The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 22,201–22,300 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 22,201–22,300
29,947 words · page 223 of 300- #22,236口口聲聲ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄥ ㄕㄥrepeatedly saying or professing something; constantly declaring or insisting on the same claim
- #22,237地心引力ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧˋgravity; the force by which Earth draws objects toward its center, causing them to fall downward
- #22,238流蘇ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄙㄨtassel; ornamental fringe of silk threads or feathers, used to decorate curtains, clothing, canopies, or other edges
- #22,239煙燻ㄧㄢ ㄒㄩㄣsmoking (food); smoke-cured; smoked
- #22,240王氏ㄨㄤˊ ㄕˋthe Wang family; a person surnamed Wang; Mrs. Wang (traditional reference to a married woman's natal surname)
- #22,241芥菜ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄘㄞˋmustard plant; leafy vegetable with thick stems and lobed leaves, eaten cooked; seeds used for mustard powder and oil
- #22,242過來人ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄣˊsomeone who has personally experienced something and learned from it; one who has been through it
- #22,243除以ㄔㄨˊ ㄧˇto divide by (mathematics)
- #22,244下放ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄈㄤˋtransfer of authority or personnel from higher to lower levels; in mainland China, reassignment of cadres to lower-level units or labor in remote areas
- #22,245下顎ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄜˋlower jaw; mandible; second or third pair of mouthpart appendages in arthropods
- #22,246入味ㄖㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋflavor fully absorbed into food; tasty; engaging; entertaining
- #22,247多元性ㄉㄨㄛ ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋdiversity; the quality of consisting of multiple varied elements or perspectives
- #22,248愛子ㄞˋ ㄗˇto dote on one's children; a beloved son
- #22,249投擲ㄊㄡˊ ㄓˊto throw; to fling; to hurl (an object)
- #22,250李家ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚthe Li family; household or clan surnamed Li
- #22,251無色ㄨˊ ㄙㄜˋcolorless; transparent; without hue
- #22,252發售ㄈㄚ ㄕㄡˋto sell; to put on sale; to release for sale
- #22,253碰見ㄆㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋto run into; to meet by chance; to bump into someone unexpectedly
- #22,254稻穗ㄉㄠˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋclustered stalk of ripened rice grains; ear of rice
- #22,255起落ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋrise and fall; go up and down; ascend and descend
- #22,256住到ㄓㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋto move into and reside at; to stay until
- #22,257大洋ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄤˊocean; vast open sea; former term for a silver dollar
- #22,258展店ㄓㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋexpand a business by opening new store branches
- #22,259曲解ㄑㄩ ㄐㄧㄝˇto misinterpret; to distort the original meaning
- #22,260破天荒ㄆㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄤunprecedented; occurring for the first time; describing something never before seen or done
- #22,261硬碟ㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊhard disk; hard drive (common in Taiwan usage).
- #22,262維度ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨˋdimension (of space, data, or analysis); aspect; perspective
- #22,263莊稼ㄓㄨㄤ ˙ㄐㄧㄚcrops; agricultural produce; farm plants grown for harvest
- #22,264變局ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩˊchanging situation; volatile circumstances; unsettled state of affairs
- #22,265長劍ㄓㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋlong sword; (sports) fencing foil
- #22,266鴕鳥ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇostrich; large flightless bird with long legs and neck
- #22,267保齡球ㄅㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊten-pin bowling (loanword); the sport of rolling a ball to knock down pins; a bowling ball used in that sport
- #22,268俯身ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄣto bend forward; to lean down; to bow one's body
- #22,269健美ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄟˇhealthy and well-proportioned physique; physical fitness and beauty; bodybuilding
- #22,270南朝ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊSouthern Dynasties (420–589 CE); the four successive Han Chinese regimes of Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen based in southern China
- #22,271品管ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇquality control; abbreviation for quality management
- #22,272喪葬ㄙㄤ ㄗㄤˋhandling all matters related to funerals and burials after death
- #22,273喬納森ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄋㄚˋ ㄙㄣJonathan (given name)
- #22,274士人ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊscholar; educated person; learned man; general term for men; common people
- #22,275婆婆媽媽ㄆㄛˊ ㄆㄛˊ ㄇㄚ ˙ㄇㄚindecisive; wishy-washy; overly fussy and lacking resolve in action
- #22,276彆扭ㄅㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄋㄧㄡawkward; uncomfortable; stiff or unnatural; at odds with someone; sulking over a disagreement
- #22,277成親ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄣto marry; to wed; to become spouses
- #22,278正念ㄓㄥˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋclear awareness of present-moment mental states; right mindfulness (Buddhist term, seventh of the Eightfold Path); correct or wholesome thoughts
- #22,279絢爛ㄒㄩㄢˋ ㄌㄢˋdazzlingly brilliant; gorgeously colorful; splendid and radiant
- #22,280貞觀ㄓㄣ ㄍㄨㄢˋreign era name of Emperor Taizong of Tang (627–649 CE); reign era name of the Western Xia emperor Chongzong (1102–1114 CE)
- #22,281長笛ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄧˊtransverse woodwind instrument with no reed; flute, typically made of metal or silver; principal high-pitched melody instrument in modern orchestras and chamber ensembles
- #22,282領班ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄢforeman; shift supervisor; team leader; person in charge of a work crew
- #22,283一九七一年ㄧ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧ ㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊthe year 1971
