The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 24,601–24,700 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 24,601–24,700
29,947 words · page 247 of 300- #24,641教員ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄩㄢˊteacher; instructor; a person who teaches, especially in a school or educational institution
- #24,642文雅ㄨㄣˊ ㄧㄚˇrefined; elegant; cultured; tasteful; not coarse or vulgar
- #24,643染成ㄖㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊto dye something into a particular color; to color or tint by dyeing
- #24,644歷歷在目ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄇㄨˋclearly visible before one's eyes; vividly remembered as if seen right now
- #24,645省時ㄕㄥˇ ㄕˊsaving time; reducing time spent
- #24,646硬度ㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄨˋhardness; degree of solidity, typically a material's resistance to scratching, indentation, abrasion, or cutting
- #24,647藍莓ㄌㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊblueberry; the dark blue edible berry of a shrub of the heath family
- #24,648蛋殼ㄉㄢˋ ㄎㄜˊhard calcareous outer shell of an egg
- #24,649貧民ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊpoor people; those who cannot meet basic needs or fall below a certain standard of living
- #24,650遙遙無期ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊwith no definite date in sight; indefinitely delayed, with little hope of realization
- #24,651閒談ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄢˊcasual, aimless conversation; informal chat
- #24,652面相ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋfacial appearance; countenance; face reading, physiognomy
- #24,653馮道ㄈㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋFeng Dao (882–954), Chinese official who served five dynasties; by extension, a person who shifts allegiance easily
- #24,654五百多ㄨˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄛmore than five hundred; over five hundred
- #24,655伏筆ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄧˇliterary technique of planting clues or hints in advance for later plot development; foreshadowing
- #24,656保鮮ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢkeep food, flowers, etc. fresh; preserve freshness
- #24,657孕育出ㄩㄣˋ ㄩˋ ㄔㄨto breed; to produce; to give rise to; to nurture into being
- #24,658感染力ㄍㄢˇ ㄖㄢˇ ㄌㄧˋpower to influence or move people emotionally; appeal; infectiousness
- #24,659掃興ㄙㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋto spoil the fun; to dampen one's spirits or enthusiasm; to ruin a pleasant mood
- #24,660採收期ㄘㄞˇ ㄕㄡ ㄑㄧˊharvest period; the time when crops are gathered
- #24,661李治ㄌㄧˇ ㄓˋTang dynasty emperor (628–683); personal name of Emperor Gaozong of Tang
- #24,662棚架ㄆㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋframework of bamboo, wood, or metal for climbing plants or for supporting coverings such as thatch or canvas
- #24,663樓閣ㄌㄡˊ ㄍㄜˊmulti-story building; pavilion with multiple floors
- #24,664橢圓ㄊㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄢˊoval; ellipse
- #24,665水箱ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄤwater tank; cistern; container for storing water
- #24,666窠臼ㄎㄜ ㄐㄧㄡˋold fixed pattern; rigid convention; worn-out formula or stereotype
- #24,667管轄權ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊauthority or right to administer and govern over specified people, places, or matters; jurisdiction
- #24,668粉嫩ㄈㄣˇ ㄋㄣˋsoft and fair-skinned; delicate and youthful in appearance
- #24,669腰斬ㄧㄠ ㄓㄢˇancient punishment of cutting a person in half at the waist; to cut something in two midway; to halve or terminate abruptly
- #24,670金援ㄐㄧㄣ ㄩㄢˊfinancial aid; monetary support; to fund financially
- #24,671司馬昭ㄙ ㄇㄚˇ ㄓㄠSima Zhao (211–265), Wei general and regent whose ambitions to usurp the throne became proverbial; father of Jin dynasty founder Sima Yan
- #24,672團體賽ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄧˇ ㄙㄞˋteam competition; team event in sports
