The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 22,401–22,500 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 22,401–22,500
29,947 words · page 225 of 300- #22,437勃起ㄅㄛˊ ㄑㄧˇto arise; to surge up; erection of the penis due to sexual arousal
- #22,438呆滯ㄉㄞ ㄓˋsluggish; dull; inflexible; stagnant (of markets, funds, or circulation)
- #22,439嫂嫂ㄙㄠˇ ˙ㄙㄠterm of address for an older brother's wife; respectful term for a young married woman
- #22,440守城ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊto defend a city or walled town; to hold a defensive position; to guard one's territory against attack
- #22,441年華ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊyears of one's life; age; prime of life; springtime scenery
- #22,442幽州ㄧㄡ ㄓㄡancient geographic name; one of the Nine Provinces, covering parts of modern Hebei and Liaoning provinces
- #22,443掃瞄ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˊto scan; to examine or reproduce an image electronically
- #22,444教唆ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨㄛinstigate or incite someone to do something improper or illegal
- #22,445會所ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇpremises for gatherings or meetings; clubhouse; association or organization office and meeting place
- #22,446活命ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋlife; to keep alive; to make a living; to survive
- #22,447蝙蝠俠ㄅㄧㄢ ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˊBatman; the famous comic book superhero, a translation of the English name, who wears a bat suit and fights crime
- #22,448不遑多讓ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄖㄤˋnot yielding at all; not one to give way easily; unapologetically assertive, refusing to be modest or deferential
- #22,449五十七ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄑㄧfifty-seven (57)
- #22,450初夏ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄚˋearly summer; the first month of summer, traditionally the fourth lunar month
- #22,451北風ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄥwind from the north; cold wind; also a chapter title in the Classic of Poetry
- #22,452印表機ㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧprinter; a computer output device that produces text or images on paper.
- #22,453卵子ㄌㄨㄢˇ ㄗˇfemale reproductive cell (egg or ovum) in animals and plants; in Taiwan slang, a crude term for testicles
- #22,454好色ㄏㄠˇ ㄙㄜˋfond of beauty; attracted to physical attractiveness; lustful; lecherous
- #22,455小牛ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊcalf; young bovine; in Taiwan also used for veal
- #22,456年號ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄠˋregnal era name; reign title used to number years under an emperor
- #22,457徒增ㄊㄨˊ ㄗㄥonly to add; merely to increase (usually something unwanted, e.g. trouble or burden)
- #22,458槍決ㄑㄧㄤ ㄐㄩㄝˊto execute by shooting; to carry out a death sentence by firing squad
- #22,459殘廢ㄘㄢˊ ㄈㄟˋdisabled; crippled; having a physical impairment that results in loss of function
- #22,460沙鹿ㄕㄚ ㄌㄨˋplace name; district in Taichung, Taiwan, located in the coastal area with a railway line and home to Providence University
- #22,461減量ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋto reduce in quantity or volume; to decrease in amount; to lose weight
- #22,462猶太教ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋJudaism; the monotheistic religion of the Jewish people
- #22,463精兵ㄐㄧㄥ ㄅㄧㄥwell-trained, elite troops; crack soldiers
- #22,464記憶猶新ㄐㄧˋ ㄧˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄣto remember something as clearly as if it just happened; still fresh in one's memory
- #22,465醫材ㄧ ㄘㄞˊmedical device; medical equipment and materials
- #22,466巡山員ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄢ ㄩㄢˊforest ranger; mountain patrol officer
- #22,467溶液ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄝˋhomogeneous mixture of two or more substances; may be gaseous, liquid, or solid
- #22,468第十六ㄉㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋsixteenth; number sixteen in a sequence
- #22,469麻州ㄇㄚˊ ㄓㄡMassachusetts
- #22,470呼救ㄏㄨ ㄐㄧㄡˋto call or cry out for help; to shout for rescue
- #22,471懷王ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄨㄤˊking or prince posthumously titled Huai; specifically King Huai of Chu, known for being deceived by Qin
- #22,472改過ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋto correct one's faults; to mend one's ways; to reform one's behavior
- #22,473明說ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄛto state plainly; to say directly and openly; to speak frankly without hinting
- #22,474潛移默化ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋto influence subtly and imperceptibly; to transform someone's thoughts, character, or habits unconsciously through environment or others' influence
- #22,475燒餅ㄕㄠ ㄅㄧㄥˇbaked sesame flatbread; a traditional flour-based pastry topped with sesame seeds
- #22,476爆裂ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋto burst suddenly; to rupture violently; to crack open with force
- #22,477相關性ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˋrelevance; correlation; degree of relatedness between things
- #22,478羽片ㄩˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋpinna; leaflet of a compound leaf; one segment of a divided frond or feather
- #22,479宰殺ㄗㄞˇ ㄕㄚto slaughter; to butcher animals for food
- #22,480工務ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨˋengineering and maintenance affairs; public works; general administrative or operational affairs
- #22,481廣納ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄋㄚˋto broadly accept; to gather widely; to take in extensively
- #22,482廳堂ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄤˊmain hall; large reception room in a traditional building
- #22,483戒掉ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋto quit; to give up a habit or addiction; to break oneself of
- #22,484東晉ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋEastern Jin dynasty (317–420 CE); Jin court after its eastward move to Jiankang (modern Nanjing)
- #22,485武家ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄚmartial family; military household; samurai family in Japanese history
