The Most Common Traditional Chinese Words
Traditional Chinese words ranked 8,401–8,500 by frequency. Continue from where the previous page left off.
Traditional words, ranks 8,401–8,500
29,947 words · page 85 of 300- #8,410領地ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧˋterritory; domain; estate; (historical) fief or land held by a feudal lord
- #8,411意謂ㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋto mean; to signify; to imply.
- #8,412暫緩ㄓㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄢˇto postpone; to defer; to suspend temporarily; to put on hold.
- #8,413坊間ㄈㄤ ㄐㄧㄢbookshops; among the bookshops; in the streets; among street stalls.
- #8,414罪行ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊa criminal act; an offense; a crime committed by a person.
- #8,415上級ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧˊhigher authorities; superiors; a higher level or rank within an organization or system.
- #8,416將士ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄕˋofficers and soldiers; military personnel; troops
- #8,417烹飪ㄆㄥ ㄖㄣˋcooking; the art or practice of preparing food by heating; culinary arts
- #8,418耕種ㄍㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋto plow and plant; to farm; to cultivate crops; to till the land
- #8,419才藝ㄘㄞˊ ㄧˋtalent; skill in arts or performance; creative ability
- #8,420歷練ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋto gain experience through practice or hardship; seasoned; experienced
- #8,421風箏ㄈㄥ ㄓㄥa toy flown on a string in the wind; traditionally made of bamboo and paper, now often plastic; a small metal piece hung under eaves that makes sound in the wind
- #8,422稻草ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇdried stalks of rice plants; used for thatching, fodder, fuel, or papermaking.
- #8,423了解到˙ㄌㄜ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄉㄠˋto learn about; to come to understand; to find out (information or facts).
- #8,424妓女ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄩˇprostitute; a woman who engages in sexual activity for payment.
- #8,425拉到ㄌㄚ ㄉㄠˋto pull to; to drag to; to haul to; to bring to a place by pulling.
- #8,426觀感ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄢˇimpressions; observations; feelings or views formed after observing something; overall perception
- #8,427陰陽ㄧㄣ ㄧㄤˊyin and yang; complementary opposing forces in Chinese philosophy; divination or geomancy based on cosmic principles; a fortune-teller or feng shui practitioner; cathode and anode in electricity.
- #8,428妖怪ㄧㄠ ㄍㄨㄞˋmonster; demon; supernatural creature; spirit; goblin; a being believed to possess strange or magical powers, often harmful to humans
- #8,429擁護ㄩㄥˇ ㄏㄨˋto support; to endorse; to back; to uphold; to champion
- #8,430零食ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊsnack food; small items eaten between meals; nibbles; treats consumed outside main meals, often sweets, chips, or fruit
- #8,431安徽ㄢ ㄏㄨㄟAnhui; a province in eastern China; capital Hefei.
- #8,432挽回ㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊto retrieve; to redeem; to recover something lost; to turn around a failing situation
- #8,433讀完ㄉㄨˊ ㄨㄢˊto finish reading; to read through to the end
- #8,434救命ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋto save someone's life; a cry for help; Help!; Save me!
- #8,435男士ㄋㄢˊ ㄕˋman; gentleman; a polite or respectful term for an adult male
- #8,436關頭ㄍㄨㄢ ㄊㄡˊcritical moment; turning point; juncture
- #8,437學士ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕˋbachelor's degree; a person holding a university degree; historically, a court literary official or scholar in imperial China.
- #8,438感知ㄍㄢˇ ㄓperception; the process of perceiving something through the senses; to sense; to feel; to detect; to be aware of.
- #8,439自然而然ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊnaturally; as a matter of course; without forcing; developing on its own in the natural course of things
- #8,440千多ㄑㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄛmore than a thousand; over a thousand; a thousand-odd; in excess of one thousand
- #8,441冷戰ㄌㄥˇ ˙ㄓㄢCold War (US-Soviet); cold war; (fig.) strained relationship; to be barely on speaking terms; (coll.) shiver; shudder
- #8,442編號ㄅㄧㄢ ㄏㄠˋto number; to assign numbers; serial number; a number assigned to something in a sequence.
