The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 21,701–21,800 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 21,701–21,800
29,947 words · page 218 of 300- #21,735移動式ㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕˋmobile; portable; designed to be moved or transported
- #21,736開徵ㄎㄞ ㄓㄥto begin collecting taxes or fees
- #21,737陳為廷ㄔㄣˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊTaiwanese Sunflower Student Movement leader and political activist
- #21,738陸配ㄌㄨˋ ㄆㄟˋmainland Chinese spouse; wife from mainland China married to a Taiwanese
- #21,739保重ㄅㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋto take care of oneself; to look after one's health; a parting wish meaning 'take care'.
- #21,740威爾森ㄨㄟ ㄦˇ ㄙㄣWilson; a transliteration of the English surname or given name
- #21,741撤軍ㄔㄜˋ ㄐㄩㄣwithdraw troops; pull out military forces
- #21,742日止ㄖˋ ㄓˇdaily limit or quota; daily cutoff
- #21,743活路ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄨˋway to make a living; livelihood; viable path forward; passable road; means to get things done; work or job
- #21,744禿頭ㄊㄨ ㄊㄡˊbald; bald-headed; a bald person
- #21,745精光ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄤnothing left; all finished; completely used up; bright and shiny; radiant; glorious; fame and prestige
- #21,746聯席ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧˊjoint meeting or session of two or more separate bodies; joint (as in committee, session)
- #21,747豁免ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇto exempt; to waive; to release from an obligation, duty, or restriction
- #21,748豈非ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄟis it not; does it not; rhetorical expression meaning "wouldn't that be" or "isn't it"
- #21,749進用ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄩㄥˋto appoint or promote to office; financial resources or expenditures
- #21,750阿拉斯加ㄚ ㄌㄚ ㄙ ㄐㄧㄚAlaska; U.S. state in northwest North America
- #21,751一發不可收拾ㄧ ㄈㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄡ ˙ㄕonce started, impossible to control or contain; spiraling out of hand
- #21,752一面倒ㄧ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇcompletely leaning toward one side; overwhelmingly one-sided; lopsided
- #21,753加註ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄨˋto add a note or annotation; to add a remark or comment
- #21,754品行ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋmoral character; personal conduct and behavior
- #21,755天文學ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊthe scientific study of celestial bodies—their positions, motions, physical properties, composition, and evolution
- #21,756夫妻檔ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧ ㄉㄤˇhusband-and-wife team working together in business or entertainment
- #21,757引申為ㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄣ ㄨㄟˋextended to mean; by extension used as; derived to signify
- #21,758從早到晚ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄨㄢˇfrom morning till night; all day long; from dawn to dusk
- #21,759新聞局長ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄩˊ ㄓㄤˇDirector of the Government Information Office; head of the former Taiwanese agency overseeing news, publishing, film, and broadcasting policy
- #21,760臨摹ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄛˊto copy a model artwork or calligraphy; to reproduce by tracing or imitating an original
- #21,761親職ㄑㄧㄣ ㄓˊparenthood; parental duties and responsibilities
- #21,762併吞ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄣto annex; to swallow up; to seize another's territory, property, or land
- #21,763吃草ㄔ ㄘㄠˇto eat grass; to graze
- #21,764摩天輪ㄇㄛˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄨㄣˊFerris wheel; tall upright rotating wheel with passenger cabins for sightseeing
- #21,765整理好ㄓㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄏㄠˇto put in order; to tidy up; to sort out; to organize; to arrange properly
- #21,766生育率ㄕㄥ ㄩˋ ㄌㄩˋbirth rate; fertility rate
- #21,767盜匪ㄉㄠˋ ㄈㄟˇbandit; robber; violent criminal who seizes others' property by force
- #21,768翻出ㄈㄢ ㄔㄨto turn out; to dig out; to find by searching through
- #21,769花甲ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˇsixty years of age; referring to a full sexagenary cycle of sixty years
- #21,770責無旁貸ㄗㄜˊ ㄨˊ ㄆㄤˊ ㄉㄞˋone's own responsibility that cannot be shirked or shifted to others; duty-bound to act
- #21,771顛峰ㄉㄧㄢ ㄈㄥsummit; apex; highest point; figurative peak of a situation, career, or achievement
- #21,772儘早ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄗㄠˇas early as possible; at the earliest opportunity
- #21,773喬木ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄨˋtall perennial tree with a distinct main trunk, such as pine, cypress, or poplar
- #21,774新月ㄒㄧㄣ ㄩㄝˋcrescent moon; new moon, the thin sliver first visible after the lunar new moon
- #21,775立時ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˊimmediately; at once; right away
- #21,776臉皮ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄧˊskin of the face; face, self-respect, sense of shame; thickness of skin (as in being brazen or overly thick-skinned)
- #21,777蘇秦ㄙㄨ ㄑㄧㄣˊSu Qin; historical figure, a diplomat of the Warring States period known for uniting six states against Qin
- #21,778退居ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩretire from public life; step down to a lesser position; a place for resting
- #21,779電視網ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄨㄤˇbroadcasting network of local television stations; TV network
- #21,780龍舟賽ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ ㄙㄞˋdragon boat race; competitive rowing event held during the Dragon Boat Festival, now also a popular water sport
- #21,781一塊ㄧ ㄎㄨㄞˋa piece; a chunk; one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same place; in company; (fig.) aspect; area; dimension
- #21,782伏地ㄈㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋlying prostrate on the ground; locally produced or made by traditional methods
- #21,783兩億ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄧˋtwo hundred million; two hundred million
