The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words — page 289
Traditional Chinese words ranked 28,801–28,900 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 28,801–28,900
29,947 words · page 289 of 300- #28,852轟動一時ㄏㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄧ ㄕˊto cause a sensation for a time; briefly the talk of the town; a short-lived stir
- #28,853鬼月ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋthe seventh lunar month, when ghosts are believed to roam the human world; a time of taboos around weddings, moving, and major purchases
- #28,854功法ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄚˇspecific techniques or methods of qigong, meditation, or internal cultivation practice
- #28,855南屯區ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄩNantun District; a district in southwestern Taichung City, Taiwan
- #28,856坐坐ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋto sit for a while; to take a seat; to visit and sit briefly
- #28,857密報ㄇㄧˋ ㄅㄠˋto secretly report or inform; a secret report or tip-off, especially to authorities
- #28,858小農ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄨㄥˊsmall-scale farmer with limited land; sometimes used as a self-deprecating term by farmers; in mainland China, refers to individual peasant farmers
- #28,859工總ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄥˇabbreviation for National Federation of Industries; federation of industrial associations
- #28,860改嫁ㄍㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋto remarry; said of a widow or divorced woman marrying again
- #28,861李太后ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄞˋ ㄏㄡˋEmpress Dowager Li; title for a mother of an emperor surnamed Li, referring to historical consorts or dowagers of the Tang or Ming dynasties
- #28,862混混ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄣˇidler; loafer; hooligan; to muddle along; drifting aimlessly through life
- #28,863灰熊ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄩㄥˊgrizzly bear; (Taiwan Hokkien) very; extremely
- #28,864眼部ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋeye area; region around the eyes
- #28,865訂戶ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨˋsubscriber; person or organization that receives regular deliveries by advance order, such as newspapers or utilities
- #28,866變化多端ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢchanging constantly and unpredictably; highly varied; ever-shifting in many ways
- #28,867豁出去ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩˋto act recklessly; to go all out regardless of consequences or cost; to risk it all
- #28,868豎琴ㄕㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊharp; a plucked string instrument with a triangular frame, strings, and pedals for tuning
- #28,869追繳ㄓㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄠˇto demand payment; to collect arrears or unpaid balances; to require surrender of improperly obtained items
- #28,870野人ㄧㄝˇ ㄖㄣˊuncivilized person; brute; crude or boorish person; prehistoric human
- #28,871下墜ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋto fall downward; to drop; a heavy sensation in the lower abdomen, as if needing to defecate
- #28,872儀表板ㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇdashboard; instrument panel displaying gauges and indicators on vehicles or machines for operator monitoring
- #28,873兜風ㄉㄡ ㄈㄥgo for a drive to enjoy the breeze; take a leisurely ride to enjoy the scenery
- #28,874公海ㄍㄨㄥ ㄏㄞˇthe high seas; international waters not under any country's jurisdiction and open to all nations
- #28,875六五ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄨˇsixty-five; referring to the year 1965
- #28,876劃上ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄤˋto mark or draw a line on; to add a line to; to bring to a close; to conclude with
- #28,877劃分為ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄈㄣ ㄨㄟˋto divide into; to partition or separate into parts
- #28,878北榮ㄅㄟˇ ㄖㄨㄥˊTaipei Veterans General Hospital
- #28,879圍毆ㄨㄟˊ ㄡto gang up on and beat someone; to assault as a group
- #28,880土豪ㄊㄨˇ ㄏㄠˊlocal tyrant or bully in the countryside; rich person who flaunts vulgar wealth
- #28,881士紳ㄕˋ ㄕㄣlocal gentry; educated landowners and notables who held social influence in traditional Chinese communities
- #28,882夜班ㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄢnight shift; work scheduled during the night
- #28,883大堂ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄤˊlarge hall or lobby, as in a hotel or office building; term of address for one's superior or manager
- #28,884大白菜ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄞˊ ㄘㄞˋnapa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
- #28,885宗廟ㄗㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄠˋtemple for worshipping ancestors; by extension, the royal house or the state
- #28,886對唱ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄤˋa vocal style where two singers or two groups alternate and respond to each other in song
- #28,887左臂ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄧˋleft arm
- #28,888收服ㄕㄡ ㄈㄨˊsubdue and bring into submission; win over and make obedient
- #28,889教育館ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄩˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇeducational center or hall; institution for educational exhibitions, training, and cultural activities
- #28,890教長ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄤˇminister of education
- #28,891活靈活現ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋvivid and lifelike; vividly and convincingly portrayed or described
- #28,892海特ㄏㄞˇ ㄊㄜˋHaight (as in Haight Street, San Francisco)
- #28,893笑出來ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊto break into a smile or laugh; to be unable to hold back laughter
- #28,894腎上腺ㄕㄣˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋendocrine gland situated atop each kidney; secretes hormones including adrenaline and cortisol; helps the body respond to stress and regulate salt, protein, and sugar metabolism
- #28,895膽小鬼ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇcoward; timid person; a term of reproach for someone lacking courage
- #28,896蒲公英ㄆㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄥdandelion; a perennial herbaceous plant of the daisy family with yellow flowers and white seed heads, whose young leaves are edible and used in medicine
- #28,897衛軍ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩㄣimperial guard; garrison troops
- #28,898赫赫有名ㄏㄜˋ ㄏㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊfamous; renowned; having a prominent and widely recognized reputation
- #28,899蹦蹦跳跳ㄅㄥˋ ㄅㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋbouncing and jumping along; full of energy and vitality
- #28,900過招ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄠto engage in a contest; to spar; to exchange moves in a fight; to match wits with someone
