The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 24,701–24,800 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 24,701–24,800
29,947 words · page 248 of 300- #24,741千辛萬苦ㄑㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨㄢˋ ㄎㄨˇextreme hardship; innumerable difficulties and suffering
- #24,742埋沒ㄇㄞˊ ㄇㄛˋbury underground; leave untapped or unrecognized, as talent or potential
- #24,743女性化ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋto feminize; to make or become more feminine in appearance, behavior, or characteristics
- #24,744屠宰ㄊㄨˊ ㄗㄞˇto slaughter livestock; butchering animals for meat
- #24,745師母ㄕ ㄇㄨˇterm of respect for a teacher's wife; used by students to address or refer to their teacher's wife.
- #24,746招商局ㄓㄠ ㄕㄤ ㄐㄩˊinvestment promotion bureau; also refers to China Merchants Group, a historic conglomerate
- #24,747持卡人ㄔˊ ㄎㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊcardholder; person whose name appears on a card, especially a credit or debit card
- #24,748摘除ㄓㄞ ㄔㄨˊto remove; to surgically excise or extract (an organ, tumor, or growth)
- #24,749械鬥ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄡˋarmed clash; group fight using weapons
- #24,750武學ㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊtraditional military academy; martial arts studies
- #24,751歸順ㄍㄨㄟ ㄕㄨㄣˋsubmit and pledge allegiance; surrender and switch loyalty to a new authority
- #24,752片酬ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄡˊfee paid to an actor for a film or television role
- #24,753相知ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓto know each other well; intimate understanding between friends; a close friend
- #24,754競合ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊto overlap or coincide; to compete or contend; (legal) conflict of interest or overlapping jurisdiction
- #24,755軍法ㄐㄩㄣ ㄈㄚˇmilitary law governing crimes by service members; in wartime or martial law, applicable to civilians
- #24,756進進出出ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨgoing in and out; constantly entering and exiting
- #24,757鍍金ㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣto plate with a thin layer of gold; to gild; figuratively, to acquire a superficial credential or prestige without genuine ability
- #24,758一九三九年ㄧ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊthe year 1939
- #24,759不敬ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋdisrespectful; impolite; irreverent; lack of reverence
- #24,760伙食ㄏㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄕdaily meals; food provided for a group, as at a workplace, school, or military unit
- #24,761伸向ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˋto reach toward; to extend in the direction of
- #24,762例行性ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋroutine; carried out as a regular practice; customary and recurring on a fixed schedule
- #24,763保留下來ㄅㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊpreserved; kept; retained; left unchanged for later
- #24,764咖啡杯ㄎㄚ ㄈㄟ ㄅㄟcoffee cup; small drinking vessel for coffee
- #24,765外顯ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇexternal; outward; externally visible or manifest
- #24,766搬去ㄅㄢ ㄑㄩˋto move to; to relocate one's residence to
- #24,767救助金ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣfinancial aid; relief money; assistance funds provided to people in need
- #24,768會心一笑ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄠˋto smile knowingly; to smile with mutual understanding
- #24,769民族路ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄌㄨˋcommon street name in Taiwan; road named after the nation or people
- #24,770沼氣ㄓㄠˇ ㄑㄧˋflammable gas from decaying plant matter in marshes or coal mines; mainly methane; used as fuel or chemical feedstock
- #24,771火球ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊball of fire; fireball; meteor
- #24,772監護ㄐㄧㄢ ㄏㄨˋto supervise and protect; legal guardianship over a minor or legally incapacitated person
- #24,773看破ㄎㄢˋ ㄆㄛˋsee through; see clearly; let go of attachments; take things lightly
- #24,774祖廟ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋimperial ancestral temple where emperors worshipped their forebears; clan's founding ancestral shrine
- #24,775筋疲力盡ㄐㄧㄣ ㄆㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋcompletely exhausted; worn out; muscles aching and strength spent
- #24,776華商ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄕㄤChinese merchant or businessman; Chinese-owned enterprise or commercial firm
- #24,777葬身ㄗㄤˋ ㄕㄣto bury a body; to perish, to meet one's death
- #24,778虧欠ㄎㄨㄟ ㄑㄧㄢˋto owe (money or a debt); to lack or be deficient in; to feel indebted or to have wronged someone
- #24,779西南部ㄒㄧ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋsouthwest part; southwestern region
- #24,780認出來ㄖㄣˋ ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊto recognize; to identify someone or something previously known
- #24,781速寫ㄙㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇquick sketch done briefly with simple lines to capture form, posture, or expression
- #24,782選拔賽ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄚˊ ㄙㄞˋqualifying competition; selection contest held to choose outstanding participants for further competition or representation
- #24,783雙膝ㄕㄨㄤ ㄒㄧboth knees; the two knees together
- #24,784下鍋ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛto put food into a pot or pan for cooking; to start cooking
- #24,785乾杯ㄍㄢ ㄅㄟto drink a toast; cheers!; bottoms up!; to empty one's glass in a toast.
