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The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words

Traditional Chinese words ranked 27,501–27,600 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.

Traditional words, ranks 27,501–27,600

29,947 words · page 276 of 300
  1. #27,550舉兵jǔ bīng·ㄐㄩˇ ㄅㄧㄥto raise an army; to dispatch troops; to launch a military campaign
  2. #27,551蓬萊péng lái·ㄆㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊmythical island of immortals in the sea; overgrown wilderness; also a place name and Tang dynasty palace name
  3. #27,552何止hé zhǐ·ㄏㄜˊ ㄓˇnot only; far more than; used rhetorically to indicate something goes well beyond what was stated
  4. #27,553喋喋不休dié dié bù xiū·ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡto chatter incessantly; to talk endlessly and annoyingly without stopping
  5. #27,554報載bào zài·ㄅㄠˋ ㄗㄞˋreported in the newspaper; carried in a newspaper
  6. #27,555戰警zhàn jǐng·ㄓㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇcombat police; military police on active duty; also used as a title in fiction
  7. #27,556有說有笑yǒu shuō yǒu xiào·ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋtalking and laughing; chatting cheerfully; humorous and fond of banter
  8. #27,557正室zhèng shì·ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋprincipal wife; legal spouse; first wife; legitimate son (heir)
  9. #27,558游到yóu dào·ㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄠˋto swim to (a location); to reach a destination by swimming
  10. #27,559瑞穗鄉ruì suì xiāng·ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤRural township in central Hualien County, Taiwan; located where the Xiuguluan and Malan rivers converge; crossed by the Tropic of Cancer
  11. #27,560綠帶lǜ dài·ㄌㄩˋ ㄉㄞˋgreenbelt; belt of open land around a city kept free of construction to limit urban sprawl and protect farmland
  12. #27,561維克多wéi kè duō·ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄜˋ ㄉㄨㄛVictor; a male given name, commonly used as a transliteration of the Western name
  13. #27,562至善zhì shàn·ㄓˋ ㄕㄢˋsupreme goodness; ultimate perfection; the highest state of moral excellence
  14. #27,563記性jìxìng·ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋmemory; ability to remember or retain information; recall.
  15. #27,564超群chāo qún·ㄔㄠ ㄑㄩㄣˊsurpassing others; outstanding; exceptional
  16. #27,565鑑價jiàn jià·ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋto appraise value; professional valuation of property or assets
  17. #27,566不渝bù yú·ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˊunchanging; unaltering; not changing
  18. #27,567不言而喻bù yán ér yù·ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄩˋunderstood without explanation; self-evident; obvious
  19. #27,568人來人往rén lái rén wǎng·ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄤˇmany people coming and going; bustling with foot traffic; busy with social interactions
  20. #27,569來世lái shì·ㄌㄞˊ ㄕˋnext life; future incarnation; the life after death, especially in Buddhist reincarnation belief
  21. #27,570卅九sà jiǔ·ㄙㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇthirty-nine; the number 39
  22. #27,571反鎖fǎn suǒ·ㄈㄢˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇto lock from the inside while someone is outside, or to lock from the outside while someone is inside; to lock a door with the key on the opposite side
  23. #27,572季刊jì kān·ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄢperiodical published four times a year, once per quarter
  24. #27,573愁眉苦臉chóu méi kǔ liǎn·ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇknitted brows and distressed face; looking worried and miserable
  25. #27,574杏鮑菇xìng bào gū·ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄠˋ ㄍㄨedible mushroom with a thick white stem and firm texture; king oyster mushroom
  26. #27,575東德dōng dé·ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄜˊEast Germany; common name for the German Democratic Republic, 1949–1990
  27. #27,576機敏jī mǐn·ㄐㄧ ㄇㄧㄣˇquick-witted; alert and clever; sharp in judgment and response
  28. #27,577炭火tàn huǒ·ㄊㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇfire or flame produced by burning charcoal
  29. #27,578燒肉shāo ròu·ㄕㄠ ㄖㄡˋroasted or grilled meat; yakiniku-style barbecued meat
  30. #27,579瓦倫丁wǎ lún dīng·ㄨㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄥValentine; transliteration of the name, as in Valentine's Day
  31. #27,580發人深省fā rén shēn xǐng·ㄈㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˇto provoke deep reflection; to cause one to think deeply and examine oneself
