The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words

Traditional Chinese words ranked 6,101–6,200 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.

Traditional words, ranks 6,101–6,200

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#6,108匈奴xiōng nú·ㄒㄩㄥㄋㄨˊXiongnu; a powerful nomadic people of the Eastern Steppe who built an empire around the Qin and Han dynasties.
#6,109佛法fó fǎ·ㄈㄛˊ ㄈㄚˇthe teachings of the Buddha; Buddhist doctrine; the principles or truths of Buddhism.
#6,110密度mì dù·ㄇㄧˋ ㄉㄨˋmass per unit volume; concentration of matter; degree of compactness; population density; extent of clustering
#6,111額頭é tou·ㄜˊ ˙ㄊㄡforehead; the part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
#6,112麥可mài kě·ㄇㄞˋ ㄎㄜˇMichael (given name, especially in Taiwan).
#6,113皮革pí gé·ㄆㄧˊ ㄍㄜˊleather; animal hide processed by removing hair, fat, and other matter.
#6,114快點kuài diǎn·ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇhurry up; do something more quickly; used to urge someone to speed up
#6,115機組jī zǔ·ㄐㄧㄗㄨˇa set of machines working together as a unit; a power-generating unit; flight crew on an aircraft
#6,116作息zuò xí·ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧˊdaily routine of work and rest; schedule of activities and sleep.
#6,117政績zhèngjī·ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧpolitical achievements; track record of a government official or administration; performance in office
#6,118兔子tù(zi)rabbit; hare; a small furry animal with long ears that hops; (slang, Taiwan) a derogatory term for a young person.
#6,119東南dōngnán·ㄉㄨㄥㄋㄢˊsoutheast; the direction between east and south; in Chinese contexts, often refers to the southeastern coastal regions such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shanghai, and Taiwan.
#6,120婚後hūn hòu·ㄏㄨㄣㄏㄡˋafter getting married; after marriage; post-wedding.
#6,121操縱cāozòng·ㄘㄠㄗㄨㄥto operate; to control; to manipulate; to rig (e.g., an election or market)
#6,122訴說sù shuō·ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛto recount; to tell of; to relate; (of a thing) to stand as testament to past history.
#6,123配角pèi jué·ㄆㄟˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊsupporting or minor role in a play, film, etc.; a secondary or supporting actor; figuratively, a subordinate or less prominent person.
#6,124缺陷quēxiàn·ㄑㄩㄝㄒㄧㄢˋdefect; flaw; imperfection; shortcoming; deficiency; weak point.
#6,125激情jī qíng·ㄐㄧㄑㄧㄥˊstrong emotion; passion; fervor; enthusiasm; intense feeling that drives action or expression
#6,126花生huāshēng·ㄏㄨㄚㄕㄥpeanut; the seed of the groundnut plant, eaten roasted or used to make oil
#6,127平地píng dì·ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˋflat land; plain; level ground; to level the ground; (Taiwan) suddenly; unexpectedly
#6,129治療師zhì liáo shī·ㄓˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄕtherapist; a person trained to provide treatment or rehabilitation
#6,130保住bǎo zhu·ㄅㄠˇ ˙ㄓㄨto keep; to retain; to preserve; to hold on to (a position, advantage, or possession).
#6,131垂直chuízhí·ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄓˊvertical; perpendicular; at a right angle to a surface or line; upright orientation; in computing, vertical integration or vertical industry
#6,132患有huàn yǒu·ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇto suffer from (a disease or condition); to have (an illness); to be afflicted with
#6,133明日míngrì·ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖˋtomorrow; the following day; the next day
#6,134毀滅huǐ miè·ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋto destroy; to ruin; to cause to perish; to wipe out completely.
#6,135最少zuìshǎo·ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄠˇat the least; no fewer than; the smallest amount; minimal
#6,136文史wén shǐ·ㄨㄣˊ ㄕˇliterature and history; books or scholarship on literary and historical studies; in Tang dynasty bibliographic classification, a separate category for discussions of academic origins and literary genres.
#6,137幾何jǐ hé·ㄐㄧˇ ㄏㄜˊgeometry; (literary) how much; (Taiwan) how many, how much
#6,138殺手shā shǒu·ㄕㄚㄕㄡˇkiller; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player; (Taiwan, of a celebrity) fan idolized by devoted fans
#6,139公式gōngshì·ㄍㄨㄥㄕˋformula; a fixed rule or method applicable to similar problems; a general principle in science; a standard procedure or approach.
#6,140油脂yóu zhī·ㄧㄡˊ ㄓgrease; oil; fat; oily or greasy substance from plants or animals; used in cooking, soap, candles, etc.
