The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 24,201–24,300 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 24,201–24,300
29,947 words · page 243 of 300- #24,239稱王ㄔㄥ ㄨㄤˊto declare oneself king; to dominate a field; to claim supremacy
- #24,240空談ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄢˊidle talk; empty talk; prattle; words without action; impractical or unrealistic talk
- #24,241纏住ㄔㄢˊ ㄓㄨˋto entangle; to bind up; to tie someone or something fast; to become wrapped around and held in place
- #24,242自許ㄗˋ ㄒㄩˇto hold oneself to a high standard; to expect much of oneself; self-confident; self-assured
- #24,243舊日ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖˋformer days; the past; in times gone by
- #24,244開運ㄎㄞ ㄩㄣˋto improve one's fortune or luck; to initiate a new turn of fortune
- #24,245佼佼ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇoutstanding; remarkable; surpassing others in excellence
- #24,246假說ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄛhypothesis; a proposed explanation or assumption used as a starting point for further investigation
- #24,247光年ㄍㄨㄤ ㄋㄧㄢˊunit of distance: the distance light travels in a vacuum in one year, approximately ten trillion kilometers
- #24,248內務府ㄋㄟˋ ㄨˋ ㄈㄨˇQing dynasty imperial household department managing palace affairs, finances, and personnel
- #24,249劊子手ㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄗ ㄕㄡˇexecutioner; one who kills people or destroys the environment
- #24,250團團轉ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋspinning in circles; rushing around anxiously or busily, often in a state of worry or agitation
- #24,251對流ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊconvection; heat transfer through circulating currents in fluids or gases
- #24,252晚報ㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄠˋevening newspaper; paper published and sold in the afternoon
- #24,253李大維ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊDavid Lee (Taiwanese diplomat and politician; served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary-General of the Presidential Office)
- #24,254松江ㄙㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄤSongjiang district in Shanghai; historical name for the area around present-day Shanghai
- #24,255橫生ㄏㄥˊ ㄕㄥarise unexpectedly; occur repeatedly; grow wildly; overflow with emotion; refer to non-human creatures; difficult childbirth
- #24,256潦倒ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄠˇfrustrated and down on one's luck; impoverished and unsuccessful; unrestrained and unconventional; unsteady on one's feet
- #24,257老公公ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄍㄨㄥrespectful term for an elderly man; historical term for a powerful eunuch
- #24,258英才ㄧㄥ ㄘㄞˊperson of outstanding talent; exceptional individual; brilliant mind
- #24,259設身處地ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄣ ㄔㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋto put oneself in someone else's shoes; to imagine oneself in another's situation; to be empathetic and considerate of others
- #24,260讀本ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄣˇreader; textbook, especially for language study
- #24,261賠上ㄆㄟˊ ㄕㄤˋto make up a shortfall; to compensate for a deficit; to cover the difference
- #24,262郭俊麟ㄍㄨㄛ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊTaiwanese professional baseball pitcher; right-handed starting pitcher who has played in Nippon Professional Baseball and for Taiwan's national team
- #24,263午睡ㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˋafternoon nap; short sleep taken around midday
- #24,264困難重重ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋfraught with many difficulties; beset by obstacles at every turn
- #24,265大費周章ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓㄡ ㄓㄤto go to great lengths; to expend much time and effort on a troublesome or complicated matter
- #24,266山寨ㄕㄢ ㄓㄞˋfortified mountain stronghold; bandit camp; knockoff; imitation, counterfeit
- #24,267抓去ㄓㄨㄚ ㄑㄩˋto grab and take away; to seize and drag off; to arrest and take into custody
- #24,268拉美ㄌㄚ ㄇㄟˇLatin America
- #24,269拔管ㄅㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄢˇto remove a catheter or breathing tube; to withdraw from managing or overseeing
