TOCFL Level 3 Vocabulary
TOCFL Level 3 vocabulary, entries 1,001–1,100.
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Adverbs
- 真是ㄓㄣ ㄕˋindeed; truly; really; (colloquial) used to express annoyance, disapproval, or exasperation.adverb
- 一向ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤˋall along; the whole time; a period of time in the recent past; a moment; a short whileadverb
- 特地ㄊㄜˋ ㄉㄧˋspecially; for a special purpose; on purpose; deliberately; expresslyadverb
- 天天ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢevery day; each day; daily; all the timeadverb
- 還要ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄠˋstill; yet; in addition; also; even more; furthermoreadverb
- 倒是ㄉㄠˇ ㄕˋcontrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't youadverb
- 從不ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋnever; at no time; not everadverb
- 萬一ㄨㄢˋ ㄧjust in case; if by any chance; a very unlikely event or contingency; used as a conjunction to introduce a hypothetical low-probability scenarioadverb
- 差點ㄔㄚ ㄉㄧㄢˇalmost; nearly; just about to happen but didn't.adverb
- 及時ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊtimely; at the right moment; promptly; without delay; just when neededadverb
- 聽起來ㄊㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊto sound like; to seem from what is heard; to give the impression of being.adverb
- 幸好ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄠˇfortunately; luckily; it is a good thing that; used to express relief that something bad was avoided.adverb
- 難怪ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋno wonder; not surprising; understandable; can't blame; it makes senseadverb
- 老是ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˋalways; all the time; continually; used to emphasize repeated or habitual occurrence.adverb
- 總算ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄙㄨㄢˋat long last; finally; after all; on the whole; broadly speakingadverb
- 僅僅ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇonly; merely; nothing more than; barely.adverb
- 親手ㄑㄧㄣ ㄕㄡˇwith one's own hands; personally; done by oneself rather than by others.adverb
- 順便ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋconveniently; in passing; while doing something else; without much extra effortadverb
- 年年ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊyear after year; every year; annually; yearlyadverb
- 一連ㄧ ㄌㄧㄢˊin a row; in succession; continuously; one steelyard (a unit for weighing)adverb
- 早日ㄗㄠˇ ㄖˋsoon; at an early date; in the near future; the early days; the pastadverb
- 親眼ㄑㄧㄣ ㄧㄢˇwith one's own eyes; personally; seeing something firsthand rather than hearing about it.adverb
- 當面ㄉㄤ ㄇㄧㄢˋto someone's face; in someone's presence; face-to-face confrontation or cross-examinationadverb
- 白白ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄞˊin vain; for nothing; to no purpose; pointlessly; without resultadverb
- 說起來ㄕㄨㄛ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊspeaking of which; when you think about it; incidentally; used to introduce a related point or shift topicadverb
- 幸虧ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄨㄟfortunately; luckily — used to express relief that something bad was avoided or turned out well.adverb
- 多多少少ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄠˇto some extent; more or less; somewhatadverb
- 改天ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄧㄢanother day; some other time; to postpone to a later day; to take a rain check.adverb
- 好好兒well; carefully; thoroughly; in good condition; perfectly goodadverb
- 差一點兒almost; nearly (used before a verb); slightly worse; not quite as good (used after a verb or adjective)adverb
- 差點兒almost; nearly (did something); by a narrow margin; slightly inferior; not quite up to standardadverb
Measure words
- 所ㄙㄨㄛˇPlace or location; classifier for buildings or institutions; particle introducing a relative clause or passive construction; that which.measure word · particle
- 面ㄇㄧㄢˋFace; side; surface; aspect; direction; classifier for flat objects or meetings; flour; noodles; soft (food); spineless (person).measure word · noun
- 期ㄑㄧˊA period of time; a term or cycle; a phase or stage; to hope or expect; classifier for issues of a periodical or courses of study.measure word
- 科ㄎㄜA branch of study or science; a department or division within an organization; a category or classification; rules or laws; to mete out punishment or levy taxes.measure word
