The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 5,501–5,600 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 5,501–5,600
29,947 words · page 56 of 300- #5,507國土ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄨˇa country's territory; national land
- #5,508切割ㄑㄧㄝ ㄍㄜto cut; to divide or separate something by cutting; to segment or split into parts
- #5,509海灘ㄏㄞˇ ㄊㄢbeach; sandy area along the seashore.
- #5,510蘿蔔ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛradish; daikon; a root vegetable with a crisp, white or red edible root.
- #5,511生命力ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋvitality; the capacity to sustain life, activity, or growth; life force.
- #5,512譯註ㄧˋ ㄓㄨˋtranslation notes; translator's annotations; explanatory notes added by a translator.
- #5,513改良ㄍㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊto improve; to reform; to make something better or more effective
- #5,514大有ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇa great deal of; abundance; bumper harvest; (I Ching) hexagram of great prosperity; to have in abundance
- #5,515航班ㄏㄤˊ ㄅㄢscheduled flight; regular air service between destinations; scheduled sailing; regular ship service.
- #5,516相傳ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊto pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that; according to legend; to be transmitted orally over time
- #5,517警覺ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊalertness; vigilance; being watchful or on guard; keen awareness of danger or change
- #5,518盡速ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄙㄨˋas quickly as possible; without delay; at the earliest opportunity
- #5,519退場ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊto leave a venue after an event; (of an actor) to exit the stage; (sports) to leave the field; (of an audience) to leave
- #5,520搶先ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄢto act before others; to rush to do something first; to get ahead of the competition
- #5,521安裝ㄢ ㄓㄨㄤto install; to set up; to mount; to erect; to fix in place; installation.
- #5,522無窮ㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊendless; boundless; without limit; inexhaustible.
- #5,523論點ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇa point or claim in an argument; a line of reasoning; a thesis or position taken in discussion.
- #5,524富邦ㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄤFubon; a major Taiwanese financial holding company; Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
- #5,525擬定ㄋㄧˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋto draft; to draw up; to formulate; to plan and finalize details
- #5,526晶片ㄐㄧㄥ ㄆㄧㄢˋ(computing) chip; integrated circuit; a small piece of semiconductor with electronic circuits; (Taiwan) wafer chip
- #5,527租屋ㄗㄨ ㄨto rent a house or apartment; rental housing; tenancy.
- #5,528誘惑ㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋto entice; to lure; to tempt; to attract; to seduce
- #5,529宣言ㄒㄩㄢ ㄧㄢˊa public declaration or statement of policy; a manifesto issued by a government, party, or organization
- #5,530週末ㄓㄡ ㄇㄛˋweekend; the last day of the week, usually Saturday (in Taiwan usage).
- #5,531鋼鐵ㄍㄤ ㄊㄧㄝˇsteel; steel and iron collectively; figuratively, extremely strong or tough
- #5,532防護ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨˋto defend; to protect; to guard against harm or danger; to take protective measures
- #5,533趁機ㄔㄣˋ ㄐㄧto seize an opportunity; to take advantage of a chance; to exploit a favorable moment.
- #5,534不知不覺ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊunconsciously; without realizing; unwittingly; gradually without noticing
- #5,535內地ㄋㄟˋ ㄉㄧˋmainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau); inland; interior; hinterland; (in Taiwan, historically) Japan during Japanese colonization
- #5,536寺廟ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄠˋBuddhist temple; broadly, any temple or shrine housing religious statues and used for worship.
- #5,537揭開ㄐㄧㄝ ㄎㄞto open; to uncover; to reveal the truth
- #5,538不好意思ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ ㄙto feel embarrassed; to be sorry (for inconveniencing someone); to be reluctant due to social awkwardness or shyness
- #5,539永久ㄩㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇlasting; forever; permanent; perpetual; enduring; for all time; used in both mainland China and Taiwan
- #5,540邪惡ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄜˋevil; wicked; vicious; sinister; morally corrupt or malevolent; extremely bad or harmful
- #5,541漁業ㄩˊ ㄧㄝˋfishing industry; commercial harvesting or farming of fish and other aquatic organisms.
- #5,542過失ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕan unintentional mistake or fault; (law) negligence — failing to exercise the care a reasonable person would, leading to harm.
- #5,543比重ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋspecific gravity; the ratio of a substance's density to that of water; proportion or relative importance of something.
- #5,544湖南ㄏㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊHunan; province in south-central China; capital Changsha.
- #5,545屋主ㄨ ㄓㄨˇhomeowner; landlord; the owner of a house or property
- #5,546追隨ㄓㄨㄟ ㄙㄨㄟˊto follow; to go along with; to emulate; to imitate
- #5,547葡萄ㄆㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊgrape; a small round or oval fruit that grows in clusters on a vine; used for eating fresh, making wine, or drying into raisins.
- #5,548天然氣ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄑㄧˋnatural gas; a combustible gas found underground, mainly methane, often found with petroleum.
- #5,549工地ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄧˋconstruction site; place where building, production, or development work is carried out.
- #5,550常態ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄞˋnormal state; usual condition; the regular or expected state of things
- #5,551下課ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄎㄜˋto finish class; to get out of class; (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed; to be fired
- #5,552卸任ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄖㄣˋto leave office; to step down from a position; to be relieved of duties.
- #5,553心境ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄥˋmood; mental state; frame of mind; one's inner emotional state, especially feelings of joy or sorrow.
- #5,554怎能ㄗㄣˇ ㄋㄥˊhow can; how could; expresses disbelief or rhetorical questioning about possibility.