#6,141笑道xiào dào·ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋsaid with a laugh; laughed and said
#6,142取材qǔcái·ㄑㄩˇ ㄘㄞˊto collect material; to gather source material; to select content for use in writing or production.
#6,143可疑kě yí·ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˊsuspicious; dubious; arousing doubt or mistrust.
#6,144病變bìng biàn·ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋpathological change in cells or tissues caused by disease; lesion; diseased organ or tissue
#6,145學長xué zhǎng·ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄓㄤˇsenior male student; older male schoolmate; respectful term for a male student of higher grade or age
#6,146悲哀bēiāi·ㄅㄟㄞdeep grief; sorrow; mournful sadness; feeling of great emotional pain or distress.
#6,147蘭嶼lán yǔ·ㄌㄢˊ ㄩˇOrchid Island; a volcanic island southeast of Taiwan in Taitung County, known for its Tao (Yami) indigenous culture and tourism.
#6,148時而shí ér·ㄕˊ ㄦˊoccasionally; from time to time; now and then; at intervals
#6,149理智lǐzhì·ㄌㄧˇ ㄓˋreason; rationality; the ability to think and judge based on logic and knowledge rather than emotion or impulse.
#6,150一流yīliú·ㄧㄌㄧㄡˊtop quality; first class; front ranking; of the highest standard
#6,151奠定diàndìng·ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋto establish; to fix; to settle; to lay a foundation for something.
#6,152不致bùzhì·ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˋnot likely to; not in such a way as to; will not cause (a certain consequence).
#6,153王姓wáng xìng·ㄨㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋthe surname Wang; the family name Wang; one of the most common Chinese surnames.
#6,155亮麗liàng lì·ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋbright and beautiful; radiant; gorgeous; vivid and attractive in appearance
#6,156松山sōng shān·ㄙㄨㄥㄕㄢSongshan, a district in Taipei, Taiwan; Matsuyama, a city in Japan; various mountains in mainland China.
#6,157裝潢zhuānghuáng·ㄓㄨㄤㄏㄨㄤˊinterior decoration; furnishing; adorning; mounting (a picture); packaging
#6,158劇組jù zǔ·ㄐㄩˋ ㄗㄨˇfilm or TV production team; cast and crew of a movie, drama, or show.
#6,159旗幟qízhì·ㄑㄧˊ ㄓˋflag; banner; ensign; a piece of cloth with a design used as a symbol or standard.
#6,160月餅yuèbǐng·ㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇa round pastry with sweet or savory filling; traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival
#6,161雙胞胎shuāngbāotāi·ㄕㄨㄤㄅㄠㄊㄞtwin; two offspring born from the same pregnancy; can be identical or fraternal; also used figuratively for two very similar people or things.
#6,162花東huā dōng·ㄏㄨㄚㄉㄨㄥeastern Taiwan, especially the area along the Pacific coast between Hualien and Taitung.
#6,163詞彙cíhuì·ㄘˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋvocabulary; all the words and fixed expressions in a language, including archaic, dialectal, foreign, and technical terms.
#6,164領軍lǐng jūn·ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄩㄣto lead troops; (fig.) to lead; leading
#6,165人為rén wéi·ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊman-made; artificial; done by human effort; caused or produced by people.
#6,166落入luò rù·ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄨˋto fall into; to drop into; to sink into; to land in
#6,167動搖dòng yáo·ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˊto sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to
#6,168黃河huáng hé·ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄜˊYellow River; major river in northern China flowing through nine provinces to the Bohai Sea; named for its yellow silt.
#6,169侵略qīnlüè·ㄑㄧㄣㄌㄩㄝˋto invade; invasion; the act of one nation violating another's sovereignty, territory, or political independence through armed force, political interference, economic coercion, or cultural infiltration
#6,170外頭wàitou·ㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄡˊoutside; outdoors; the area beyond an interior or enclosed space; external to a building or room.
#6,171師長shī zhǎng·ㄕㄓㄤˇmilitary officer commanding a division; a teacher or mentor (respectful address); senior officer in charge of a division.
#6,172綠地lǜ dì·ㄌㄩˋ ㄉㄧˋgreen area; land covered with vegetation; urban parks, gardens, and open green spaces.
#6,173攸關yōu guān·ㄧㄡㄍㄨㄢclosely related to; having a direct bearing on; of great concern or importance.
#6,174謠言yáoyán·ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄢˊrumor; unverified claim or story spread among people; (archaic or literary) folk song or ballad
#6,175容納róngnà·ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄚˋto hold; to contain; to accommodate; to tolerate (different opinions).