- 首ㄕㄡˇHead; chief; leader; first or beginning; classifier for poems or songs; the front or side.measure word
- 節ㄐㄧㄝˊJoint or segment of a plant stem or animal bone; section or paragraph; moral integrity or principles; classifier for lessons or train cars; seasonal festival or solar term.measure word
- 組ㄗㄨˇTo form; to organize; a group or team; a classifier for sets, series, or units of people or things; a section or department.measure word
- 段ㄉㄨㄢˋSection; paragraph; segment; stage of a process; classifier for lengths of things, periods of time, or stories; a factory or railway work unit; surname.measure word
- 公尺ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔˇmeter (unit of length); the official metric unit for measuring distance.measure word
- 克ㄎㄜˋTo overcome; to subdue; to restrain; to be able to; to digest; to deduct; a unit of land area; used in transliterations.measure word
- 根ㄍㄣThe part of a plant that grows underground; the base or foundation of something; the origin or source of a matter; a classifier for long, thin objects.measure word · verb
- 項ㄒㄧㄤˋBack of the neck; item or thing; term in a formula; sum of money; classifier for items, clauses, or tasks; surname.measure word
- 里ㄌㄧˇInside, interior; a neighborhood or lane; a village; a surname; a traditional Chinese unit of distance (about 500 meters); (Taiwan) an administrative borough.measure word
- 公里ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˇkilometer; unit of length equal to 1,000 metersmeasure word
- 刻ㄎㄜˋto carve; to engrave; to cut; a moment; a quarter hour; oppressive; to remember firmly; to harm or exploit; to limit; deep (degree)measure word · verb
- 架ㄐㄧㄚˋA frame or rack; to support or prop up; to build or set up; a posture or stance; classifier for aircraft or machines.measure word
- 公斤ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣkilogram (kg); a unit of mass equal to 1,000 grams.measure word
- 頓ㄉㄨㄣˋto stop or pause; to arrange or place; to kowtow or stamp one's foot; classifier for meals or spellsmeasure word
- 公分ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄣcentimeter (cm); (old) gram (g).measure word
- 篇ㄆㄧㄢClassifier for written items like articles or chapters; a piece of writing; an essay or section of a book; historically, a set of bamboo slips.measure word
- 頁ㄧㄝˋPage or leaf of paper; also a classifier for pages; sometimes used for head or top.measure word
- 堆ㄉㄨㄟA pile or heap of things; to pile up or heap up; a large amount; also used as a measure word for piles or crowds.measure word
- 斤ㄐㄧㄣA unit of weight, often called a catty; in mainland China, 500g; in Taiwan, 600g; also refers to an axe or a radical in Chinese dictionaries.measure word
- 串ㄔㄨㄢˋTo string together or skewer things; to connect wrongly; to gang up; to rove; classifier for strings or bunches of items; to move in a line.measure word
- 秒ㄇㄧㄠˇA unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a minute; a second; also used colloquially for 'instantly'.measure word
- 坪ㄆㄧㄥˊA level open area of ground; a unit of area used in Japan and Taiwan, approximately 3.3 square meters.measure word
- 棵ㄎㄜClassifier for trees, plants, cabbages, and similar items; a measure word for plants.measure word
- 寸ㄘㄨㄣˋA unit of length, roughly one inch; a very small amount; a pulse point in traditional Chinese medicine.measure word
- 公克ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜˋgram; a unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram; commonly used in Taiwan.measure word
Conjunctions
- 與ㄩˇAnd; with; to; for; to give or grant; to take part in; to agree or allow; to approach or follow.conjunction · preposition
- 因此ㄧㄣ ㄘˇtherefore; as a result; consequently; for this reason; henceconjunction
- 而ㄦˊA conjunction connecting clauses or phrases; indicates addition, contrast, or a causal relationship; also used to indicate a change of state.conjunction
- 以及ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊand; as well as; used to connect parallel words or phrases.conjunction
- 如ㄖㄨˊAs; like; as if; as though; to go to; to reach; to compare with; to follow; to obey; to conform to; indicating an example.conjunction · preposition
- 及ㄐㄧˊTo reach; to catch up to; to be equal to; to involve; and; to extend to.conjunction
