The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words

Traditional Chinese words ranked 7,701–7,800 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.

Traditional words, ranks 7,701–7,800

30,000 words · page 78 of 300

#7,701占地zhàn dì·ㄓㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋto take up space; to occupy (space); the area of land occupied.
#7,702名列to rank; to be listed among; to be placed in a ranking
#7,703輸給to lose to (someone); to be outdone by; to be defeated by
#7,704書名title of a book; name of a literary work; (archaic) reputation as a calligrapher
#7,705減低jiǎn dī·ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄧto reduce; to lower; to diminish in amount, level, or intensity
#7,706修補xiūbǔto mend; to repair; to fix something damaged or worn
#7,707盤子pán(zi)shallow dish; plate; tray for serving food or holding items; (in Taiwan) market price of goods; (in Taiwan) payment for tea-house entertainment
#7,708縣市長county and city mayors; heads of county-level and municipal governments in Taiwan's administrative system.
#7,709成真to come true; to be realized; to become reality
#7,710正統zhèngtǒngorthodox; traditional; legitimate; rightful; the orthodox or traditional line of succession; the Zhengtong reign of the Ming dynasty (1436–1449).
#7,711逃生táoshēngto flee for one's life; to escape from danger; in mainland China, to skip school or play truant
#7,712確診to confirm a diagnosis; to be diagnosed with a specific disease; a confirmed case (of illness).
#7,713陳偉殷Chen Wei-yin; Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher; played in MLB and CPBL.
#7,714好運hǎo yùn·ㄏㄠˇ ㄩㄣˋgood luck; favorable fortune; a stroke of luck.
#7,715狠狠fiercely; violently; ruthlessly; with great force or intensity
#7,716戲碼xì mǎ·ㄒㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇa scheduled theatrical performance; a planned show or act; (fig.) a scenario or sequence of events in real life.
#7,717英鎊yīng bàng·ㄧㄥㄅㄤˋBritish currency; pound sterling (GBP).
#7,718尖峰jiān fēng·ㄐㄧㄢㄈㄥsharp peak (landform); (fig.) peak; spike; the highest or most intense point.
#7,719民怨mín yuàn·ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄢˋpopular grievance; widespread public resentment; complaints of the people
#7,720阿根廷ā gēn tíng·ㄚㄍㄣㄊㄧㄥˊArgentina; a country in southeastern South America.
#7,721大安dà ān·ㄉㄚˋ ㄢDa'an, a place name used for districts in several cities and a county-level city in Jilin; (Taiwan) good health and well-being.
#7,722明知míng zhī·ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓto be fully aware of; to know perfectly well
#7,723爬到to climb up to; to reach a higher place by climbing; to advance in status or position
#7,724著迷zháo mí·ㄓㄠˊ ㄇㄧˊto be fascinated; to be captivated; to be deeply infatuated with something or someone.
#7,725總召chief convener; head organizer (in Taiwan, often the leader of a legislative caucus or committee).
#7,726藉以by means of which; so as to; in order to; used to indicate purpose or means
#7,727公爵gōng jué·ㄍㄨㄥㄐㄩㄝˊduke; a high-ranking noble title; in China, the highest of the five ancient aristocratic ranks, above marquis; in the UK, the highest rank of the peerage.
#7,728出頭chūtóuto get out of a predicament; to take the initiative; to step forward; to stick out; remaining odd fraction after division; a little more than
#7,729分割fēngēto divide; to split; to cut up; to break up; to separate into parts
#7,730寺院sì yuàn·ㄙˋ ㄩㄢˋBuddhist temple; monastery; cloister; a place of Buddhist worship and monastic life.
#7,731策劃cèhuàto plan; to scheme; to engineer; to bring about; planning; planner; producer
#7,732失調shī diào·ㄕㄉㄧㄠˋout of tune (music); imbalance; to become dysfunctional; to lack proper care after illness
#7,733劉姓the surname Liu; a family name, one of the most common Chinese surnames.
