The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 28,901–29,000 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 28,901–29,000
29,947 words · page 290 of 300- #28,952亡魂ㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊsoul of the dead; ghost; terrified person, as if having lost one's soul
- #28,953印刷廠ㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄚ ㄔㄤˇfactory that prints books, periodicals, and other printed materials
- #28,954哺乳動物ㄅㄨˇ ㄖㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˋmammal; warm-blooded vertebrate animal that feeds its young with milk from mammary glands; most give live birth.
- #28,955回暖ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄨㄢˇweather warming up after a cold period; recovering or picking up (economy, market, relations)
- #28,956國泰民安ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄢthe country is at peace and the people live in contentment; national stability and popular prosperity
- #28,957宣傳部ㄒㄩㄢ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋpropaganda department; publicity department; the party organ responsible for ideological work, media, and cultural affairs
- #28,958尼斯ㄋㄧˊ ㄙNice; city in southern France
- #28,959彙報ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄠˋto compile and report information to a superior; a compiled report
- #28,960後半ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄢˋthe latter half; the second half of a period, event, or sequence
- #28,961懸賞ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄤˇto offer a reward or bounty, typically for capturing a suspect or recovering lost property
- #28,962消波塊ㄒㄧㄠ ㄅㄛ ㄎㄨㄞˋconcrete blocks placed along coastlines to absorb wave energy and prevent coastal erosion; commonly used in marine engineering
- #28,963獨角仙ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢrhinoceros beetle; Japanese rhinoceros beetle (Allomyrina dichotoma), a large black beetle prized by children in Taiwan as a pet
- #28,964理解力ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄧˋability to comprehend or grasp concepts; capacity for understanding
- #28,965秦朝ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄠˊthe Qin dynasty (221–207 BCE), China's first imperial dynasty, founded by Qin Shi Huang after unifying the warring states
- #28,966移置ㄧˊ ㄓˋto move and place elsewhere; to transfer; to relocate
- #28,967縮成ㄙㄨㄛ ㄔㄥˊto shrink into; to contract and become; to shrivel or curl up into a smaller form
- #28,968臟腑ㄗㄤˋ ㄈㄨˇthe five viscera and six bowels; the internal organs of the human body
- #28,969艾克洛ㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋAcolyte; in Taiwan, a common transliteration used as the Chinese name for the Acolyte job class in the game Ragnarok Online.
- #28,970西非ㄒㄧ ㄈㄟWest Africa; the western region of the African continent, spanning from the Sahara to the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic coast.
- #28,971視界ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋfield of vision; visual range; what the eye can see
- #28,972金石ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕˊmetal and stone; inscriptions on bronze and stone; steadfast will or unyielding loyalty
- #28,973麥卡錫ㄇㄞˋ ㄎㄚˇ ㄒㄧˊMcCarthy; surname, notably Joseph McCarthy, U.S. senator associated with anti-communist McCarthyism
- #28,974上京ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄥto go to the capital; the capital; China
- #28,975不屑一顧ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄧ ㄍㄨˋregard as beneath one's notice; dismiss with contempt; consider unworthy of attention
- #28,976兵權ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊauthority to command and control military forces; military strategy
- #28,977卑賤ㄅㄟ ㄐㄧㄢˋlowly and humble in social status; base and despised
- #28,978南唐ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄤˊSouthern Tang; a Five Dynasties period state (937–975) based in Jinling, the strongest of the Ten Kingdoms, ended by the Song dynasty
- #28,979取出來ㄑㄩˇ ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊto take out; to remove something from inside a container or place
- #28,980同盟會ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋthe Tongmenghui; the United League, a revolutionary organization founded by Sun Yat-sen in Tokyo in 1905 that spearheaded the overthrow of the Qing dynasty
- #28,981嚇呆ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄞstunned or dumbfounded from extreme fright; paralyzed with fear
