The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 21,201–21,300 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 21,201–21,300
29,947 words · page 213 of 300- #21,232水陸ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄨˋwater and land routes; food from water and land; Buddhist mass for the dead
- #21,233粗俗ㄘㄨ ㄙㄨˊcoarse; vulgar; crude and unrefined in manner or taste
- #21,234薩克斯風ㄙㄚˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄙ ㄈㄥsaxophone; a curved conical metal wind instrument with a reed mouthpiece and keyed tone holes, used in jazz, dance music, and military bands
- #21,235討回ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊget back; recover; demand the return of something taken or owed; retrieve
- #21,236開走ㄎㄞ ㄗㄡˇto drive away; to move a vehicle away from where it was parked or stopped
- #21,237鬼怪ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋghosts and monsters; hobgoblins, phantoms; figuratively, villains or evil forces.
- #21,238齒輪ㄔˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊwheel with teeth around its edge that meshes with another gear to transmit power or change speed
- #21,239主攻ㄓㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥmain force of an attack; to major in (a field of study); to advocate attacking
- #21,240南西ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧsouthwest; a wind from the southwest
- #21,241床鋪ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄆㄨˋbed; sleeping furniture; bedding and sleeping arrangements
- #21,242改掉ㄍㄞˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋto get rid of; to do away with; to correct or break (a habit)
- #21,243李隆基ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧTang dynasty emperor (685–762), also known as Emperor Xuanzong or Tang Minghuang; presided over the prosperous Kaiyuan era before the An Lushan Rebellion; revered as patron deity of opera performers
- #21,244美術班ㄇㄟˇ ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄢart class; specialized fine arts program or class in a school
- #21,245陳舊ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋoutdated; obsolete; old-fashioned; no longer current or suitable
- #21,246食宿ㄕˊ ㄙㄨˋfood and lodging; board and accommodation
- #21,247齊王ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄤˊKing of Qi; historical ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Qi
- #21,248不正ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋcrooked; slanted; not straight; improper
- #21,249公共化ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋto make public; to bring under public management or provision; socialization of services such as childcare or healthcare
- #21,250國慶日ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄖˋNational Day; public holiday on October 10 commemorating the founding of the Republic of China
- #21,251好歹ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇgood and bad; accident or mishap (often life-threatening); at any rate; to distinguish better from worse; casually, without caring
- #21,252教案ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄢˋteacher's lesson plan; lectern or teacher's desk in a classroom
- #21,253暴風ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄥviolent, sudden gale; strong windstorm
- #21,254水鳥ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇwaterbird; aquatic bird; bird that lives in or near water
- #21,255灑水ㄙㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇto sprinkle or splash water on the ground; to scatter water
- #21,256灰暗ㄏㄨㄟ ㄢˋdark and gloomy; dim and dull; lacking brightness or color
- #21,257科學生ㄎㄜ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥscience student; student in a science track
- #21,258立國ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊto found a country; to establish a nation; a rival or opposing state.
- #21,259笨重ㄅㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋheavy and hard to move; cumbersome; unwieldy; laborious
- #21,260金獎ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄤˇgold medal or first prize; in Taiwan, a Golden Award (e.g., Golden Melody Awards)
- #21,261饒富ㄖㄠˊ ㄈㄨˋrich; abundant; plentiful; wealthy
- #21,262印第安人ㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄢ ㄖㄣˊIndigenous peoples of the Americas; American Indians
- #21,263城邦ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄤcity-state; an independent sovereign city and its surrounding territory
- #21,264城隍ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊcity wall and moat; protector deity of a city, widely worshipped in folk religion
- #21,265式樣ㄕˋ ㄧㄤˋstyle; form; shape; pattern; design
- #21,266感應器ㄍㄢˇ ㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˋdevice that detects or measures a physical stimulus and responds accordingly; sensor
- #21,268補償金ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣcompensation money; indemnity payment
- #21,269醫術ㄧ ㄕㄨˋmedical expertise; art of healing; skill in treating illness.
- #21,270驚駭ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄞˋshocked and frightened; alarmed and terrified
- #21,271一九六九年ㄧ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊthe year 1969
- #21,272久違ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊlong time no see; a polite expression used when greeting someone or writing after a long separation
- #21,273唐詩ㄊㄤˊ ㄕpoetry of the Tang dynasty; includes various forms such as regulated verse and quatrains; one of the major classical Chinese literary genres alongside Song lyrics and Yuan drama
- #21,274消瘦ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˋto become thin and emaciated; to waste away from illness or poor nutrition
- #21,275當歸ㄉㄤ ㄍㄨㄟa medicinal herb (Angelica sinensis) used in TCM, especially in gynecology
- #21,276白話文ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄣˊwritten vernacular Chinese based on spoken language; modern plain-style writing, as opposed to classical Chinese
- #21,277蕃地ㄈㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋindigenous territory; aboriginal land; historically, uncultivated or non-Han regions
- #21,278超跑ㄔㄠ ㄆㄠˇsupercar; high-performance luxury sports car
- #21,279靜下來ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊto calm down; to quiet down; to settle down
- #21,280麒麟ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊmythical benevolent beast resembling a deer with a single horn; auspicious symbol appearing in times of peace and sage rulers
- #21,281三億ㄙㄢ ㄧˋthree hundred million
- #21,282信任感ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˋ ㄍㄢˇsense of trust; feeling of confidence in someone's reliability or integrity
- #21,283刀片ㄉㄠ ㄆㄧㄢˋthin blade for cutting or shaving; razor blade
- #21,284千秋ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄡa thousand years; long span of time; euphemism for death; someone's birthday (honorific); distinctive trait or merit
- #21,285布景ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇstage scenery or set for a performance; arrangement of elements within a painting
- #21,286查察ㄔㄚˊ ㄔㄚˊto investigate and inspect; to examine closely
- #21,287毒販ㄉㄨˊ ㄈㄢˋdrug dealer; narcotics trafficker
- #21,288水木ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄨˋtraveler's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis); also called traveler's palm
- #21,289清風ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄥcool, refreshing breeze; pure and noble character or style
- #21,290背包客ㄅㄟˋ ㄅㄠ ㄎㄜˋbackpacker; budget traveler who carries a backpack, often staying in hostels
- #21,291萬華區ㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄑㄩdistrict in southwestern Taipei; historic old city area, formerly called Monga
- #21,292訂閱ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄝˋto subscribe; to take out a subscription (to a newspaper, magazine, online service, etc.)
