The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 24,301–24,400 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 24,301–24,400
29,947 words · page 244 of 300- #24,339陵寢ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄣˇancient imperial tomb or mausoleum; now also a respectful term for the grave of a national leader
- #24,340鮮嫩ㄒㄧㄢ ㄋㄣˋfresh and tender; soft and delicate (of food, plants, or skin)
- #24,342克勞德ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄜˊClaude; transliteration of the Western male given name
- #24,343勢在必行ㄕˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊimperative under the circumstances; unavoidable and necessary to carry out
- #24,344擇期ㄗㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊchoose a date; select a suitable time for an event
- #24,345歷次ㄌㄧˋ ㄘˋall previous occasions; each past instance; successive times
- #24,346湧起ㄩㄥˇ ㄑㄧˇto well up; to surge up; to arise suddenly (of emotions, memories, or physical sensations)
- #24,347爬升ㄆㄚˊ ㄕㄥto climb; to rise; to ascend (especially of aircraft, prices, or rankings)
- #24,348留白ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄞˊto leave blank space; to deliberately leave empty space in a design or layout; to leave room for imagination or interpretation
- #24,349睡去ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩˋto fall asleep; to drift off to sleep
- #24,350自修ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄡstudy independently without a teacher; review lessons on one's own; cultivate oneself morally
- #24,351蓋瑞ㄍㄞˋ ㄖㄨㄟˋGary; male given name (transliteration)
- #24,352講演ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄢˇto give a lecture or speech; to present one's views or academic ideas systematically to an audience
- #24,353過半數ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋmore than half; a majority
- #24,354雪兒ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄦˊCher (American singer and actress); a female given name transliterated as Xue'er
- #24,355三毛ㄙㄢ ㄇㄠˊpen name of Taiwanese author Chen Ping (1943–1991), known for her writings on life in the Sahara Desert
- #24,356亞泥ㄧㄚˋ ㄋㄧˊAsia Cement
- #24,357傑森ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄙㄣJason (male given name, transliterated from English)
- #24,358出櫃ㄔㄨ ㄍㄨㄟˋto come out of the closet; to publicly disclose one's sexual orientation or gender identity
- #24,359孟克ㄇㄥˋ ㄎㄜˋMunch; Norwegian painter Edvard Munch; also Mongol (historical term for Mongolian)
- #24,360幼苗ㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄠˊyoung seedling; newly sprouted plant; the younger generation, children
- #24,361所以然ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ ㄖㄢˊthe reason why; the underlying cause or rationale behind something
- #24,362攻訐ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊto publicly expose and attack someone's faults or wrongdoing; to denounce or accuse
- #24,363方舟ㄈㄤ ㄓㄡtwo boats joined together; Noah's Ark from the biblical Book of Genesis
- #24,364書商ㄕㄨ ㄕㄤbookseller; merchant who deals in books
- #24,365曹啟鴻ㄘㄠˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊTsao Chi-hung; Taiwanese politician and former Pingtung County magistrate
- #24,366月子ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄗthe month following childbirth; confinement period for postpartum recovery
- #24,367橫渡ㄏㄥˊ ㄉㄨˋto cross a sea or river from one shore to the other
- #24,368權威性ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˋauthoritativeness; authoritative quality; commanding respect and trust through recognized expertise or power
- #24,369營火ㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇcampfire; fire built at night during camping for activities and warmth
- #24,370爆香ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄤto stir-fry aromatics in hot oil until fragrant
- #24,371眼力ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧˋability to see clearly; discernment; good judgment in recognizing people or things
- #24,372破掉ㄆㄛˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋto break or crack; to be wasted or spent for nothing
- #24,373蜘蛛網ㄓ ㄓㄨ ㄨㄤˇspider web; spiderweb; network of threads spun by a spider
- #24,374被單ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄢflat sheet or bedsheet; thin quilt made from a single layer of cloth
- #24,375貿協ㄇㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄝˊabbreviation for China External Trade Development Council (TAIEX), Taiwan's trade promotion organization
- #24,376魔法師ㄇㄛˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄕmagician; sorcerer; wizard; practitioner of magic
- #24,377七嘴八舌ㄑㄧ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˊmany people talking at once; a babble of voices; noisy discussion with everyone chiming in
- #24,378二軍ㄦˋ ㄐㄩㄣsecond-string team; farm team; secondary squad; reserve unit
- #24,379好球ㄏㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊin baseball/softball, a pitch judged as a strike
- #24,380展館ㄓㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇexhibition hall; pavilion at an expo or trade show
- #24,381擢升ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄥpromote; elevate to a higher position or rank
- #24,382盤問ㄆㄢˊ ㄨㄣˋto interrogate; to question repeatedly and carefully
- #24,383破局ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄩˊto break a deadlock; to disrupt an existing situation or arrangement; to shatter the status quo
- #24,384綠油油ㄌㄩˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄡˊlush, glossy green; vibrant and richly green in appearance
- #24,385自找ㄗˋ ㄓㄠˇto bring upon oneself; to ask for; to bring trouble on oneself
- #24,386蒸熟ㄓㄥ ㄕㄨˊto steam until cooked; cooked by steaming
- #24,387過戶ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˋto transfer ownership (of property, vehicles, or registered securities) by updating the registered owner's name with the relevant authority
- #24,388鐵腕ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄨㄢˋiron-fisted; using strong, forceful methods
- #24,389雅典娜ㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄋㄚˋAthena; Greek goddess of wisdom, arts, and war; patron deity of Athens
- #24,390黑社會ㄏㄟ ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋorganized crime syndicate; criminal underworld; secret society engaged in illegal activities.