- #24,673奉祀ㄈㄥˋ ㄙˋto worship; to offer sacrifices to deities or ancestors
- #24,674抓著ㄓㄨㄚ ˙ㄓㄜto hold firmly; to grip; to clutch; to seize and not let go
- #24,675掃射ㄙㄠˇ ㄕㄜˋto spray gunfire rapidly back and forth; to sweep an area with gunfire; to dart one's eyes quickly around
- #24,676掌門ㄓㄤˇ ㄇㄣˊhead of a martial-arts sect or clan; leader or person in charge of an organization
- #24,677探問ㄊㄢˋ ㄨㄣˋinquire about; ask around; visit and inquire after someone's well-being
- #24,678毒氣ㄉㄨˊ ㄑㄧˋpoison gas; toxic gas; chemical weapon dispersed to injure or kill
- #24,679網軍ㄨㄤˇ ㄐㄩㄣinternet army; organized online commentators paid to manipulate public opinion
- #24,680聽政ㄊㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥˋto handle government affairs; to administer state business
- #24,681臉譜ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄨˇFacebook (in Chinese); traditional Chinese opera facial makeup patterns for jing and chou roles
- #24,682蓄勢待發ㄒㄩˋ ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄈㄚto build up strength and await the right moment to act; poised and ready to strike or launch
- #24,683音樂祭ㄧㄣ ㄌㄜˋ ㄐㄧˋmusic festival; large-scale outdoor concert event featuring multiple performers
- #24,684麗莎ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄚLisa (transliteration of female given name)
- #24,685佐以ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇaccompanied by; served with; supplemented with
- #24,686急急忙忙ㄐㄧˊ ˙ㄐㄧ ㄇㄤˊ ㄇㄤˊin a great hurry; rushed and flustered
- #24,687惡名ㄜˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊbad reputation; notorious name; ill fame
- #24,688招待所ㄓㄠ ㄉㄞˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇguesthouse or reception center set up by an organization or government agency to receive visitors
- #24,689獨佔ㄉㄨˊ ㄓㄢˋto monopolize; to have exclusive control over something; to take up all of something.
- #24,690發麻ㄈㄚ ㄇㄚˊfeel numb or tling; have a sensation of pins and needles
- #24,691白蟻ㄅㄞˊ ㄧˇtermite; an ant-like social insect that feeds on wood
- #24,692空心ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣhaving an empty stomach; (basketball) a clean shot through the net without touching the rim or backboard
- #24,693竊竊私語ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄙ ㄩˇto whisper; to speak privately in low voices
- #24,694舊愛ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄞˋformer lover; past love; old flame
- #24,695花枝ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓflowering branch; a beautiful woman; cuttlefish (common Taiwanese usage)
- #24,696藤原ㄊㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊFujiwara; a prominent Japanese surname and historical clan name
- #24,697闖蕩ㄔㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄤˋleave home to travel and seek one's fortune; venture out into the world to make a living
- #24,698事端ㄕˋ ㄉㄨㄢincident; trouble; dispute; circumstances of a matter
- #24,699原生種ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˇnative species; indigenous species not introduced by humans
- #24,700古今中外ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋspanning all times and places; past and present, China and abroad
- #24,701妮娜ㄋㄧˊ ㄋㄚˋNina; a female given name, transliterated from foreign languages
- #24,702年關ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢend of the lunar year; year-end period, especially when settling debts and finances feel like passing a hurdle
- #24,703日頭ㄖˋ ㄊㄡˊthe sun; day; time; period of days
- #24,704朝會ㄓㄠ ㄏㄨㄟˋmorning assembly at school with flag-raising and announcements; historical court audience with a ruler
- #24,705汗國ㄏㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊsweat gland; in Taiwan, humorous internet slang for South Korea
- #24,706汙泥ㄨ ㄋㄧˊwet, muddy dirt; muck; sludge; figuratively, a filthy or corrupt environment
- #24,707物業ㄨˋ ㄧㄝˋproperty; real estate; in modern Taiwan usage, a housing community's management and maintenance organization or service
