡmidday rest; noon break; lunch break
- #18,532卡達ㄎㄚˇ ㄉㄚˊQatar; a country on the Arabian Peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE
- #18,533松平ㄙㄨㄥ ㄆㄧㄥˊJapanese surname; historical Japanese clan name
- #18,534設計成ㄕㄜˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊto design something to be or function as a particular way; to be designed so as to
- #18,535公投法ㄍㄨㄥ ㄊㄡˊ ㄈㄚˇlaw governing referendums; in Taiwan, the statute regulating citizen-initiated national and local referendums
- #18,536兵部ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋhistorical government ministry managing military affairs, officer appointments, troop registers, and armaments
- #18,537壓倒性ㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋoverwhelming; decisive; of an absolute advantage
- #18,538淑女ㄕㄨˊ ㄋㄩˇrefined and virtuous woman; lady of gentle and graceful character
- #18,539短文ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄣˊshort essay or article; brief piece of writing
- #18,540聽命ㄊㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋobey orders; submit to fate
- #18,541身家ㄕㄣ ㄐㄧㄚfamily background and social status; oneself and one's family; personal assets and property
- #18,542軍售ㄐㄩㄣ ㄕㄡˋsale of military equipment and weapons; arms sales
- #18,543軍士ㄐㄩㄣ ㄕˋsoldier; enlisted man; non-commissioned officer ranking below officers and above privates
- #18,544野放ㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄤˋto release into the wild; free-range (of livestock)
- #18,545檢體ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇspecimen; sample collected for medical testing or laboratory analysis
- #18,546租約ㄗㄨ ㄩㄝrental contract or lease agreement; a legally binding document outlining terms between landlord and tenant
- #18,547翻版ㄈㄢ ㄅㄢˇunauthorized reprint or pirated edition; near-identical copy of an earlier event
- #18,548軍心ㄐㄩㄣ ㄒㄧㄣthe morale and fighting spirit of an army; the collective discipline and resolve of troops
- #18,549化驗ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄧㄢˋto test or analyze using chemical or physical methods; laboratory analysis
- #18,550夜宿ㄧㄝˋ ㄙㄨˋto stay overnight; to lodge for the night
- #18,551找上門ㄓㄠˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄇㄣˊto come to one's door; to seek someone out uninvited; to show up on one's own initiative
- #18,552混濁ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊturbid; muddy; dirty (of water or liquid); figuratively: murky, morally corrupt, or chaotic (of society).
- #18,553登高ㄉㄥ ㄍㄠto climb to a high place; to ascend a height; traditional outing of climbing hills on the Double Ninth Festival (ninth day of the ninth lunar month)
- #18,554阿龍ㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊcommon Taiwanese nickname for a man named Long
- #18,555學好ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄠˇto model oneself after good people and virtuous deeds; to learn good behavior
- #18,556撇開ㄆㄧㄝ ㄎㄞto set aside; to disregard; to leave aside and ignore
- #18,557歸國ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄛˊreturn to one's own country
- #18,558淡定ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋcalm and composed; unruffled; emotionally steady under pressure
- #18,559耐人尋味ㄋㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄟˋrich in meaning; thought-provoking; worth pondering repeatedly
- #18,560關進ㄍㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋto lock up; to put into prison; to confine
- #18,561中元ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊGhost Festival on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month; Taoist festival for pardoning spirits; Buddhist Ullambana Festival
- #18,562彈簧ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊspring; elastic device that deforms under force and returns to its original shape when released
- #18,563患病ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋto contract an illness; to fall sick; to suffer from a disease
- #18,564所致ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓˋcaused by; brought about by; resulting from
- #18,565村里ㄘㄨㄣ ㄌㄧˇvillage and neighborhood; rural community
- #18,566盛夏ㄕㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋmidsummer; the hottest part of summer, around the sixth lunar month
- #18,567遷至ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓˋto move to; to relocate to; to migrate to a new place
- #18,568克里米亞ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄧˇ ㄧㄚˋCrimea; a peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea
- #18,569大玩ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄢˊto play extensively; to thoroughly enjoy oneself; to play in a big way
- #18,570擬訂ㄋㄧˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋdraft and formulate (a plan, policy, or regulation)
- #18,571普普ㄆㄨˇ ㄆㄨˇso-so; mediocre; passable; ordinary; not great
- #18,572普查ㄆㄨˇ ㄔㄚˊcensus; comprehensive survey of an entire population or category
- #18,573置之不理ㄓˋ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇignore completely; leave something unattended and pay no attention to it
- #18,574刮刮樂ㄍㄨㄚ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄌㄜˋscratchcard lottery ticket with silver coating covering prize text or symbols
- #18,575撤除ㄔㄜˋ ㄔㄨˊremove; dismantle; withdraw; cancel; revoke
- #18,576擁戴ㄩㄥˇ ㄉㄞˋto support and uphold; to back someone as a leader
- #18,577漫天ㄇㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢfilling or covering the whole sky; unlimited, boundless
- #18,578發源地ㄈㄚ ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋsource of a river; place of origin; birthplace of a movement or tradition
- #18,579耶律ㄧㄝ ㄌㄩˋcompound surname of Khitan origin; notably the imperial clan of the Liao dynasty
- #18,580還款ㄏㄞˊ ㄎㄨㄢˇto repay a loan or debt; repayment of money owed