#7,734國父guó fù·ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄨˋFather of the Nation; title for the founder of a state; in Taiwan, specifically refers to Sun Yat-sen
#7,735母女mǔ nǚ·ㄇㄨˇ ㄋㄩˇmother and daughter; a mother and her daughter; the mother-daughter relationship.
#7,736作畫zuò huà·ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋto draw; to paint; to create artwork.
#7,737熟練shúliànpracticed; proficient; skilled; skillful; (Taiwan) soft, refined plain silk that has been boiled and treated.
#7,738移送法辦to bring to justice; to hand over to the law
#7,739遺囑yí zhǔ·ㄧˊ ㄓㄨˇa will; a legal document stating how a person's property and affairs are to be handled after death; a testament
#7,740高壓gāoyā(physics, meteorology) high pressure; high voltage; systolic blood pressure; high-handed; oppressive; (Taiwan) high atmospheric pressure
#7,741助手zhùshǒuassistant; helper; a person who assists with tasks or work.
#7,742整頓zhěngdùnto tidy up; to reorganize; to put in order; to rectify; to consolidate; to get things in order; to prepare; to arrange
#7,743上空shàngkōngthe sky above a place; airspace; (Taiwan) topless
#7,744政變zhèng biàn·ㄓㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋcoup d'état; an organized attempt to overthrow the existing government or political system by force or illegal means.
#7,745仁愛rénàibenevolence; charity; compassion; kindness and love toward others.
#7,746同盟tóng méng·ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄥˊalliance; a union of two or more countries joined by treaty for common purposes and actions.
#7,747得很(after an adjective) very; extremely; intensifies the preceding adjective
#7,748騷動sāodòngdisturbance; uproar; commotion; a state of unrest or agitation; to become restless or agitated.
#7,749平價píng jià·ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋreasonably priced; inexpensive; moderate or average price; (economics) currency parity or exchange-rate equivalence
#7,750繳納jiǎo nà·ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄚˋto pay or hand over (taxes, fees, dues, etc) to an authority; to remit; to make a required payment
#7,751動線path taken by people moving through a space; flowline (in architecture, interior design, urban planning etc)
#7,752民心mín xīn·ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣpopular sentiment; the will or feelings of the people; public opinion
#7,753現已already now; by this time; at present (emphasizing that something has already happened or is already the case).
#7,754膽固醇dǎngùchúncholesterol; a lipid essential for cell membranes, bile, and hormone synthesis; excess can cause arterial plaque and cardiovascular disease.
#7,755討伐tǎo fā·ㄊㄠˇ ㄈㄚto send a punitive expedition against; to suppress by armed force; to crusade against
#7,756班長bānzhǎngclass monitor in a school class; squad leader in a military unit; team leader in a group
#7,757罪惡感zuì è gǎn·ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄜˋ ㄍㄢˇfeeling of guilt; a sense of wrongdoing; remorse from violating social, family, or religious norms
#7,758聖母shèng mǔ·ㄕㄥˋ ㄇㄨˇthe Virgin Mary; a goddess; a revered empress dowager or imperial birth mother; a compassionate woman or deity who protects the people
#7,759低下dī xià·ㄉㄧㄒㄧㄚˋlow; lowly; of low status; humble; to lower (one's head).
#7,760迷惑míhuòto puzzle; to confuse; to baffle; to be bewildered or unclear about something; to cause someone to feel perplexed
#7,761威權wēi quán·ㄨㄟㄑㄩㄢˊauthority; power; authoritarian rule; authoritarianism; the exercise of power by a state or leader
#7,762火勢huǒ shì·ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕˋthe intensity and spread of a fire; the way a fire is burning; (Taiwan) time, occasion
#7,763省委provincial Party committee; the leading Communist Party committee at the provincial level in mainland China.
#7,764叮嚀dīng níng·ㄉㄧㄥㄋㄧㄥˊto urge repeatedly; to exhort; to warn insistently; to give careful instructions.
