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This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Society and politics”. The full topic holds 178 in the KoKo app: 71 at the easy level, 62 at the medium level and 45 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: politics and society

Government, elections, rights, debates: the Traditional Chinese words for talking about society and politics.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Traditional Chinese	English
軍隊	army
攻擊	attack
戰役	battle
國界	border
競選活動	campaign
候選人	candidate
教會	church
公職	civil service
公民社會	civil society
委員會	council
國家	countryAn inhabited territory, in the geographical sense
戰敗	defeat
民主	democracy
歐盟	European Union
言論自由	freedom of speech
政府	government
人權	human rights
政見	manifesto
市長	mayor
兵役	military service
部會	ministry
鄉鎮市	municipality
在野黨	opposition
國會	parliament
和平	peace
政治	politics
總統	president
總理	prime minister
改革	reform
宗教	religion
共和國	republic
抵抗運動	resistance
社會正義	social justice
演說	speech
國家	stateThe political institution that holds sovereign power
任期	term of office
條約	treaty
投票	vote
投票權	voting right
武器	weapon

Level 2: medium 35 words

Traditional Chinese	English
同盟	alliance
信念	belief
資本主義	capitalism
公民	citizen
殖民	colonisation
選區	constituency
腐敗	corruption
鎮壓	crackdown
遊行	demonstration
獨裁	dictatorship
解散	dissolution
大使館	embassy
排斥	exclusion
種族滅絕	genocide
環保政治	green politics
人質	hostage
移民	immigration
制度	institution
國際制裁	international sanction
侵略	invasion
司法權	judicial power
君主制	monarchy
佔領	occupation
和平條約	peace treaty
請願	petition
禱告	prayer
縣長	prefect
醜聞	scandal
參議院	senate
參議員	senator
社會流動	social mobility
士兵	soldier
主權	sovereignty
恐怖攻擊	terrorist attack
投票率	turnout

Level 3: hard 25 words

Traditional Chinese	English
棄權	abstention
社會運動	activism
投票箱	ballot box
停火	ceasefire
公民不服從	civil disobedience
共產主義	communism
去殖民化	decolonisation
外交	diplomacy
極端主義	extremism
性別平權	gender parity
立法權	legislative power
遊說團體	lobby
多元文化主義	multiculturalism
不信任案	no confidence motion
提名	nomination
圈票處	polling booth
自決	self determination
進行辯論	to debate
爭取權利	to demand as a right
治理	to govern
入黨	to join a party
批准	to ratify
進行改革	to reform
普選	universal suffrage
戰爭難民	war refugee

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Society and politics”. The full topic holds 178 in the KoKo app: 71 at the easy level, 62 at the medium level and 45 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.