As a very common language phenomenon in English and Chinese culture, taboo exists in almost every aspects of daily life. Taboo is a relatively sensitive topic and it has distinctive national features and profound cultural connotations. The comparative study of English and Chinese taboos is an important subject in intercultural communication, which is easy to be overlooked.The short knowledge of taboo is a great barrier in intercultural communication, therefore, making a comparative study of linguistic taboos becomes imperative.