  32. #27,581磨刀mó dāo·ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄠto sharpen a knife or blade on a whetstone
  33. #27,582稀薄xī bó·ㄒㄧ ㄅㄛˊthin; sparse; diluted; low density or concentration, as of air, fog, or liquids
  34. #27,583船尾chuán wěi·ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄨㄟˇstern; rear part of a ship or boat
  35. #27,584若隱若現ruò yǐn ruò xiàn·ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋfaintly visible; partially obscured; appearing and disappearing indistinctly
  36. #27,585豬舍zhū shè·ㄓㄨ ㄕㄜˋpigsty; pig pen; building for raising pigs
  37. #27,586進港jìn gǎng·ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄤˇto enter a port or harbor; in Taiwan, to arrive at a port
  38. #27,587金鶯隊jīn yīng duì·ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄥ ㄉㄨㄟˋthe Orioles; nickname for Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League team based in Taipei
  39. #27,588典獄長diǎn yù zhǎng·ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄩˋ ㄓㄤˇhead of a prison; the top administrative official in charge of a correctional facility
  40. #27,589千篇一律qiān piān yī lǜ·ㄑㄧㄢ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄧ ㄌㄩˋstereotyped; formulaic; entirely uniform and lacking variation in form or content
  41. #27,590噶瑪蘭gá mǎ lán·ㄍㄚˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄢˊKavalan; Taiwan's indigenous people of Yilan, also their language
  42. #27,591場子chǎng zi·ㄔㄤˇ ˙ㄗopen space or venue for public activities; gathering place, especially for entertainment or performances
  43. #27,592壯烈zhuàng liè·ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋheroic and stirring; brave and tragic; grand and intense
  44. #27,593好生hǎo shēng·ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄥcarefully; attentively; very; extremely
  45. #27,594指日可待zhǐ rì kě dài·ㄓˇ ㄖˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄞˋcan be expected soon; achievable in the near future; just around the corner
  46. #27,595搗亂dǎo luàn·ㄉㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋto disrupt; to make trouble; to disturb order or interfere with others' activities through unreasonable or malicious actions
  47. #27,596書刊shū kān·ㄕㄨ ㄎㄢbooks and periodicals; publications
  48. #27,597核可hé kě·ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄜˇto approve after review; to grant permission following examination
  49. #27,598煥發huàn fā·ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄈㄚto radiate; to glow with vitality; to shine brightly; to rouse oneself; to become energized
  50. #27,599舞姿wǔ zī·ㄨˇ ㄗposture or form of a dancer; the way one holds and moves the body while dancing
  51. #27,600草創cǎo chuàng·ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄤˋto draft or draw up a document; to begin establishing or founding something
  52. #27,601襁褓qiǎng bǎo·ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄠˇswaddling clothes for an infant; infancy
  53. #27,602貪腐tān fǔ·ㄊㄢ ㄈㄨˇcorruption; graft and embezzlement, especially by government officials
  54. #27,603車尾chē wěi·ㄔㄜ ㄨㄟˇrear of a vehicle; tail end of a car
  55. #27,604辣味là wèi·ㄌㄚˋ ㄨㄟˋspicy flavor; pungent or hot taste
  56. #27,605退隱tuì yǐn·ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄣˇwithdraw from society; retire from public life and live in seclusion
  57. #27,606一九一九年yī jiǔ yī jiǔ nián·ㄧ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊthe year 1919
  58. #27,607一掃而空yī sǎo ér kōng·ㄧ ㄙㄠˇ ㄦˊ ㄎㄨㄥto clear away completely; to wipe out entirely
  59. #27,608公諸於世gōng zhū yú shì·ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨ ㄩˊ ㄕˋto make public to the world; to reveal to society
  60. #27,609反恐fǎn kǒng·ㄈㄢˇ ㄎㄨㄥˇanti-terrorism; counterterrorism
  61. #27,610史跡shǐ jī·ㄕˇ ㄐㄧhistorical site or relic; traces left behind by past events
  62. #27,611咬死yǎo sǐ·ㄧㄠˇ ㄙˇto bite to death; to hold fast and refuse to let go; to stubbornly insist or cling to a claim
  63. #27,612小王xiǎo wáng·ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄤˊyoung king; minor king; surname-based nickname for a younger male
  64. #27,613版稅bǎn shuì·ㄅㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˋroyalties; payment to an author or creator based on a percentage of sales or copies published, per contract
  65. #27,614田尾tián wěi·ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄟˇTianwei; rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan, famous for its flower and plant industry
  66. #27,615百分之七bǎi fēn zhī qī·ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄣ ㄓ ㄑㄧseventy percent