- 由於ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊdue to; because of; owing to; since; as a result of; thanks toconjunction
- 只是ㄓˇ ㄕˋmerely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however; just becauseconjunction
- 於是ㄩˊ ㄕˋthereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence.conjunction
- 反而ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊon the contrary; used to introduce an unexpected or opposite result; instead.conjunction
- 儘管ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇdespite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; without hesitation; freely; without restraintconjunction
- 否則ㄈㄡˇ ㄗㄜˊotherwise; if not; or else; used to state what will happen if a condition is not met.conjunction
- 不論ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋregardless of; no matter what; whatever; not to discuss; not to mentionconjunction
- 就算ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋeven if; used to introduce a hypothetical concession; even thoughconjunction
- 不如ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊnot as good as; inferior to; not equal to; it would be better toconjunction
- 假如ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄖㄨˊif; supposing; in case; even if; for example; for instanceconjunction
- 一方面ㄧ ㄈㄤ ㄇㄧㄢˋon the one hand; on the other hand; one aspect; one side; one party; one systemconjunction
- 以免ㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇin order to avoid; so as not to; to prevent something from happeningconjunction
- 就是ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋexactly; precisely; only; simply; just; even; even if; used for emphasis or to express agreement; however; butconjunction
- 其次ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˋnext; secondly; the following; less important; secondaryconjunction
- 總之ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄓin short; in a word; to sum up; all in all; in briefconjunction
- 無論如何ㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊno matter what; in any event; whatever the case; by all possible means.conjunction
- 況且ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄝˇmoreover; besides; in addition; furthermore; used to introduce a stronger or additional point.conjunction
- 要不是ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋif it were not for; but for; used to express a hypothetical condition that prevented something from happening.conjunction
- 要不然ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊotherwise; or else; or; if not; if this is not the case.conjunction
- 不用說ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕㄨㄛneedless to say; it goes without saying; also used to tell someone to stop talkingconjunction
- 總而言之ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓin short; in a word; in brief; to sum up; all in all.conjunction
Prepositions
- 為ㄨㄟˋTo do; to act; to make; to become; to be; to serve as; because of; for; by (passive voice marker).preposition
- 以ㄧˇto use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; to consider as; to lead; to be able to; to makepreposition
- 根據ㄍㄣ ㄐㄩˋaccording to; based on; basis; foundation; a source or ground for somethingpreposition
- 至於ㄓˋ ㄩˊas for; regarding; used when shifting to a related or additional topic; to go so far as to; to arrive at (a point or place)preposition
- 直到ㄓˊ ㄉㄠˋup to a certain point in time; until.preposition
- 據ㄐㄩˋto occupy or seize; to rely on or according to; to cite or quote as evidence; a basis or proofpreposition
- 按ㄢˋTo press down with hand; to push; to restrain or shelve; to follow or according to; to check or refer to; to patrol.preposition
- 距ㄐㄩˋTo be distant from; to be apart; distance; a bird's spur or talon; to reach or arrive.preposition
- 趁ㄔㄣˋTo take advantage of an opportunity or situation; to avail oneself of; to pursue; to chase after; to catch up with.preposition
- 按照ㄢˋ ㄓㄠˋaccording to; in accordance with; on the basis of; following (a rule, standard, or instruction).preposition
- 自從ㄗˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊsince; ever since; from a point in time onward; indicating the starting point of timepreposition
- 比如ㄅㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊfor example; for instance; such as; used when giving examplespreposition
- 比如說ㄅㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛfor example; for instance; such as; used to introduce an example or illustrationpreposition