- #22,284四段ㄙˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋfour sections or stages; four levels or ranks; in Taiwan, a dan rank in go (weiqi)
- #22,285執教ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋto teach; to hold a teaching post; to serve as a teacher or coach
- #22,286惡棍ㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄣˋvillain; scoundrel; ruffian who uses power to harm others
- #22,287扔掉ㄖㄥ ㄉㄧㄠˋto throw away; to discard; to toss out
- #22,288源源ㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊcontinuously; in an endless stream
- #22,289白旗ㄅㄞˊ ㄑㄧˊwhite flag raised to signal surrender in battle; token of capitulation
- #22,290酷熱ㄎㄨˋ ㄖㄜˋextremely hot; scorching heat
- #22,291偶戲ㄡˇ ㄒㄧˋpuppet show; puppet theater performance
- #22,292傻笑ㄕㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋto grin foolishly; to laugh in a silly or mindless way for no reason
- #22,293勾當ㄍㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄤshady or illicit business; affair, matter; to handle or manage affairs
- #22,294取走ㄑㄩˇ ㄗㄡˇto take away; to take something away; to remove
- #22,295心防ㄒㄧㄣ ㄈㄤˊpsychological defense; emotional guard against being vulnerable or influenced
- #22,296數千萬ㄕㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄨㄢˋseveral tens of millions; many millions
- #22,297歪斜ㄨㄞ ㄒㄧㄝˊcrooked; slanted; not straight or upright
- #22,298無明ㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊanger; wrath; in Buddhism, fundamental ignorance obscuring true reality, the root of all suffering
- #22,299真善美ㄓㄣ ㄕㄢˋ ㄇㄟˇtruth, goodness, and beauty; an ideal realm of authenticity, virtue, and aesthetic perfection
- #22,300空位ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄟˋunoccupied or vacant seat; empty space; available position
- #22,301絕倫ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊunsurpassed; incomparable; without equal; extraordinary
- #22,302罷黜ㄅㄚˋ ㄔㄨˋto dismiss from office; to depose; to demote and exclude
- #22,303聲名大噪ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄠˋto gain widespread fame or reputation; to become suddenly well-known
- #22,304肉食ㄖㄡˋ ㄕˊmeat-based food; meat-eating; one who enjoys generous provisions or privileges
- #22,305裝入ㄓㄨㄤ ㄖㄨˋto put into; to load into; to insert into a container or device
- #22,306阻攔ㄗㄨˇ ㄌㄢˊto stop; to block; to obstruct; to prevent someone from doing something
- #22,307上上下下ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋeveryone from top to bottom of a group; from head to toe
- #22,308住屋ㄓㄨˋ ㄨresidential building designed for family living; housing
- #22,309原處ㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄨˋoriginal place; previous location; the place where something was originally situated
- #22,310大俠ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄚˊmartial arts hero of exceptional skill and renown; celebrated knight-errant
- #22,311奧利佛ㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄛˊOliver; a given name or surname, commonly transliterated from English
- #22,312奴役ㄋㄨˊ ㄧˋenslavement; to treat someone as a slave and command them accordingly
- #22,313後備ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄟˋheld in reserve; backup personnel or supplies prepared in advance for emergencies
- #22,314攀岩ㄆㄢ ㄧㄢˊrock climbing; an outdoor sport of climbing steep rock walls using terrain and equipment such as bolts
- #22,315求見ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋto request a meeting or audience; to ask to see someone
- #22,316海明威ㄏㄞˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟErnest Hemingway (1898–1961), American novelist and war correspondent; Nobel Prize in Literature laureate (1954); author of The Old Man and the Sea
- #22,317疏通ㄕㄨ ㄊㄨㄥclear or dredge a blocked passage (e.g. pipes, drains); mediate a dispute to reconcile parties; open up or facilitate communication
- #22,318眼影ㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄥˇeye shadow; makeup applied to the eyelids to enhance the eyes
- #22,319竹東鎮ㄓㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄣˋTown in Hsinchu County, Taiwan; major industrial and transportation hub in the Hsinchu area
- #22,320精於ㄐㄧㄥ ㄩˊskilled at; proficient in; expert in
- #22,321織田家ㄓ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚthe Oda clan; a major Japanese samurai family of the Sengoku period, led by Oda Nobunaga
- #22,322違抗ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄤˋdisobey; defy; go against and resist orders or authority
- #22,323遮陽ㄓㄜ ㄧㄤˊto block sunlight; an item that blocks sunlight, such as a sunshade or awning
- #22,324酒測ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄜˋbreathalyzer test for blood alcohol concentration; commonly used in Taiwan traffic enforcement
- #22,325阿美ㄚ ㄇㄟˇAmis; Taiwan's largest indigenous people, primarily in eastern coastal regions
- #22,326須要ㄒㄩ ㄧㄠˋmust; to need to; to require; necessary
- #22,327飄落ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄨㄛˋto drift down slowly; to fall gently (as leaves, petals, snow, etc.)
- #22,328光采ㄍㄨㄤ ㄘㄞˇsplendor and color; glory; bright and magnificent
- #22,329友愛ㄧㄡˇ ㄞˋfriendly affection; fraternal love; mutual care and affection between people
- #22,330工事ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋgeneral term for construction, building, or engineering works; fortifications or military fieldworks
- #22,331張艾嘉ㄓㄤ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚSylvia Chang (1953–); prominent Taiwanese actress, director, screenwriter, and singer; major figure in Chinese-language cinema
- #22,332挨家挨戶ㄞ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄞ ㄏㄨˋgoing from house to house; visiting or going through each household one by one in sequence
- #22,333無怨無悔ㄨˊ ㄩㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˇwithout complaint or regret; ungrudging and unreserved
- #22,334畫師ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕprofessional painter; artist who makes a living by painting
- #22,335義無反顧ㄧˋ ㄨˊ ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄨˋto proceed without hesitation out of moral conviction; to press forward for a righteous cause without looking back
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.