#7,765富貴fùguìwealth and high social status; prosperity; (of things) luxurious, splendid; riches, treasure
#7,766繪製huì zhì·ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄓˋto draw; to draft; to produce a drawing, map, blueprint, diagram, or illustration
#7,767莫斯科mò sī kē·ㄇㄛˋ ㄙㄎㄜMoscow; capital of Russia; largest city and political, economic, and cultural center of the country.
#7,768前身qián shēn·ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣpredecessor; forerunner; precursor; previous incarnation (Buddhism); earlier existence or form
#7,769勘查kān chá·ㄎㄢㄔㄚˊto survey; to explore; to investigate on site; to carry out a field survey
#7,770重組chóng zǔ·ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄨˇto reorganize; to recombine; to restructure; (in language exams) a question type where scrambled words or sentences must be reordered
#7,771標章seal of approval; certification mark; logo indicating compliance with specified standards.
#7,772大部份the greater part; the bulk; most (of something); the majority.
#7,773倡議chàng yì·ㄔㄤˋ ㄧˋto propose or initiate a plan or policy; a formal suggestion or call to action; an initiative.
#7,774手藝shǒu yì·ㄕㄡˇ ㄧˋskill in making things by hand; craftsmanship; workmanship; a manual trade or handicraft.
#7,775睜開zhēng kāi·ㄓㄥㄎㄞto open (one's eyes); to open one's eyes wide.
#7,776頂樓dǐng lóu·ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄡˊtop floor of a building; rooftop; attic; loft; penthouse; (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc)
#7,777河北hé běi·ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄟˇHebei Province, a province in northern China; area north of the Yellow River
#7,778古怪gǔguàistrange; weird; eccentric; bizarre; unusual; out of the ordinary
#7,779地價dì jià·ㄉㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋland price; the price of land in real estate transactions.
#7,780心事xīnshìa worry or concern weighing on one's mind; a private matter or inner thought; something one keeps to oneself
#7,781組裝zǔzhuāngto assemble; to put together; to fit components into a finished product
#7,782介於to lie between; to be intermediate; to fall between two points, values, or states.
#7,783相識xiāng shì·ㄒㄧㄤㄕˋto get to know each other; mutual acquaintance; a person one knows
#7,784終場zhōngchǎngend of a performance or sports match; last round of testing in the imperial examinations.
#7,785勝負shèng fù·ㄕㄥˋ ㄈㄨˋvictory or defeat; the outcome of a contest, match, or struggle; win or loss.
#7,786變為to change into; to become; to turn into; to transform into
#7,787海盜hǎi dào·ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄠˋpirate; a person who robs at sea; someone who attacks ships for plunder.
#7,788齊聚to gather together in one place; to assemble; to come together.
#7,789交替jiāo tì·ㄐㄧㄠㄊㄧˋto take turns; to alternate; to replace one another; in succession
#7,790哈利Harry; male given name
#7,791建成to build; to construct; to complete construction of; to establish.
#7,792釣魚diàoyúto fish with a line and hook; to angle; (fig.) to entrap; (Tw) to nod repeatedly while dozing
#7,793超標to exceed a set standard or limit; to be over the accepted norm; excessive
#7,794對稱duì chèng·ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄥˋsymmetry; a balanced arrangement where one side mirrors the other across an axis.
#7,795妳們nǐmenyou (plural; used when addressing a group of women or girls).
#7,796觀望guānwàngto wait and see; to watch from the sidelines; to hesitate before deciding
#7,797稻田dào tián·ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊpaddy field; rice paddy; a flooded field where rice is grown.
#7,798補強bǔ qiáng·ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄤˊto reinforce or strengthen a structure; to shore up; to bolster; to rectify weaknesses; to supplement and enhance
#7,799共生gòng shēng·ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄥsymbiosis; a relationship in which two or more different organisms live together and benefit from each other
#7,800新春xīn chūn·ㄒㄧㄣㄔㄨㄣearly spring; the beginning of spring; the period around lunar 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.