The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 11,901–12,000 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 11,901–12,000
29,947 words · page 120 of 300- #11,917水龍頭ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊfaucet; tap; valve controlling water flow from a pipe.
- #11,918豬哥ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜmale pig; slang for a lecherous or flirtatious man, especially one who openly pursues women
- #11,919一概ㄧ ㄍㄞˋall; without exception; entirely; categorically; uniformly; in every case
- #11,920大理石ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄕˊa type of industrial stone; geologically known as marble, made of calcite, white or gray, often massive without foliation; used for building materials and decoration
- #11,921抄襲ㄔㄠ ㄒㄧˊto plagiarize; to copy someone else's work as one's own; (military) to attack the flank or rear of an enemy
- #11,922效忠ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄥto pledge loyalty and devotion; to serve faithfully and wholeheartedly.
- #11,923睜大ㄓㄥ ㄉㄚˋto open (one's eyes) wide; to widen the eyes, as in surprise or alertness.
- #11,924讀書人ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ ㄖㄣˊa scholar; an educated person; an intellectual; a literatus
- #11,925遮蔽ㄓㄜ ㄅㄧˋto cover; to hide from view; to obstruct or block
- #11,926救國團ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄨㄢˊChina Youth Anti-Communist National Salvation Corps; a youth organization founded in 1952 under Chiang Kai-shek to rally patriotic youth against communism.
- #11,927停辦ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄢˋto stop an ongoing activity; to discontinue; to suspend operations.
- #11,928成見ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋpreconceived idea; fixed opinion that is hard to change; bias; prejudice
- #11,929泡泡ㄆㄠ ㄆㄠbubbles; a bubbling sound; something puffy or fluffy; a bubble-like object
- #11,930自救ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋto save oneself; to rescue oneself; to take action to get out of danger or difficulty without outside help.
- #11,931頭號ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄠˋtop; number one; the biggest or most important
- #11,932代理人ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊa person authorized to act on behalf of another in legal matters; a legal representative appointed by law or by agreement
- #11,933流於ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊto become superficial; to tend toward; to degenerate into; to be reduced to
- #11,934舞會ㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋA social gathering where dancing is the main activity; often held for socializing or networking.
- #11,935重頭戲ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧˋthe main and most exciting part of a show or performance; the highlight; the big event
- #11,936香氛ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄣfragrance; scented product; perfume or aromatic item for personal use; also used for air fresheners and scented candles in household contexts
- #11,937提交ㄊㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄠto submit; to hand in; to present for review or processing
- #11,938法會ㄈㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋa Buddhist gathering for teaching, offerings to Buddha or monks, and charity; a Taoist ritual assembly for fasting and ceremonies
- #11,939臥房ㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄤˊbedroom; a room for sleeping.
- #11,940醫療院所ㄧ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇmedical facilities; hospitals and clinics; healthcare institutions where patients receive treatment
- #11,941副校長ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄤˇvice principal of a school; deputy head of an educational institution
- #11,942實物ㄕˊ ㄨˋa real, tangible object (as opposed to text or images); a physical item (as opposed to currency)
- #11,943泉水ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇspring water; water that flows naturally from the ground; (archaic) title of a poem in the Classic of Poetry
- #11,944省道ㄕㄥˇ ㄉㄠˋprovincial highway; a major road connecting counties and cities within a province or across provincial borders
- #11,945逍遙ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄠˊfree and unfettered; carefree and unrestrained; roaming freely without constraints.
- #11,946光亮ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄤˋbright; luminous; shining; (of a surface) polished, glossy; (figuratively) promising, hopeful.
- #11,947橘色ㄐㄩˊ ㄙㄜˋorange (the color); a warm color between red and yellow.
- #11,948跌落ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋto fall; to drop; to decline; to decrease
- #11,949醬汁ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄓsauce; a liquid or semi-liquid condiment served with food to add flavor; gravy; dressing.
- #11,950總動員ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄢˊ
- #11,951調控ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋto regulate; to adjust or control (e.g., temperature, speed, policy); to modulate.
