The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 13,901–14,000 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 13,901–14,000
29,947 words · page 140 of 300- #13,919澎湖縣ㄆㄥˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋPenghu County; Taiwan's smallest and least-populous county, made up of 64 volcanic islands in the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and Fujian; county seat is Magong City.
- #13,920為生ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥto make a living; to earn a livelihood; to support oneself financially.
- #13,921酋長ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄤˇtribal chief; leader of a tribe or indigenous community.
- #13,922伊斯蘭教ㄧ ㄙ ㄌㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋIslam; a monotheistic religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad in 7th-century Arabia.
- #13,924拆遷ㄔㄞ ㄑㄧㄢdemolition and relocation of buildings; urban redevelopment involving forced removal of residents
- #13,925站牌ㄓㄢˋ ㄆㄞˊsign marking where passengers board or alight from vehicles; sign marking where goods are loaded or unloaded
- #13,926節節ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊsection by section; bit by bit; progressively; onomatopoeia: the call of a male phoenix
- #13,927音樂人ㄧㄣ ㄌㄜˋ ㄖㄣˊa person involved in music; a musician; someone who creates, performs, or works professionally in the music industry.
- #13,928到頭來ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄞˊin the end; finally; as a result; after everything
- #13,929士官ㄕˋ ㄍㄨㄢA military rank between officers and enlisted personnel; a non-commissioned officer.
- #13,930捷運局ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄐㄩˊrapid transit bureau; government agency that plans and oversees metro or MRT systems; commonly refers to city-level transit authorities
- #13,931東門ㄉㄨㄥ ㄇㄣˊeast gate; a compound surname in ancient China.
- #13,932留心ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄣto pay attention; to be careful; to take heed
- #13,933精簡ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇto streamline; to condense; to make concise and efficient
- #13,934觀照ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄠˋto observe and reflect deeply; to contemplate life with mindful awareness; to engage in introspective observation
- #13,935北京人ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊPeking Man, a fossil hominin from the Middle Pleistocene in North China; a modern person from Beijing, the capital of mainland China.
- #13,936升空ㄕㄥ ㄎㄨㄥto rise into the sky; to ascend into the air; to lift off into the sky
- #13,937得多˙ㄉㄜ ㄉㄨㄛmuch more; far more; a lot more; used after an adjective or verb to indicate a large degree of difference.
- #13,938施肥ㄕ ㄈㄟˊto apply fertilizer to soil or plants; to spread nutrients to promote growth
- #13,939阿茲海默症ㄚ ㄗ ㄏㄞˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄥˋA progressive brain disorder causing memory loss and cognitive decline; Alzheimer's disease.
- #13,940不加ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚnot add; without adding; not increase; not apply; not put on
- #13,941僱用ㄍㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋto employ; to hire; engage someone for work; recruit
- #13,942同夥ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇaccomplices; associates in a group, often with a negative connotation; partners in crime or illicit activities
- #13,943湯瑪斯ㄊㄤ ㄇㄚˇ ㄙThomas; a male given name; also used as a surname
- #13,944鴛鴦ㄩㄢ ㄧㄤ
- #13,945強震ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄣˋstrong earthquake; powerful seismic event; major tremor; intense ground shaking
- #13,946氣概ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄞˋlofty spirit; mettle; courage; noble bearing; impressive presence; commanding aura
- #13,947爬起來ㄆㄚˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ
- #13,948雨衣ㄩˇ ㄧraincoat; waterproof outer garment worn to keep dry in rain
- #13,949含意ㄏㄢˊ ㄧˋthe meaning contained within; the implied sense; the underlying significance.
- #13,950吸塵器ㄒㄧ ㄔㄣˊ ㄑㄧˋan electric appliance that uses suction to remove dust from surfaces; often comes with interchangeable nozzles for floors, furniture, and other surfaces.