- #24,270指揮家ㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄚconductor; person who directs an orchestra, choir, or other musical ensemble
- #24,271李敖ㄌㄧˇ ㄠˊLi Ao (1935–2018), Taiwanese writer, historian, and controversial political commentator known for his sharp satire and vast scholarship
- #24,272獨斷ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋto make decisions solely by one's own judgment; arbitrary; dictatorial
- #24,273炮台ㄆㄠˋ ㄊㄞˊcoastal artillery fort; battery; fortified gun emplacement
- #24,274磚頭ㄓㄨㄢ ㄊㄡˊbrick; a block of fired clay used for building walls and structures
- #24,275窩在ㄨㄛ ㄗㄞˋto stay holed up; to nestle or huddle somewhere; to stay tucked away at home
- #24,276索引ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄣˇalphabetical or systematic list of key terms, names, or topics in a book or publication, with page numbers for easy lookup; index
- #24,277見效ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋto take effect; to produce results; to show effectiveness
- #24,278遊牧ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄨˋnomadic; of a pastoral lifestyle moving herds seasonally between pastures
- #24,279開台ㄎㄞ ㄊㄞˊto begin broadcasting; to found a new settlement (historical: pioneering Taiwan)
- #24,280隋朝ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄠˊSui dynasty (581–618 CE); short-lived dynasty that reunified China after the Northern and Southern Dynasties period
- #24,281下行ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊdownward travel; moving downstream or southbound; official documents sent from higher to lower authorities; vertical writing direction
- #24,282事半功倍ㄕˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˋachieve twice the result with half the effort; get great results with little work
- #24,283出言ㄔㄨ ㄧㄢˊto speak; to utter words; to open one's mouth and say something
- #24,284匍匐ㄆㄨˊ ㄈㄨˊto crawl on hands and knees; to lie prone; to make a strenuous effort
- #24,285多才多藝ㄉㄨㄛ ㄘㄞˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄧˋhaving many talents and skills; versatile; gifted in multiple arts and abilities
- #24,286尖兵ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄧㄥvanguard unit; scout; elite troops; leading figure in a movement or field
- #24,287復刻ㄈㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋreissue; reproduction; re-release of a classic product, recording, or design
- #24,288海馬ㄏㄞˇ ㄇㄚˇseahorse; marine fish with horse-like head and curled tail; dried seahorse used in traditional Chinese medicine as a tonic
- #24,289熱河ㄖㄜˋ ㄏㄜˊtributary of the Luan River, named for hot springs flowing into it; former province in northeast China, now part of Hebei and Inner Mongolia
- #24,290猙獰ㄓㄥ ㄋㄧㄥˊferocious; fierce and menacing in appearance
- #24,291絲線ㄙ ㄒㄧㄢˋthread spun from silk; fine silk thread
- #24,292財神爺ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄧㄝˊGod of Wealth in Chinese folk religion; joking term for someone who controls or hands out money
- #24,293雌雄ㄘ ㄒㄩㄥˊfemale and male; victory and defeat, superiority; a matched pair of people or things
- #24,294代碼ㄉㄞˋ ㄇㄚˇcode (computer); binary representation of input data; code number; identifier
- #24,295凱薩琳ㄎㄞˇ ㄙㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊCatherine; name of Russian empresses, notably Catherine I and Catherine the Great
- #24,296切碎ㄑㄧㄝ ㄙㄨㄟˋto cut into small pieces; to chop up or mince using a knife
- #24,297刷子brush; scrub; a tool with bristles, plastic, or metal fibers for cleaning or applying; (archaic, slang) a fool or wastrel
- #24,298嗚咽ㄨ ㄧㄝˋsob; whimper; also, a low, mournful sound
- #24,299圍困ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋto surround and trap; to besiege, leaving no way of escape
- #24,300滋長ㄗ ㄓㄤˇto grow; to develop; to breed or multiply (especially of abstract things like emotions, ideas, or negative tendencies)
- #24,301烏山頭ㄨ ㄕㄢ ㄊㄡˊWushantou; area in Tainan, Taiwan, known for Wushantou Reservoir
- #24,302爹爹ㄉㄧㄝ ˙ㄉㄧㄝaffectionate or old-fashioned term for father; dad
- #24,303獨唱ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄤˋsolo vocal performance; singing alone
- #24,304王熙鳳ㄨㄤˊ ㄒㄧ ㄈㄥˋA major character in the novel Dream of the Red Chamber; wife of Jia Lian, known for her sharp wit, cunning, and formidable management of the Rong household.