- #11,952阿媽ㄚ ㄇㄚfather; term of address for one's father; from Jurchen
- #11,953專櫃ㄓㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋa counter or section in a store dedicated to a specific brand or product type; a branded retail counter.
- #11,954甘願ㄍㄢ ㄩㄢˋwillingly; voluntarily; to do something of one's own free heart
- #11,955當紅ㄉㄤ ㄏㄨㄥˊ
- #11,956保安ㄅㄠˇ ㄢsecurity guard; public safety; to ensure safety or public security; (Bonan ethnic group)
- #11,957出戰ㄔㄨ ㄓㄢˋto go out to fight; to engage in battle; to take the field
- #11,958司長ㄙ ㄓㄤˇhead of a department or division in a central government ministry; e.g., the director of the Social Education Department under the Ministry of Education.
- #11,959房貸ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄞˋa home loan; a mortgage; a loan secured by real property; housing loan from a bank or financial institution.
- #11,960無禮ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˇlacking manners; rude; impolite; showing no courtesy or respect.
- #11,961煮熟ㄓㄨˇ ㄕㄨˊto cook until fully done; to boil or simmer until food is ready to eat
- #11,962出勤ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧㄣˊto go out on official duty; to show up for work or class
- #11,963回郵ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄡˊpostage for a reply; the cost of mailing a response
- #11,964婦聯會ㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋRepublic of China Women's League; a Taiwan women's organization founded in 1950 by Soong Mei-ling; originally for military dependents' welfare; later renamed in 1996
- #11,965湧進ㄩㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋto pour in; to rush in; to flood in; to surge in
- #11,966結帳ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓㄤˋto settle a bill; to pay what is owed; to check out (e.g., at a restaurant or hotel).
- #11,967圓仔ㄩㄢˊ ㄗˇsmall round glutinous rice balls; a type of Taiwanese dessert, often served in sweet soup or with ice
- #11,968磁場ㄘˊ ㄔㄤˊphysics: the space around a magnet where magnetic force acts; a magnetic field.
- #11,969符碼ㄈㄨˊ ㄇㄚˇsymbols; codes; characters used to represent information or meaning
- #11,970陳金龍ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄨㄥˊChen Jinlong; a prominent figure in Taiwanese folk religion; a deity or spirit medium associated with temple worship and divine communication
- #11,971七夕ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧˋseventh night of the seventh lunar month; Qixi Festival, celebrated as Chinese Valentine's Day; women traditionally offer fruits and thread needles to pray for skillful craftsmanship.
- #11,972包子ㄅㄠ ㄗˇsteamed stuffed bun with filling; (archaic) a sealed packet of money
- #11,973跳上ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄤˋto jump onto; to leap up onto a surface or vehicle; to board quickly by jumping
- #11,974高調ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧㄠˋunrealistically lofty or impractical talk; light tones in art with more white and less black; to tighten strings to raise pitch
- #11,975捲起ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄑㄧˇto roll up; to curl up; to gather by rolling; to wind into a scroll or coil; to lift upward by rolling
- #11,976斷定ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋto conclude with certainty; to judge decisively; to determine conclusively
- #11,977省長ㄕㄥˇ ㄓㄤˇhead of a provincial government; provincial governor.
- #11,978破獲ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋto uncover a criminal case; to break open and capture suspects; to crack a case and arrest offenders
- #11,979把戲ㄅㄚˇ ㄒㄧˋtrick; stunt; sleight of hand; ploy; scheme; deliberate performance to achieve a purpose; accident
- #11,980湖北省ㄏㄨˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕㄥˇHubei Province; a province in central China, located north of Dongting Lake; abbreviated as 'E'; known for freshwater fisheries, rich mineral resources, and developed industry
- #11,981照相ㄓㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄤto take a photograph; to have one's picture taken
- #11,982太宗ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄥTemple name for an emperor, often the second ruler of a dynasty; in ancient Zhou, the title of the Minister of Rites
- #11,983喪生ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥto die; to lose one's life; to be killed (in an accident, disaster, etc.)
