The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 14,201–14,300 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 14,201–14,300
29,947 words · page 143 of 300- #14,220馬虎ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄨˇcareless; sloppy; negligent; not done with proper attention or effort.
- #14,221代代ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄞˋfrom generation to generation; generation after generation; for generations; through the ages
- #14,222忠心ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣloyalty; devotion; a faithful and dedicated heart; steadfast allegiance to a person, group, or cause
- #14,223欽佩ㄑㄧㄣ ㄆㄟˋto admire deeply; to look up to; to hold someone in high respect.
- #14,224結為ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄟˋto become united through marriage; to be joined in wedlock; to form an alliance; to become one
- #14,225纜車ㄌㄢˇ ㄔㄜcable car; aerial tramway; gondola lift; a vehicle that runs on cables and pulleys powered by electricity, used to transport passengers or goods.
- #14,226酒醉ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄨㄟˋto be drunk from drinking alcohol; to soak food in alcohol
- #14,227齊聲ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄥto say in unison; to speak with one voice; to chorus; to chime in
- #14,228主事ㄓㄨˇ ㄕˋto be in charge of affairs; to manage or preside over matters; a title for a mid-ranking official in historical Chinese bureaucracies, later equivalent to a clerk or section member in early Republican-era ministries
- #14,229在座ㄗㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋto be present (at a meeting, gathering, etc.); in attendance
- #14,230小便ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋurine; to urinate; (euphemism) penis or vulva
- #14,231年增率ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄥ ㄌㄩˋyear-on-year growth rate; annual rate of increase; percentage increase compared to the previous year
- #14,232熱騰騰ㄖㄜˋ ㄊㄥˊ ㄊㄥˊsteaming hot; piping hot; (of a place) bustling and lively
- #14,233登板ㄉㄥ ㄅㄢˇto take the mound as a pitcher in a baseball game; to make one's debut or first appearance in a competition or performance
- #14,234群臣ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊcourt officials; ministers of the court; the assembled ministers serving a ruler.
- #14,235親臨ㄑㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄣˊto be present in person; to attend personally; to show up oneself
- #14,236壁爐ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄨˊa fireplace built into a wall; used for heating or decoration.
- #14,237旅美ㄌㄩˇ ㄇㄟˇto travel to or reside in the United States; living or staying in America
- #14,238童趣ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋchildhood fun; the joy of childhood; the playful charm of children
- #14,239蠕動ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋto move slowly like a worm; peristalsis; the wave-like muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract
- #14,240驚動ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋto alarm; to startle; to disturb; to trouble someone
- #14,241祖孫ㄗㄨˇ ㄙㄨㄣgrandparents and grandchildren; the relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren.
- #14,242向心力ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˋphysics: the inward force that keeps an object moving in a circular path; figuratively: the cohesive force binding members around a central organization or core.
- #14,243無為ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊnot acting against nature; letting things follow their natural course; governing by virtue rather than force; a place name in Anhui; in Buddhism, unconditioned, not caused or constructed
- #14,244譏諷ㄐㄧ ㄈㄥˋto ridicule and mock; to taunt with sarcasm; to make cutting, ironic remarks aimed at belittling someone.
- #14,245過動兒ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄦˊa child with ADHD; a hyperactive child who fidgets, can't sit still, is easily distracted, talks excessively, or engages in risky behavior.
- #14,246高屏ㄍㄠ ㄆㄧㄥˊKaohsiung and Pingtung; the Kaohsiung–Pingtung region of southern Taiwan
- #14,247嘗到ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ
- #14,248坐到ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋto sit down; to take a seat; to occupy a seat (e.g., on a train or bus).
- #14,249尼克森ㄋㄧˊ ㄎㄜˋ ㄙㄣNixon; surname of Richard Nixon, the 37th U.S. president; also transliteration of the surname Nickson
- #14,250棍子a stick; a rod; a long, thin piece of wood, metal, or plastic.
- #14,251特種ㄊㄜˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇa special type or category; a distinct kind within a broader class; (Taiwan) a specialized or particular variety.
- #14,252備感ㄅㄟˋ ㄍㄢˇto feel strongly; to be deeply moved or affected (often in emotional or reflective contexts).
