The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 27,801–27,900 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 27,801–27,900
29,947 words · page 279 of 300- #27,850蔥花ㄘㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚfinely chopped scallion pieces used as a garnish or seasoning
- #27,851蜜餞ㄇㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋcandied fruit; preserved fruit; fruit preserved in sugar or syrup
- #27,852討教ㄊㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋto seek instruction; to ask for advice or guidance from someone more knowledgeable
- #27,853通勤族ㄊㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊpeople who commute regularly between home and work or school
- #27,854都市人ㄉㄡ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊcity dweller; urbanite; person living in a city
- #27,855中宣部ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄢ ㄅㄨˋCommunist Party of China's Central Propaganda Department; oversees ideology, media, and cultural policy
- #27,856兩萬多ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄛmore than twenty thousand; over twenty thousand
- #27,857妃嬪ㄈㄟ ㄆㄧㄣˊcollective term for an emperor's concubines or consorts
- #27,858孔融ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄖㄨㄥˊKong Rong (153–208 CE), Eastern Han scholar-official and one of the Seven Masters of Jian'an; a descendant of Confucius, known from the childhood anecdote of yielding larger pears to elders
- #27,859左宗棠ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄊㄤˊQing dynasty general and statesman (1812–1885) from Hunan; suppressed the Taiping Rebellion and reconquered Xinjiang
- #27,860惟一ㄨㄟˊ ㄧsole; only; single; unique
- #27,861打水ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇdraw or fetch water; beat water into meat filling to make it tender and fluffy; kick or paddle the water while swimming
- #27,862推說ㄊㄨㄟ ㄕㄨㄛto infer; to make an excuse, to decline by citing a pretext
- #27,863方方ㄈㄤ ㄈㄤsquare; just; upright and proper; methodical
- #27,864男高音ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄠ ㄧㄣtenor; male tenor voice; tenor singer
- #27,865知識界ㄓ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋintellectual circles; the community of educated people and intellectuals
- #27,866硬性ㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋrigid; inflexible; unyielding; mandatory and allowing no exceptions
- #27,867管樂團ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄜˋ ㄊㄨㄢˊwind orchestra; concert band; ensemble of woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments
- #27,868老宅ㄌㄠˇ ㄓㄞˊold house; old residence; in Taiwan, often refers to older urban houses, typically pre-1980s
- #27,869血型ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊblood type; blood group; the classification of blood based on inherited antigens, such as A, B, AB, O and Rh positive or negative.
- #27,870車水馬龍ㄔㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊheavy bustling traffic; endless stream of vehicles; lively prosperous scene
- #27,871鄉鎮市ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄣˋ ㄕˋtownship-level administrative divisions; collective term for rural townships, urban townships, and county-administered cities in Taiwan
- #27,872霍亂ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋacute infectious disease causing severe diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, and potentially death; in traditional Chinese medicine, any illness with vomiting and diarrhea; metaphorically, mental turmoil or agitation
- #27,873露宿ㄌㄨˋ ㄙㄨˋto sleep outdoors; to spend the night in the open, often without shelter
- #27,874青年軍ㄑㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩㄣyouth corps; young soldiers; young adults serving in the military
- #27,875鼻炎ㄅㄧˊ ㄧㄢˊinflammation of the nasal mucous membranes; rhinitis