- #28,982嚴詞ㄧㄢˊ ㄘˊstern or harsh words; severe language
- #28,983奉天ㄈㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢManchu-era name for Shenyang; to obey Heaven's will
- #28,984如日中天ㄖㄨˊ ㄖˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢlike the sun at noon; at the height of one's power or prosperity; flourishing at its peak
- #28,985嫂子ㄙㄠˇ ㄗˇolder brother's wife; sister-in-law; (polite) term of address for a friend's wife
- #28,986急流ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊrapid, swift-flowing water; a turbulent current
- #28,987時隔ㄕˊ ㄍㄜˊseparated by a period of time; after a lapse of time
- #28,988林志穎ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓˋ ㄧㄥˇJimmy Lin (born 1974); Taiwanese singer, actor, and race car driver
- #28,989核銷ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄠto verify and write off; to approve for reimbursement after checking; to cancel or clear a record upon verification
- #28,990桎梏ㄓˋ ㄍㄨˋfetters and handcuffs; restraints; shackles; figuratively, bondage or constraint that restricts freedom
- #28,991樂子ㄌㄜˋ ˙ㄗfun; amusement; something enjoyable to do; entertaining or amusing spectacle, often with schadenfreude
- #28,992正餐ㄓㄥˋ ㄘㄢa regular meal eaten at a fixed time of day; one of the three main meals (breakfast, lunch, or dinner)
- #28,993異類ㄧˋ ㄌㄟˋdifferent kind or species; non-human creatures such as beasts and spirits; things of different categories; outsiders of different race or belief
- #28,994籌款ㄔㄡˊ ㄎㄨㄢˇto raise funds; to collect money
- #28,995虹橋ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊarched bridge resembling a rainbow; (in Taiwan) overpass or pedestrian footbridge
- #28,996負擔得起ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄢ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄑㄧˇable to afford; able to bear (cost, responsibility, or burden)
- #28,997適可而止ㄕˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄦˊ ㄓˇto stop at the right point; to know when enough is enough; to not go too far
- #28,998金手獎ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄤˇgold hand award; an honor recognizing skilled manual labor or craftsmanship
- #28,999關西鎮ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄣˋTown in Hsinchu County, Taiwan, known for Hakka culture and tourism
- #29,000凌厲ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋfierce and swift; rising or soaring upward
- #29,001國旅ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄩˇdomestic travel; tourism within Taiwan
- #29,002字義ㄗˋ ㄧˋmeaning of a word; sense of a character
- #29,003安安ㄢ ㄢpeaceful; safe; well; used as a friendly greeting or sign-off in online messaging
- #29,004小吃攤ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔ ㄊㄢsmall food stall or street vendor selling snacks or light meals
- #29,005引文ㄧㄣˇ ㄨㄣˊquoted passage cited from another work; official tax notice
- #29,006抹殺ㄇㄛˇ ㄕㄚto erase; to wipe out; to completely negate or dismiss
- #29,007枴杖ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄓㄤˋwalking stick; cane used for support
- #29,008永和區ㄩㄥˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄩdistrict in southwestern New Taipei City; known for soy milk breakfast culture
- #29,009燥熱ㄗㄠˋ ㄖㄜˋhot and dry; parching heat
- #29,010爆開ㄅㄠˋ ㄎㄞto burst open; to split open suddenly from internal pressure
- #29,011獨輪車ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄔㄜsingle-wheeled handcart pushed by one person; unicycle
- #29,012留置ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄓˋto keep or retain a person or thing; police detention of a suspect for investigation, legally limited to 24 hours
- #29,013穿刺ㄔㄨㄢ ㄘˋmedical puncture technique; piercing a body cavity or organ with a needle to extract fluid or tissue for diagnosis or treatment
- #29,014縣令ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋhistorical title for the chief administrator of a county in imperial China
- #29,015羅大佑ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˋLo Ta-yu (born 1954), Taiwanese singer-songwriter and pioneer of Mandarin rock; influential figure in Chinese-language popular music
- #29,016美齡ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊpersonal name; typically refers to Soong Mei-ling, Madame Chiang Kai-shek
- #29,017苦行ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊstrict religious self-discipline or austerity; one who does menial temple work before ordination; hard, ascetic practice
