TOCFL Level 3 Vocabulary
TOCFL Level 3 vocabulary, entries 301–400.
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Nouns
- 挫折a setback; a defeat; frustration; disappointment; to discourage or blunt; to set someone back; to subdue; (of events) to not go smoothlynoun
- 公寓apartment building; block of flats; multi-unit residential building.noun
- 最初first; earliest; initial; at the beginning; originally; at first; initially.noun
- 佛教Buddhism; the religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha); one of the world's major religions, especially widespread in Asia.noun
- 眼淚tear; a drop of liquid from the eye produced by emotion or irritation; teardropnoun
- 球場stadium; sports ground; court; pitch; field; golf coursenoun
- 體力physical strength; bodily power; the capacity of the body for physical activity.noun
- 醋ㄘㄨˋVinegar; jealousy or envy, especially in romantic rivalry; to fear or be afraid.noun
- 鋼琴piano; a keyboard instrument with steel strings and felt-covered hammers that strike the strings when keys are pressed.noun
- 樹木trees in general; woody plants including both trees and shrubs; the act of planting treesnoun
- 碼頭wharf; dock; quay; pier; a structure for mooring ships and handling cargo or passengers; (slang, Taiwan) a gang's turf or territorynoun
- 肩膀shoulder; the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm; (figuratively) a person who takes responsibility or bears a burdennoun
- 燈光light from a lamp; illumination; stage or studio lightingnoun
- 日期date; a specific day or period when something happens or is scheduled to happen.noun
- 耐心patience; the ability to stay calm and not get annoyed when waiting or facing difficulty.noun
- 招牌signboard; shop sign; a business's reputation; a performer's act or specialty; a cover for deceptionnoun
- 新生newborn; newly born; new student (at school); rebirth; regeneration; a fresh start; new lifenoun
- 地理geography; the study of Earth's physical features and human activity; a person's address (Taiwan usage)noun
- 題材subject matter; theme; material used in a literary or artistic work to express a topic.noun
- 功夫martial arts; kung fu; skill or mastery achieved through long practice; time and effort spent on a task; free time or leisure time (Taiwan usage).noun
- 祖先ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved.noun
- 玫瑰rose (the flower); a thorny shrub of the genus Rosa; a red gemstone (Taiwan usage).noun
- 劇情plot; storyline; the sequence of events in a drama, film, or narrative; (by extension) dramatic genre.noun
- 南方south; southern direction; (in China) the southern regions, often the area south of the Yangtze River.noun
- 用品articles for use; products; goods; items intended for a particular purpose (e.g., sports supplies, medical supplies)noun
- 教訓a lesson learned from experience, especially a hard or painful one; a reprimand or lecture; guidance or instruction given to correct behaviornoun
- 空軍air force; (slang, Taiwan) to fail to catch anything while fishing; to get skunkednoun
- 會場meeting place; venue where people gather; assembly hall; conference sitenoun
- 寶貝treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; a term of endearment for a loved one, child, or romantic partner; a playful nickname for a clever or amusing personnoun
- 名詞noun; a word that names a person, place, thing, or concept; in grammar, a part of speech.noun
- 東北northeast; the direction between east and north; Northeast China (Manchuria) in mainland usage.noun
- 中部middle part; central section; central region; the area between two ends geographically.noun
- 願望a wish; a desire; a hope; something one wants to achieve or happen.noun
- 北方north; the northern part of a country; China north of the Yellow Rivernoun
- 主意idea; plan; decision; a thought or intention one has decided onnoun
- 學問learning; knowledge; scholarship; a body of specialized knowledge; any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience.noun
- 優點advantage; merit; strong point; benefit; a good quality or feature, as opposed to a shortcoming.noun
- 基督教Christianity; the monotheistic religion founded on the teachings of Jesus Christ; includes Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism.noun
- 缺點weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage; a flaw or imperfection in somethingnoun
- 牙齒tooth; dental; hard structures in the jaws used for biting and chewing.noun
- 石油petroleum; crude oil; a dark viscous liquid extracted from underground, mainly composed of hydrocarbons; refined into fuels and chemical products.noun
- 收穫to harvest; to reap; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; rewardnoun
- 真理truth; a true and unchanging principle or reality; what is genuinely and universally valid.noun
- 情人lover; sweetheart; a person one is romantically involved with; someone who is in love; a passionate or sentimental personnoun
- 動物園zoo; a place where various animals are kept for public viewing, research, or education.noun
- 天堂heaven; paradise; a blissful or ideal place; in physiognomy, the forehead area above the brow.noun