- #13,951外移ㄨㄞˋ ㄧˊto move out; to relocate; to shift outward; emigration; outward migration
- #13,952徬徨ㄆㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊto pace back and forth; to hesitate; to wander without direction; to be indecisive; to waver in uncertainty.
- #13,953傅翔ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊa male given name; a personal name used in Taiwan and mainland China
- #13,954報請ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄥˇ
- #13,955撿起ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧˇto pick up; to gather up; to collect something from the ground or a surface.
- #13,956莫不ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋall without exception; every one; used to express speculation, could it be
- #13,957管用ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋuseful; effective; works well; does the job
- #13,958自成ㄗˋ ㄔㄥˊto form by itself; to become naturally; to be self-contained or independent.
- #13,959蔣公ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄥChiang Kai-shek; former president of the Republic of China; used in Taiwan as a respectful title for Chiang Kai-shek.
- #13,960保育類ㄅㄠˇ ㄩˋ ㄌㄟˋprotected species; wildlife classified by law as needing conservation and legal protection
- #13,961博士班ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋ ㄅㄢdoctoral program; PhD program; graduate-level academic division in a university; advanced research degree course
- #13,962廿三日ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄢ ㄖˋthe twenty-third day of the month; the 23rd day of a lunar month
- #13,963清末ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄛˋ
- #13,964癒合ㄩˋ ㄏㄜˊthe healing of a wound or damaged tissue; recovery after injury; the process of mending after being hurt.
- #13,965聲帶ㄕㄥ ㄉㄞˋVocal cords; the paired ligaments in the larynx that vibrate to produce sound; a soundtrack recorded on film or magnetic tape.
- #13,966藥局ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄩˊpharmacy; a place where pharmacists dispense prescription drugs; broadly, a drugstore or retail pharmacy
- #13,967下海ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇto go into business; to take up a trade or profession; to become a professional performer; to enter the sex industry; to go out to sea
- #13,968咒罵ㄓㄡˋ ㄇㄚˋ
- #13,969塗上ㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄤˋto apply a substance onto a surface; to spread or smear something on; to coat
- #13,970完好ㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄠˇin good condition; intact; undamaged; whole; perfect
- #13,971接掌ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓㄤˇto take over; to assume control; to take charge of
- #13,972知識庫ㄓ ㄕˋ ㄎㄨˋknowledge base; a structured collection of information or data used for reference or retrieval; a repository of organized knowledge.
- #13,973翌年ㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
- #13,974肉粽ㄖㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄥˋsticky rice dumpling with meat filling, wrapped in bamboo leaves and steamed or boiled; a traditional savory zongzi.
- #13,975列強ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊpowerful nations of a given era; major powers; great powers; imperialist powers
- #13,976業主ㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨˇowner of a property; landowner; proprietor of real estate or a building.
- #13,977賽後ㄙㄞˋ ㄏㄡˋafter the game; after a competition; post-game; referring to the period following a match or contest
- #13,978帶回來ㄉㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄞˊto bring back; to take something back to a place; to retrieve and return with.
- #13,979蔣中正ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄥˋ
- #13,980心路歷程ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊthe journey of one's thoughts and feelings; the inner process of thinking and reflection over time
- #13,981授予ㄕㄡˋ ㄩˇto give; to confer; to award; to grant; to bestow
- #13,982李源潮ㄌㄧˇ ㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊLi Yuanchao; Chinese politician; served as Vice President of China (2013–2018); senior figure in the Chinese Communist Party.
- #13,983榮景ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇa period of prosperity; a flourishing era; a time of economic boom; a golden age of growth and success
- #13,984步步ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ
- #13,985熟睡ㄕㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄟˋto sleep deeply; to be fast asleep; to be in a sound sleep.