  67. #27,616累死lèi sǐ·ㄌㄟˋ ㄙˇexhausted to death; dead tired; extremely fatigued
  68. #27,617緊抓jǐn zhuā·ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄨㄚto grip tightly; to hold fast; to grasp firmly
  69. #27,618講講jiǎng jiǎng·ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄤˇto talk; to chat; to discuss; to explain
  70. #27,619郭泰源guō tài yuán·ㄍㄨㄛ ㄊㄞˋ ㄩㄢˊTaiwanese former professional baseball pitcher and coach; legendary player in Japanese and Taiwanese baseball
  71. #27,620鑽入zuān rù·ㄗㄨㄢ ㄖㄨˋto bore into; to drill or tunnel into; to burrow into
  72. #27,621飢渴jī kě·ㄐㄧ ㄎㄜˇhungry and thirsty; desperately eager or craving for something
  73. #27,622高標準gāo biāo zhǔn·ㄍㄠ ㄅㄧㄠ ㄓㄨㄣˇa high standard; a benchmark above the usual level of expectation or measurement
  74. #27,623丙級bǐng jí·ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧˊClass C; lowest grade in Taiwan's skill certification levels
  75. #27,624兩造liǎng zào·ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄗㄠˋboth parties in a lawsuit; plaintiff and defendant
  76. #27,625嘗嘗cháng chang·ㄔㄤˊ ˙ㄔㄤto taste; to try a little of (food or drink)
  77. #27,626器重qì zhòng·ㄑㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋto highly value someone's abilities; to regard with deep respect and appreciation
  78. #27,627在所難免zài suǒ nán miǎn·ㄗㄞˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇunavoidable; inevitable; bound to happen
  79. #27,628大學部dà xué bù·ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋundergraduate division of a university; bachelor's degree program
  80. #27,629巡弋xún yì·ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄧˋto cruise; patrol, especially of warships at sea
  81. #27,630建樹jiàn shù·ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋto establish; to achieve notable accomplishments or contributions in a field
  82. #27,631形而上xíng ér shàng·ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄦˊ ㄕㄤˋmetaphysical; pertaining to what transcends physical form, the realm beyond empirical experience
  83. #27,632徹頭徹尾chè tóu chè wěi·ㄔㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄜˋ ㄨㄟˇfrom beginning to end; completely; thoroughly; through and through
  84. #27,633悟空wù kōng·ㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄥSun Wukong, the Monkey King from Journey to the West; Goku, protagonist of Dragon Ball
  85. #27,634挽留wǎn liú·ㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊto urge someone to stay; to persuade someone not to leave
  86. #27,635散心sàn xīn·ㄙㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣto relax and relieve boredom; to divert the mind and cheer up
  87. #27,636散會sàn huì·ㄙㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋto end a meeting; to disperse after a gathering
  88. #27,637新臺幣xīn tái bì·ㄒㄧㄣ ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄧˋNew Taiwan dollar; the official currency of Taiwan, introduced in 1949 to replace the hyperinflated old Taiwan dollar
  89. #27,638木村mù cūn·ㄇㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄣJapanese surname; in Taiwan, commonly refers to Takuya Kimura, the Japanese actor and singer
  90. #27,639沖毀chōng huǐ·ㄔㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˇwashed away and destroyed by rushing water; ruined by flooding
  91. #27,640無依wú yī·ㄨˊ ㄧhaving no one to rely on; without support or protection
  92. #27,641焦頭爛額jiāo tóu làn é·ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄢˋ ㄜˊbattered and exhausted; worn out and overwhelmed from overwork or trouble
  93. #27,642特助tè zhù·ㄊㄜˋ ㄓㄨˋspecial assistant; executive assistant (often to a CEO or senior executive)
  94. #27,643異母yì mǔ·ㄧˋ ㄇㄨˇsharing a father but having a different mother; of different origins
  95. #27,644移植到yí zhí dào·ㄧˊ ㄓˊ ㄉㄠˋto transplant to; to port to (software); to transfer or graft into a new environment
  96. #27,645苦衷kǔzhōng·ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥsecret trouble; hidden difficulty; a private sorrow or worry one finds hard to speak about.
  97. #27,646調離tiáo lí·ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧˊto transfer away from a position or post; to reassign elsewhere
  98. #27,647警專jǐng zhuān·ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄨㄢpolice junior college; refers to Taiwan Police College, a post-secondary institution that trains entry-level police officers
  99. #27,648逃稅táoshuì·ㄊㄠˊ ㄕㄨㄟˋto evade taxes; to avoid paying taxes by underreporting income or falsifying deductions
  100. #27,649透納tòu nà·ㄊㄡˋ ㄋㄚˋTurner (name); British painter J.M.W. Turner; in Taiwan, a tunnel

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.