- #21,784加進ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄣˋto add in; to incorporate; to put into
- #21,785外野手ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄡˇbaseball: outfielder; collective term for left, center, and right fielders
- #21,786失序ㄕ ㄒㄩˋout of order; disorderly; loss of normal order or control
- #21,787後腿ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨㄟˇhind legs of animals; rear leg of a person when walking
- #21,788御前ㄩˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊBefore the emperor's seat; the emperor's presence; imperial presence
- #21,790推派ㄊㄨㄟ ㄆㄞˋto select and dispatch; to appoint or delegate someone for a task or assignment
- #21,791攻守ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄡˇattack and defense; offense and defense
- #21,792柴火ㄔㄞˊ ˙ㄏㄨㄛfirewood; fuel wood for burning
- #21,793正職ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˊmain or primary job; full-time regular position, as opposed to part-time or deputy role
- #21,794洋娃娃ㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄚˊ ˙ㄨㄚdoll shaped like a foreign child, typically made of cloth, plastic, or rubber
- #21,795激發出ㄐㄧ ㄈㄚ ㄔㄨto stimulate; to bring out; to arouse or inspire (e.g., potential, creativity, motivation)
- #21,796王菲ㄨㄤˊ ㄈㄟFaye Wong (1969–), Hong Kong–based singer and actress, born in Beijing; iconic Cantopop and Mandopop star
- #21,797端上ㄉㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋto serve (food, drink) and bring to the table; to present something to someone
- #21,798藤蔓ㄊㄥˊ ㄇㄢˋslender, spreading stem of a climbing vine, often curling at the tip like a tendril
- #21,799頒贈ㄅㄢ ㄗㄥˋto award and present; to confer (an honor, prize, or gift)
- #21,800休息區ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧˊ ㄑㄩrest area; roadside service area with facilities for travelers to stop, rest, eat, and use restrooms
- #21,801傭人ㄩㄥ ㄖㄣˊhired servant; domestic worker; employee
- #21,802大坑ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄥlarge pit or crater; big trap; nickname for Taitung, Taiwan
- #21,803嫻熟ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˊskilled; proficient; practiced in a technique
- #21,804密布ㄇㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋdensely spread; thickly covered over an area
- #21,805小兒麻痺ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˊ ㄇㄚˊ ㄅㄧˋpolio; poliomyelitis
- #21,806扔進ㄖㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋto throw into; to toss into
- #21,807把手ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇhandle; grip; knob; to shake hands
- #21,808爆笑ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋto burst into laughter; hilarious; extremely funny
- #21,809筆電ㄅㄧˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋlaptop computer; notebook computer
- #21,810粉刷ㄈㄣˇ ㄕㄨㄚto paint or coat walls; to whitewash; to apply plaster or emulsion to a surface.
- #21,811認領ㄖㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇclaim and take away; legally acknowledge paternity of a child born out of wedlock
- #21,812關原ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩㄢˊSekigahara; site of the decisive 1600 battle in Japan that established Tokugawa rule
- #21,813高姓ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˋpolite way of asking someone's surname
- #21,814奏鳴曲ㄗㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩˇsonata; an instrumental composition, typically in three or four movements, for solo piano or piano with another instrument
- #21,815干貝ㄍㄢ ㄅㄟˋdried adductor muscle of scallops; a common seafood ingredient in Chinese cooking
- #21,816想通ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄨㄥto figure out; to come to understand; to resolve in one's mind; to stop being troubled by something
- #21,817敬禮ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇto salute; a gesture of respect by raising the hand; a gift given to someone; a closing phrase in letters to show respect
- #21,818洗刷ㄒㄧˇ ㄕㄨㄚwash and scrub clean; clear one's name of disgrace or false charges
- #21,819渡輪ㄉㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄣˊferryboat; vessel that carries passengers, vehicles, or goods across rivers, lakes, or straits
- #21,820瓜子ㄍㄨㄚ ㄗˇmelon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon, sunflower, etc., roasted and flavored, eaten as a snack
- #21,821癱軟ㄊㄢ ㄖㄨㄢˇlimbs numb and weak; unable to move or support oneself
- #21,822稅捐ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩㄢtaxes; tax payments
- #21,823談心ㄊㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣto have a heart-to-heart talk; to share one's inner thoughts and feelings
- #21,824妃子ㄈㄟ ㄗˇimperial concubine; emperor's consort, ranking below the empress
- #21,825廚具ㄔㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋcooking utensils; kitchenware and equipment for preparing food
- #21,826心志ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓˋwillpower; mental resolve; determination and perseverance
- #21,827折射ㄓㄜˊ ㄕㄜˋrefraction; bending of light or sound waves as they pass between media of different densities
- #21,828洞察力ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄚˊ ㄌㄧˋinsight; keen perception; ability to grasp the true nature of things
- #21,829生父ㄕㄥ ㄈㄨˋbiological father; one's father by birth, as opposed to an adoptive father or stepfather
- #21,830看齊ㄎㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊmilitary command to align ranks by looking at one's neighbor; to emulate a good example; to measure up to a standard
- #21,831算得上ㄙㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕㄤˋcan be considered; qualifies as; counts as being good enough to rank among
- #21,832艾蜜莉ㄞˋ ㄇㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋEmily; female given name
- #21,833鐵塔ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄚˇtall steel tower for sightseeing or power lines; figuratively, strong and powerfully built
- #21,834中尉ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋmilitary rank between first lieutenant and second lieutenant; junior commissioned officer
- #21,835低窪ㄉㄧ ㄨㄚlow-lying; terrain lower than surrounding area
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.