- 紅包money in a red envelope given as a gift or bonus; a Lunar New Year gift of money; a bribe or kickbacknoun
- 笑話a joke; something funny that makes people laugh; to mock or ridicule someonenoun
- 物價prices of goods; commodity prices; cost of living; general price levelnoun
- 氣溫air temperature; the temperature of the atmosphere; atmospheric temperaturenoun
- 水平level; standard; degree of ability or development; horizontalnoun
- 結局outcome; final result; how something ends; the eventual conclusionnoun
- 隔壁next door; the adjacent room, house, or neighbor; the place separated by a wall.noun
- 運氣luck; fortune; fate; to direct or concentrate physical energy into one part of the body (in martial-arts contexts)noun
- 腦子brain (organ); mind; thinking ability; intelligence; memory and reasoning.noun
- 電池battery; a portable source of electrical energy; a single electrochemical cell or a group of cells.noun
- 課堂classroom; a room where teaching takes place; a class session or lesson periodnoun
- 老虎tiger; a large wild cat with orange fur and black stripes; figuratively, a fierce or dangerous person.noun
- 教材teaching materials; textbooks and other instructional resources used in educationnoun
- 聽眾audience; people listening to a speech, performance, or broadcast; listeners in generalnoun
- 心得knowledge or insight gained from experience or study; personal understanding; lessons learned; tipsnoun
- 地下underground; beneath the ground; secret, covert, or illegal activity.noun
- 噪音noise; unwanted or unpleasant sound; static or interference in a signal; loud or disturbing sound that exceeds legal limitsnoun
- 獎學金scholarship; financial award given to students for academic merit or financial need.noun
- 証ㄓㄥˋTo prove or confirm; evidence or proof; variant of 證; to admonish or correct.noun · verb
- 友誼friendship; companionship; fellowship; close personal bond between friends.noun
- 規矩compass and ruler for drawing circles and squares; established standard or rule; proper behavior; well-behaved; customary practicenoun
- 祖母father's mother; paternal grandmother; in modern usage also mother's mother (maternal grandmother).noun
- 心意intention; what one means or intends to do; kindly feelings or regard; sentiment or moodnoun
- 娃娃baby; small child; doll; toy figurenoun
- 誤會to misunderstand; to mistake something incorrectly; a misunderstanding; a mistaken interpretationnoun
- 草地lawn; meadow; grassy area; turf; sod; open land covered with grassnoun
- 祖父father's father; paternal grandfather; (also, esp. in Taiwan) maternal grandfathernoun
- 發票invoice; receipt; billnoun
- 毛病a fault or defect; a shortcoming or flaw; an ailment or illnessnoun
- 襯衫shirt; a garment worn under a suit or on its own; blouse.noun
- 地形topography; terrain; the physical features and shape of a piece of land.noun
- 海報poster; a printed notice or advertisement displayed in public places; playbill for a performance.noun
- 醬油soy sauce; a salty, dark liquid condiment made from fermented soybeans, wheat, and brine.noun
- 國語Mandarin Chinese as the national language; Chinese taught in schools; the ancient historical text from the Spring and Autumn periodnoun
- 木頭wood; timber; a piece of wood or log; (fig.) a blockhead, dolt, or slow-witted personnoun
- 草原grassland; prairie; a large open area covered with grass; in Taiwan, often a drier plain with short, drought-resistant grass between tropical and desert regions; broadly any grassy field or meadownoun
- 西南southwest; the direction between west and south; the southwestern region (in Chinese contexts, e.g., China's Southwest).noun
- 學費tuition fee; money paid for instruction at a school or university.noun
- 煙火fireworks; smoke and fire; cooked food; (literary) beacon fire; (literary) descendants, posterity; (Taiwan) fire alarmnoun
- 廚師cook; chef; a person who prepares food professionally in a kitchen.noun
- 地帶zone; a defined area or region; a stretch of land with particular characteristicsnoun
- 用法way of using; usage; method of use; how something is usednoun
- 獅子lion; Leo (star sign); Bodhisattva (Buddhist term in Taiwan usage).noun
- 玉米corn; maize; a cereal grain with large kernels on a cob.noun
- 螞蟻ant; small social insect living in colonies with queens, workers, and soldiersnoun
- 護照passport; an official government document for international travel that verifies identity and requests foreign authorities to allow entry or transit.noun
- 卡車truck; a four-wheeled or more vehicle used for carrying goods; in Taiwan, often classified by weight: over 3500 kg as a large truck, under 3500 kg as a small truck.noun
- 酒吧bar; a place that serves alcoholic drinks, often with a counter; may also serve simple foodnoun
- 各位everyone present; all of you; a polite form of address to a group.noun
- 海灘beach; sandy area along the seashore.noun
- 寺廟Buddhist temple; broadly, any temple or shrine housing religious statues and used for worship.noun
- 平原flat, open land; a plain; a broad, level expanse of land.noun
- 西北northwest (direction); Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)noun
- 職員office worker; staff member; employee of an organization, office, or institution.noun