- #24,786實有ㄕˊ ㄧㄡˇto actually exist; to truly possess; actual existence
- #24,787減刑ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊlegally reduce a finalized criminal sentence; commute punishment
- #24,788經合會ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋeconomic cooperation committee; organization for promoting bilateral or multilateral economic cooperation
- #24,789苛責ㄎㄜ ㄗㄜˊto criticize harshly; to blame severely; to rebuke with excessive strictness
- #24,790薄紗ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄚlight, thin gauze; sheer fabric
- #24,791貝蒂ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄧˋBetty; a female given name, used as a transliteration into Chinese
- #24,792飆車ㄅㄧㄠ ㄔㄜto speed or race vehicles recklessly; reckless street racing, especially by youths on motorcycles or cars
- #24,793一九三五年ㄧ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊthe year 1935
- #24,794中時報系ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧˋChina Times Group; Taiwan newspaper and media conglomerate founded in 1950
- #24,795吱吱ㄓ ㄓonomatopoeia for chirping of birds or chicks; low, hesitant, or mumbling speech
- #24,796填充ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄥto fill; to pack; to stuff; to pad out; to fill in (a blank or space)
- #24,797夢鄉ㄇㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤdreamland; the state of being asleep and dreaming
- #24,798婆家ㄆㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚhusband's family; the family a wife joins after marriage; in-law household.
- #24,799弄出ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨto cause or produce (often a result, situation, or mess); to create or bring about
- #24,800抹煞ㄇㄛˇ ㄕㄚto erase; to wipe out; to completely negate or dismiss, as if nullifying something
- #24,801接合ㄐㄧㄝ ㄏㄜˊto join together; to connect and combine; to unite
- #24,802早飯ㄗㄠˇ ㄈㄢˋbreakfast; morning meal
- #24,803泛起ㄈㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇto well up; to surface; to appear gradually (of a feeling, memory, or expression)
- #24,804洗好ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄠˇwashed; cleaned; having finished washing
- #24,805爭霸ㄓㄥ ㄅㄚˋcompete for dominance or supremacy; vie for hegemony
- #24,806肥美ㄈㄟˊ ㄇㄟˇplump and tasty (of food); fertile and rich (of land); abundant and well-supplied
- #24,807自序ㄗˋ ㄒㄩˋauthor's preface; self-preface; autobiographical preface explaining one's life or the purpose of a work
- #24,808茅草ㄇㄠˊ ㄘㄠˇgeneral term for various types of tall grasses; thatch grass used for roofing
- #24,809蘇菲亞ㄙㄨ ㄈㄟ ㄧㄚˋSophia; Sofia (female given name)
- #24,810蘿絲ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄙRose; a female given name, transliterated from English
- #24,811遨遊ㄠˊ ㄧㄡˊroam freely; wander leisurely for pleasure; travel widely
- #24,812金剛經ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄤ ㄐㄧㄥBuddhist scripture; full title "Diamond Sutra"; expounds the doctrine of emptiness; highly influential in Chan Buddhism
- #24,813二氧化硫ㄦˋ ㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊsulfur dioxide; colorless gas with pungent odor, forms sulfurous acid with water, used as disinfectant, preservative, and bleaching agent
- #24,814光害ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄞˋlight pollution; excessive artificial light that brightens the night sky and hinders astronomical observation
- #24,815前兆ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄠˋomen; sign; indication of something before it happens; harbinger
- #24,816勇者ㄩㄥˇ ㄓㄜˇa brave person; a courageous and respectable individual; a hero
- #24,817口舌ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄜˊorgans of speech; words used in persuasion or negotiation; verbal dispute or argument; talk or commentary
- #24,818士林區ㄕˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩdistrict in northern Taipei, home to the National Palace Museum and Shilin Night Market
- #24,819奧步ㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋunderhanded tactic; dirty trick; unfair or devious move, especially in politics or competition
- #24,820字畫ㄗˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋcalligraphy and painting; brushstrokes of characters; structure and lines of handwriting
- #24,821履歷表ㄌㄩˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇdocument listing one's personal background, education, and work experience; résumé; curriculum vitae
- #24,822概要ㄍㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋbrief outline; summary; essential points of a subject or text
- #24,823無聲無息ㄨˊ ㄕㄥ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧˊcompletely silent and unnoticed; without a sound or trace; obscure and without influence
- #24,824牽強ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄤˇforced; far-fetched; strained; implausible
- #24,825相接ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄝto connect; to join together; to be adjacent or contiguous
- #24,826知事ㄓ ㄕˋsensible; aware of affairs; county magistrate (early ROC era title, now county mayor)
- #24,827通曉ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˇto understand thoroughly; to be well versed in; to comprehend
- #24,828魏德聖ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄥˋWei Te-sheng (1968–), Taiwanese film director known for Cape No. 7, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, and KANO
- #24,829一九六三年ㄧ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄢ ㄋㄧㄢˊthe year 1963
- #24,830十數ㄕˊ ㄕㄨˋmore than ten; a dozen or so; teens
- #24,831名堂ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄤˊtrick; gimmick; variety; something significant but not immediately apparent; worthwhile result; accomplishment; sth more than meets the eye.
- #24,832和聲ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄥharmony; vocal accompaniment or response in a song; two or more notes sounded together according to musical rules
- #24,833圖示ㄊㄨˊ ㄕˋicon; graphical symbol; to represent something using a picture or diagram
- #24,834堂哥ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄜolder male cousin; son of father's brother who is older than oneself
- #24,835屋齡ㄨ ㄌㄧㄥˊage of a building, measured in years since completion
- #24,836操勞ㄘㄠ ㄌㄠˊto toil; to work hard; to exhaust oneself through labor or worry
- #24,837檯燈ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄥdesk lamp; table lamp with a base for use on a surface
- #24,838水泄不通ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥso tightly packed or crowded that not even water could pass through; impenetrable; completely sealed off
- #24,839沒空ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋhave no free time; be too busy; not available
- #24,840滿天飛ㄇㄢˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄟflying everywhere; widespread; ubiquitous; circulating everywhere
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.