TOCFL Level 4 Vocabulary
TOCFL Level 4 vocabulary, entries 2,101–2,200.
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- 字幕subtitles; captions; text on screen showing dialogue or narration in films, TV, or stage performances.noun
- 相親blind date; arranged meeting to evaluate a potential marriage partner (Taiwan usage); to be close or intimate with each other.separable verb
- 文憑diploma; a document issued by a school or institution certifying completion of a course of study.noun
- 菠菜spinach; (slang) gambling; a gambler.noun
- 捨得to be willing to part with something; to be ready to give up or sacrificetransitive stative verb
- 拜年to pay a New Year call; to visit friends and relatives during the Chinese New Year to wish them wellseparable verb
- 棒子stick; club; cudgel; (dialect) corn; ear of maize; (derog., mainland China) Korean personnoun
- 課外outside of class; extracurricular; activities or time beyond regular school lessons.attributive stative verb
- 帶路to lead the way; to guide; to show the way; to instructintransitive verb
- 回教Islam; the religion founded by Muhammad in the 7th century, centered on the Quran and worship of Allah.noun
- 輕傷minor injuries; light wounds; slight physical harm.noun
- 廢話nonsense; rubbish; superfluous or pointless talk; (sarcastic) You don't say!; No kidding!noun
- 辭典dictionary; reference book that collects words, phrases, and expressions with explanations; can be general or specializednoun
- 零下below zero; used for temperatures below freezing.attributive stative verb
- 夜景nightscape; nighttime scenery; moonlight (in literary usage).noun
- 等不及to be too impatient to wait; unable to hold back; can't wait any longerintransitive verb
- 親口from one's own mouth; in one's own words; personally spoken by the person involvedadverb
- 待會兒in a moment; shortly; later on; after a whileadverb
- 轉達to pass on; to convey; to relay a message or information to someone.verb
- 法子way; method; means of doing something; a solution or approach to a problemnoun
- 旗袍a close-fitting Chinese dress for women with a high collar and side slits; originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai.noun
- 帶子belt; band; ribbon; strap; girdle; (coll.) audio or video tape; Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri); comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata)noun
- 和氣friendly; amiable; good-natured; (of relations) harmonious; cordialstative verb (adj.)
- 落伍to fall behind the ranks; to be outdated; to lag behind the timesstative verb (adj.)
- 待會in a moment; shortly; in a little while; wait a moment; hold on a secondadverb
- 救火to put out a fire; firefighting; extinguishing a blazeintransitive verb
- 和好to become reconciled; to restore friendly relations; to be on good terms againprocess verb
- 膽量courage; boldness; guts; the willingness to face danger or difficulty without fear.noun
- 轉告to pass on a message; to relay information; to communicate indirectlyverb
- 失掉to lose; to be deprived of; to miss (an opportunity).transitive process verb
- 影印to photocopy; to make a copy using a photocopier or photographic reproduction; photo-offset printingverb
- 口紅lipstick; cosmetic applied to the lips to enhance their color and shape.noun
- 桃子peach; the fruit of the peach tree.noun
- 好客hospitable; welcoming to guests; enjoys hosting or entertaining visitors.stative verb (adj.)
- 酒會drinking party; wine reception; a casual gathering with drinks and light refreshments, often with cocktails and no fixed seating.noun
- 排球volleyball (the sport); the ball used in volleyballnoun
- 送行to see someone off; to give a farewell party for someone departingintransitive verb
- 深淺depth; how deep or shallow something is; extent or degree; limits of propriety or decorumnoun
- 耐用durable; able to withstand long use; long-lasting; hard-wearingstative verb (adj.)
- 花色variety; design and color; suit (cards); pattern and color; type; kindnoun
- 神氣expression; manner; bearing; vigorous and impressive; lofty; pretentious; arrogant; spiritual energy; vitality.stative verb (adj.)
- 蝦米small shrimp; dried, shelled shrimpsnoun
- 錄用to hire (an employee); to accept (a manuscript) for publication.verb
- 普通話standard Mandarin Chinese; the official national language of mainland China; a common language based on northern Chinese dialects.noun
- 粗心careless; thoughtless; not paying attention to detail.stative verb (adj.)