- #8,443色澤ㄙㄜˋ ㄗㄜˊcolor and luster; hue and sheen; the color and glossy appearance of a surface.
- #8,444加裝ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄨㄤto add or install extra equipment or fittings; to retrofit.
- #8,445中外ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋChina and foreign countries; Chinese and foreign; domestic and international; home and abroad; Chinese-foreign
- #8,446威尼斯ㄨㄟ ㄋㄧˊ ㄙVenice; a city in northeastern Italy on the Adriatic Sea, built on islands; major Italian port known for its canals and scenic beauty.
- #8,447連勝文ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄨㄣˊLien Sheng-wen; Taiwanese politician; son of former Vice President Lien Chan; ran for Taipei mayor in 2014.
- #8,448閃閃ㄕㄢˇ ㄕㄢˇflickering; sparkling; glistering; glittering; unsteady; swaying
- #8,449到期ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊto expire; to fall due; to mature (loan, visa, investment bond, etc); to reach the stipulated deadline
- #8,450警報ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄠˋalarm; alert; warning; signal of danger; urgent notice of an imminent threat
- #8,451勞動力ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋlabor force; manpower; people available or able to work in an economy or organization.
- #8,452數萬ㄕㄨˋ ㄨㄢˋseveral tens of thousands; many thousands
- #8,453墳墓ㄈㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋburial place for the dead; grave; tomb; mound of earth over a burial site
- #8,454馬習會ㄇㄚˇ ㄒㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ2015 meeting between Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou and China's President Xi Jinping in Singapore; landmark cross-strait leaders' summit.
- #8,455唐代ㄊㄤˊ ㄉㄞˋTang dynasty (618–907); period of Chinese history known for poetry, cosmopolitan culture, and political power.
- #8,456新制ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓˋnewly established system or institution; newly formulated (rules, policies, etc.)
- #8,457紀委ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄟˇdiscipline inspection commission; party or government body that enforces internal discipline and investigates misconduct
- #8,458迎戰ㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄢˋto meet the enemy in battle; to confront an opponent head-on; to face a challenge or rival directly
- #8,459嚇壞ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋto be terrified; to be extremely frightened; to be scared out of one's wits
- #8,460刊物ㄎㄢ ㄨˋpublication; printed periodicals such as magazines, journals, or newspapers
- #8,461吃素ㄔ ㄙㄨˋto be a vegetarian; to eat only plant-based food; to abstain from meat and animal products.
- #8,462卸下ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋto unload; to remove or take down (cargo, parts, etc.); to dismantle or disassemble.
- #8,463香奈兒ㄒㄧㄤ ㄋㄞˋ ㄦˊChanel; French luxury fashion and fragrance brand founded by Coco Chanel.
- #8,464唯獨ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨˊonly; solely; nothing but; all except; uniquely.
- #8,466搶購ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄡˋto buy frenetically; to snap up bargains or dwindling supplies; to rush to purchase goods before they run out.
- #8,467吃力ㄔ ㄌㄧˋrequiring great effort; strenuous; laborious; to toil at a task; (of a task) demanding or taxing
- #8,468超現實ㄔㄠ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕˊsurreal; surrealistic; beyond reality; dreamlike and illogical
- #8,469本領ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇskill; ability; capability; (archaic) originally, fundamentally
- #8,470救出ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄨto rescue; to save from danger; to pull someone out of a hazardous situation
- #8,471洽談ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄢˊto discuss; to negotiate; to talk over business or formal matters
- #8,472奉行ㄈㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊto carry out; to follow or pursue a policy, course, or principle.
- #8,473平息ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧˊto quell; to suppress (a rebellion, unrest); to smooth over (a dispute); (of wind, noise) to subside, die down.
- #8,474起義ㄑㄧˇ ㄧˋuprising; insurrection; revolt; to rise in rebellion against authority; (literary) to state a theme at the start of a piece of writing
- #8,475山城ㄕㄢ ㄔㄥˊa town in or among mountains; a mountainous city or settlement
- #8,476酗酒ㄒㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇheavy drinking; excessive alcohol consumption; drinking to excess; habitual or uncontrolled drinking.
