The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 7,001–7,100 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 7,001–7,100
30,000 words · page 71 of 300- #7,001上線ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋto go online; to put something online; to reach a specific standard; to put into production; handler (person who oversees and directs the activities of another person in a gang, spy ring etc)
- #7,002損傷to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment; loss; disability.
- #7,003成形ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊto take shape; to form; to become a fixed or definite shape; shaping; forming
- #7,004華語Chinese language; Mandarin Chinese; the Chinese language as spoken in mainland China, Singapore, and other overseas Chinese communities.
- #7,005補選ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄢˇby-election; special election held to fill a vacant office before the term ends
- #7,006動盪ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄤˋto shake; to be unstable; turmoil; upheaval; unrest.
- #7,007聽取ㄊㄧㄥ ㄑㄩˇto listen to and take into account; to hear out; to receive or accept (advice, opinions, reports)
- #7,008理事ㄌㄧˇ ㄕˋmember of a board or council; a director or trustee who manages affairs; (literary) to handle or take care of matters
- #7,009舅舅mother's brother; maternal uncle; informal term for a male sibling of one's mother
- #7,010大體ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧˇin general; on the whole; roughly; the big picture; overall situation; cadaver used for medical dissection
- #7,011海邊ㄏㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢseaside; coast; beach; the area along the edge of the sea.
- #7,012履歷a document listing one's education, work experience, and qualifications; résumé; CV; (in Taiwan) a record of one's life experiences and career history
- #7,013艱辛ㄐㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄣhardships; arduous; difficult; involving great effort or suffering
- #7,014改用ㄍㄞˇ ㄩㄥˋto switch to something different; to change what one uses; to adopt a new method or item
- #7,015比方說for example; for instance; used to introduce an example or illustration
- #7,016相近ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄣˋclose in space, degree, or nature; similar; nearly the same
- #7,017大衣A long, thick Western-style overcoat or topcoat; a cloak; (historical, Taiwan) a formal garment worn by women during the Yuan dynasty.
- #7,018標榜ㄅㄧㄠ ㄅㄤˇto flaunt; to advertise; to parade; boost; excessive praise; to publicly praise or commend (Taiwan usage).
- #7,019油品ㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇoil products in general; petroleum, cooking oil, and other oil-based products
- #7,020村莊ㄘㄨㄣ ㄓㄨㄤvillage; hamlet; a small rural settlement where people live.
- #7,021虛弱ㄒㄩ ㄖㄨㄛˋweak; in poor health; physically frail; (of a nation or military) weak, lacking strength
- #7,022打點ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄉㄧㄢto bribe; to get things ready; to organize; to settle debts; (baseball) RBI
- #7,023充當ㄔㄨㄥ ㄉㄤto serve as; to act as; to play the role of; to function as
- #7,024折扣a reduction in price; a discount; (figurative) not fully accurate or truthful
- #7,025額度ㄜˊ ㄉㄨˋa set or fixed amount; a quota; a limit, especially a credit limit
- #7,026包袱a cloth-wrapped bundle or parcel; a figurative burden or load; the punchline or comedic payoff in xiangsheng or storytelling.
- #7,027鄉土native soil; one's native land or hometown; local to an area; folk customs or local traditions.
- #7,028馬克ㄇㄚˇ ㄎㄜˋMark (male given name); mark (former German currency unit); trademark
- #7,029出貨ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨㄛˋto ship goods; to take goods out of storage; to sell goods; to produce goods; to take money or valuables out of storage
- #7,030謙虛modest; self-effacing; not arrogant or boastful; humble in behavior or speech
- #7,031干涉to interfere; to meddle; to intervene; in physics, the superposition of waves producing a new wave pattern
- #7,032虎尾Huwei, a town in Yunlin County, Taiwan; the tail of a tiger; the rear end of a tiger.
- #7,033副主委vice chairperson; deputy chair; vice chairman; deputy chairman; vice chair; deputy chair.
- #7,034離島ㄌㄧˊ ㄉㄠˇoutlying islands; islands not connected to the mainland; offshore islands.
- #7,035二氧化碳ㄦˋ ㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄢˋcarbon dioxide; CO2; a colorless, odorless gas used in fire extinguishers; solid form is dry ice; dissolves in water to form carbonic acid; exhaled by animals, absorbed by plants; a greenhouse gas
- #7,036天神ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄣˊgod; deity; divine being; celestial spirit.
- #7,037保費ㄅㄠˇ ㄈㄟˋinsurance premium; regular payment made to an insurance company for coverage.
- #7,038打卡ㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄚˇto clock in or out at work; to punch a time card; (on social media) to check in at a location
- #7,039修養self-cultivation; moral and intellectual refinement; accomplishment through training; one's moral character and demeanor
- #7,040長老ㄓㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇelder; senior member; a respectful term for a Buddhist monk; in Protestantism, a church elder or presbyter
- #7,041區塊a block; a segment; a section; a sector; an area; a distinct part of a larger whole
- #7,042糖果ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇcandy; sweet confection made from sugar and other ingredients; includes many varieties such as gummy, milk candy, chocolate, marshmallow
- #7,043奮力ㄈㄣˋ ㄌㄧˋto strive with all one's strength; to spare no effort; to exert oneself fully.
