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The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words

Traditional Chinese words ranked 27,101–27,200 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.

Traditional words, ranks 27,101–27,200

29,947 words · page 272 of 300
  1. #27,149正史zhèng shǐ·ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˇofficial dynastic history; biographical-format historical records, such as the Twenty-Four Histories
  2. #27,150泌尿mì niào·ㄇㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄠˋto excrete urine; relating to urination or the urinary system
  3. #27,151立足點lì zú diǎn·ㄌㄧˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇfoothold; standpoint or perspective from which one observes or judges things; fundamental position or basis
  4. #27,152自卑感zì bēi gǎn·ㄗˋ ㄅㄟ ㄍㄢˇfeeling of inferiority; sense of being inadequate or inferior to others
  5. #27,153苦力kǔ lì·ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋlabor; physical exertion; coolie, a laborer who earns a living through manual work
  6. #27,154難民營nàn mín yíng·ㄋㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄥˊcamp set up to shelter refugees; place providing temporary housing and basic aid to displaced people
  7. #27,155麵攤miàn tān·ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄢstreet stall selling noodle dishes
  8. #27,156冰川bīng chuān·ㄅㄧㄥ ㄔㄨㄢglacier; large mass of ice formed from compacted snow that flows slowly under its own weight, found in mountains or polar regions
  9. #27,157完完全全wán wán quán quán·ㄨㄢˊ ㄨㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊcompletely; entirely; thoroughly
  10. #27,158情緒性qíng xù xìng·ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋemotional; relating to emotions or feelings; prone to emotional reactions
  11. #27,159打滑dǎ huá·ㄉㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄚˊto lose traction; (of wheels or belts) to slip or spin without gripping; to slip on a wet surface and lose one's footing
  12. #27,160春雨chūn yǔ·ㄔㄨㄣ ㄩˇspring rain; rain that falls in spring
  13. #27,161有利可圖yǒu lì kě tú·ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄊㄨˊprofitable; having profit to be gained; offering a financial advantage worth pursuing
  14. #27,162森巴sēn bā·ㄙㄣ ㄅㄚsamba; Afro-Brazilian dance and music in 4/4 time
  15. #27,163病徵bìng zhēng·ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥsymptom; outward sign or manifestation of a disease
  16. #27,164直觀zhí guān·ㄓˊ ㄍㄨㄢintuitive; direct perception without conscious reasoning; visualized or graphical (presentation)
  17. #27,165精打細算jīng dǎ xì suàn·ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄚˇ ㄒㄧˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋto plan and calculate carefully; to budget meticulously; to be thrifty and economical in managing finances
  18. #27,166胡姓hú xìng·ㄏㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋa Chinese surname; a person surnamed Hu
  19. #27,167自明zì míng·ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊself-evident; clear without explanation; obvious
  20. #27,168花鳥huā niǎo·ㄏㄨㄚ ㄋㄧㄠˇflowers and birds; a traditional Chinese painting genre depicting flowers, birds, and other small creatures
  21. #27,169蔣渭水jiǎng wèi shuǐ·ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇTaiwanese physician and political activist (1891–1931); leading figure in Taiwan's resistance against Japanese colonial rule; founded the Taiwan Cultural Association and Taiwan People's Party
  22. #27,170賈西亞jiǎ xī yà·ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄚˋGarcía; common Spanish surname
  23. #27,171賣出去mài chū qù·ㄇㄞˋ ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩˋto sell; to be sold (successfully)
  24. #27,172踢爆tī bào·ㄊㄧ ㄅㄠˋto expose; to reveal scandalous or shocking information; to blow the lid off
  25. #27,173餐費cān fèi·ㄘㄢ ㄈㄟˋmeal expenses; cost of dining or food
  26. #27,174啟齒qǐ chǐ·ㄑㄧˇ ㄔˇto open one's mouth to speak, especially when making a request; to smile or laugh
  27. #27,175太陽光tài yáng guāng·ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄤsunlight; the light emitted by the sun
  28. #27,176敦厚dūn hòu·ㄉㄨㄣ ㄏㄡˋsincere and good-natured; generous and honest in character
  29. #27,177松林sōng lín·ㄙㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊforest or grove of pine trees
  30. #27,178歸為guī wèi·ㄍㄨㄟ ㄨㄟˋto classify as; to categorize as; to count as belonging to
  31. #27,179狹義xiá yì·ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄧˋnarrow sense; restricted meaning, as opposed to broad sense
  32. #27,180精品店jīng pǐn diàn·ㄐㄧㄥ ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋboutique; small shop selling high-quality, designer, or specialty goods
  33. #27,181糙米cāo mǐ·ㄘㄠ ㄇㄧˇunpolished rice; brown rice—retains the bran and germ, more nutritious than white rice
