The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 10,901–11,000 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 10,901–11,000
29,947 words · page 110 of 300- #10,916雙城ㄕㄨㄤ ㄔㄥˊtwo cities; twin cities; a pair of cities; two urban centers; dual cities
- #10,917不須ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩneed not; do not have to; unnecessary; no need to
- #10,918交集ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ(math) intersection; common elements of sets; overlap; shared points; common ground; dealings; interaction; (of emotions) to occur simultaneously; to intermingle
- #10,919南洋ㄋㄢˊ ㄧㄤˊhistorical term for coastal provinces south of the Yangtze River during the Qing dynasty; archaic name for Southeast Asian islands
- #10,920山姆ㄕㄢ ㄇㄨˇSam; a common male given name; short for Samuel; also used as a transliteration of the English name Sam.
- #10,921城隍廟ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋa temple dedicated to the City God and his divine attendants; a Chenghuang temple
- #10,922大夥兒ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇㄦeveryone; all of us; the whole group; used in spoken language.
- #10,923征戰ㄓㄥ ㄓㄢˋto go on a military campaign; to fight in battle; to wage war
- #10,924桌面ㄓㄨㄛ ㄇㄧㄢˋthe flat top surface of a table or desk; (computing) the desktop interface or desktop computer.
- #10,925乳酪ㄖㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋA food made from coagulated animal milk; a dairy product composed mainly of fat and protein; comes in many varieties depending on ingredients and production methods.
- #10,926月刊ㄩㄝˋ ㄎㄢa periodical published once a month; a monthly magazine or journal.
- #10,927英俊ㄧㄥ ㄐㄩㄣˋhandsome; good-looking; of a person, especially a man; talented; exceptionally gifted; used to describe a person of outstanding ability
- #10,928刺青ㄘˋ ㄑㄧㄥtattoo; the practice of puncturing the skin to insert ink and create designs
- #10,929釣魚台ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊ ㄊㄞˊDiaoyu Islands; a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, claimed by Taiwan, mainland China, and Japan.
- #10,930所得稅ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄨㄟˋtax levied by the government on personal or business income; a percentage of earnings collected as state revenue
- #10,931時裝ㄕˊ ㄓㄨㄤcurrently popular clothing; modern fashion wear; contemporary dress styles; as opposed to traditional or historical costumes
- #10,932董卓ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊDong Zhuo; a tyrannical warlord of the late Eastern Han dynasty who seized control of the imperial court, deposed the emperor, and was eventually assassinated.
- #10,933虛偽ㄒㄩ ㄨㄟˋinsincere; hypocritical; false; not genuine; lacking sincerity or truthfulness
- #10,934不妥ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄛˇnot appropriate; unsuitable; improper; inadvisable
- #10,935大腸癌ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄢˊcolon cancer; a malignant tumor of the large intestine, mainly in the colon or rectum; linked to genetics or diet; symptoms include bloody stool and weight loss.
- #10,936沙龍ㄕㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊa gathering for discussing arts and ideas; an elegant venue for socializing and drinking; an art exhibition
- #10,937穿透ㄔㄨㄢ ㄊㄡˋto pass through; to penetrate; to pierce through; to go through
- #10,938副董事長ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋ ㄓㄤˇ
- #10,939文藝復興ㄨㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥRenaissance; 14th–16th-century cultural movement originating in Italy, reviving classical Greek and Roman art, literature, and humanist thought after the Middle Ages.
- #10,940物理學ㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊthe branch of science that studies natural phenomena and the behavior of matter and energy
- #10,941詩詞ㄕ ㄘˊpoetry; poems and ci (a classical Chinese lyric form); verse.
- #10,942僵化ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˋto become rigid or stiff; to stagnate; to become inflexible and unable to develop or adapt.