- #27,876主祀ㄓㄨˇ ㄙˋprimary deity worshipped at a temple; to primarily enshrine and worship
- #27,877偷排ㄊㄡ ㄆㄞˊto illegally dump waste; to discharge pollutants without authorization
- #27,878卸貨ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋto unload goods or cargo; to discharge a shipment from a vehicle or vessel
- #27,879奧巴馬ㄠˋ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄚˇObama; surname of Barack Obama, 44th U.S. president
- #27,880實力派ㄕˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄆㄞˋperson or group whose authority rests on genuine ability or strength; merit-based faction
- #27,881帕克ㄆㄚˋ ㄎㄜˋParker (transliteration of a Western name or surname)
- #27,882序號ㄒㄩˋ ㄏㄠˋserial number; registration or activation code; sequence number
- #27,883忠孝西路ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧ ㄌㄨˋmajor road in central Taipei; section of Zhongxiao West Road
- #27,884插頭ㄔㄚ ㄊㄡˊplug; device at the end of an electrical cord that connects to a socket
- #27,885換回ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊto get back; to recover; to exchange for something in return
- #27,886海膽ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄢˇsea urchin; an echinoderm with a spherical, spiny shell, typically dark purple-black, found in warm coastal waters
- #27,887淒厲ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧˋdescribing a sound that is mournful and piercing; wailing and shrill
- #27,888潰散ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄢˋto collapse and scatter; to break and disperse in defeat
- #27,889理髮師ㄌㄧˇ ㄈㄚˇ ㄕbarber; hairdresser; one who cuts and styles hair professionally
- #27,890盈虧ㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄟprofit or loss; financial gain or loss; waxing and waning; increase and decrease
- #27,891竊盜罪ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋcriminal offense of theft; crime of stealing another's property
- #27,892自毀ㄗˋ ㄏㄨㄟˇto destroy oneself; self-destruction; to ruin oneself
- #27,893自閉ㄗˋ ㄅㄧˋautism; withdrawn; socially isolated; shut oneself away
- #27,894船主ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄨˇshipowner; person in overall charge of a ship's affairs
- #27,895茶席ㄔㄚˊ ㄒㄧˊa formal tea-tasting gathering or ceremony; the table setting and arrangement for serving tea
- #27,896警大ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄚˋabbreviation for Central Police University in Taiwan
- #27,897開封府ㄎㄞ ㄈㄥ ㄈㄨˇhistorical government office in Kaifeng; prefectural yamen of Kaifeng, Henan
- #27,898黨組ㄉㄤˇ ㄗㄨˇCommunist Party cell or leadership group within an organization
- #27,899了得ㄌㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄉㄜformidable; capable; serious; unbearable; to finish; to understand
- #27,900代銷ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄠto sell on behalf of another; act as a sales agent; consignment sales
- #27,901剩下來ㄕㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊto be left over; to remain; what is left
- #27,902劇變ㄐㄩˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋdrastic change; sudden and violent transformation
- #27,903叔公ㄕㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥfather's uncle; one's granduncle (paternal grandfather's brother)
- #27,904周迅ㄓㄡ ㄒㄩㄣˋZhou Xun (1974–), acclaimed Chinese actress known for films such as Suzhou River and Perhaps Love
- #27,905大卡車ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄚˇ ㄔㄜlarge truck; big lorry
- #27,906島民ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄣˊpeople who live on an island; island residents; islanders
- #27,907張作霖ㄓㄤ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊZhang Zuolin (1875–1928), Chinese warlord; leader of the Fengtian clique who controlled Manchuria and briefly headed the Beijing government.
