The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 21,401–21,500 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 21,401–21,500
29,947 words · page 215 of 300- #21,434毛皮ㄇㄠˊ ㄆㄧˊanimal pelt or fur hide, used for making coats, hats, and other garments
- #21,435直通ㄓˊ ㄊㄨㄥto lead directly to a place; direct connection without intermediate stops
- #21,436人類學家ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄟˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄚanthropologist; scholar who studies human societies, cultures, and physical development
- #21,437停職ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓˊsuspend from duty; temporarily relieve someone of a position without terminating employment
- #21,438僅只ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄓˇmerely; only; just; nothing more than
- #21,439台科ㄊㄞˊ ㄎㄜNational Taiwan University of Science and Technology (abbreviation)
- #21,440奶媽ㄋㄞˇ ㄇㄚwet nurse; nanny employed to nurse and care for a young child
- #21,441好兄弟ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋclose male friends bound by deep brotherly loyalty; also a euphemism for wandering spirits or ghosts
- #21,442斷崖ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄞˊcliff; precipice; steep escarpment
- #21,443粗略ㄘㄨ ㄌㄩㄝˋrough; approximate; cursory; lacking precision or detail
- #21,444翻到ㄈㄢ ㄉㄠˋto turn to (a page); to flip over and find; to search and locate
- #21,445自始至終ㄗˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˋ ㄓㄨㄥfrom beginning to end; throughout; from start to finish
- #21,446講授ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˋteach; instruct; deliver lectures on a subject
- #21,447超馬ㄔㄠ ㄇㄚˇultramarathon; long-distance race exceeding 42.195 km
- #21,448雄獅ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄕmale lion; lion (as a symbol of strength or courage)
- #21,449電子業ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄗˇ ㄧㄝˋelectronics industry; businesses related to electronic products and components
- #21,450鼓鼓ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨˇbulging; swollen; puffed up; plump and rounded
- #21,451寶庫ㄅㄠˇ ㄎㄨˋtreasure house or storehouse for valuables; figuratively, a place rich in resources or knowledge
- #21,452小錢ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊa small amount of money; small change; historically, a copper coin lighter than the standard coin
- #21,453得利ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧˋto gain profit or benefit; to obtain an advantage
- #21,454德語ㄉㄜˊ ㄩˇGerman language; a West Germanic language spoken mainly in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
- #21,455淺淺ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄢshallow; superficial; slight; (of water) flowing rapidly
- #21,456漳州ㄓㄤ ㄓㄡZhangzhou; a city in southern Fujian Province, China, situated on the Zhang River plain.
- #21,457澆灌ㄐㄧㄠ ㄍㄨㄢˋto irrigate; to water plants; to pour liquid over or into something
- #21,458療養ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄤˇto receive medical treatment and recuperate; convalescent care, especially for chronic illness or weakness at a specialized facility
- #21,459確鑿ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋdefinite; certain; authentic; beyond doubt
- #21,460絆倒ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇto trip and fall while walking after catching one's foot on something
- #21,461佃農ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄨㄥˊtenant farmer; peasant who cultivates land rented from a landowner
- #21,462傳至ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓˋto transmit to; to pass down to; to spread to; to be conveyed or handed on to
- #21,463史提夫ㄕˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄈㄨtransliteration of the Western male given name Steve
- #21,464吹風機ㄔㄨㄟ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧelectric hair dryer; appliance that blows heated air to dry or style hair
- #21,465垃圾場ㄌㄜˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄔㄤˊdump; landfill; site for accumulating or disposing of garbage
- #21,466壓垮ㄧㄚ ㄎㄨㄚˇto crush under weight; to overwhelm or bring down with excessive burden
- #21,467樹蛙ㄕㄨˋ ㄨㄚtree frog; small arboreal frog with golden eye-rings and toe suction pads for climbing trees
- #21,468混為一談ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧ ㄊㄢˊto treat different things or ideas as the same; to conflate; to lump together
- #21,469轟隆ㄏㄨㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊOnomatopoeia for a loud rumbling or booming sound, such as thunder, an explosion, or heavy machinery operating.
- #21,470頭疼ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄥˊheadache; troublesome, vexing, hard to deal with
- #21,471使用權ㄕˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊright to use something without destroying it; usufruct; right of usage
- #21,472倚靠ㄧˇ ㄎㄠˋto lean against something; to rely on, depend on; a person or thing one can depend on
- #21,473定理ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇmathematical proposition or formula proven true and established as a principle; permanent truth; explicitly stipulated rule
- #21,474心律ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄩˋrhythm of the heartbeat; cardiac rhythm
- #21,475教法ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˇteaching method; teachings; doctrine
- #21,476洞悉ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧto understand clearly; to comprehend thoroughly; to have insight into
- #21,477為敵ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄧˊto treat as an enemy; to be hostile toward; to make an enemy of
- #21,478發火ㄈㄚ ㄏㄨㄛˇto get angry; to lose one's temper; to catch fire; to ignite; to fire a weapon
- #21,479粗獷ㄘㄨ ㄍㄨㄤˇrough and rugged; coarse and wild in style or temperament
- #21,480羅浮宮ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥthe Louvre; former French royal palace in Paris, now a major art museum
- #21,481自由派ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄞˋliberals; those who advocate individual liberty and progressive reform
- #21,482英式ㄧㄥ ㄕˋBritish-style; British
- #21,483詢問度ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄨˋdegree of public interest or inquiries; level of demand
- #21,484起事ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋto rise in armed rebellion; to launch an uprising; to take on affairs; to handle matters
- #21,485障礙物ㄓㄤˋ ㄞˋ ㄨˋobstacle or obstruction blocking passage; figuratively, a hindrance to progress
- #21,486麥田ㄇㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊfield where wheat is grown; wheat field
- #21,487麻省理工ㄇㄚˊ ㄕㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄥMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- #21,488一本正經ㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥproper and serious in manner; solemn and earnest in demeanor
- #21,489墾管處ㄎㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨˋKenting National Park Headquarters; agency managing Kenting National Park in southern Taiwan
- #21,490大滿貫ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢˋgrand slam; complete sweep of all major titles in a sport or competition
- #21,491射程ㄕㄜˋ ㄔㄥˊrange; the maximum horizontal distance a projectile can travel
- #21,492復旦ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋdawn breaking; return of daylight; a new day beginning
- #21,493月分ㄩㄝˋ ㄈㄣmonth (of the year); monthly allowance or quota; months of pregnancy.