- #18,581風化ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋwind erosion; weathering of rocks; public morals or decency; (in Taiwan) a place associated with the sex trade
- #18,582美聯社ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄜˋAssociated Press (AP); American news agency founded in 1848
- #18,583飛出ㄈㄟ ㄔㄨto fly out; to fly away; to hit a fly ball (baseball)
- #18,584人煙ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢhuman habitation; inhabited areas, as indicated by the smoke of cooking fires
- #18,585大閘蟹ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄚˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋChinese mitten crab; a large freshwater hairy crab, especially the Yangtze River variety prized as a seasonal autumn delicacy
- #18,586攻佔ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄢˋto capture and occupy by military force; to seize and take control of
- #18,587樂音ㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄣmusical sound; tone produced by regular vibrations with a fixed pitch, usually pleasant to the ear
- #18,588稱不上ㄔㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤˋcannot be called; not really worthy of being considered
- #18,589彎道ㄨㄢ ㄉㄠˋcurved or winding section of a road; bend; curve in a path
- #18,590擦乾ㄘㄚ ㄍㄢto wipe dry; to dry by rubbing with a cloth or towel
- #18,591異物ㄧˋ ㄨˋforeign object or substance entering the body; strange or unusual thing; monsters or spirits; the dead
- #18,592發展局ㄈㄚ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄩˊDevelopment Bureau; government department overseeing urban planning, land use, and infrastructure development
- #18,593碰頭ㄆㄥˋ ㄊㄡˊto meet up; to bump heads; to bow one's head; to flail about blindly; to suffer extreme agony
- #18,594紅樓ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄡˊwomen's quarters; red-painted pavilion; brothel
- #18,595董座ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋchairman of the board (of a company)
- #18,596鎖住ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨˋto lock; to lock in place; to lock onto (a target)
- #18,597開播ㄎㄞ ㄅㄛˋto begin broadcasting; to start airing a program
- #18,598改道ㄍㄞˇ ㄉㄠˋchange route or path; alter a course of action, policy, or system
- #18,599結業ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄝˋto finish a course or program of study; to complete a course; (of a business) to cease operations.
- #18,600頭子ㄊㄡˊ ˙ㄗleader; chief; head of a group; historical: a dated official directive form
- #18,601三壘ㄙㄢ ㄌㄟˇthird base in baseball; to reach third base (slang for advanced sexual intimacy)
- #18,602唯美ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄟˇaestheticism; valuing beauty as the highest ideal, apart from practical, moral, or material concerns
- #18,603壯志ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄓˋlofty ambition; grand aspiration; heroic resolve
- #18,604忠孝東路ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄨˋmajor east–west road and commercial axis in Taipei
- #18,605柯波拉ㄎㄜ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄚFrancis Ford Coppola; celebrated American film director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now
- #18,606瘦弱ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋthin and frail; emaciated and weak
- #18,607皮箱ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤleather suitcase; leather trunk
- #18,608神通ㄕㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄥremarkable ability or resourceful means; in Buddhism, supernatural power of direct perception; intuitive understanding
- #18,609耽擱ㄉㄢ ㄍㄜdelay; hold up; cause to be late or wasted
- #18,610陽春ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄣwarm spring; plain, basic, or unadorned; benevolent governance; tenth lunar month; classical melody
- #18,611飲用水ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇdrinking water; water safe for human consumption
- #18,612國樂ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄩㄝˋtraditional Chinese music; national music played at state ceremonies
- #18,613奉承ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄥˊto flatter; to fawn over someone; to ingratiate oneself with others
- #18,614相稱ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄥto match; to suit each other; to be commensurate or proportionate
- #18,615稀疏ㄒㄧ ㄕㄨsparse; thinly scattered; few and far between
- #18,616請願ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄩㄢˋto petition; to submit a formal request or appeal to a government body regarding policy, public interest, or personal rights
- #18,617如來ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊa title for the Buddha; one who comes and goes as past Buddhas did
- #18,618影印ㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄣˋto photocopy; to make a copy using a photocopier or photographic reproduction; photo-offset printing
- #18,619放生ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄥrelease captured animals as a Buddhist act of compassion; spare someone's life
- #18,620毒害ㄉㄨˊ ㄏㄞˋpoison or harm someone with toxic substances or malicious schemes; cause serious harm; a harmful influence or scourge
- #18,621水深ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄣwater depth; (figurative) deep, profound, or unfathomable; full of hidden complexities
- #18,622絨毛ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊfine short hair or fuzz covering a surface; tiny finger-like projections in the small intestine that aid absorption
- #18,623脫口ㄊㄨㄛ ㄎㄡˇspeak without thinking; blurt out; say something impulsively
- #18,624不亦樂乎ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄌㄜˋ ㄏㄨoriginally joyful and delighted; now mostly means to an extreme degree; thoroughly; exhaustively
- #18,625亞裔ㄧㄚˋ ㄧˋof Asian descent; Asian ancestry
- #18,626哲理ㄓㄜˊ ㄌㄧˇunderlying principle of life and the universe; philosophical truth or wisdom
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.