The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 19,501–19,600 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 19,501–19,600
29,947 words · page 196 of 300- #19,527磚塊ㄓㄨㄢ ㄎㄨㄞˋbrick; building block made of fired clay or similar material
- #19,528藝術村ㄧˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄣartists' colony; community of artists living and working together
- #19,529金國ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄛˊthe Jin dynasty (1115–1234); Jurchen-ruled state in northern China
- #19,530外號ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄠˋa nickname, often based on appearance or personality; can be teasing or affectionate.
- #19,531椰子ㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄗcoconut palm; coconut (fruit)
- #19,532正方形ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥˊsquare; a four-sided shape with equal sides and four right angles.
- #19,533配有ㄆㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇequipped with; provided with; comes with
- #19,534餐盒ㄘㄢ ㄏㄜˊlunchbox; food container or box meal
- #19,535點兒ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄦˊa little; a bit; some; colloquial diminutive suffix indicating small quantity or degree
- #19,536任選ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄩㄢˇto choose freely; to select at will; (in retail) choose any item(s) from a set, as in a fixed-price bundle
- #19,537來年ㄌㄞˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊthe coming year; next year
- #19,538冬山鄉ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄒㄧㄤrural township in Yilan County, Taiwan
- #19,539列寧ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (1870–1924); Russian communist revolutionary and political theorist; leader of the 1917 October Revolution; founder of the Soviet state; developer of Marxist theory known as Leninism
- #19,540孝道ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋfilial piety; the spirit and principles of respecting and caring for one's parents and elders
- #19,541季節性ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋseasonal; occurring or characteristic of a particular season
- #19,542府院ㄈㄨˇ ㄩㄢˋexecutive branch; in Taiwan, the Executive Yuan and Presidential Office
- #19,543拉拔ㄌㄚ ˙ㄅㄚto raise and bring up; to promote or advance someone's career
- #19,544據稱ㄐㄩˋ ㄔㄥreportedly; allegedly; said to be, according to claims
- #19,545港人ㄍㄤˇ ㄖㄣˊHong Kong person; Hong Kong people; residents of Hong Kong
- #19,546簡便ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋsimple and convenient; easy to use; handy; straightforward.
- #19,547趁勢ㄔㄣˋ ㄕˋto take advantage of a favorable situation; to seize the momentum
- #19,548這下ㄓㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋnow; at this point; this time; here; in this respect
- #19,549不外ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄞˋnot beyond a certain range; nothing other than; not treating someone as an outsider
- #19,550出貨量ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋvolume of goods shipped; shipment quantity; units delivered
- #19,551吸吮ㄒㄧ ㄕㄨㄣˇto suck; to draw liquid into the mouth
- #19,552官校ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄠˋmilitary academy; national school for training military officers
- #19,553平靜下來ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊto calm down; to settle down; to become peaceful or tranquil
- #19,554徽章ㄏㄨㄟ ㄓㄤbadge; emblem worn to identify status, profession, or rank, usually made of metal
- #19,555明德ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄜˊillustrious virtue; bright and eminent moral character
- #19,556板子ㄅㄢˇ ˙ㄗflat rigid board or plank; wooden or bamboo implement formerly used for corporal punishment
- #19,557水費ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄟˋfee charged by the water company for household water usage, usually billed monthly
- #19,558老奶奶ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄞˇ ˙ㄋㄞgreat-grandmother; respectful term of address for an elderly woman
- #19,559腎上腺素ㄕㄣˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨˋadrenaline; epinephrine; hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that increases heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar, used in emergencies and to treat severe asthma or cardiac arrest
- #19,560自演ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇto act a role oneself; to perform oneself; to stage a performance for oneself
- #19,561買票ㄇㄞˇ ㄆㄧㄠˋto buy a ticket; to bribe voters for electoral support
- #19,562避諱ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋto avoid mentioning a taboo name out of respect; to avoid a taboo; to dodge a sensitive topic
- #19,563音訊ㄧㄣ ㄒㄩㄣˋnews; message; information about someone's whereabouts; audio signal
- #19,564幅員ㄈㄨˊ ㄩㄢˊextent of territory; area of land under jurisdiction
- #19,565愛美ㄞˋ ㄇㄟˇfond of looking pretty or attractive; to like or be fond of
- #19,566接生ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕㄥto deliver a baby; to assist a woman in childbirth
- #19,567河口ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄡˇriver mouth; where a river flows into a sea, lake, or larger river
- #19,568社經ㄕㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄥabbreviation for social and economic; socioeconomic
- #19,569跨入ㄎㄨㄚˋ ㄖㄨˋto step into; to enter (a new field, era, or stage)
- #19,570農用ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋfor agricultural use; used in farming
- #19,571卅萬ㄙㄚˋ ㄨㄢˋthree hundred thousand
- #19,572南華ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊname of Zhuangzi, the ancient Daoist philosopher; refers to Nanhua County in Shandong; Nanhua University in Chiayi, Taiwan
- #19,573大驚ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥgreatly surprised or alarmed by something unexpected
- #19,574弱小ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇweak and small in power or strength; young child
- #19,575愛妻ㄞˋ ㄑㄧbeloved wife; one's dear wife
- #19,576教育家ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄚperson with extensive experience and research in education; educationalist
- #19,577樂譜ㄩㄝˋ ㄆㄨˇmusical score; sheet music; written notation of music using symbols or characters
- #19,578海鷗ㄏㄞˇ ㄡseagull; a seabird with a downward-curved bill that catches fish and often flies over the sea
- #19,579看頭ㄎㄢˋ ˙ㄊㄡworth seeing; worth watching; having something worth looking at
- #19,580紓困ㄕㄨ ㄎㄨㄣˋrelieve hardship; ease financial difficulty; provide economic relief or bailout
- #19,581聖賢ㄕㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊa sage; a wise and holy person; a virtuous ruler; (in Buddhist contexts) a lama or enlightened being; (archaic) wine.