- #7,044修憲ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˋto amend the constitution; to revise a constitution, typically without changing its fundamental principles
- #7,045原住民族indigenous people; original inhabitants; aboriginal ethnic group; native population
- #7,046直指ㄓˊ ㄓˇto point out directly; to state frankly without concealment; a Han-dynasty official title for an inspector or commissioner dispatched to handle affairs.
- #7,047賭博gambling; wagering; betting
- #7,048問問to ask; to inquire; to make inquiries; to check with someone
- #7,049戰勝to defeat; to win in war or competition; to overcome; to prevail over
- #7,050賣掉to sell off; to get rid of by selling; to dispose of through sale
- #7,051遊艇ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄥˇyacht; a small pleasure boat used for sailing or cruising on water.
- #7,052田園ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊfields and gardens; countryside; rural area; bucolic; pastoral
- #7,053移到to move to; to shift to; to transfer to; to relocate to
- #7,054十八日eighteen days; the eighteenth day of the month; a period of eighteen days
- #7,055對峙to stand facing each other; to confront; to face off; to be in opposition
- #7,056歷代ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄞˋpast dynasties; successive dynasties; successive generations
- #7,057耶誕節ㄧㄝ ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊChristmas; Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ; observed on December 25
- #7,058傷痛ㄕㄤ ㄊㄨㄥˋphysical pain from a wound or injury; emotional sorrow or grief
- #7,059認得to recognize; to know someone or something when you see it; to be familiar with
- #7,060寬廣wide; broad; extensive; vast; spacious; large in area or scope
- #7,061限期ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊto set a time limit; deadline; a fixed date by which something must be done.
- #7,062電價ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋprice of electricity; the unit cost of electrical power as set by a utility company.
- #7,063輪到to be someone's turn; to come around to someone
- #7,064既定ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋalready fixed; set; established; already decided or determined
- #7,065星座constellation; astrological sign; one of the 88 recognized regions of the sky used in astronomy to map star positions
- #7,066名牌famous brand; well-known label; nameplate; name tag
- #7,067排出to discharge; to expel; to emit; to release from the body or a system
- #7,068下屬ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨˇsubordinate; underling; a person lower in rank or authority within an organization.
- #7,069農曆年ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊlunar new year; the traditional Chinese New Year based on the lunar calendar; Spring Festival.
- #7,070在外ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄞˋoutside; not at home; away from home; living elsewhere.
- #7,071衝撞ㄔㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄤˋto collide; to crash into; to clash; to provoke; to offend
- #7,072日據Japanese occupation (especially of Taiwan, 1895–1945); period of Japanese colonial rule.
- #7,073職權ㄓˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊauthority; power attached to a position or office; official jurisdiction.
- #7,074不成won't do; unable to; (in rhetorical questions) can that be?
- #7,075出境to leave a country or region; outbound (tourism)
- #7,076嚴峻ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩㄣˋsevere; grim; harsh; rigorous; stern; demanding.
- #7,077開除to expel from an organization; to fire or dismiss an employee; (dated) to spend or disburse money.
- #7,078京師ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕcapital of a country; seat of central government; (literary) capital city.
- #7,079長相ㄓㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋappearance; looks; facial features; the way someone looks; countenance.
- #7,080陸地dry land; the solid surface of the earth as distinct from seas, lakes, and rivers.
- #7,081戶政ㄏㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋhousehold registration administration; civil affairs related to residency, census, nationality, and population records.
- #7,082莊園ㄓㄨㄤ ㄩㄢˊmanor; large estate with a main house and surrounding land; feudal landholding under a lord; villa and park.
- #7,083霸凌bullying; repeated aggressive behavior intended to intimidate or harm someone weaker; often used in school or workplace contexts.
- #7,084上床ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄨㄤˊto go to bed; (coll.) to have sex
- #7,085張力ㄓㄤ ㄌㄧˋtension; the restoring force in a stretched object; in art, the dynamic balance between opposing elements
- #7,086粗糙rough; coarse; not smooth or refined; crude; gruff; careless; done without care or attention.
- #7,087次長ㄘˋ ㄓㄤˇdeputy chief; deputy minister; in Taiwan, a vice-ministerial post in central government ministries, divided into political and administrative roles.
- #7,088爆出ㄅㄠˋ ㄔㄨto burst out; to appear unexpectedly; to break (a media story)
- #7,089致敬ㄓˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋto pay tribute to; to salute; to show respect or admiration for someone or something
- #7,090儲蓄to save money (in a bank); savings; to set aside funds for future use.
- #7,091恭喜to congratulations; to express good wishes on a happy occasion; (interj.) congratulations!
- #7,092校舍ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄜˋschool building; school premises; schoolhouse
- #7,093樹幹ㄕㄨˋ ㄍㄢˋtree trunk; the main stem or bole of a tree
- #7,094罷工a strike; a collective work stoppage by workers to demand something from employers or the government
- #7,095警訊ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄩㄣˋwarning sign; police alert; signal of danger; alert message indicating a threat or emergency
- #7,096養分nutrient; nourishing component; substance that provides nutrition or sustenance.
- #7,097四百four hundred; the number 400
- #7,098窘境ㄐㄩㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋawkward situation; predicament; embarrassing or difficult circumstances one finds oneself in
- #7,099叛逆ㄆㄢˋ ㄋㄧˋto rebel; to revolt; a rebel; a person who betrays or defies authority
- #7,100裝設ㄓㄨㄤ ㄕㄜˋto install; to fit or set up equipment or fixtures.
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.