TOCFL Level 1 Vocabulary
All 392 words and characters graded at Level 1 in Taiwan's official TOCFL 華語八千詞 vocabulary list.
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- 如果if; in case; supposing; in the event that.conjunction
- 開始to begin; to start; beginning; initial; to set about; to get underwayprocess verb
- 認為to think; to believe; to consider; to feel; to hold the view thatverb
- 希望to hope; a hope; a wish; to look forward to; expectationtransitive stative verb
- 已經already; indicates that something has happened or been completed before now or before a certain time.adverb
- 公司company; firm; corporation; a legally registered business entity organized for profit.noun
- 發現to discover; to find; to notice; to become aware of; to detectprocess verb · noun
- 地ㄉㄧˋEarth; ground; soil; land; place; region; used as a particle to link adverbs to verbs or adjectives.noun
- 活動an organized event or occasion; a planned action or campaign; physical exercise or movement; loose or movable; flexible or adaptable; liquid (capital); (volcanic, seismic, economic) activity.noun
- 其他other; else; the rest; besides; in additiondeterminer
- 但是but; however; yet; nevertheless; used to introduce a contrasting or limiting clauseconjunction
- 世界the world; the Earth and all its countries; human society; a realm or domain of activitynoun
- 台ㄊㄞTaiwan (abbr.); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; classifier for vehicles or machines; desk; table; counter; surname; you (in letters); archaic pronoun for 'I'; archaic interrogative pronoun.measure word
- 心ㄒㄧㄣThe physical heart; the mind or intellect; feelings or emotions; the center or core of something; intention or will.noun
- 重要important; significant; major; of great consequence; critical; essential; keystative verb (adj.)
- 需要to need; to want; to require; to demand; a need or requirementtransitive stative verb
- 行ㄒㄧㄥˊTo walk, go, travel, move; to do, perform, capable; behavior, conduct; a line, row; a trade, profession; a business firm; a measure word for rows or lines.stative verb (adj.)
- 不過only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway; cannot be more (after adjectives); extremely (after adjectives); unable to complete or bear (after verbs)adverb · conjunction
- 文化culture; civilization; the shared beliefs, customs, arts, and institutions of a society; cultural.noun
- 最後final; last; coming after all others in time or order; in the end; finallynoun
- 但ㄉㄢˋbut; however; yet; still; only; merely; just; provided that; as long asconjunction
- 雖然although; even though; despite that; nevertheless; even so.conjunction
- 表ㄅㄧㄠˇExterior surface; to show or express; a model or example; a table or form; a meter or gauge; a timepiece.noun
- 所有all; every; the whole of; to own; to possess; to havedeterminer
- 市場marketplace; bazaar; physical place where goods are bought and sold; (economics) market; geographic or demographic area where products are sold; potential customers for a product or service.noun
- 道ㄉㄠˋroad; path; way; method; principle; truth; doctrine; skill; art; to say; classifier for long things, barriers, questions, commands, courses, steps.measure word
- 比較to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparisonadverb
- 一直continuously; all the time; without interruption; straight ahead; a straight vertical stroke in writingadverb
- 市ㄕˋmarket; city or town; administrative municipality; to buy and sell goods; to tradenoun
- 特別special; unusual; particularly; especially; very; in particular; distinct from the ordinary.stative verb (adj.)
- 決定to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; a decision; a firm conclusion; a definite outcomenoun · process verb
- 機會opportunity; chance; occasion; a favorable time or situation to do something.noun
- 間ㄐㄧㄢSpace between things; a room or place; a period of time; classifier for rooms; gap; to separate; to sow discord.measure word
- 部分a part or portion of something; a segment or component; (in some contexts) subordinates or subsectionsdeterminer · noun
- 重ㄓㄨㄥˋheavy; serious; to attach importance to; to repeat; again; re-stative verb (adj.)