- #13,986章程ㄓㄤ ˙ㄔㄥrules or regulations of an organization; a charter; a set of bylaws; a formal written plan or method
- #13,987筆觸ㄅㄧˇ ㄔㄨˋthe visible marks left by a brush on a painting or drawing; a writer's style or touch in prose
- #13,988胸懷ㄒㄩㄥ ㄏㄨㄞˊ
- #13,989聊聊ㄌㄧㄠˊ ˙ㄌㄧㄠto chat; to talk casually; to have a casual conversation
- #13,990行禮ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇto bow or salute as a sign of respect; to perform a ceremony or ritual
- #13,991酒瓶ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊbottle for holding wine or liquor; a wine bottle; a spirits bottle
- #13,992金幣ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄧˋa gold coin; a coin made of gold.
- #13,993伊波拉ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄚEbola; a severe viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus; often fatal; outbreaks mainly in Africa.
- #13,994傅斯年ㄈㄨˋ ㄙ ㄋㄧㄢˊFu Sinian (1896–1950), historian and academic leader; president of National Taiwan University.
- #13,995魷魚ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊsquid; a cephalopod mollusk with a soft body, tentacles, and an internal shell; used as food
- #13,996作成ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄥˊto cause; to bring about; to help succeed; to make a deal; to instigate
- #13,997家家戶戶ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄏㄨˋ ㄏㄨˋevery household; each and every family; used to emphasize that something applies to all homes or families in a community.
- #13,998彈藥ㄉㄢˋ ㄧㄠˋammunition; bullets, shells, bombs, gunpowder, and other explosives with destructive or special effects.
- #13,999浩大ㄏㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋvery large in scale; grand; vast; immense; often referring to size, scope, or magnitude
- #14,000選填ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄊㄧㄢˊto select and fill in; to choose and complete (a form, survey, etc.).
- #14,001隨心所欲ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩˋto do exactly as one pleases; to follow one's own desires without restraint; to act entirely according to one's own wishes
- #14,002冒犯ㄇㄠˋ ㄈㄢˋto offend; to insult; to affront; to disrespect; to violate (someone's feelings or dignity).
- #14,003大賞ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄤˇgrand prize; top award in a competition or contest; major honor given for outstanding achievement.
- #14,004年滿ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄢˇto have reached a specified age; to be at least a certain age old enough to meet an age requirement
- #14,005責罵ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄚˋto scold; to rebuke; to reprimand; to berate
- #14,006巴巴ㄅㄚ ㄅㄚsticky or adhesive in appearance; eager or longing; deliberately or on purpose; talkative or chatty.
- #14,007情慾ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋdesires and cravings in general; specifically sexual or romantic desire between people
- #14,008貝爾ㄅㄟˋ ㄦˇBell; Alexander Graham Bell; American inventor (1847–1922); invented the telephone in 1876; received the first U.S. patent for an electromagnetic telephone in 1922
- #14,009人生觀ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄍㄨㄢone's outlook on life; personal philosophy about how to live and approach the world.
- #14,010刑責ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄜˊcriminal liability; punishment imposed by law; legal penalty for an offense.
- #14,011呈現出來ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊto present; to show; to display; to manifest; to bring out into view
- #14,012松下ㄙㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄚˋPanasonic; Matsushita; a Japanese electronics brand; a surname
- #14,013日誌ㄖˋ ㄓˋjournal; daily record; (computing) log file that records system or application events.
- #14,014稱職ㄔㄥˋ ㄓˊcompetent in one's role; capable of fulfilling the duties of a position
- #14,015細長ㄒㄧˋ ㄔㄤˊslender; long and thin; slim in shape.
- #14,016育幼院ㄩˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄩㄢˋorphanage; a welfare institution that raises and educates orphans or abandoned children.
- #14,017中央山脈ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄤ ㄕㄢ ㄇㄞˋthe Central Mountain Range; the main mountain range running north-south through eastern Taiwan, covering about half the island.
- #14,018委員長ㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄤˇchairperson of a committee; head of a commission; presiding officer of a board.
- #14,019緊跟ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄍㄣto follow closely; to stay right behind; to keep pace with; to shadow
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.