- #27,908快慢ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄢˋspeed; pace; rate of movement or progress
- #27,909投完ㄊㄡˊ ㄨㄢˊto finish casting (a vote); to complete throwing or tossing
- #27,910標槍ㄅㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄤjavelin; spear thrown in track-and-field athletics; historical throwing spear with iron tip
- #27,911汶萊ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄞˊBrunei; a small sultanate on the northwest coast of Borneo, between Malaysia's Sabah and Sarawak
- #27,912泰北ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄟˇnorthern Thailand; area of northern Thailand such as Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai
- #27,913猜出ㄘㄞ ㄔㄨto guess correctly; to figure out by guessing
- #27,914獨攬ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄢˇto monopolize; to control exclusively; to grasp or hold onto something all by oneself
- #27,915珊卓ㄕㄢ ㄓㄨㄛˊfemale given name; Sandra
- #27,916科博館ㄎㄜ ㄅㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄢˇshort for National Museum of Natural Science in Taichung
- #27,917罪責ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄜˊcriminal liability; legal responsibility for an offense
- #27,918舒伯特ㄕㄨ ㄅㄛˊ ㄊㄜˋSchubert (1797–1828), Austrian composer; pioneered the art song and known as the "King of Songs"
- #27,919草嶺ㄘㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇCaoling; geographic name, notably the Caoling Trail in northern Taiwan
- #27,920買盤ㄇㄞˇ ㄆㄢˊbuying pressure; buying interest in a market; buy orders
- #27,921農政ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄥˋagricultural policy and related laws; agricultural official
- #27,922酸酸ㄙㄨㄢ ㄙㄨㄢsour-tasting; tart; mildly acidic
- #27,923醜化ㄔㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋto make something appear ugly or unattractive; to portray in a negative light; to defame
- #27,924電壓ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄚvoltage; electric potential difference measured in volts; the energy difference per unit charge in an electrostatic field
- #27,925震耳欲聾ㄓㄣˋ ㄦˇ ㄩˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊdeafening; so loud it seems capable of deafening the ears
- #27,926一九二八年ㄧ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄦˋ ㄅㄚ ㄋㄧㄢˊthe year 1928
- #27,927儀隊ㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋhonor guard; ceremonial guard accompanying or receiving dignitaries at official ceremonies
- #27,928凶殘ㄒㄩㄥ ㄘㄢˊfierce and cruel; brutal and ruthless (person, nature, or behavior)
- #27,929南北戰爭ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄥAmerican Civil War (1861–1865); US internal war between the Union and the Confederacy over slavery and economic differences
- #27,930南無ㄋㄚˊ ㄇㄛˊBuddhist term; transliteration of Sanskrit "namas"; to pay reverence or salute
- #27,931合演ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄢˇto perform together; to co-star in a performance
- #27,932員山ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄢYuanshan; township in Yilan County, Taiwan; also a common place name meaning round mountain
- #27,933四國ㄙˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊthe four neighboring states; the whole world; Shikoku, the smallest of Japan's four main islands
- #27,934封鎖線ㄈㄥ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋcordon; line of blockade isolating a specific area with troops, police, or barriers
- #27,935帶原者ㄉㄞˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄜˇcarrier; person infected with a pathogen who shows no symptoms and produces no antibodies but can transmit it to others, e.g. a hepatitis B carrier
- #27,936形似ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄙˋsimilar in appearance; to resemble in form or shape
- #27,937旭日ㄒㄩˋ ㄖˋmorning sun; newly risen sun at dawn
- #27,938歡唱ㄏㄨㄢ ㄔㄤˋto sing joyfully; cheerful singing
- #27,939烤鴨ㄎㄠˇ ㄧㄚroast duck; duck cleaned, seasoned, and roasted over fire
- #27,940良師ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕexcellent teacher; good instructor or mentor
- #27,941藍本ㄌㄢˊ ㄅㄣˇoriginal text or model used as a basis for editing, writing, or drawing; blueprint or template for a work
- #27,942藝妓ㄧˋ ㄐㄧˋtrained female entertainer who sings and dances at banquets; a traditional Japanese profession
- #27,943西風ㄒㄧ ㄈㄥautumn wind; Western trends or influence
- #27,944談判桌ㄊㄢˊ ㄆㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄛnegotiating table; venue for formal talks or bargaining
- #27,945買下來ㄇㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊto buy; to purchase and take possession of something
- #27,946體液ㄊㄧˇ ㄧㄝˋbodily fluid; general term for liquids and semi-fluids in an organism, including blood, lymph, cerebrospinal fluid, and tissue fluid
- #27,947主謀ㄓㄨˇ ㄇㄡˊchief plotter or mastermind; principal instigator who directs others in committing a crime
- #27,948來函ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄢˊincoming letter; correspondence received by post or courier; to write in (e.g., to request something)
- #27,949原任ㄩㄢˊ ㄖㄣˋformerly held (a position); the previous officeholder, now departed
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.