- 計畫a prearranged plan or scheme; to plan or arrange in advanceverb · noun
- 讓ㄖㄤˋto permit; to let someone do something; to yield or concede; to make someone feel something; to pass something to someone else; to give up a rightparticle
- 學習to study; to learn; to acquire knowledge or skills through instruction, practice, or observationverb
- 場ㄔㄤˇAn open space or field; a venue for events or activities; a stage or scene; a classifier for events, spells, or bouts.measure word
- 部ㄅㄨˋA department or ministry of government; a section or division of an organization; a part or portion; troops; a classifier for films or machines.measure word
- 種ㄓㄨㄥˇSeed; species; kind; type; classifier for types; to plant; to grow; to cultivate; race; offspring; lineage; courage.measure word
- 關ㄍㄨㄢmountain pass; to close or shut; to turn off; to concern or involve; to confine; to collect or receive; surname.verb
- 名ㄇㄧㄥˊName; noun (part of speech); reputation; fame; classifier for people or ranks.measure word
- 故事narrative; story; tale; old practice; old custom; accident or incidentnoun
- 加ㄐㄧㄚTo add; to increase; to augment; to put on; to apply; to make; Canada (abbr.); surname Jia.verb
- 更ㄍㄥˋMore; even more; further; still; to change or replace; to experience; a period of the night; a watch.adverb
- 被ㄅㄟˋUsed to indicate passive voice; bedding or quilt; to cover; to suffer or encounter; a surname.particle
- 這麼so; to such a degree; this much; in this way; like thisadverb
- 那麼like that; in that way; to that extent; then; in that case; (before a number) ... or so; about ...adverb
- 參加to participate; to take part; to join an activity or event.verb
- 事情matter; affair; thing; business; what is happening; the way things are; human affairs and social dealingsnoun
- 次ㄘˋNext in sequence; second; secondary; inferior quality; order; sequence; classifier for events or times.measure word
- 能力capability; ability; competence; legal capacity to exercise rights or fulfill obligations; latent potential that can be developed through learning or stimulation.noun
- 當然as it should be; of course; certainly; naturally; without doubt; used to express agreement or obviousness.adverb
- 電ㄉㄧㄢˋLightning; electricity; electric; to shock; to call or send a telegram; a romantic attraction; to be reprimanded.noun
- 經驗experience; knowledge or skill gained through direct practice or personal involvement; to go through or undergo something.noun
- 後來afterwards; later; subsequently; after a while; in the future; those who arrive later; newcomersnoun
- 把ㄅㄚˇTo hold or grasp; to guard; to give; to hold a baby for urination; a function word used to place the object before the verb; classifier for things with handles, bundles, or handfuls; also for a hand's action or a fire.particle
- 才ㄘㄞˊtalent; ability; capability; then and only then; just now; only (before a quantity); actually; reallyadverb
- 別人other people; someone else; a person distinct from oneself or the group mentioned.noun
- 健康health; healthy; being in good physical and mental condition; free from illness or impairmentstative verb (adj.) · noun
- 接ㄐㄧㄝto receive or answer; to connect or join; to catch or take over; to meet or welcome; to continue or extendverb
- 北ㄅㄟˇThe cardinal direction north; northern; northward; a northern army; to be defeated; to flee in defeat.noun
- 家庭family; household; a group of people related by marriage, blood, adoption, or cohabitation living together.noun
- 準備to prepare; to get ready; to plan or arrange in advance; to intend; to be about to; a reserve (fund)verb
- 向ㄒㄧㄤˋTowards; direction; to face; to turn towards; to support; to side with; formerly; surname.preposition
- 努力to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientiousstative verb (adj.)
- 醫院hospital; a medical facility for treating and caring for patientsnoun
- 變ㄅㄧㄢˋTo change or transform into something different; to vary; to alter; a rebellion or sudden disturbance; strange or peculiar.verb
- 一下a bit; a little (after a verb, indicating brief duration or softening tone); all at once; suddenly; once; one timenoun
- 方法method; way; technique; procedure; a means or steps taken to achieve a goalnoun
- 東ㄉㄨㄥThe direction east; the place where the sun rises; host or landlord; a surname.noun
- 或是or; either one or the other; perhaps; maybeconjunction
- 相信to believe; to accept as true; to trust; to have confidence intransitive stative verb
- 經過to pass through; to go through; a process or course of events; to happen (as in 'what happened?')verb
- 近ㄐㄧㄣˋNear; close to; intimate; recent; approximate; to approach; to get close to; to draw near.stative verb (adj.)
- 海ㄏㄞˇThe sea or ocean; a large body of saltwater; a great number of people or things; a vast expanse.noun
- 清楚clear; distinct; easy to see or hear; to understand fully; to be certain about; neat and tidy; to sort out or clean up.stative verb (adj.)
- 西ㄒㄧThe west; west-facing; western countries, especially in Europe and America; abbr. for Spain.noun
- 放ㄈㄤˋTo put or place something; to release or let go; to set off fireworks; to allow or permit; to abandon or discard.verb
- 幫助to help; to assist; to give support, aid, or advice to someoneverb
- 信ㄒㄧㄣˋto believe; to trust; to be convinced; letter; mail; message; news; truthful; confidence; at willnoun
- 各ㄍㄜˋEach; every; individual; all; various; different; separately; in turn.determiner
- 聲音sound; voice; noise produced by vibration or speech.noun
- 南ㄋㄢˊSouth; southern; southward; the direction opposite of north; also used in Buddhist chants; a surname.noun
- 交ㄐㄧㄠto intersect; to cross; to exchange; to deliver; to pay; to make friends; to associate; to have sexual intercourse.verb
- 網路network (computer, telecom); Internetnoun
- 音樂music; organized sound produced by voices or instruments to express ideas and emotions.noun
- 離開to leave; to depart; to go away from a place or person.process verb
- 年輕young; youthful; not old; in the early stage of life or development.stative verb (adj.)
- 往ㄨㄤˇTo go towards; to; bound for; past; previous; to associate with; to give or send to someone.preposition
- 好像seems like; as if; appears to be; looks as thoughadverb
- 銀行a financial institution that accepts deposits, makes loans, and provides services like money transfers and savings; historically, a business dealing in gold and silver jewelrynoun
- 聲ㄕㄥSound; voice; noise; tone; music; speech; reputation; news; classifier for sounds or utterances.noun
- 馬ㄇㄚˇA horse; a knight in chess; a surname; a counting tool; a radical in Chinese chess.noun
- 城市city; town; an urban area with dense population and developed infrastructure, as opposed to rural areas; a center of political, economic, and cultural activitynoun
- 包ㄅㄠTo wrap or cover; to hold or include; a package or container; to take responsibility for or guarantee; to contract for.measure word
- 認識to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with someone; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognitiontransitive process verb
- 願意to be willing; to want; to wish; ready to do something; to agree; to consentauxiliary verb
- 以為to think; to believe (often mistakenly); to take for; to consider as.verb