The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 3,701–3,800 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 3,701–3,800
29,947 words · page 38 of 300- #3,702總之ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄓin short; in a word; to sum up; all in all; in brief
- #3,703阻礙ㄗㄨˇ ㄞˋto obstruct; to hinder; to block; obstruction; hindrance
- #3,704蝴蝶ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊbutterfly; an insect of the order Lepidoptera with compound eyes, antennae, and two pairs of wings; undergoes complete metamorphosis through egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa, and adult stages.
- #3,705朝野ㄔㄠˊ ㄧㄝˇthe government and the people; the ruling authorities and the general public; all levels of society.
- #3,706殖民ㄓˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊto colonize; colonial rule; the policy of a powerful nation exerting political, economic, or cultural control over weaker peoples or territories, often through settlement, exploitation, or domination.
- #3,707處罰ㄔㄨˋ ㄈㄚˊto punish; to penalize; to impose a sanction or penalty on someone for wrongdoing.
- #3,708公元ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊCommon Era; CE; AD — the calendar era counting years from the traditional birth of Jesus Christ.
- #3,709成年ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊto reach adulthood; fully grown; adult; the whole year
- #3,710節省ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄥˇto save; to use sparingly; to cut down on; to economize
- #3,711衰退ㄕㄨㄞ ㄊㄨㄟˋto decline; to weaken; to deteriorate; (economics) recession; a period of economic contraction with falling output, employment, and income.
- #3,712有錢ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊhaving money; wealthy; well-off; rich
- #3,713機能ㄐㄧ ㄋㄥˊfunction; the ability to perform a specific role or task.
- #3,714正當ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄤtimely; just when needed; honest; reasonable; fair; sensible; proper; upright
- #3,715課題ㄎㄜˋ ㄊㄧˊtask; problem; issue; topic to be studied, discussed, or resolved
- #3,716寫信ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋto write a letter; to send a written message to someone.
- #3,717行事ㄏㄤˊ ㄕˋto handle affairs; to carry out tasks; behavior; conduct; action; (in Taiwan) a trade or line of business
- #3,718反省to reflect on one's own behavior or motives; to examine one's conscience; to engage in self-examination
- #3,719突出ㄊㄨˊ ㄔㄨto protrude; to stand out; to give prominence to; to break through; to emerge suddenly
- #3,720隨意ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄧˋas one wishes; at will; voluntary; casual; without restraint; conscious
- #3,721原諒ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋto forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to show mercy or understanding toward someone's fault or mistake.
- #3,722媳婦ㄒㄧˊ ㄈㄨˋdaughter-in-law; wife of one's son; (dialect) wife; (dialect) young married woman.
- #3,723電廠ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄤˇpower plant; facility that generates electricity; power station
- #3,724好手ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇexpert; skilled person; someone highly capable in a particular field or craft.
- #3,725護理ㄏㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇto nurse; to tend and protect; healthcare work involving caring for patients and preventive medicine
- #3,726走去ㄗㄡˇ ㄑㄩˋto walk over (to); to go on foot (to a place)
- #3,727留言ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊto leave a message; to leave one's comments; message; written remarks or notes left for someone
- #3,728前瞻ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄢforesight; forward-looking; ability to anticipate future trends; long-term planning; prescient; outlook
- #3,729漁船ㄩˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊfishing boat; vessel used for catching fish.
- #3,730主打ㄓㄨˇ ㄉㄚˇmain or flagship product; title track; to specialize in; to focus primarily on; to prioritize
- #3,731共產黨ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄢˇ ㄉㄤˇCommunist Party; a political party based on Marxism–Leninism, advocating proletarian dictatorship; in practice, often refers to the Chinese Communist Party (PRC) or the Communist Party of China.