#6,176馬丁mǎ dīng·ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄥMartin (a male given name of Latin origin, common in Chinese-speaking regions).
#6,177警力jǐng lì·ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˋpolice force; police officers; the total strength or personnel of a police department.
#6,178水晶shuǐjīng·ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥcrystal; a transparent form of quartz used in jewelry, lenses, and decorative objects.
#6,179有線yǒu xiàn·ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋwired; cable (television)
#6,180大事dà shì·ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋmajor event; important matter; significant social occasion (wedding, funeral); major political event (war, change of regime); great undertaking
#6,181褲子kù(zi)trousers; pants; a garment covering the body from the waist to the ankles, divided into two legs.
#6,182耕作gēng zuò·ㄍㄥㄗㄨㄛˋto farm; to cultivate the land; to work in the fields
#6,183轉化zhuǎnhuà·ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋto change; to turn; to convert; (genetics) to transform; (chemistry) isomerization; (rhetoric) a figure of speech that changes the nature of something into a fundamentally different thing for description
#6,184長壽cháng shòu·ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄡˋlongevity; long life; living to an old age; long-lived
#6,185貼上tiē shàng·ㄊㄧㄝㄕㄤˋto paste (text, image, etc. in computing); to stick or attach something onto a surface.
#6,186星期二xīng qí èr·ㄒㄧㄥㄑㄧˊ ㄦˋTuesday; the second day of the week
#6,187讚賞zàn shǎng·ㄗㄢˋ ㄕㄤˇto admire; to praise; to appreciate; to express approval or high regard
#6,188電影院diànyǐngyuàn·ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ ㄩㄢˋcinema; movie theater; a venue that publicly screens films for entertainment.
#6,189產能chǎn néng·ㄔㄢˇ ㄋㄥˊproduction capacity; the maximum output a production unit can achieve in a given period.
#6,190分工fēngōng·ㄈㄣㄍㄨㄥdivision of labor; to divide up the work; each person or unit takes on a separate task.
#6,191道具dào jù·ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄩˋprop used in theater, film, or other performances; stage paraphernalia; (gaming) item or artifact
#6,192成交chéngjiāo·ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠto reach a deal; to close a sale; to complete a transaction; to finalize a contract
#6,193駁回bó huí·ㄅㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊto reject; to turn down; to overrule; law: to dismiss a case that fails to meet procedural or statutory requirements.
#6,194天賦tiān fù·ㄊㄧㄢㄈㄨˋnatural talent; innate ability; gift; inborn aptitude; inherent skill.
#6,195市面shìmiàn·ㄕˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋthe marketplace; the world of business and commerce; the state of trade and economic activity in a place
#6,196爭吵zhēng chǎo·ㄓㄥㄔㄠˇto quarrel; to argue noisily; a heated verbal dispute or altercation.
#6,197路燈lùdēng·ㄌㄨˋ ㄉㄥstreet lamp; street light; a lamp installed along roads or streets for nighttime illumination.
#6,198選定xuǎn dìng·ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋto select and confirm; to choose and settle on; to decide on after consideration
#6,199撞擊zhuàng jí·ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧˊto strike; to hit; to ram; to collide with force
#6,200素食sùshí·ㄙㄨˋ ㄕˊvegetarian food; a diet without meat or fish; (archaic) to live without earning one's keep
#6,201欺負qīfù·ㄑㄧㄈㄨˋto bully; to mistreat someone weaker; to deceive and betray (Taiwan usage).
#6,202連同lián tóng·ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊtogether with; along with; as well as; in addition to.
#6,203名聲míngshēng·ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥreputation; public standing; what people generally think of someone or something
#6,204媽咪mā mī·ㄇㄚㄇㄧmommy; a child's affectionate term for mother; from English 'mammy'.
#6,205座談zuòtán·ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄢˊto have an informal discussion; a casual or free-form discussion; a talk; a roundtable discussion
#6,206來賓láibīn·ㄌㄞˊ ㄅㄧㄣguest; visitor; someone who comes to visit or attend an event
#6,207萎縮wēisuō·ㄨㄟㄙㄨㄛto wither; to dry up (of a plant); to shrink or atrophy (of muscle, organ, etc); to decline or diminish (of a custom, economy, etc).
#6,208馬克思mǎ kè sī·ㄇㄚˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄙMarx (surname); Karl Marx (1818–1883), German revolutionary, economist, and historian.
#6,209共鳴gòngmíng·ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ(physics) resonance; a sympathetic vibration when an object responds to a matching frequency; a shared emotional response; mutual sympathy

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.