- #14,253崇尚ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋto revere; to hold in high esteem; to advocate; to value; to emphasize
- #14,254洋將ㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤforeign player; in Taiwan baseball, a foreign professional player hired by a team
- #14,255渴求ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊto crave; to yearn for; to desire eagerly; to have a strong thirst for
- #14,256老者ㄌㄠˇ ㄓㄜˇan elderly person; an old man; the aged; (in classical usage) Daoism; the Daoist school
- #14,257路樹ㄌㄨˋ ㄕㄨˋtrees planted along roadsides; street trees lining a road or avenue.
- #14,258降下ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋto descend; to come down; to lower; to land; to fall
- #14,259顯眼ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄢˇeasily noticed; conspicuous; standing out to the eye; clearly visible
- #14,260主修ㄓㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄡmajor field of study at a college or university; primary academic discipline, as opposed to a minor
- #14,261太空船ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄢˊa rocket-propelled vehicle designed to travel in outer space; spacecraft.
- #14,262梅子ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄗplum; the fruit of the plum tree; a stone fruit with a sour taste; often preserved as dried or candied fruit (meizi); used in snacks and liqueurs
- #14,263死角ㄙˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇa blind spot; an area not covered by fire or observation due to obstacles or weapon limits; a place untouched by trends or influence.
- #14,264王道ㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄉㄠa benevolent or righteous way of ruling; a just and humane political philosophy; (Beijing dialect) fierce, intense, or domineering in manner.
- #14,265由衷ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄥfrom the bottom of one's heart; sincere; heartfelt; genuine.
- #14,266記錄下來ㄐㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊto record; to write down; to document; to note for future reference
- #14,267軍校ㄐㄩㄣ ㄒㄧㄠˋmilitary academy; a school for training military officers; a military school
- #14,268中華路ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄌㄨˋa common street name in Taiwan; often a main road named after the term 'China' or 'Chinese'.
- #14,269供不應求ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊsupply cannot meet demand; supply falls short of demand; demand exceeds supply.
- #14,270六萬ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄢˋsixty thousand; 60,000.
- #14,271勸告ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄍㄠˋto advise; to urge; to exhort; advice; exhortation
- #14,272大兒子ㄉㄚˋ ㄦˊ ㄗˇeldest son; the firstborn male child in a family.
- #14,273探親ㄊㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄣto visit one's family; to go home to see relatives
- #14,274海倫ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊHelen; the beautiful queen of Sparta in Greek mythology whose abduction by Paris sparked the Trojan War.
- #14,275火熱ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄜˋvery hot in temperature; passionate; full of intense enthusiasm or excitement.
- #14,276經濟部長ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇeconomy minister; head of the Ministry of Economic Affairs; cabinet official overseeing economic policy, trade, and industry in Taiwan.
- #14,277艾森斯坦ㄞˋ ㄙㄣ ㄙ ㄊㄢˇEisenstein; surname of a German filmmaker known for historical dramas; also a surname in German-speaking countries
- #14,278南澳ㄋㄢˊ ㄠˋNan'ao; a rural township in Yilan County, Taiwan; also a place name in Guangdong, mainland China.
- #14,279坐牢ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄠˊto be imprisoned; to serve a prison sentence; to be in jail.
- #14,280港幣ㄍㄤˇ ㄅㄧˋHong Kong currency; Hong Kong dollar (HKD).
- #14,281疏導ㄕㄨ ㄉㄠˇto dredge or clear a blocked waterway; to remove obstructions; to guide or persuade someone through reasoning
- #14,282鐘聲ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄥthe sound of a bell ringing; the sound produced when a bell is struck; bell sounds.
- #14,283鯊魚ㄕㄚ ㄩˊshark; a large predatory fish with cartilaginous skeleton and multiple rows of teeth.
- #14,284黃帝ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋYellow Emperor; legendary ancient Chinese ruler; mythic founder of Chinese civilization; ancestor of later legendary emperors
- #14,285打擊率ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄩˋbatting average; in baseball or softball, the ratio of a player's hits to official at-bats.
- #14,286與生俱來ㄩˇ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄞˊpresent from birth; innate; inborn; natural and unlearned.