- #3,732立體ㄌㄧˋ ㄊㄧˇthree-dimensional; solid; having length, width, and depth in space; stereoscopic
- #3,733事務所ㄕˋ ㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇoffice; firm; agency; a place where business or professional affairs are handled
- #3,734有力ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋpowerful; forceful; vigorous; having strength or influence; backed by resources or authority
- #3,735消化ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋto digest food; to absorb or assimilate information; to process; (commerce) to sell goods
- #3,736多達ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄚˊup to; as many as; no less than — used to indicate a large quantity or number.
- #3,737改進ㄍㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋto improve; to make better; to enhance; to refine; to upgrade
- #3,738無意ㄨˊ ㄧˋinadvertent; accidental; unintentional; without meaning to; not on purpose; having no intention of doing something
- #3,739不免ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇinevitably; unavoidably; cannot help but; bound to
- #3,740教養ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄤˇupbringing; education; nurturing; good breeding; culture; refinement; moral cultivation
- #3,741化解ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇto resolve or dissolve (conflicts, contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to defuse (tensions); to neutralize (fears); to iron out (difficulties).
- #3,742夏季ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧˋsummer; the hottest season of the year; in China, roughly May to July
- #3,743派出ㄆㄞˋ ㄔㄨto send out; to dispatch (personnel, forces, etc.)
- #3,744遙遠ㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄢˇdistant; remote; far away in space or time; a great gap in time or distance
- #3,745份子ㄈㄣˋ ㄗˇone's share of expenses, e.g. when buying a gift collectively; cash gift given at weddings or events
- #3,746下雨ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇto rain; precipitation falling from clouds; water droplets falling from the sky
- #3,747蘇聯ㄙㄨ ㄌㄧㄢˊSoviet Union, 1922–1991; abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
- #3,748總計ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄐㄧˋtotal; sum; grand total; to add up; to tally.
- #3,749房地產ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄔㄢˇreal estate; property; land and buildings as assets.
- #3,750一陣子ㄧ ㄓㄣˋ ˙ㄗa while; a spell; a short period of time; a burst.
- #3,751矚目ㄓㄨˇ ㄇㄨˋto attract attention; to be eye-catching; to be the focus of attention; to draw public notice
- #3,752日益ㄖˋ ㄧˋincreasingly; more and more; day by day; gradually growing or intensifying over time
- #3,753集結ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊto assemble; to concentrate; to mass; to marshal; to gather forces in a designated area for further action.
- #3,754周末ㄓㄡ ㄇㄛˋweekend; Saturday and Sunday; the end of the week; time off from work or school
- #3,755屏東縣ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˋPingtung County; a county in southern Taiwan; borders Kaohsiung to the north and northwest, Taitung County to the northeast, and the Pacific Ocean on the other three sides; known for agriculture and tourism, including Kenting National Park.
- #3,756茶葉ㄔㄚˊ ㄧㄝˋtea leaves; dried leaves of the tea plant used to brew tea; classified by color, season, or processing.
- #3,757卡通ㄎㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥcartoon; animated film or comic; a humorous or satirical drawing.
- #3,758弟子ㄉㄧˋ ㄗˇdisciple; follower; student; a junior person; a son of one's brother; a self-reference by disciples or followers
- #3,759水泥ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˊcement; a powder made from limestone and clay, mixed with water and sand to form concrete for building.
- #3,760知情ㄓ ㄑㄧㄥˊto know the facts; to be aware of the situation; to have knowledge of the details
- #3,761創造出ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄗㄠˋ ㄔㄨto create; to bring into existence; to produce something new
- #3,762對付ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄨˋto handle; to deal with; to cope with; to make do; to get along with someone; to scheme against someone
- #3,763給付ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄨˋto pay; payment; in law, the performance of an obligation by a debtor to a creditor.
- #3,764服用ㄈㄨˊ ㄩㄥˋto take (medicine); to consume; to use (clothing, utensils, etc.)
- #3,765大海ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇsea; ocean; the open expanse of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface.
- #3,766錄影ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄥˇto record video; to videotape; to capture moving images using a camera, phone, or similar device
- #3,767美女ㄇㄟˇ ㄋㄩˇbeautiful woman; attractive woman; pretty lady; a woman with good looks and graceful demeanor.