- #19,582麵食ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕˊfoods made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, and steamed buns
- #19,583低階ㄉㄧ ㄐㄧㄝlow-level; basic; junior or lower-ranking (in a job hierarchy)
- #19,584佛性ㄈㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋBuddha-nature; innate potential to attain Buddhahood
- #19,585拔除ㄅㄚˊ ㄔㄨˊpull out; uproot; remove; eradicate
- #19,586斗笠ㄉㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋbamboo hat woven with bamboo strips, oil paper, or leaves; used for sun and rain protection
- #19,587漫不經心ㄇㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣcareless; inattentive; casual and unconcerned; paying no attention
- #19,588石階ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄝstone steps; staircase made of stone
- #19,589終年ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊthroughout the year; all year round; age at death
- #19,590鷹架ㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚˋscaffolding used in construction for worker access and material transport; perch for keeping falcons or hawks
- #19,591上千萬ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄨㄢˋnumbering in the tens of millions; exceeding ten million
- #19,592增大ㄗㄥ ㄉㄚˋto increase; to enlarge; to grow in size, amount, or degree
- #19,593撲克牌ㄆㄨ ˙ㄎㄜ ㄆㄞˊplaying cards; a standard deck of 52 cards in four suits with two jokers, loanword from English "poker"
- #19,594獨享ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇto enjoy exclusively; to have all to oneself
- #19,595種籽ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄗˇseed; also used in biology for plant reproductive structures
- #19,596險勝ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄥˋto win by a narrow margin; to barely defeat an opponent
- #19,597骷髏ㄎㄨ ㄌㄡˊdried human skull or skeleton; death's head
- #19,598鮑魚ㄅㄠˋ ㄩˊedible marine shellfish, abalone; (classical) salted fish
- #19,599傑瑞ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄖㄨㄟˋJerry; common transliteration for the English name, also used as a character name in cartoons
- #19,600圍裙ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄩㄣˊapron; protective garment worn over the front of clothes to keep them clean
- #19,601增列ㄗㄥ ㄌㄧㄝˋto add to a list; to supplement an enumeration
- #19,602壞處ㄏㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄨˋharm; disadvantage; drawback; negative aspect; trouble.
- #19,603猜猜ㄘㄞ ㄘㄞto guess; guessing game
- #19,604真偽ㄓㄣ ㄨㄟˋgenuineness and falseness; authenticity; true or false
- #19,605羊年ㄧㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊYear of the Goat (or Sheep); the eighth animal year of the twelve-year Chinese zodiac cycle
- #19,606裸照ㄌㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄠˋphotograph of a nude or naked person
- #19,607馬政府ㄇㄚˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄨˇMa administration; government under President Ma Ying-jeou (2008–2016)
- #19,608同心協力ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧˋunited in purpose and effort; working together with one heart
- #19,609吳釗燮ㄨˊ ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧㄝˋWu Jaushieh; Taiwanese diplomat and politician; Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
- #19,610學姊ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄗˇfemale senior schoolmate; older female student at the same school
- #19,611安親班ㄢ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄅㄢafter-school care center providing supervision and homework help for children between school dismissal and parents' return from work
- #19,612攀上ㄆㄢ ㄕㄤˋto climb up; to ascend by climbing; to successfully establish a connection or relationship with someone of higher status
- #19,613漢奸ㄏㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢtraitor who betrays the nation for personal gain
- #19,614相思ㄒㄧㄤ ㄙto yearn for each other; lovesick longing, typically between romantic partners
- #19,615管理人ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊmanager; administrator; person in charge of managing an organization, property, or affairs
- #19,616籃球隊ㄌㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋbasketball team
- #19,617腐化ㄈㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋto rot or decay; to become morally corrupt, to wallow in indulgence
- #19,618開羅ㄎㄞ ㄌㄨㄛˊCairo; capital of Egypt
- #19,619代課ㄉㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋto teach as a substitute for an absent teacher; to take over a class temporarily when the regular teacher is unavailable.
- #19,620傳回ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊto return (a value, result, or response); to send back
- #19,621凝望ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄤˋto gaze intently; to look fixedly into the distance
- #19,622剎那間ㄔㄚˋ ㄋㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄢin an instant; in a split second; suddenly
- #19,623原委ㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄟˇthe whole story; the full sequence of events from beginning to end
- #19,624受教ㄕㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋto receive instruction; to accept teaching or advice from others
- #19,625吉普車ㄐㄧˊ ㄆㄨˇ ㄔㄜjeep; small, rugged motor vehicle originally military, now also civilian
- #19,626廢核ㄈㄟˋ ㄏㄜˊto abolish nuclear power; to phase out nuclear energy
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.