- #24,391二胡ㄦˋ ㄏㄨˊtwo-stringed bowed Chinese lute; erhu; mid-range fiddle with a wooden neck and snakeskin-covered resonator, played with a horsehair bow; also called nanhu
- #24,392光合作用ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˋphotosynthesis; the process by which plants and other organisms use chlorophyll to absorb light energy, converting carbon dioxide and water into glucose and releasing oxygen
- #24,393八年級ㄅㄚ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊeighth grade; a person born in the 1980s (Taiwan slang, equivalent to mainland post-80s generation)
- #24,394八德區ㄅㄚ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄩdistrict in Taoyuan City, Taiwan; originally rural township
- #24,395剪下ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋto cut off; to clip off; to cut out (a section)
- #24,396哀嚎ㄞ ㄏㄠˊwail in grief; howl in anguish or distress
- #24,397回函ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄢˊa reply letter; written response sent in reply to correspondence
- #24,398平野ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄝˇflat, open plain; level expanse of land
- #24,399廠方ㄔㄤˇ ㄈㄤthe management or ownership of a factory; the factory as an official party
- #24,400柳樹ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋwillow; a deciduous tree with long, drooping branches; also called weeping willow when referring to the common cultivated form with pendulous branches.
- #24,401滋事ㄗ ㄕˋto cause trouble; to provoke disturbances; to create a public disturbance
- #24,402滾石ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄕˊrolling stone; also refers to Rolling Stone magazine or the rock band
- #24,403發言權ㄈㄚ ㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊright to speak; right to express one's views; voice in a matter
- #24,404相擁ㄒㄧㄤ ㄩㄥˇto embrace each other; to hold one another
- #24,405糖尿ㄊㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄠˋdiabetes; sugary urine
- #24,406統一獅ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄧ ㄕUni-President Lions; professional baseball team in Taiwan's CPBL, owned by Uni-President Enterprises
- #24,407農博ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄛˊagricultural exposition; agricultural fair
- #24,408飛車ㄈㄟ ㄔㄜto drive at high speed; speeding vehicle; flying vehicle (in fiction)
- #24,409八十多ㄅㄚ ㄕˊ ㄉㄨㄛmore than eighty; over eighty (in age, quantity, or number)
- #24,410台地ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄧˋelevated, relatively flat tableland or terrace; in Taiwan, a low plateau with a flat top and sloped edges
- #24,411影本ㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄣˇa copy of a document or image made by photography, photocopying, or reprinting; a book reproduced to match the original in format and style
- #24,412得救ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋto be saved; to be rescued from danger or difficulty
- #24,413投放ㄊㄡˊ ㄈㄤˋto put in; to insert; to place into; to deploy (resources, ads, funds)
- #24,414摔跤ㄕㄨㄞ ㄐㄧㄠto trip and fall; wrestling (combat sport)
- #24,415書庫ㄕㄨ ㄎㄨˋbook storage room; library stacks; figuratively, a very learned person
- #24,416書評ㄕㄨ ㄆㄧㄥˊbook review; an article evaluating or introducing a book
- #24,417服飾店ㄈㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋclothing store; apparel shop
- #24,418未雨綢繆ㄨㄟˋ ㄩˇ ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄡˊto prepare in advance; to take precautions before trouble arises
- #24,419決勝ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥˋto determine victory or defeat; to win; to clinch victory
- #24,420玉井ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇtown in Tainan, Taiwan
- #24,421甲子園ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄗˇ ㄩㄢˊshort for Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Japan; the venue of Japan's national high school baseball tournament; by extension, the tournament itself or the dream of competing in it
- #24,422神龍ㄕㄣˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊdivine dragon; figuratively, an imperial ruler or something powerful and elusive
- #24,423鐵質ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄓˊiron content; iron material; dietary iron, an essential mineral and key component of hemoglobin
- #24,424長於ㄓㄤˇ ㄩˊto be skilled at; to excel in; to be strong in; good at
- #24,425三十餘ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄩˊmore than thirty; over thirty (in number, age, or years)
- #24,426下毒ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄨˊto poison; to put poison into something
- #24,427列隊ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋto line up in formation; to form ranks
- #24,428名品ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇfamous brand; renowned product; premium or luxury item
- #24,429哭出來ㄎㄨ ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊto break down and cry; to shed tears; to cry out loud
- #24,430後生ㄏㄡˋ ㄕㄥdescendants; younger generation; young people; next life; born later; youthful
- #24,431持之以恆ㄔˊ ㄓ ㄧˇ ㄏㄥˊto persevere with consistency; to persist steadfastly over the long term
- #24,432捕食ㄅㄨˇ ㄕˊto catch and eat prey; to prey on animals for food
- #24,433擺平ㄅㄞˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊto lay something flat; to settle or resolve a matter; to overpower or get someone drunk (Wu dialect)
- #24,434施予ㄕ ㄩˇto give; to grant; to provide assistance or aid
- #24,435柯爾ㄎㄜ ㄦˇKerr (transliteration of Western surname, e.g., John Kerr or Steve Kerr)
- #24,436自焚ㄗˋ ㄈㄣˊto set oneself on fire; metaphorically, to bring about one's own destruction
- #24,437茶點ㄔㄚˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇtea and light refreshments; snacks served with tea or coffee
- #24,438術科ㄕㄨˋ ㄎㄜpractical or skills-based subject (e.g., PE, art, music); hands-on exam subject, as opposed to academic subjects
- #24,439變慢ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋto slow down; to become slower
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.