- #3,768不及ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊto fall short of; not as good as; too late; unable to reach or match
- #3,769咱們ㄗㄢˊ ˙ㄇㄣwe or us (including speaker and listener); (dialect) I or me; (dialect, coaxing) you
- #3,770頭痛ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋto have a headache; a pain in the head; (figurative) something troublesome or annoying that causes worry or difficulty
- #3,771往後ㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋfrom now on; in the future; time to come; toward the rear, backward (Taiwan usage).
- #3,772應當ㄧㄥ ㄉㄤshould; ought to; used to express duty or correctness; deal with; cope with
- #3,773陳菊ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄩˊChen Chu; Taiwanese politician; mayor of Kaohsiung City (2006–2018); senior figure in the Democratic Progressive Party.
- #3,774電梯ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧelevator; a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors or levels of a building.
- #3,775身份ㄕㄣ ㄈㄣˋidentity; social, legal, or official status; role or capacity (as in 'in his capacity as ...'); position or rank; aspect of who someone is (e.g. parent, citizen).
- #3,776標誌ㄅㄧㄠ ㄓˋsign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark
- #3,777祈福ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄨˊto pray for blessings; to pray for good fortune; to seek divine protection or favor.
- #3,778募款ㄇㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄢˇto raise money; fundraising; donated funds
- #3,779緊密ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄇㄧˋclosely connected; tightly linked; inseparable; intimate; compact; dense.
- #3,780足球ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊsoccer; football; the sport played with 11 players per side; the ball used in that sport.
- #3,781潛在ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄞˋhidden; latent; potential; existing beneath the surface but not yet visible or active.
- #3,782技藝ㄐㄧˋ ㄧˋskill; craftsmanship; art; technical ability in a trade or discipline
- #3,783海水ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇseawater; the salty water found in oceans and seas, containing dissolved salts such as sodium chloride and magnesium chloride.
- #3,784辨識ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋto identify; to recognize; to distinguish; identification; recognition
- #3,785纖維ㄒㄧㄢ ㄨㄟˊfiber; a natural or synthetic thread-like material; in biology, elongated cells providing structural support in organisms
- #3,786糧食ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕˊgrain; cereals; food crops; broadly, food supplies or provisions
- #3,787老家ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚone's hometown or place of origin; native region; (Taiwan) the final resting place after death.
- #3,788藉口ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇto use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext
- #3,789風情ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˊcharm or allure; romantic or flirtatious feelings; local customs and scenery; graceful bearing or elegance
- #3,790不見了to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found.
- #3,791戀愛ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄞˋromantic love; being in love; a love affair; courtship; mutual affection between partners
- #3,792刊登ㄎㄢ ㄉㄥto publish in print media; to carry a story in a newspaper or magazine.
- #3,793比照ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄠˋto follow an existing example or precedent; to compare and contrast; to handle by analogy with a prior case
- #3,794長照ㄓㄤˇ ㄓㄠˋlong-term care; social welfare services for elderly or disabled people needing ongoing support.
- #3,795番茄ㄈㄢ ㄑㄧㄝˊtomato; the edible red or yellow fruit of the Solanum lycopersicum plant.
- #3,796裝備ㄓㄨㄤ ㄅㄟˋequipment; gear; to equip; to outfit; facilities or installed apparatus (e.g. factory electrical equipment).
- #3,797親人ㄑㄧㄣ ㄖㄣˊclose relatives; family members; loved ones; kin
- #3,798一日ㄧ ㄖˋone day; a single day and night; a certain day in the past; in a short time; at any moment
- #3,799全然ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄖㄢˊcompletely; entirely; wholly; totally; at all (often used in negative contexts).
- #3,800冰箱ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤrefrigerator; appliance that keeps food or medicine cold using electricity; (old) icebox.
- #3,801新年ㄒㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊNew Year; the beginning of the year; the start of a new year
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.