  34. #27,182芭蕉bā jiāo·ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠa large tropical herbaceous plant of the banana family; its short, plump, angular fruit, similar to but distinct from the common banana
  35. #27,183財閥cái fá·ㄘㄞˊ ㄈㄚˊpowerful financial or industrial group or individual with monopolistic economic influence; plutocrat or conglomerate
  36. #27,184迷彩mí cǎi·ㄇㄧˊ ㄘㄞˇcamouflage; irregular patterns of mixed colors used for military concealment
  37. #27,185造船廠zào chuán chǎng·ㄗㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄔㄤˇshipyard; facility for building and repairing ships, including slipways, dry docks, and outfitting wharves
  38. #27,186邋遢lá ta·ㄌㄚˊ ˙ㄊㄚuntidy; sloppy; careless in appearance or habits; to drag one's feet when walking; extremely exhausted
  39. #27,187醫學部yī xué bù·ㄧ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋmedical department; medical school or faculty within a university
  40. #27,188雷諾瓦léi nuò wǎ·ㄌㄟˊ ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄚˇRenoir (1841–1919), French Impressionist painter known for vibrant, luminous works depicting light and atmosphere
  41. #27,189頭份鎮tóu fèn zhèn·ㄊㄡˊ ㄈㄣˋ ㄓㄣˋformer township in Miaoli County, Taiwan; now upgraded to Toufen City
  42. #27,190一無是處yī wú shì chù·ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨˋwithout a single redeeming quality; completely worthless; having no merit whatsoever
  43. #27,191位移wèi yí·ㄨㄟˋ ㄧˊdisplacement; change in position of an object, a vector quantity in physics describing distance and direction moved
  44. #27,192凹凸不平āo tú bù píng·ㄠ ㄊㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊuneven; bumpy; rough and irregular in surface
  45. #27,193吵到chǎo dào·ㄔㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋto disturb or annoy with noise; to be noisy enough to reach a certain point
  46. #27,194審判長shěn pàn zhǎng·ㄕㄣˇ ㄆㄢˋ ㄓㄤˇpresiding judge; chief judge of a panel court session, responsible for directing proceedings and maintaining order
  47. #27,195己方jǐ fāng·ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄤone's own side; our side (in a conflict, negotiation, or legal matter)
  48. #27,196建文jiàn wén·ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄣˊera name of the Jianwen reign (1399–1402) under Emperor Jianwen of the Ming dynasty
  49. #27,197心灰意冷xīn huī yì lěng·ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄧˋ ㄌㄥˇdisheartened and discouraged; disappointed and demoralized; to lose heart and will
  50. #27,198探測器tàn cè qì·ㄊㄢˋ ㄘㄜˋ ㄑㄧˋdetector; probe; device for detecting or measuring physical phenomena
  51. #27,199搪塞táng sè·ㄊㄤˊ ㄙㄜˋto fob off; to stall; to brush someone off with evasive or halfhearted responses; to do something perfunctorily to avoid responsibility
  52. #27,200機轉jī zhuǎn·ㄐㄧ ㄓㄨㄢˇmechanism; the process or system by which something operates or produces an effect
  53. #27,201清醒過來qīng xǐng guò lái·ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄞˊto wake up; to regain consciousness; to become clear-headed
  54. #27,202特有種tè yǒu zhǒng·ㄊㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇendemic species; organism native and restricted to a specific geographic area
  55. #27,203自相矛盾zì xiāng máo dùn·ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋSelf-contradictory; when one's words or actions are inconsistent and conflict with each other
  56. #27,204血癌xiě yán·ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄢˊblood cancer; leukemia
  57. #27,205製播zhì bò·ㄓˋ ㄅㄛˋto produce and broadcast; production and broadcasting of television or radio programs
  58. #27,206陶土táo tǔ·ㄊㄠˊ ㄊㄨˇclay containing impurities, used for making pottery and ceramics
  59. #27,207雙薪shuāng xīn·ㄕㄨㄤ ㄒㄧㄣdual income; referring to a household where both partners earn a salary
  60. #27,208靈界líng jiè·ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋspirit world; realm of spirits or the supernatural
  61. #27,209養工處yǎng gōng chù·ㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄨˋabbreviation for Maintenance Engineering Office; agency responsible for upkeep of roads, bridges, and water infrastructure, and construction of roads under five meters wide
  62. #27,210一拍即合yī pāi jí hé·ㄧ ㄆㄞ ㄐㄧˊ ㄏㄜˊto hit it off instantly; to click immediately; to agree or get along right away
  63. #27,211下葬xià zàng·ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄗㄤˋto bury a coffin in the ground; to inter
  64. #27,212來意lái yì·ㄌㄞˊ ㄧˋpurpose or intention of a visitor; reason for coming
  65. #27,213傳宗接代chuán zōng jiē dài·ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄞˋto carry on the family line; to produce heirs and continue the family lineage across generations
  66. #27,214冷嘲熱諷lěng cháo rè fèng·ㄌㄥˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄖㄜˋ ㄈㄥˋbiting, sarcastic mockery; harsh and cynical ridicule
  67. #27,215商務艙shāng wù cāng·ㄕㄤ ㄨˋ ㄘㄤbusiness class; the premium cabin above economy on commercial flights