- #11,984所有權人ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊowner; the person who holds legal title to property; the registered owner of real estate or assets
- #11,985監理ㄐㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇto supervise and manage; to oversee operations or compliance; government regulation of transport, finance, or public works.
- #11,986入夜ㄖㄨˋ ㄧㄝˋafter dark; at nightfall; once night has set in.
- #11,987吉列ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋa brand of safety razors and shaving products; a type of razor blade used for shaving
- #11,988回程ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊthe return trip; the journey back; the way home; the return leg of a trip
- #11,989廟會ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋtemple fair; a festive market held near a temple during holidays, featuring worship, entertainment, and shopping
- #11,990釋憲ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋconstitutional interpretation; in Taiwan, the Grand Justices interpret the Constitution to adapt it to societal changes.
- #11,991魚肉ㄩˊ ㄖㄡˋfish and meat; fig. helpless victims; fig. people treated like meat to be butchered
- #11,992紮實ㄓㄚˊ ㄕˊsolid and sturdy; firmly built; (of knowledge, skills) solid, thorough, well-grounded.
- #11,993藥廠ㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄤˇa pharmaceutical factory; a drug manufacturing plant; a facility that produces medicines or pharmaceuticals
- #11,994機智ㄐㄧ ㄓˋquick-witted; clever and resourceful; able to respond smartly to changing situations
- #11,995移除ㄧˊ ㄔㄨˊto remove; to take away; to get rid of; to eliminate; to delete
- #11,996精巧ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄠˇexquisitely crafted; finely made; delicate and skillful; intricate and clever in design
- #11,997兒少ㄦˊ ㄕㄠˇchildren and minors; young people under legal age; youth and adolescents; those below adulthood
- #11,998冒出來ㄇㄠˋ ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊto emerge; to pop up; to appear suddenly; to sprout; to surface unexpectedly
- #11,999各行各業all trades and professions; every line of work; all walks of life
- #12,000看作ㄎㄢˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋto regard as; to view as; to consider something to be
- #12,001苦苦ㄎㄨˇ ㄎㄨˇpainfully; in great distress; in Buddhism, suffering as experienced through the senses
- #12,002壞掉ㄏㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋto break down; to stop working properly; to become damaged or spoiled
- #12,003專責ㄓㄨㄢ ㄗㄜˊa specific responsibility; a designated duty; a task assigned to a particular person or unit
- #12,004道謝ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋto express thanks verbally; to say thank you; to offer verbal gratitude
- #12,005拼命ㄆㄧㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˋto do one's utmost; to spare no effort; to work or fight as if one's life depends on it; at all costs
- #12,006海線ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋa coastal route; a road or railway that runs along the coast
- #12,007黑板ㄏㄟ ㄅㄢˇblackboard; a dark board for writing with chalk, used in classrooms for teaching
- #12,008下詔ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄠˋto issue an imperial edict; to promulgate a decree by the emperor
- #12,009成群ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄣˊto form a crowd; to gather in groups; to come together in large numbers
- #12,010拖累ㄊㄨㄛ ㄌㄟˋto burden; to encumber; to drag down; to implicate others through one's own problems.
- #12,011入口處ㄖㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄨˋentrance; doorway; the place where you go in
- #12,012升旗ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧˊto raise a flag; to hoist a flag; the ceremony of raising a national flag
- #12,013天國ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊthe Kingdom of God in Christian belief; a perfect or ideal world.
- #12,014牽制ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓˋto restrain; to constrain; to keep under control; in baseball, a pitcher's throw to a base to hold a runner
- #12,015霸權ㄅㄚˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊhegemony; a powerful state expanding its influence abroad; domestic leadership or dominance; control or supremacy over others.
- #12,016交響曲ㄐㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄩˇA large-scale orchestral composition, typically in multiple movements; a symphony.
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.