- #5,555愉悅ㄩˊ ㄩㄝˋjoyful; cheerful; delighted; a feeling of happiness or delight
- #5,556這般ㄓㄜˋ ㄅㄢlike this; in this way; such
- #5,557認出ㄖㄣˋ ㄔㄨto recognize; to identify someone or something previously known; to pick out from a group
- #5,558嘴脣lip; the soft, movable outer parts of the mouth.
- #5,559指引ㄓˇ ㄧㄣˇto guide; to show the way; to give directions; guidance; guidelines
- #5,560做生意ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄥ ˙ㄧto do business; to engage in commerce; to run a business or trade.
- #5,561男童ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊboy; male child; a young male child
- #5,562角逐ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨˊto compete; to contend; to vie for victory; to struggle for superiority
- #5,563武力ㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋmilitary force; armed strength; soldiers or combat power; also courage or martial prowess.
- #5,564飼料ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋfeed; fodder; food given to livestock, poultry, or other animals.
- #5,565功效ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˋefficacy; effectiveness; the ability or power to produce a desired result.
- #5,566遺址ㄧˊ ㄓˇruins; historic relics; a site of past human activity where remains and artifacts are left behind, excavated for archaeological study
- #5,567徵召ㄓㄥ ㄓㄠˋto enlist; to draft; to conscript; to appoint to an official position
- #5,568車主ㄔㄜ ㄓㄨˇvehicle owner; person who owns a car or other vehicle
- #5,569河流ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊriver; a natural flowing watercourse; stream of water in a channel
- #5,570第九ㄉㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇninth; the ninth in order or position.
- #5,571球季ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˋseason (of baseball, football, etc.); the period during which a sport's games are played.
- #5,572書面ㄕㄨ ㄇㄧㄢˋin written form; expressed in writing; the cover of a book
- #5,573奶油ㄋㄞˇ ㄧㄡˊcream; dairy fat spread; (slang) effeminate, unmanly
- #5,574開闢ㄎㄞ ㄆㄧˋto open up; to set up; to establish; to found; to pioneer
- #5,575總額ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄜˊtotal amount; sum; aggregate value; overall figure; total sum
- #5,576應對ㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋto respond; to reply; to handle; to deal with; response
- #5,577陽台ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄞˊbalcony; an outdoor platform projecting from a building, used for sitting or drying clothes
- #5,578強硬ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄥˋfirm; unyielding; hard-line; tough in stance; refusing to compromise or back down
- #5,579聞到ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋto smell; to detect something by its odor; to perceive through the sense of smell
- #5,580抽菸ㄔㄡ ㄧㄢto smoke (tobacco); to smoke cigarettes or other tobacco products
- #5,581名譽ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋreputation; good name; honor; fame; (of a retired academic) emeritus
- #5,582小寶ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄠˇa pet name for a child or young person; a term of endearment for a young child; a nickname for a baby or toddler
- #5,583批准ㄆㄧ ㄓㄨㄣˇto approve; to ratify; to give official consent to a request or proposal.
- #5,584資助ㄗ ㄓㄨˋto subsidize; to provide financial aid; subsidy; to help someone with money or resources
- #5,585蘇軾ㄙㄨ ㄕˋSu Shi (1037–1101), also known as Su Dongpo; Song dynasty writer, calligrapher, and public official; one of the Three Su's and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose.
- #5,586雍正ㄩㄥ ㄓㄥˋYongzheng; reign title of the Qing dynasty emperor Shizong (1723–1735); a Zhou dynasty official in charge of cooking and food preparation.
- #5,587盈餘ㄧㄥˊ ㄩˊsurplus; profit; the amount remaining after expenses are deducted from income.
- #5,588越過ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋto cross over; to go beyond; to surpass; to exceed; to overcome; to rise above
- #5,589樣貌ㄧㄤˋ ㄇㄠˋappearance; outward look; the way someone or something looks.
- #5,590寬鬆ㄎㄨㄢ ㄙㄨㄥloose and comfortable (of clothing); relaxed; not strict; spacious; roomy; well-off; affluent
- #5,591甜美ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄟˇsweet; pleasant; happy; (of a woman) pretty or having a melodious voice; a comfortable, contented life
- #5,592準則ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄗㄜˊnorm; standard; criterion; rule or benchmark used to guide conduct or judgment
- #5,593同伴ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄢˋcompanion; fellow; comrade; someone who accompanies or works together with others.
- #5,594少子化ㄕㄠˇ ㄗˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋdeclining birthrate; trend of having fewer children; low fertility rate in a society
- #5,595惡性ㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋmalignant; harmful; vicious; wicked; rapid and severe (decline or inflation).
- #5,596研擬ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧˇto study and draft; to investigate and plan; to work out a proposal or plan
- #5,597動用ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋto use; to put something into use; to deploy resources or funds
- #5,598分歧ㄈㄣ ㄑㄧˊdisagreement; difference of opinion; divergence; (math) bifurcation.
- #5,599好轉ㄏㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄢˇto improve; to take a turn for the better; (of a situation, condition, or health) to get better
- #5,600座談會ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋa meeting or conference for discussion; a symposium; a forum where participants exchange views on a topic
- #5,601順暢ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄔㄤˋsmooth and unhindered; proceeding without obstacles; fluent and flowing easily
- #5,602輪廓ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄛˋoutline; silhouette; the outer edge or main lines of a shape or figure; a rough summary or general idea
- #5,603物種ㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇspecies; a basic unit of biological classification.
- #5,604缺失ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕto lack; to be missing; deficiency; flaw; defect; shortcoming; an omission or oversight
- #5,605談起ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇto mention; to bring up in conversation; to talk about (a topic).
- #5,606村落ㄘㄨㄣ ㄌㄨㄛˋvillage; a settlement where rural inhabitants live; a hamlet or small community in the countryside
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.