- 水份moisture content; water content; degree of wetness; (fig.) exaggeration, inflated or false claims.noun
- 志氣ambition; resolve; drive; determination to improve oneself; backbone; moral integrity; courage to uphold one's principlesnoun
- 俗話說as the proverb says; as the saying goes; introducing a common saying or folk wisdom
- 攤子booth; vendor's stall; (fig.) organizational structure; scale of operationsnoun
- 正方形square; a four-sided shape with equal sides and four right angles.noun
- 鬧區downtown; a busy, bustling commercial district with lots of shops and activity.noun
- 開戶to open an account (at a bank or financial institution)separable verb
- 中級middle level; intermediate grade; between high and low or upper and lower tiers.noun
- 敬愛to respect and love; to hold in high esteem; to revere and cherishtransitive stative verb
- 敬酒to propose a toast; to raise a glass to show respect to someone at a banquet or gatheringseparable verb
- 大嫂older brother's wife; sister-in-law; respectful term for an older married woman; in Taiwan, also used by a husband to address his wife.noun
- 銷路sales; market demand; how well a product sells; commercial outlet or channel for goods.noun
- 托兒所childcare center; daycare; nursery for preschool children; offers half-day, full-day, or boarding care.noun
- 多謝many thanks; thanks a lot; used as an expression of gratitude; (Taiwan) to tell someone earnestly or formally.transitive stative verb
- 可喜gratifying; heartening; making one happy; (Taiwan) endearing, lovablestative verb (adj.)
- 迷糊muddle-headed; dazed; only half conscious; fuzzy or unclear in mindstative verb (adj.)
- 買單to pay the bill; to pick up the tab; to settle the checkseparable verb
- 凳子stool; a small seat without a backrest.noun
- 原子筆ballpoint pen (Taiwan, Hong Kong usage).noun
- 暖氣central heating; a heater or heating system that warms indoor air; warm air from such a system.noun
- 溜冰ice skating; skating on ice or smooth surfaces; (slang) to use methamphetamine.separable verb
- 藥水medicine in liquid form; bottled medicine; lotion; medicinal solution.noun
- 笨重heavy and hard to move; cumbersome; unwieldy; laboriousstative verb (adj.)
- 式樣style; form; shape; pattern; designnoun
- 潮溼damp; moist; containing a lot of moisture or humidity.stative verb (adj.)
- 電風扇electric fan; a device that moves air using rotating blades or a turbine to circulate airnoun
- 月分month (of the year); monthly allowance or quota; months of pregnancy.noun
- 樣品sample; specimen; a small quantity of goods representing the quality of a product for sale.noun
- 蝦子shrimp; prawn; small crustacean with a curved body, long antennae, and swimming legs; also shrimp roe or shrimp eggs.noun
- 佈告欄bulletin board; notice board for posting public announcements, notices, or messagesnoun
- 敬禮to salute; a gesture of respect by raising the hand; a gift given to someone; a closing phrase in letters to show respectseparable verb
- 瓜子melon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon, sunflower, etc., roasted and flavored, eaten as a snacknoun
- 小氣stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; pettystative verb (adj.)
- 消夜nighttime snack; late-night supper; to while away the long night.noun
- 開動to start; to set in motion; to begin operating; to dig in; to tuck in (start eating)intransitive verb
- 碰見to run into; to meet by chance; to bump into someone unexpectedlytransitive process verb
- 內行an expert; a professional; someone skilled or experienced in a particular field; (by extension) an insider or fellow professional in the same trade.stative verb (adj.)
- 校車school bus; vehicle that transports students to and from school.noun
- 算帳to settle accounts; to settle a score; to get even with someoneseparable verb
- 旗子a piece of cloth or paper used as a symbol or signal; a flag; a banner; (by extension) a pretext or excuse.noun
- 插花flower arranging; ikebana; to arrange cut flowers artistically; (archaic) to wear flowers as decoration; (figurative) to join in or profit from others' activitiesintransitive verb
- 花盆flower pot; container for growing flowers, typically made of ceramic, plastic, or clay.noun
- 舞廳a hall or venue for dancing; a commercial dance hall or ballroom, often providing professional dance partnersnoun
- 須知something that must be known; key information or instructions; a notice or set of rules that should be followednoun
- 牢騷discontent; complaint; to complain; grievance; grumble; to grumblenoun
- 開演to begin (a play, movie, performance, etc); to start a showprocess verb
- 冷門a little-known or neglected field, topic, or profession; an obscure competitor who unexpectedly winsstative verb (adj.)
- 歲數age; number of years old; how old someone isnoun
- 外行layman; amateur; someone lacking experience or expertise in a particular field or activity.stative verb (adj.)
- 怪不得no wonder; not surprising; used when something suddenly makes sense; cannot blame; not one's fault.adverb
- 日用品articles for daily use; everyday household items such as soap, toothpaste, and toilet paper.noun
- 站住to come to a stop; to halt; to keep one's footing; to hold one's ground; to be tenableintransitive verb
- 殺價to haggle; to bargain down the price; to beat down the priceseparable verb
- 大清早early in the morning; at daybreak; very early in the morningnoun
- 粉筆chalk; a stick of calcium carbonate or calcium sulfate used for writing on blackboards.noun