- #21,494死守ㄙˇ ㄕㄡˇdefend to the death; stubbornly adhere to without flexibility
- #21,495治標ㄓˋ ㄅㄧㄠto treat only the symptoms but not the root cause; to address surface issues without solving the underlying problem.
- #21,496生息ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧˊlive and multiply; subsist; earn interest
- #21,497胃癌ㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄢˊstomach cancer; gastric cancer
- #21,498邀請賽ㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄙㄞˋinvitational tournament or competition; sporting event where participating teams are invited to compete and exchange skills
- #21,499開球ㄎㄞ ㄑㄧㄡˊto kick off or serve the first ball at the start of a period or rally in a ball game
- #21,500中山北路ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄨˋmajor north-south road in Taipei; historically a diplomatic and cultural thoroughfare
- #21,501佯稱ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄥto falsely claim; to feign or pretend; to assert something untrue
- #21,502小艇ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄥˇsmall boat; launch; dinghy
- #21,503樣品ㄧㄤˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇsample; specimen; a small quantity of goods representing the quality of a product for sale.
- #21,504犧牲品ㄒㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄆㄧㄣˇsacrificial offering; someone or something sacrificed for a purpose or harmed as collateral damage
- #21,505究責ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄗㄜˊto investigate and assign responsibility; to hold accountable
- #21,506藝術界ㄧˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋthe art world; the community of people and circles involved in artistic work
- #21,507身長ㄕㄣ ㄔㄤˊbody height; stature
- #21,508千方百計ㄑㄧㄢ ㄈㄤ ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧˋby every possible means; trying every conceivable method; racking one's brains to find a way
- #21,509咪咪ㄇㄧ ㄇㄧonomatopoeia for a cat's meow; smiling slightly
- #21,510奢望ㄕㄜ ㄨㄤˋan extravagant hope; excessive expectations; unrealistic wish
- #21,511排尿ㄆㄞˊ ㄋㄧㄠˋto urinate; to discharge urine from the body
- #21,512星級ㄒㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊstar-rated; classified by a star rating system, as hotels or restaurants
- #21,513時薪ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄣhourly wage; pay rate per hour of work
- #21,514落戶ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˋsettle and establish official household residency; register one's residence
- #21,515評判ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄢˋto judge; to evaluate; to appraise; judgment; evaluation; assessment
- #21,516財長ㄘㄞˊ ㄓㄤˇminister of finance; finance minister
- #21,517阻絕ㄗㄨˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊto cut off; to isolate; to block completely; to sever
- #21,518驚心動魄ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄆㄛˋprofoundly shocking; deeply moving or stirring; soul-stirring
- #21,519一應俱全ㄧ ㄧㄥ ㄐㄩˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊcomplete with everything needed; fully equipped or supplied
- #21,520原能會ㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋAtomic Energy Council; Taiwan's government agency overseeing nuclear energy, radiation safety, and radioactive materials
- #21,521國科會ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄎㄜ ㄏㄨㄟˋNational Science Council; former name of Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (now NSTC)
- #21,522夫子ㄈㄨ ˙ㄗhonorific for a teacher or learned elder; Confucius; old term of respect for a husband; porter or laborer
- #21,523情緒化ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋprone to emotional reactions; excessively swayed by feelings; moody
- #21,524摘錄ㄓㄞ ㄌㄨˋto extract; to select and copy passages or sentences from a text; excerpt
- #21,525檢附ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄨˋto attach; to enclose; official document phrasing for appending materials, used when corresponding with peer or subordinate agencies
- #21,526生態池ㄕㄥ ㄊㄞˋ ㄔˊconstructed pond designed to support a self-sustaining ecosystem of native aquatic plants and wildlife
- #21,527甲骨文ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄣˊearliest known form of Chinese writing; inscriptions carved on turtle shells and animal bones for divination during the Shang dynasty
- #21,528美援ㄇㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊU.S. foreign aid; specifically American economic and military assistance provided to Taiwan in the 1950s–1960s
- #21,529誠然ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄢˊtruly so; indeed; admittedly; granted
- #21,530銅錢ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊancient Chinese copper coin, round with a square hole in the center
- #21,531共計ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧˋto total; to amount to in all; altogether
- #21,532剝離ㄅㄛ ㄌㄧˊpeel off; strip away; separate from a surface; (medicine) detachment or dissection of tissue layers, e.g. retinal detachment, aortic dissection
- #21,533巴哈ㄅㄚ ㄏㄚJohann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), German composer
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.