How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Human body”. The full topic holds 135 in the KoKo app: 54 at the easy level, 47 at the medium level and 34 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Traditional Chinese vocabulary: body parts

Head, hand, back, heart: the parts of the body in Traditional Chinese, from the most visible to the organs.

Here are 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Human body”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Traditional Chinese	English
背部	back
肚子	belly
血	blood
身體	body
大腦	brain
胸部	chest
耳朵	ear
臉	face
手指	finger
腳	foot
前臂	forearm
額頭	forehead
手勢	gesture
手	hand
頭	head
心臟	heart
食指	index finger
膝蓋	knee
腿	legLower limb of the human body
嘴	mouth
脖子	neck
神經系統	nervous system
鼻子	nose
器官	organ
上顎	palate
骨盆	pelvis
肋骨	rib
肩膀	shoulder
視覺	sight
皮膚	skin
頭骨	skull
微笑	smile
脾臟	spleen
胃	stomach
味覺	taste
拇指	thumb
緊握	to squeeze
站立	to stand
舌頭	tongue
腰	waist

Level 2: medium 35 words

Traditional Chinese	English
腳踝	ankle
動脈	artery
血液循環	blood circulation
血壓	blood pressure
呼吸作用	breathing
下巴	chin
消化	digestion
體型	figure
腳跟	heel
免疫	immunity
腸	intestine
虹膜	iris
顎骨	jaw
關節	joint
嘴唇	lip
肺	lung
骨髓	marrow
新陳代謝	metabolism
指甲	nail
神經	nerve
手掌	palm
姿勢	posture
脈搏	pulseBeat of the blood felt at the wrist
唾液	saliva
骨骼	skeleton
脊椎	spine
消化食物	to digest
平躺	to lie down
抓癢	to scratch
搖頭	to shake one’s head
吞嚥	to swallow
發抖	to tremble
靜脈	vein
子宮	womb
手腕	wristJoint between the hand and the forearm

Level 3: hard 25 words

Traditional Chinese	English
腋下	armpit
屁股	buttock
軟骨	cartilage
橫膈膜	diaphragm
耳膜	eardrum
眉毛	eyebrow
眼皮	eyelid
牙齦	gum
聽覺	hearing
心跳	heartbeat
荷爾蒙	hormone
韌帶	ligament
鼻孔	nostril
胰臟	pancreas
無名指	ring finger
嗅覺	smell
肌腱	tendon
眨眼	to blink
臉紅	to blush
咀嚼	to chew
皺眉	to frown
聳肩	to shrug
打哈欠	to yawn
扁桃腺	tonsil
脊椎骨	vertebra

Mini quiz

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Human body”. The full topic holds 135 in the KoKo app: 54 at the easy level, 47 at the medium level and 34 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Traditional Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.