- #29,018衣缽ㄧ ㄅㄛBuddhist monk's robe and alms bowl; teachings or skills passed down from a master
- #29,019西行ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄥˊto travel west; westward journey
- #29,020調情ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊto flirt; to tease or provoke romantic interest through words or actions
- #29,021鄭女ㄓㄥˋ ㄋㄩˇwoman from Zheng; historically, a singing girl or entertainer
- #29,022中將ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄤˋmilitary rank of lieutenant general; below full general, above major general
- #29,023亞森ㄧㄚˋ ㄙㄣphonetic rendering of the name Arsène; most commonly refers to Arsène Lupin, the fictional gentleman thief
- #29,024創世紀ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋGenesis; the first book of the Old Testament, describing God's creation of the world and early human history
- #29,025唆使ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˇinstigate; incite; egg someone on to do something bad
- #29,026圓滾滾ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄣˇvery round; perfectly round and plump
- #29,027外勤ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊfieldwork; outdoor duty; work performed outside the office, as opposed to indoor administrative work
- #29,028嫡系ㄉㄧˊ ㄒㄧˋdirect lineal descent in a clan; trusted inner faction of a political party, organization, or military leader
- #29,029寵信ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋfavored and trusted; to hold in high confidence and affection
- #29,030數以千計ㄕㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧˋnumbering in the thousands; very numerous
- #29,031新教ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄠˋProtestantism; collective term for Christian denominations that separated from the Roman Catholic Church after the 16th-century European Reformation
- #29,032極速ㄐㄧˊ ㄙㄨˋextremely fast; top speed; ultra-fast
- #29,033機位ㄐㄧ ㄨㄟˋseat on an airplane; airline seat reservation
- #29,034泡菜ㄆㄠˋ ㄘㄞˋpickled vegetables fermented in seasoned brine; Korean kimchi
- #29,035渡江ㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄤcross a river, especially the Yangtze
- #29,036煽情ㄕㄢ ㄑㄧㄥˊto provoke or stir up emotions through words, speech, or actions; deliberately arousing strong feelings, often in a sensational or manipulative way
- #29,037終老ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄠˇto live out one's final years; to spend one's old age; to settle and grow old somewhere
- #29,038范蠡ㄈㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇLegendary Spring and Autumn period statesman who served King Goujian of Yue; after helping destroy Wu, he retired from politics and became a wealthy merchant known as Tao Zhu Gong
- #29,039裘莉ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧˋJulie; female given name (commonly Julie or Julia)
- #29,040計時器ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄑㄧˋtimer; stopwatch; device for measuring or recording elapsed time
- #29,041議定ㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋto reach an agreement; to agree upon; to decide after discussion
- #29,042變天ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢweather turning from clear to rainy; major political change, regime change
- #29,043豬頭ㄓㄨ ㄊㄡˊpig's head; idiot, fool, numbskull
- #29,044進行到ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋto progress to; to proceed to; to advance to a certain stage or point
- #29,045陣腳ㄓㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇfront line of a military formation; entire formation or ranks; foothold or position (as in holding steady)
- #29,046餵飽ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄠˇto feed until full; to satiate
- #29,047一溜煙ㄧ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄢin a flash; swiftly disappearing in a puff of smoke; dashing away at top speed
- #29,048三更半夜ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋlate at night; around midnight; the small hours
- #29,049制度性ㄓˋ ㄉㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋinstitutional; systemic; relating to established systems or structures
- #29,050四十幾ㄙˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧˇmore than forty; forty-something; in the forties (of age, quantity, etc.)
- #29,051壓根兒ㄧㄚ ㄍㄣㄦfrom the start; all along; completely; originally
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.