- #24,305珍視ㄓㄣ ㄕˋto cherish and value; to hold dear
- #24,306航點ㄏㄤˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇflight route; air route; scheduled air service between two points
- #24,307解職ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄓˊto be dismissed from a post; to be relieved of one's duties; to resign
- #24,308連成ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊto connect into; to link together into a continuous whole; to form a chain or sequence
- #24,309鐘錶ㄓㄨㄥ ㄅㄧㄠˇcollective term for clocks and watches; timepieces
- #24,310陣雨ㄓㄣˋ ㄩˇshower; brief rain that starts and ends suddenly, often with variable intensity
- #24,311一九六七年ㄧ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊthe year 1967
- #24,312二號ㄦˋ ㄏㄠˋnumber two; second; second-in-command; deputy; assistant
- #24,313五結鄉ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄤrural township in Yilan County, northeast Taiwan
- #24,314呆板ㄉㄞ ㄅㄢˇrigid and inflexible; stiff and unable to adapt
- #24,315安放ㄢ ㄈㄤˋto place; to put; to set something in a proper or suitable position
- #24,316建築群ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄣˊcomplex of buildings; group of structures forming an architectural whole
- #24,317政風ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄥpolitical atmosphere or ethos; government ethics; in Taiwan, a government agency responsible for internal integrity and anti-corruption
- #24,318楓樹ㄈㄥ ㄕㄨˋmaple tree; in Taiwan, commonly refers to the sweet gum (Liquidambar formosana)
- #24,319樓市ㄌㄡˊ ㄕˋreal estate market; housing market
- #24,320火海ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇvast sea of fire; inferno; describing a large-scale, intensely burning fire
- #24,321登島ㄉㄥ ㄉㄠˇto land on an island; to go ashore on an island
- #24,322矮人ㄞˇ ㄖㄣˊshort person; person of below-average height
- #24,323第十七ㄉㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄑㄧseventeenth (ordinal number)
- #24,324篤信ㄉㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋto firmly believe; to have deep faith in; to be devoutly devoted to
- #24,325紙鈔ㄓˇ ㄔㄠpaper money; banknote; paper currency issued by a government or authorized bank
- #24,326調子ㄉㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄗmusical key or pitch; tone of voice or manner of speaking; tonal quality in art or photography
- #24,327門號ㄇㄣˊ ㄏㄠˋphone number; mobile number (Taiwan usage)
- #24,328香菜ㄒㄧㄤ ㄘㄞˋcoriander; cilantro
- #24,329一九四八年ㄧ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙˋ ㄅㄚ ㄋㄧㄢˊthe year 1948
- #24,330場場ㄔㄤˇ ㄔㄤˇevery show; each session; each performance
- #24,331夜半ㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄢˋmidnight; the middle of the night
- #24,332山崎ㄕㄢ ㄑㄧˊJapanese surname and place name; common in Japanese contexts
- #24,333押解ㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˋescort a prisoner into custody; transport goods or people under guard
- #24,334更深ㄍㄥ ㄕㄣlate at night; deep into the night
- #24,335游牧ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄨˋnomadic herding; raising livestock while moving from place to place without a fixed residence, following water and pasture
- #24,336獵殺ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄚto hunt and kill; to pursue and slaughter
- #24,337石滬ㄕˊ ㄏㄨˋstone tidal weir built along the coast to trap fish at low tide; common in Penghu
- #24,338鋼板ㄍㄤ ㄅㄢˇsteel plate; sheet steel; armor plate
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.