- #10,943吻合ㄨㄣˇ ㄏㄜˊlips fitting together; things matching perfectly; to be in complete agreement; to coincide exactly
- #10,944奶茶ㄋㄞˇ ㄔㄚˊa beverage made by mixing milk and tea; milk tea
- #10,945神靈ㄕㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊgods; deities; divine beings; supernatural spirits; the sacred or numinous forces worshipped or revered in religion and folklore.
- #10,946維安ㄨㄟˊ ㄢsecurity; public safety; maintaining order
- #10,947起居ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄩdaily life; everyday routine; to inquire after an elder's well-being
- #10,948生母ㄕㄥ ㄇㄨˇbiological mother; one's birth mother, as distinct from an adoptive or stepmother
- #10,949積分ㄐㄧ ㄈㄣpoints accumulated over time; in calculus, the process of finding an antiderivative.
- #10,950終日ㄓㄨㄥ ㄖˋall day; the whole day; for a long time; a long period
- #10,951自如ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ
- #10,952代表隊ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄟˋ
- #10,953美觀ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄢpleasing to the eye; beautiful; attractive in appearance; visually appealing; aesthetically pleasing
- #10,954傻眼ㄕㄚˇ ㄧㄢˇshocked; stunned; dumbfounded; so surprised that one is at a loss
- #10,955成軍ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄩㄣto form a military unit; to establish an armed force; (of a band or group) to be formed; to come together as a team
- #10,956業務員ㄧㄝˋ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊsalesperson; business representative; someone who handles business dealings or client relations outside the office
- #10,957瞧瞧ㄑㄧㄠˊ ˙ㄑㄧㄠto take a look; to check on someone; to look after someone
- #10,959土木ㄊㄨˇ ㄇㄨˋcivil engineering; construction work; plain and unadorned
- #10,960戲水ㄒㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇto play in the water; to splash around in water; a river in Shaanxi, China
- #10,961提出來ㄊㄧˊ ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊto bring something up for discussion; to present or submit something openly
- #10,962演進ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
- #10,963空襲ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧˊan air raid; an attack carried out by aircraft on targets from the air
- #10,964辨認ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˋto recognize; to identify; to distinguish by careful observation
- #10,965大使館ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇdiplomatic mission; embassy; the official residence or office of an ambassador in a foreign country
- #10,966推向ㄊㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄤˋto push toward; to promote or market something to a wider audience; to drive forward.
- #10,967根基ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧfoundation; basis; the underlying support of something; moral character; in Buddhism, the root capacity for the Dao
- #10,968貧富ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄨˋrich and poor; wealth and poverty; the gap between the rich and the poor
- #10,969崩塌ㄅㄥ ㄊㄚto collapse; to crumble; to fall apart; to cave in
- #10,970自己人ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊone's own people; insiders; those on the same side; close allies or trusted members of one's own group
- #10,971豈不是ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋisn't it; used to express a rhetorical question; exactly; precisely; used to affirm something emphatically.
- #10,972中時ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕˊChina Times, a major Taiwanese newspaper; refers to the China Times media group in Taiwan.
- #10,973勒索ㄌㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇto extort; to blackmail; to demand money or valuables through threats or coercion
- #10,974排灣族ㄆㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄗㄨˊone of Taiwan's Indigenous peoples; traditionally living in mountains and coastal areas south of the Central Mountain Range to the Hengchun Peninsula.
- #10,975遺書ㄧˊ ㄕㄨa person's final written message left before death; a posthumous work published after the author's death; an ancient text surviving from a previous era
- #10,976富人ㄈㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊa wealthy person; someone with substantial money or assets.
- #10,977挖出ㄨㄚ ㄔㄨto dig out; to excavate; to unearth something buried or hidden
- #10,978決定性ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋdecisive; having the power to determine an outcome; crucial in shaping a result.
- #10,979精銳ㄐㄧㄥ ㄖㄨㄟˋelite, highly trained and sharp; keen and astute in mind
- #10,980容積ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧthe internal volume of a container; the capacity of a hollow object; how much a container can hold
- #10,981怎麼說ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄕㄨㄛhow to say; how do you say; what to say; how should I put it
- #10,982書展ㄕㄨ ㄓㄢˇbook fair; an exhibition or event where books are displayed and sold.