- #28,901重慶市ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄕˋChongqing; major Chinese city at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers; wartime capital of the Republic of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War
- #28,902不若ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋnot as good as; inferior to; not equal to
- #28,903公民權ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊrights belonging to citizens, such as voting, recall, initiative, referendum, and eligibility for public office
- #28,904別開生面ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋto create a new style or form; to do something in a fresh and original way
- #28,905力不從心ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣwilling to do something but lacking the strength or ability to carry it out
- #28,906南加州ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄡSouthern California
- #28,907天心ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄣcenter of the sky; will of Heaven
- #28,908抵住ㄉㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋhold up; withstand; block or resist pressure physically
- #28,909撤兵ㄔㄜˋ ㄅㄧㄥwithdraw troops; pull back military forces; retreat
- #28,910擴大為ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄟˋto expand into; to enlarge to the point of becoming; to escalate into
- #28,911攪動ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋstir or agitate a liquid with a rod or implement; churn cream into butter; disturb; disrupt
- #28,912明證ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄥˋclear evidence; conclusive proof
- #28,913柳橙ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊsweet orange (Citrus sinensis); the round, juicy fruit of this evergreen citrus tree
- #28,914流行病學ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊepidemiology; the public health science studying the distribution, causes, and prevention of diseases in human populations
- #28,915消化道ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋdigestive tract; the passage from mouth to anus through which food passes, including the stomach and intestines
- #28,916爆裂物ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄨˋexplosive; explosive device or substance
- #28,917自然人ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊlegal person; individual with legal rights from birth to death, as opposed to a juridical person
- #28,918英年ㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊprime of life; youth and early middle age
- #28,919蔓延到ㄇㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋto spread to; to extend gradually and reach a place or scope
- #28,920衡陽ㄏㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊcity and county in southeastern Hunan Province, China
- #28,921針筒ㄓㄣ ㄊㄨㄥˇsyringe; the barrel of a syringe, marked with unit graduations and fitted with a plunger and needle
- #28,922開化ㄎㄞ ˙ㄏㄨㄚto become civilized or culturally developed; to enlighten and educate; (of ice and snow) to thaw; (Northern dialect) to grow plump; to feel relieved
- #28,923關子嶺ㄍㄨㄢ ㄗˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇGuanziling; hot spring resort area in Baihe District, Tainan, one of Taiwan's four major hot springs.
- #28,924頂層ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄘㄥˊtop level; top layer; highest tier
- #28,925七十一ㄑㄧ ㄕˊ ㄧseventy-one; the number 71
- #28,926位元ㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊbit; the basic unit of data in computing, representing a single binary digit (0 or 1)
- #28,927千多萬ㄑㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄨㄢˋover ten million; tens of millions
- #28,928吳家ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚthe Wu family; the Wu household; of or relating to the Wu family
- #28,929周朝ㄓㄡ ㄔㄠˊthe Zhou Dynasty (c. 1122–256 BCE); divided into Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou periods
- #28,930外行人ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊlayperson; person unfamiliar with or inexperienced in a particular field
- #28,931夜深人靜ㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄣ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋlate at night when everyone is asleep; deep night with complete silence and stillness
- #28,932奧莉薇亞ㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄚˋa female given name, Olivia
- #28,933對勁ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋsuitable; fitting; compatible; in agreement; congenial with someone
- #28,934張大千ㄓㄤ ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄢZhang Daqian (1899–1983), renowned modern Chinese painter from Sichuan; master of landscapes, flowers, figures, and splashed-ink lotus; also a collector, connoisseur, and gastronome
- #28,935形影不離ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊinseparable; always together, as close companions; describing a very close relationship where people are constantly in each other's company
- #28,936慈母ㄘˊ ㄇㄨˇloving mother; affectionate mother; historical term for one's father's concubine who raised one
- #28,937晉王ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄨㄤˊPrince of Jin; historical title for a prince enfeoffed at Jin
- #28,938月色ㄩㄝˋ ㄙㄜˋmoonlight; moonlit scene; pale blue color resembling moonlight
- #28,939槍彈ㄑㄧㄤ ㄉㄢˋbullet; ammunition for a firearm
- #28,940水族館ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄢˇaquarium; large facility with tanks and pools displaying aquatic animals for public viewing or purchase
- #28,941河段ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋsection or stretch of a river
- #28,942海戰ㄏㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋnaval battle; combat between opposing forces at sea
- #28,943海流ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊocean current; general term for flowing seawater
- #28,944胸有成竹ㄒㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄨˊto have a well-thought-out plan; to have a clear strategy or firm conviction before acting
- #28,945脂蛋白ㄓ ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄞˊlipoprotein; protein combined with lipids that transports cholesterol and triglycerides in the bloodstream
- #28,946草帽ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄠˋhat woven from tough, flexible straw; sun hat
- #28,947走樣ㄗㄡˇ ㄧㄤˋlose original shape or form; become distorted; deviate from the norm, said of behavior going off track
- #28,948重出ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄨto reappear; to recur; to emerge again
- #28,949錯置ㄘㄨˋ ㄓˋto misplace; to put in the wrong position; to arrange incorrectly
- #28,950麵糊ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨˊbatter; paste made from flour and water, used in cooking
- #28,951二十八年ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚ ㄋㄧㄢˊtwenty-eight years; in Taiwan, common shorthand for the twenty-eighth year of the Republic of China calendar (1939)
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.