What comes after these 50 words?

Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 50 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Traditional Chinese words and brings each one back at the right moment.

Where do these lists come from?

They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 50 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.

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 50 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

50 essential Traditional Chinese words for school

50 Traditional Chinese words worth knowing, picked from the topics School and learning, Science and technology, Arts and creation and translated into English.

School and learning 17 words

Traditional Chinese	English
成績	grade
課堂	lessonTeaching session
書本	book
高中	high school
直尺	ruler
實習	work placement
學校	school
筆試	written test
學生	pupil
獎學金	scholarship
書桌	desk
教室	classroomClassroom at school
作業	homework
努力	effort
考試	exam
課本	textbook
選修科目	optional subject

Science and technology 17 words

Traditional Chinese	English
氣體	gas
聲音	sound
月球	moon
酸	acid
力量	force
質量	mass
金屬	metal
重量	weight
光線	ray
總和	sum
計算	calculation
物種	species
測量值	measurement
模型	model
數值	number
證據	proof
太陽	sun

Arts and creation 16 words

Traditional Chinese	English
藝術	art
贗品	forgery
音符	note
姿勢	pose
角色	role
詩句	line of verse
專輯	album
創造	to create
舞蹈	dance
音階	musical scale
美術館	museum
歌劇	opera
劇本	play
長篇小說	novel
敘事	narrative
舞臺	stage

Mini quiz

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Frequently asked questions

What comes after these 50 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 50 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Traditional Chinese words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 50 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
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 50 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.