TOCFL Level 3 Vocabulary
TOCFL Level 3 vocabulary, entries 1,001–1,100.
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- 強盜a robber; a bandit; a person who uses force or threats to take others' property.noun
- 打聽to ask about; to inquire; to ask around; to make inquiriesverb
- 小偷thief; a person who steals.noun
- 日出sunrise; the time when the sun appears above the horizon in the morningintransitive verb
- 收音機radio; a device for receiving radio broadcasts.noun
- 舉手to raise one's hand; to put up one's hand (as a signal or to vote)separable verb
- 紅豆azuki bean; red bean; a small red legume used in East Asian cooking; in Taiwan, also refers to the rosary pea (jequirity bean).noun
- 聽力hearing; the ability to perceive or distinguish sounds with the ears; listening comprehension.noun
- 團圓to have a reunion; family gathering; round and full (of the moon).stative verb (adj.)
- 鉛筆pencil; a writing instrument with a graphite core inside a wooden or other casing; used for writing or drawingnoun
- 過日子to live one's life; to get by day to day; to manage daily lifeintransitive verb
- 要不是if it were not for; but for; used to express a hypothetical condition that prevented something from happening.conjunction
- 要不然otherwise; or else; or; if not; if this is not the case.conjunction
- 音響sound; acoustics; audio equipment; hi-fi or stereo system; sound effects in performance artnoun
- 牛仔褲jeans; sturdy denim trousers originally worn by American cowboys and ranch workers; now a popular casual garment worldwide.noun
- 牌子brand; trademark; sign; a name or mark identifying a product or business.noun
- 白白in vain; for nothing; to no purpose; pointlessly; without resultadverb
- 房客tenant; a person who rents a room or apartment.noun
- 早晚morning and evening; sooner or later; one of these days; (coll.) point of time; (dialect) at some time in the futurenoun
- 糊塗confused; muddled; unclear in thinking; silly or foolish in a way that shows lack of understanding.stative verb (adj.)
- 熱水hot water; heated water; (in Taiwan) boiled waternoun
- 榜樣a person or thing that serves as a good example; a model to be followed; a role modelnoun
- 鴨子duck; (slang) male prostitutenoun
- 外語foreign language; a language spoken in another country; a non-native language studied or used abroadnoun
- 迷路to lose one's way; to get lost; to stray from the right path; vestibular labyrinth of the inner earseparable process verb
- 做夢to dream during sleep; to have a dream; to daydream; to indulge in wishful thinkingseparable verb
- 感想thoughts or reflections on something experienced; impressions; personal reactions or feelings about an event, work, or situation.noun
- 郊區suburban district; outskirts; suburbs; the area surrounding a city.noun
- 可惡hateful; detestable; abominable; vile; repulsive; loathsome.stative verb (adj.)
- 懂事(of a child) sensible; thoughtful; aware of how things work; understanding and considerate beyond one's age.stative verb (adj.)
- 拿手good at; expert in; something one excels at; (Taiwan) a handle; a grip; (Taiwan) a weakness that can be exploitedstative verb (adj.)
- 鞭炮firecrackers; a string of small firecrackers; often lit during celebrations such as Chinese New Yearnoun
- 米粉rice flour; rice-flour noodles; (Internet slang) Xiaomi fannoun
- 發脾氣to lose one's temper; to get angry; to throw a tantrumintransitive verb
- 留學生student studying abroad; international student; foreign student; returned studentnoun
- 省錢to save money; to economize; to cut costsseparable stative verb
- 出差to go on a business trip; to travel for work; to be away on official dutyseparable verb
- 電車electric tram or streetcar; trolleybus; (in Japan) electric train; e-bikenoun
- 難看ugly; unsightly; not good-looking; (in Taiwan usage) disgraceful, dishonorable.stative verb (adj.)
- 道教Taoism; Daoism; a Chinese religious and philosophical tradition centered on the Dao, often involving rituals, alchemy, and longevity practices.noun
- 冷淡cold; indifferent; showing little warmth or interest; aloof; (of a place or atmosphere) quiet and deserted; lacking activitystative verb (adj.)
- 一般來說generally speaking; in general; usually; as a rule
- 好了all right; okay; done; finished; that's enough; (expressing impatience or annoyance)particle
- 不用說needless to say; it goes without saying; also used to tell someone to stop talkingconjunction
- 上街to go out onto the streets; to go shopping; to take to the streets (in protest).intransitive verb
- 來得及to have enough time; to be able to do something in time; to still be able to make itstative verb (adj.)
- 球賽ball game; match; sporting event involving a ball, such as basketball, football, or baseball.noun
- 麵條noodles; long thin strips made from flour, typically wheat, and cooked in soups or stir-fries.noun
- 英俊handsome; good-looking; of a person, especially a man; talented; exceptionally gifted; used to describe a person of outstanding abilitystative verb (adj.)