- #21,293備案ㄅㄟˋ ㄢˋregister or file a record with authorities for future reference; a backup plan or contingency
- #21,294咖啡色ㄎㄚ ㄈㄟ ㄙㄜˋcoffee color; a shade of brown resembling the color of roasted coffee
- #21,295天主教徒ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄨˊCatholic; a member of the Catholic Church
- #21,296富士山ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄢMount Fuji; sacred volcanic mountain in central Honshu, Japan, near Tokyo
- #21,297座右銘ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊmotto; maxim; a short phrase or sentence kept nearby as a personal reminder or guiding principle.
- #21,298相隨ㄒㄧㄤ ㄙㄨㄟˊto follow; to accompany; to go along with
- #21,299立言ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄢˊestablish enduring, instructive writings or doctrines; leave behind a legacy of thought through one's words
- #21,300自家人ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊone of us; one's own people; members of the same family or close inner circle; someone treated as an insider
- #21,301隨性ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋcasual and unconstrained; acting according to one's mood; spontaneous and free-spirited
- #21,302震怒ㄓㄣˋ ㄋㄨˋfurious; extremely angry; enraged
- #21,303頂點ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇhighest point; apex; peak; vertex (mathematics: intersection of two sides of a triangle or tip of a pyramid)
- #21,304駐華ㄓㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄚˊstationed in China; resident in China
- #21,305黑字ㄏㄟ ㄗˋblack text; written in black ink; (finance) in the black, showing a profit or surplus
- #21,306六十萬ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊ ㄨㄢˋsix hundred thousand; 600,000
- #21,307呂姓ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋsurname Lü; a person surnamed Lü
- #21,308打傷ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄤto beat and injure; to wound someone by striking them
- #21,309歡欣ㄏㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄣjoyful and delighted; happy and elated
- #21,310涉獵ㄕㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋto read or study broadly but not deeply; to dabble in; to experience and gain knowledge of the world
- #21,311蜂巢ㄈㄥ ㄔㄠˊhoneycomb; beehive
- #21,312起跑點ㄑㄧˇ ㄆㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇstarting point of a race; figurative starting point or baseline for competition or development
- #21,313金氏ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕˋKinsey (as in Kinsey Report); Guinness (Taiwan term for Guinness World Records)
- #21,314阿塞德ㄚ ㄙㄜˋ ㄉㄜˊAssad; surname of Bashar al-Assad, former president of Syria
- #21,315勘察ㄎㄢ ㄔㄚˊto investigate on site; to survey and inspect in the field
- #21,316小傢伙ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄏㄨㄛˇlittle fellow; little guy; little one; affectionate term for a child or small animal
- #21,317岩壁ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋsteep cliff face; sheer rock wall
- #21,318撿起來ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊto pick up; to gather up from the ground or floor
- #21,319氣墊ㄑㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋcushion or device using trapped compressed air to absorb shock; air cushion
- #21,320減損ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨㄣˇto reduce; to diminish; to decrease; to impair
- #21,321珠子ㄓㄨ ˙ㄗpearl; small round bead
- #21,322眼色ㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄙㄜsignal or hint given with the eyes; worldly insight or discernment
- #21,323螳螂ㄊㄤˊ ㄌㄤˊmantis; praying mantis, a predatory insect with raptorial forelegs
- #21,324跋涉ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄜˋto trudge; to trek; to travel arduously over land and water
- #21,325二壘打ㄦˋ ㄌㄟˇ ㄉㄚˇa two-base hit; a double in baseball
- #21,326互訪ㄏㄨˋ ㄈㄤˇmutual visit; exchange visit between two parties, groups, or countries
- #21,327傳藝ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄧˋabbreviation for traditional arts; often refers to National Center for Traditional Arts in Yilan, Taiwan
- #21,328六時ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊsix o'clock; the sixth hour
- #21,329宣統ㄒㄩㄢ ㄊㄨㄥˇReign title of the last Qing emperor, Puyi (1909–1911)
- #21,330巡守隊ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄟˋneighborhood watch patrol; volunteer community security patrol team
- #21,331布魯克林ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊBrooklyn; a borough of New York City in southeastern New York State, located on western Long Island.
- #21,332度量ㄉㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋtolerance; magnanimity; capacity to accept others; limits; measurement; to measure; to gauge
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.