  68. #27,216國民大會guó mín dà huì·ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋNational Assembly; former ROC constitutional body that elected and could recall the president and vice president and amended the Constitution, established 1946 and ceased operations in 2005
  69. #27,217報恩bào ēn·ㄅㄠˋ ㄣto repay a kindness; to return a favor received
  70. #27,218栽贓zāi zāng·ㄗㄞ ㄗㄤto plant stolen goods on someone to frame them for a crime; to falsely incriminate
  71. #27,219梁朝偉liáng cháo wěi·ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄠˊ ㄨㄟˇTony Leung Chiu-wai (1962–); Hong Kong actor, known for In the Mood for Love and many Wong Kar-wai films
  72. #27,220燃氣rán qì·ㄖㄢˊ ㄑㄧˋcombustible gas used as fuel; gas fuel such as natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas
  73. #27,221特派員tè pài yuán·ㄊㄜˋ ㄆㄞˋ ㄩㄢˊperson specially dispatched for a specific assignment; correspondent or reporter posted to a particular location
  74. #27,222甜椒tián jiāo·ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄠbell pepper; sweet pepper; a mild, non-spicy pepper variety
  75. #27,223疏漏shū lòu·ㄕㄨ ㄌㄡˋoversight; negligence and omission; to overlook through carelessness; to leak water
  76. #27,224疾患jí huàn·ㄐㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋdisease; illness; ailment
  77. #27,225蒼老cāng lǎo·ㄘㄤ ㄌㄠˇold and weathered in appearance or voice; vigorous and mature in brushwork
  78. #27,226蓬頭péng tóu·ㄆㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊwith disheveled, unkempt hair; having wild, untidy hair
  79. #27,227蜂炮fēng pào·ㄈㄥ ㄆㄠˋa fireworks display of thousands of rockets mounted on a wooden frame resembling a honeycomb; famous in Yanshui, Tainan during Lantern Festival
  80. #27,228西部片xī bù piàn·ㄒㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄢˋmovie genre depicting the American frontier era, featuring cowboys and pioneer adventures
  81. #27,229課輔班kè fǔ bān·ㄎㄜˋ ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄢafter-school tutoring class; supplementary class providing academic help and supervision for students after regular school hours
  82. #27,230豐原區fēng yuán qū·ㄈㄥ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩdistrict in central Taichung, Taiwan; formerly a county-administered city
  83. #27,231野馬yě mǎ·ㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄚˇwild horse; figuratively, someone or something restless and hard to control; drifting thin clouds or vapor
  84. #27,232陶藝家táo yì jiā·ㄊㄠˊ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚceramic artist; potter who creates works of art from clay
  85. #27,233養老院yǎng lǎo yuàn·ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˋnursing home; home for the elderly; old age home
  86. #27,235一丁點yī dīng diǎn·ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˇa tiny bit; a very small amount
  87. #27,236停飛tíng fēi·ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄟto suspend from flying; to ground a pilot or aircraft
  88. #27,237副省長fù shěng zhǎng·ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄥˇ ㄓㄤˇdeputy provincial governor; vice governor of a province
  89. #27,238史語所shǐ yǔ suǒ·ㄕˇ ㄩˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇAcademia Sinica's Institute of History and Philology; abbreviated name for a major historical and linguistic research institute in Taiwan
  90. #27,239唯物wéi wù·ㄨㄟˊ ㄨˋmaterialism; materialist; based on the view that matter is primary and mind is secondary
  91. #27,240增開zēng kāi·ㄗㄥ ㄎㄞto add or newly open (flights, train services, classes, routes)
  92. #27,241定型化dìng xíng huà·ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋstandardized; made uniform or fixed into a set pattern; routinized
  93. #27,242幾何學jǐ hé xué·ㄐㄧˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊgeometry; the branch of mathematics studying shapes, sizes, and spatial relationships of objects
  94. #27,243池子chí(zi)pond; bathhouse pool; dance floor of a ballroom; (old) stalls (front rows in a theater)
  95. #27,244油條yóutiáo·ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊdeep-fried breadstick; a long, crispy fried dough strip eaten for breakfast; a slick, sly, or worldly-wise person (informal)
  96. #27,245泥地ní dì·ㄋㄧˊ ㄉㄧˋmuddy, sticky ground; wet earth surface
  97. #27,246盜領dào lǐng·ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇto illegally withdraw or steal funds using someone else's bank card, passbook, or credentials
  98. #27,247福祿fú lù·ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄨˋhappiness and official emolument; good fortune and prosperity; also a former name for zebra
  99. #27,248軍權jūn quán·ㄐㄩㄣ ㄑㄩㄢˊmilitary authority; power to command armed forces
  100. #27,249辦公處bàn gōng chù·ㄅㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄨˋoffice; workplace where official business is handled

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.