- #10,983傷人ㄕㄤ ㄖㄣˊto hurt or injure someone; to cause physical harm; to offend or give offense
- #10,984抗衡ㄎㄤˋ ㄏㄥˊ
- #10,985進出口ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔㄨ ㄎㄡˇimport and export; trade between a country and foreign nations; buying and selling goods across borders.
- #10,986香草ㄒㄧㄤ ㄘㄠˇany fragrant herb; a fragrant plant with a pleasant scent; a loyal or virtuous person; an orchid species also known as sweet flag
- #10,987安養ㄢ ㄧㄤˇin Buddhist scriptures, the Western Pure Land (Sukhavati); to settle and care for; to provide rest and recuperation
- #10,988恰巧ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇjust at the right moment; as it happens; by coincidence; coincidentally.
- #10,989汲取ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩˇto draw; to derive; to absorb; to take in (knowledge, inspiration, nutrients, etc.)
- #10,990渡過ㄉㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋto cross over; to pass through; to spend or get through a period of time.
- #10,991視障ㄕˋ ㄓㄤˋvisual impairment; blindness; having a vision disability; being visually impaired or blind.
- #10,992借助ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨˋto rely on help from others or external support; to make use of assistance
- #10,993凱文ㄎㄞˇ ㄨㄣˊKevin; a common male given name; used as a transliteration of the English name Kevin
- #10,994全無ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨˊcompletely without; entirely lacking; not having any at all; totally absent; utterly devoid of.
- #10,995杜絕ㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊto block and cut off; to eliminate completely; an irrevocable contract for selling land or property
- #10,996包辦ㄅㄠ ㄅㄢˋto take care of everything; to handle all arrangements; to be in charge of
- #10,997強暴ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄠˋto use violence to commit a crime; to commit sexual assault; to rape; brutal; tyrannical
- #10,998火腿ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄨㄟˇham; cured pork leg, often reddish in color.
- #10,999面容ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊface; facial appearance; features; countenance; visage
- #11,000分署ㄈㄣ ㄕㄨˇbranch office; a subordinate or regional office under a main government agency
- #11,001跳起來ㄊㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄑㄧ ˙ㄌㄞto jump up; to leap; to spring into action; to get extremely angry or excited
- #11,002銳利ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋ(of a blade) sharp; keen; (of speech or gaze) sharp; incisive; piercing
- #11,003難以置信ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋhard to believe; incredible; unbelievable; difficult to accept as true
- #11,004民視ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄕˋFormosa Television; a major Taiwanese free-to-air TV broadcaster founded in 1997.
- #11,005趕回ㄍㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊto rush back; to hurry back; to return quickly
- #11,006草坪ㄘㄠˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊa lawn; a stretch of mowed grass; a grassy area kept short for yards, parks, or sports fields.
- #11,007五星級ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊfive-star; top-tier quality or rating, especially for hotels, restaurants, or services.
- #11,008作答ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄚˊto answer; to respond; to write answers (as on a test or in an exam).
- #11,009僅存ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄘㄨㄣˊ
- #11,010十八世紀ㄕˊ ㄅㄚ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋthe eighteenth century; the 1700s; the period from 1700 to 1799
- #11,011抵擋ㄉㄧˇ ㄉㄤˇto resist; to withstand; to hold off; to fend off.
- #11,012任性ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋwillful; headstrong; unruly; acting on impulse without restraint; also: following one's natural disposition without affectation
- #11,013三角形ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊa polygon with three sides and three angles; a triangular shape or object.
- #11,014下文ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨㄣˊthe text that follows below in a document; the subsequent part or outcome of a matter
- #11,015明朗ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄤˇbright; clear; obvious; clear-cut; open and cheerful
- #11,016倡導ㄔㄤˋ ㄉㄠˇto advocate; to promote; to champion; to call for; to initiate
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.