- #8,477元月ㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋJanuary; the first month of the year (Gregorian or lunar calendar).
- #8,478加油站ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄢˋgas station; a place where vehicles are refueled with gasoline or diesel.
- #8,479國度ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨˋcountry; nation; state; realm; (archaic) national laws and regulations; (archaic) state expenditures.
- #8,480搶攻ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄥto seize by attacking; to take by storm; to aggressively capture or secure something
- #8,481元首ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇhead of state; sovereign; the highest leader of a nation; beginning; head (of a person)
- #8,482創建ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋto found; to establish; to create; to set up
- #8,483息息相關ㄒㄧˊ ㄒㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢclosely bound up; intimately related; inseparably connected; having a very tight mutual relationship.
- #8,484打動ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋto move emotionally; to touch someone's heart; to stir sympathy or admiration through words or actions.
- #8,485延遲ㄧㄢˊ ㄔˊto delay; to postpone; to defer; to lag (computing); to procrastinate
- #8,486後頭ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄡˊthe back or rear part of a person or object; later; afterwards; in the future.
- #8,487溪流ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧㄡˊa small stream; a brook; a creek; a narrow watercourse flowing through a valley or hillside
- #8,488湯匙ㄊㄤ ㄔˊspoon for eating soup; tablespoon; utensil for scooping or stirring liquids
- #8,489花博ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄛˊhorticultural expo; flower exhibition
- #8,490人影ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄥˇa person's silhouette or figure seen from a distance; a human shape or outline; a trace or sign of a person's presence.
- #8,491申訴ㄕㄣ ㄙㄨˋto file a complaint; to appeal to a higher authority; a formal grievance or appeal, especially by someone seeking redress
- #8,492救濟ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋemergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods; charity or aid for the poor.
- #8,493泄漏ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄡˋto leak (liquid or gas); to divulge, reveal (information); to let out a secret
- #8,494停車位ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄜ ㄨㄟˋparking space; parking spot; designated area for parking a vehicle
- #8,495哀傷ㄞ ㄕㄤgrief; deep sorrow; distress; heartbroken feeling after loss or misfortune.
- #8,496建材ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄘㄞˊbuilding materials; construction materials
- #8,497車門ㄔㄜ ㄇㄣˊdoor of a car, bus, or railway carriage; a gate or entrance for vehicles
- #8,498宗旨ㄗㄨㄥ ㄓˇmain purpose or aim of an organization or activity; guiding principle; core objective
- #8,499必需ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩto need; to require; essential; indispensable; absolutely necessary
- #8,500胡適ㄏㄨˊ ㄕˋHu Shi (1891–1962); Chinese scholar, philosopher, and leading figure of the New Culture Movement; advocated vernacular Chinese writing.
- #8,501刺史ㄘˋ ㄕˇprovincial governor in imperial China; later a general term for regional chief official; in Qing times an honorific for a prefect.
- #8,502聲援ㄕㄥ ㄩㄢˊto support (a cause); to express solidarity; to back publicly
- #8,503自助ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋself-service; doing things on one's own; helping oneself
- #8,504誤導ㄨˋ ㄉㄠˇto mislead; to misguide; giving wrong direction or information; leading someone to a mistaken belief or action
- #8,505革新ㄍㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣto innovate; to replace the old with the new; innovation
- #8,506小伙子ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗˇyoung man; lad; young guy; youngster
- #8,508致贈ㄓˋ ㄗㄥˋto present as a gift; to give formally or ceremonially.
- #8,509降價ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋto reduce the price; to lower the cost; to make cheaper
- #8,510中選會ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋCentral Election Commission; abbreviated name for the Central Election Commission in Taiwan; the agency overseeing elections and referendums.
- #8,511章節ㄓㄤ ㄐㄧㄝˊchapter; section of a book; a major division within a text, often subdivided into smaller parts.
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.