TOCFL Level 4 Vocabulary
TOCFL Level 4 vocabulary, entries 2,001–2,100.
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- 風趣humor; wit; humorous; witty; charm; style and refined interest; humorously elegant and thought-provoking.stative verb (adj.)
- 吸取to absorb; to draw a lesson or insight; to assimilate; to take inverb
- 成天all day long; all the time; the whole dayadverb
- 插圖illustration; a picture or diagram inserted in a book, magazine, or publication to explain or decorate the contentnoun
- 高原plateau; a large, flat elevated area of land.noun
- 好在luckily; fortunately; it's a good thing that; still the same; still okayadverb
- 成份composition; make-up; ingredient; element; component; one's social statusnoun
- 悶熱hot and stuffy; sultry; stifling hot; weather that is hot with stagnant air.stative verb (adj.)
- 招手to wave (as a greeting); to beckon; to signal someone to come by wavingseparable verb
- 茶會a social gathering with tea and refreshments; a tea party; a business meeting held over teanoun
- 縮水to shrink (of fabric in the wash); to shrink or be reduced (of profits, value, etc.)process verb
- 蓋子cover; lid; shell; the top or cap of a container; an animal's carapace or shell.noun
- 桌球table tennis (Tw); billiards, pool, snooker (HK, Singapore, Malaysia).noun
- 前頭in front; at the head; ahead; above; (Taiwan) before, previouslynoun
- 郵差postman; mailman; a person employed by the postal service to deliver letters and parcels.noun
- 輪船ship; steamer; steamboat; a vessel propelled by mechanical power, originally by paddle wheelsnoun
- 暴躁irascible; easily angered; quick-tempered; prone to outbursts; unable to control emotionsstative verb (adj.)
- 傷腦筋to be a real headache; to find something troublesome or hard to solve; to rack one's brains.stative verb (adj.)
- 開課to begin classes; to start a course; to offer a subject (school begins teaching a course); to start teaching a subjectseparable verb
- 冤枉to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; an innocent person being blamed or punished unfairly; (colloquial) to waste effort; not worthwhilestative verb (adj.) · transitive stative verb
- 取笑to tease; to make fun of; to mock playfullyverb
- 正經proper; serious; decent; honorable; according to standards; (archaic) the Thirteen Classics; (archaic) the principal wife in a householdstative verb (adj.)
- 球鞋athletic shoes; sports shoes; sneakers; lightweight rubber-soled footwear for exercise or casual wear.noun
- 鼻涕nasal mucus; snot; snivel; discharge from the nosenoun
- 遠大far-reaching; broad in scope; ambitious; promising; long-term and visionary (of goals or plans).stative verb (adj.)
- 賽跑a running race; a footrace; a competition of running speed, including sprints, middle-distance, long-distance, relay, hurdles, and cross-country eventsintransitive verb
- 裁員to cut staff; to lay off employees; dismiss workers for business reasonstransitive process verb
- 耽誤to delay; to hold up; to cause a setback by wasting time; to interfere with.verb
- 藥方prescription; a written order from a doctor specifying medicines, dosages, and treatment.noun
- 吵鬧noisy; raucous; to shout and scream; to quarrel; to argueintransitive verb
- 伊斯蘭教Islam; a monotheistic religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad in 7th-century Arabia.noun
- 公用public; for public use; available to everyone; government-operated or publicly managed.attributive stative verb
- 告辭to say goodbye; to take one's leave; to bid farewell before departing.intransitive verb
- 鹽巴table salt; common salt used in cooking or seasoning.noun
- 廢氣exhaust gas; industrial waste gas; gas emitted from factories, vehicles, or incinerators; carbon dioxide exhaled by humans.noun
- 反面the reverse side; the back or other side of something; the negative or bad aspect; the flip side of an issue.noun
- 光臨(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend; used as a polite expression when a guest arrives.verb
- 膽小timid; easily frightened; lacking courage; cowardlystative verb (adj.)
- 綠豆mung bean; small green legume used in soups, desserts, and pastries.noun
- 馬虎careless; sloppy; negligent; not done with proper attention or effort.stative verb (adj.)
- 小便urine; to urinate; (euphemism) penis or vulvaintransitive verb
- 探親to visit one's family; to go home to see relativesseparable verb
- 港幣Hong Kong currency; Hong Kong dollar (HKD).noun
- 細小tiny; fine; minute; (Taiwan) family members, householdstative verb (adj.)
- 印章a seal or stamp used to mark documents; a personal or official signet; a chopnoun
- 許願to make a wish; to make a vow; to promise a rewardseparable verb
- 火柴match (small stick tipped with phosphorus or sulfur that ignites by frictionnoun
- 輪子wheel; (derog., mainland China) Falun Gong practitionernoun
- 下棋to play chess; to play a board game of strategy, especially Chinese chess or Go.separable verb
- 操心to worry about; to be concerned about; to take trouble over; to put effort intostative verb (adj.)