- #14,287陳明文ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄣˊChen Ming-wen; Taiwanese politician; Democratic Progressive Party member; former legislator and Chiayi County magistrate.
- #14,288靦腆ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧㄢˇshy; bashful; timid in a way that shows on one's face; embarrassed and unable to hide it
- #14,289不足以ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧˇnot enough to; insufficient to; cannot; not qualified to
- #14,290強森ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄙㄣJohnson (surname)
- #14,291新銳ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨㄟˋnew and sharp; rising talent; a promising newcomer in a field
- #14,292殊不知ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓactually did not know; unaware that; contrary to what one might assume.
- #14,293借給ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄟˇto lend; to loan something to someone; to provide temporarily
- #14,294悲情ㄅㄟ ㄑㄧㄥˊsadness; sorrow; a feeling of grief; pathos; tragic sentiment
- #14,295戲稱ㄒㄧˋ ㄔㄥto call jokingly; to say in jest; to nickname playfully.
- #14,296高考ㄍㄠ ㄎㄠˇnational college entrance exam in mainland China; (Taiwan) senior civil service entrance exam
- #14,297作祟ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋto haunt or cause mischief as a ghost or evil spirit; to secretly scheme or cause trouble behind the scenes
- #14,298奏摺ㄗㄡˋ ㄓㄜˊfolded memorial to the emperor; a formal document submitted by officials to the emperor in imperial China
- #14,299空曠ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄤˋspacious and empty; open and uncluttered; void.
- #14,300針灸ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˇtraditional Chinese medical therapy combining acupuncture and moxibustion; using needles or heat on body points to treat illness
- #14,301尼采ㄋㄧˊ ㄘㄞˇNietzsche; Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher known for critiques of religion and morality, the idea of the Übermensch, and works such as Thus Spoke Zarathustra and Beyond Good and Evil.
- #14,302日籍ㄖˋ ㄐㄧˊof Japanese nationality; Japanese citizen; person from Japan; Japanese passport holder
- #14,303有賴ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄞˋto depend on; to rely on; to be contingent upon
- #14,304滿月ㄇㄢˇ ㄩㄝˋthe full moon; a full month after an event; a baby's first-month celebration; a one-month wedding celebration
- #14,305灣區ㄨㄢ ㄑㄩbay area; the San Francisco Bay Area in California; a major tech and innovation hub in the United States.
- #14,306難解ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˇhard to understand; difficult to solve; hard to untie or unravel.
- #14,307大綱ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄤmain points or outline; general content or situation; key person in charge; husband and wife
- #14,308減半ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄢˋto reduce by half; to halve; to cut something down to half its original amount
- #14,309火車頭ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ ㄊㄡˊlocomotive; engine that pulls a train; leader or driving force that initiates action
- #14,310蓋住ㄍㄞˋ ㄓㄨˋto cover from above; to place something over to conceal or protect
- #14,311適切ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ
- #14,312擺攤ㄅㄞˇ ㄊㄢto set up a street stall; to sell goods from a roadside or market stall; to vend in public.
- #14,313樂觀其成ㄌㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄔㄥˊto be optimistic about something succeeding; to look favorably on an outcome; to support a positive result
- #14,314沾滿ㄓㄢ ㄇㄢˇto be covered all over with; to be thoroughly smeared or stained with something
- #14,315稀奇ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧˊrare and peculiar; uncommon and curious; something out of the ordinary; a novelty or rarity
- #14,316張忠謀ㄓㄤ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄇㄡˊMorris Chang; Taiwanese-American semiconductor industry pioneer; founder of TSMC
- #14,317法語ㄈㄚˇ ㄩˇthe French language; a Romance language spoken in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and other regions; language that can serve as a model or standard; religious teachings or doctrine
- #14,318藥材ㄧㄠˋ ㄘㄞˊmedicinal raw materials used in traditional Chinese medicine; dried herbs, roots, leaves, or other natural substances used to prepare remedies.
- #14,319創客ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄎㄜˋmaker; a person who creates or innovates, often with technology; a DIY enthusiast; a member of the maker movement
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.