- 白菜Chinese cabbage, especially napa cabbage; sometimes bok choy; a leafy vegetable with white stalks and green leaves.noun
- 米飯cooked rice; steamed or boiled rice as a staple food; white rice or other grain rice prepared by cookingnoun
- 樣樣all kinds; everything; each and every type; various items or matters.determiner
- 作夢to dream while sleeping; to have a dream; to daydream; to fantasize; (in card games, Taiwan) a player sitting out a roundseparable verb
- 連絡to contact; to get in touch with; to connect; to communicateverb
- 水餃boiled dumpling; a flour-wrapped filling of meat or vegetables, cooked in water; contrasted with steamed dumplings.noun
- 交友to make friends; a friend; a companionintransitive verb
- 騙子swindler; a cheat; a person who deceives others through tricks or schemes.noun
- 連續劇TV drama series; a long-running television show with continuing storylines, usually split into many episodes; contrasted with standalone or short-form series.noun
- 發財to get rich; to make a fortune; to become wealthyseparable process verb
- 聲調tone (of a Chinese syllable); pitch contour in speech; musical rhythm; harmonious sound; prosodic modulation in poetrynoun
- 佈置to arrange; to set up; to lay out; to assign (tasks, homework, etc.)verb
- 刷牙to brush one's teeth; toothbrush and related tools used to clean teeth.separable verb
- 滑雪to ski; skiing; a winter sport where one glides over snow on skis.separable verb
- 漢語Chinese language; the Sinitic branch of Sino-Tibetan, including Mandarin, Wu, Xiang, Gan, Hakka, Yue (Cantonese), and Min dialects.noun
- 說起來speaking of which; when you think about it; incidentally; used to introduce a related point or shift topicadverb
- 不見not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missingprocess verb
- 如下as follows; the following; as listed below.stative verb (adj.)
- 禮堂assembly hall; auditorium; a hall for meetings, ceremonies, or formal gatherings.noun
- 衣櫃wardrobe; armoire; a cabinet or closet for storing clothes.noun
- 複習to review previously studied material; to go over lessons or skills already learned; to revise coursework or knowledge through repeated study.verb
- 金子gold; a precious metal used in jewelry, currency, and industry; (surname) Kanekonoun
- 看不起to look down on; to despise; to hold in contempt; to think little of someone.transitive stative verb
- 失戀to lose a romantic partner; to be broken up with; to suffer a breakupprocess verb
- 上當to be deceived; to be tricked; to be cheated; to fall for a scamprocess verb
- 電燈electric light; lamp powered by electricity, such as incandescent, fluorescent, arc, or LED lamps.noun
- 吃喝玩樂eating, drinking, and having fun; indulging in pleasures; living a carefree, hedonistic lifestyleintransitive verb
- 愛惜to cherish; to treasure; to value and protect carefully; to use sparinglytransitive stative verb
- 蟲子insect; bug; worm; a person who profits from somethingnoun
- 嚇一跳to be startled; to be frightened; to get a sudden scare.process verb
- 毛筆writing brush; calligraphy brush; traditional Chinese brush made from animal hair for writing or painting.noun
- 紅綠燈traffic light; signal at intersections showing red (stop) and green (go) to control traffic flow.noun
- 皮帶belt; strap; a band worn around the waist or used to fasten or secure things.noun
- 恨不得to wish one could do something; to be eager or itching to do something; to resent being unable to do somethingtransitive stative verb
- 中餐Chinese food; Chinese meal; lunch (in Taiwan); Chinese-style food as opposed to Western foodnoun
- 總而言之in short; in a word; in brief; to sum up; all in all.conjunction
- 熊貓panda; a large black-and-white bear-like mammal native to China.noun
- 退步to do less well than before; a setback or backward step; to make a concession or give way; leeway or room to maneuver; a fallback option; (archaic) a back room behind the main chamberprocess verb
- 幸虧fortunately; luckily — used to express relief that something bad was avoided or turned out well.adverb
- 歌星singer; pop singer; singing star; a person who sings professionally.noun
- 拉肚子to have diarrhea; to suffer from loose stools.separable verb
- 問好to greet someone; to send regards; to inquire after someone's well-being; a common polite expressionintransitive verb
- 多多少少to some extent; more or less; somewhatadverb
- 教法teaching method; teachings; doctrinenoun
- 外邊outside; the outer side; a place away from home; abroad; (in Taiwan usage) another city or region away from one's hometown.noun
- 西餐Western-style food; meals typically eaten with knife and fork rather than chopsticks.noun
- 相聲traditional Chinese comedic performance; crosstalk; comic dialogue; uses humor, satire, and wordplay; performed solo, in duos, or groups.noun
- 裡邊inside; the interior; within; used in Taiwan more commonly than in mainland China.noun
- 課文textbook passage; a lesson text; a reading selection in a textbook.noun
- 改天another day; some other time; to postpone to a later day; to take a rain check.adverb
- 會話conversation; dialog, especially in language learning; (computing) session; to converse in a non-native language; (Taiwan) to plead one's case; to make a complaintnoun