- 靴子boots; footwear that covers the foot and extends up the ankle or leg.noun
- 賣座(of a movie, show, or performance) popular with the paying public; high-grossing; attracting large audiences.stative verb (adj.)
- 床單bed sheet; fabric covering laid over a mattressnoun
- 夢到to dream of; to dream about; to have a dream about something.transitive process verb
- 沙子sand; grit; small granules of rock or mineral; anything resembling sand in texture or form.noun
- 要好to be close friends; to be on good terms; to strive for self-improvementstative verb (adj.)
- 報答to repay; to requite; to return a favor; to show gratitude for kindnesstransitive process verb
- 出產to produce; to yield; to turn out; produce; products; (Taiwan) promise; potentialtransitive stative verb
- 郊外outskirts; the area outside a city or town; the countryside near a citynoun
- 誇獎to praise; to commend; to compliment someone for their achievements or qualities.verb
- 寢室bedroom; a room for sleeping; dormitory (in mainland usage); rear hall of an imperial ancestral temple (historical).noun
- 交際social interaction; socializing; social intercourse; communication between people; a meeting or gatheringintransitive verb
- 口才eloquence; skill in speaking; ability to express oneself clearly and persuasively.noun
- 差錯mistake; error; slip-up; an unexpected accident or mishap.noun
- 壞蛋bad egg; scoundrel; rascal; villain; a wicked or morally bad person.noun
- 收據receipt; a written acknowledgment that money or goods have been received.noun
- 扇子a handheld device waved to create a breeze; used for cooling.noun
- 罐子jar; pot; pitcher; cylindrical container for storing things, such as a clay jar or metal cannoun
- 偶而occasionally; once in a while; sometimesadverb
- 鮮奶fresh milk; fresh cow's milk; can be drunk or used as an ingredient in cakes and pastries; a nutritious food.noun
- 考卷exam paper; test paper; question sheet used in an examinationnoun
- 半路halfway; midway; on the way; in the middle of a journey or process.noun
- 作客to stay as a guest; to sojourn; to live temporarily away from home; (archaic) to travel as a merchant.intransitive verb
- 一天到晚all day long; the whole day; from morning to nightadverb
- 口試oral examination; oral test; a test or interview in which candidates are assessed through spoken questions and answersnoun · intransitive verb
- 長方形rectangle; a four-sided shape with four right angles; opposite sides parallel and equal in length.noun
- 筆試written exam; paper test (as opposed to an oral exam).noun · intransitive verb
- 被子blanket; quilt; a bed covering, usually filled with cotton or other material, placed inside a removable cover.noun
- 破爛worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; (coll.) rubbish; junkstative verb (adj.)
- 簽字to sign one's name on a document; to put one's signature on something as proof or authorizationseparable verb
- 鋼筆fountain pen; a pen with a metal nib and an internal ink reservoir.noun
- 毯子a blanket; a large piece of fabric used for warmth or decoration on a bed or couch.noun
- 雄偉grand; imposing; magnificent; majestic; towering and majesticstative verb (adj.)
- 開明enlightened; open-minded; not rigidly conservative; progressive in thinking.stative verb (adj.)
- 動身to set out on a journey; to leave; to departintransitive verb
- 灰心to lose heart; to become discouraged; to feel disheartened after setbacksstative verb (adj.)
- 強人strongman in politics; a highly capable or influential person; a physically strong person; (old) robber; (Taiwan, qiǎng rén) to force or coerce othersnoun
- 晚輩the younger generation; those of lower seniority or rank; one's juniors; those who come after.noun
- 油膩(of food) greasy; oily; fatty; (of a middle-aged man, neologism) obnoxious; pretentious; vulgarstative verb (adj.)
- 初級elementary; introductory; beginner-level; lowest or most basic level.stative verb (adj.)
- 情書a letter expressing romantic feelings; a love letter.noun
- 充份fully; completely; thoroughly; ample; sufficient; to the fullest extent.stative verb (adj.)
- 嘮叨to chatter on and on; to nag repeatedly; to prattle; garrulous, naggingintransitive verb
- 打針to give or receive an injection; to administer or get a shotseparable verb
- 太極拳a traditional Chinese martial art emphasizing slow, flowing movements, balance, and internal energy; often practiced for health and self-defense; sometimes used figuratively to describe evasive or non-committal behaviornoun
- 哎喲interjection expressing pain, surprise, or dismay; ow; ouch; hey.particle
- 弄錯to get something wrong; to make a mistake; to misunderstand; to miscalculate.process verb
- 犯法to break the law; to commit an offense; to violate legal statutes.separable verb
- 叫喊to shout; to yell; to cry out; to call out loudly; an outcry; an exclamationverb
- 熟人acquaintance; someone you know fairly well; a familiar person; a friend or contact you recognize and have some connection with.noun