- #24,708禁賽ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄙㄞˋto ban from competition; suspension from a sport or contest
- #24,709科別ㄎㄜ ㄅㄧㄝˊcategory of academic or professional specialization; type of department or division
- #24,710防務ㄈㄤˊ ㄨˋdefense affairs; all measures for national or military defense
- #24,711陰間ㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄢthe underworld; realm of the dead where souls go after death
- #24,712伏擊ㄈㄨˊ ㄐㄧˊambush; to attack from a concealed position against a moving enemy
- #24,713信紙ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇwriting paper; letter paper
- #24,714劉克襄ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄤLiu Ke-xiang (1957–), Taiwanese writer and naturalist known for nature writing, poetry, and essays on Taiwan's ecology and culture
- #24,715協議書ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄧˋ ㄕㄨwritten agreement or contract drawn up after negotiation between two or more parties
- #24,716台泥ㄊㄞˊ ㄋㄧˊTaiwan Cement Corporation
- #24,717大德ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄜˊgreat virtue; major moral principle; Buddhist monk (honorific)
- #24,718居住證ㄐㄩ ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋresidence permit; document certifying a person's right to live in a place; in mainland China, a long-term residence card for non-locals
- #24,719掌舵ㄓㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋto steer a ship; to control the direction of navigation; a helmsman; to be in charge of overall affairs or strategy
- #24,720改種ㄍㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇto switch to growing a different crop; to replant a field with another crop
- #24,721礁溪鄉ㄐㄧㄠ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄤRural township in Yilan County, Taiwan; famous hot spring resort area
- #24,722統御ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄩˋto command and control; to lead and govern, especially troops or subordinates
- #24,723老娘ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄋㄧㄤa woman's self-important first-person pronoun ("I"); one's elderly mother; wife; midwife (archaic); maternal grandmother (archaic)
- #24,724耶穌基督ㄧㄝ ㄙㄨ ㄐㄧ ㄉㄨJesus Christ; the Christian savior, from Latin Jēsus Christus
- #24,725胡椒粉ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄈㄣˇground pepper; powdered black or white pepper used as a seasoning
- #24,726芭蕾舞ㄅㄚ ㄌㄟˇ ㄨˇballet; classical European theatrical dance with pointe technique, formal training, and expressive movement
- #24,727雕琢ㄉㄧㄠ ㄓㄨㄛˊcarve and polish; refine or embellish literary style
- #24,728高人ㄍㄠ ㄖㄣˊperson of exceptional skill, knowledge, or moral character; often a recluse or sage
- #24,729儀表ㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄠˇappearance; bearing; demeanor; a measuring instrument or gauge (e.g. speedometer, meter)
- #24,730六十八ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚsixty-eight
- #24,731凸出ㄊㄨˊ ㄔㄨto protrude; to bulge; to stick out; to project
- #24,732受託ㄕㄡˋ ㄊㄨㄛentrusted by someone; to accept a commission or request
- #24,733文化處ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄔㄨˋcultural affairs department; government office overseeing local cultural policy, arts promotion, and heritage preservation
- #24,734浮誇ㄈㄨˊ ㄎㄨㄚexaggerated; overstated; bombastic; flashy in an unnatural way
- #24,735滾燙ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄊㄤˋboiling hot; scalding; extremely hot in temperature
- #24,736紡織業ㄈㄤˇ ㄓ ㄧㄝˋindustry engaged in spinning yarn and weaving cloth; textile industry
- #24,737自誇ㄗˋ ㄎㄨㄚto boast; to brag; to praise oneself
- #24,738跳牆ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊto climb over a wall; to escape by scaling a wall
- #24,739便當盒ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄤ ㄏㄜˊlunchbox; container for carrying a prepared meal
- #24,740利於ㄌㄧˋ ㄩˊbe beneficial to; be favorable to; help; facilitate
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.