- #22,486水瓶ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊwater bottle; vessel for holding water
- #22,487淡海ㄉㄢˋ ㄏㄞˇshallow sea; marginal sea; Tamsui, a district in New Taipei City, Taiwan
- #22,488異曲同工ㄧˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥdifferent methods yielding equally skillful results; different approaches achieving the same effect
- #22,489硬朗ㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄌㄤhealthy and robust; physically strong and hale, especially of an elderly person
- #22,490聯姻ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄣto unite two families through marriage; to form a marital alliance between families
- #22,491西屯區ㄒㄧ ㄊㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄩdistrict in western Taichung City, Taiwan; home to Fengjia Night Market and Taichung's seventh redevelopment zone
- #22,492麾下ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄚˋsubordinates under a commander's banner; respectful term of address for a military commander
- #22,493儲藏ㄔㄨˊ ㄘㄤˊto store; to stockpile; to hoard; to keep for future use
- #22,494哥兒ㄍㄜㄦboys collectively; young man of a wealthy family; term of address for a young man
- #22,495嗎啡ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄟmorphine; narcotic alkaloid refined from opium, used medically for pain relief but highly addictive
- #22,496婢女ㄅㄧˋ ㄋㄩˇfemale servant; maid (historical term for a household servant girl)
- #22,497影史ㄧㄥˇ ㄕˇhistory of cinema; history of film
- #22,498推卸ㄊㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄝˋto shirk; to evade responsibility; to refuse to bear or accept
- #22,499摻雜ㄔㄢ ㄗㄚˊto mix in; to blend together; to adulterate; to intermingle different things
- #22,500料想ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇto expect; to anticipate; to suppose
- #22,501無我ㄨˊ ㄨㄛˇBuddhist term: no-self; the doctrine that no phenomenon has a permanent, independent, self-governing essence; absence of ego or selfish views
- #22,502華格納ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄍㄜˊ ㄋㄚˋWagner; German composer Richard Wagner (1813–1883); also Austrian psychiatrist Wagner von Jauregg (1857–1940)
- #22,503財務長ㄘㄞˊ ㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇchief financial officer; corporate finance executive
- #22,504劃定ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋto delimit; to demarcate; to designate and define a boundary or scope
- #22,505天人ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊheaven and humanity; one who grasps cosmic truth; person of extraordinary beauty or talent; relationship between celestial phenomena and human affairs
- #22,506娘子ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄗˇwife; general term for a woman; historical: imperial concubine or palace consort; servant's term for female master
- #22,507寫有ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄡˇwritten with; bearing written text or characters on it
- #22,508尊榮ㄗㄨㄣ ㄖㄨㄥˊhonorable and glorious; dignified and prestigious
- #22,509摔角ㄕㄨㄞ ㄐㄧㄠˇwrestling; a combat sport where the goal is to throw or topple the opponent
- #22,510漫威ㄇㄢˋ ㄨㄟMarvel; the US entertainment brand, film studio, and comic publisher behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- #22,511潮間帶ㄔㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄞˋcoastal area between high and low tide lines; intertidal zone
- #22,512無休ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄡendless; without rest or break; ceaseless; uninterrupted
- #22,513王者ㄨㄤˊ ㄓㄜˇmonarch; sovereign; a ruler who governs by benevolent kingship
- #22,514瞠目結舌ㄔㄥ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄜˊstare wide-eyed and speechless; dumbfounded or embarrassed into silence
- #22,515精闢ㄐㄧㄥ ㄆㄧˋprofound and thorough; incisive; penetratingly insightful
- #22,516細語ㄒㄧˋ ㄩˇto speak softly; to whisper; to converse in a low voice
- #22,517轉作ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋto switch farmland to a higher-value crop; agricultural land conversion for better economic return
- #22,518靈驗ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˋ(of a prediction or omen) coming true; proving accurate; (of a remedy, prayer, etc.) effective; having the desired effect
- #22,519二十一年ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊtwenty-one years; a period of twenty-one years
- #22,520心法ㄒㄧㄣ ㄈㄚˇesoteric teaching transmitted without words; Buddhist mental phenomena and sensory cognition; Song-dynasty Confucian method of cultivating mind and nature
- #22,521攻略ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄩㄝˋstrategy or tactics; guide for completing a game, task, or challenge; to conquer or capture
- #22,522施捨ㄕ ㄕㄜˇto give alms; to give money or goods to the poor; to bestow charity
- #22,523湛藍ㄓㄢˋ ㄌㄢˊdeep blue; dark blue
- #22,524瑞克ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄜˋRick (transliteration of a Western male given name)
- #22,525穿好ㄔㄨㄢ ㄏㄠˇto put on properly; to dress completely
- #22,526血色ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄙㄜˋred color; rosy or reddish complexion of the skin
- #22,527路易ㄌㄨˋ ㄧˋLouis (given name); Lewis
- #22,528分發到ㄈㄣ ㄈㄚ ㄉㄠˋassigned to; posted to; distributed to
- #22,529大媽ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚaunt (father's older brother's wife); respectful term for an older woman
- #22,530建制ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓˋestablish a system or institution; existing institutional framework or established organization
- #22,531掃帚ㄙㄠˋ ˙ㄓㄡbroom; a broom made of bamboo or grass; a type of annual plant whose dried stems are used to make brooms
- #22,532搖搖欲墜ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ ㄩˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋabout to topple or collapse; shaking and ready to fall; describes something precarious or unstable; also used metaphorically for a shaky position or regime near collapse
- #22,533擠到ㄐㄧˇ ㄉㄠˋsqueeze until reaching a place; crowd into; pushed together until
- #22,534清空ㄑㄧㄥ ㄎㄨㄥto clear out; to empty; to erase or reset data
- #22,535灑脫ㄙㄚˇ ˙ㄊㄨㄛfree and easy; naturally uninhibited in manner; to cast off or break free from something
- #22,536疆域ㄐㄧㄤ ㄩˋterritory; national borders; land area under a state's jurisdiction
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.