TOCFL Level 5 Vocabulary
TOCFL Level 5 vocabulary, entries 1,001–1,100.
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Nouns
- 天敵ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˊnatural enemy; predator; an organism that preys on or harms another in naturenoun
- 五金ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣmetal hardware (nuts, bolts, tools); the five metals (gold, silver, copper, iron, tin); broadly, metal products or hardware goodsnoun
- 席位ㄒㄧˊ ㄨㄟˋa seat in a theater, stadium, or similar venue; a parliamentary or congressional seat representing an elected position.noun
- 話劇ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄩˋstage play; modern drama performed on stage with sets, lighting, acting, and dialoguenoun
- 保姆ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄨˇnanny; babysitter; housekeeper; a woman hired to care for children or manage a household.noun
- 胳膊ㄍㄜ ㄅㄛˊarm; the part of the upper limb between shoulder and wristnoun
- 朝氣vitality; dynamism; the energetic spirit of youth; morning atmosphere; the fresh vigor of early daynoun
- 牙科ㄧㄚˊ ㄎㄜdentistry; the branch of medicine dealing with teeth and oral health.noun
- 打手ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇhired thug; person paid to fight or intimidate others; (Taiwan) a punishment of slapping someone's palmnoun
- 鬼怪ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋghosts and monsters; hobgoblins, phantoms; figuratively, villains or evil forces.noun
- 醫術ㄧ ㄕㄨˋmedical expertise; art of healing; skill in treating illness.noun
- 座右銘ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊmotto; maxim; a short phrase or sentence kept nearby as a personal reminder or guiding principle.noun
- 未婚夫ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄈㄨfiancé; a man who is engaged to be married but not yet marriednoun
- 染料ㄖㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋsubstance used to color materials; includes synthetic dyes made by chemical processes and natural dyes applied directly to fibers or fabrics.noun
- 模具ㄇㄛˊ ㄐㄩˋmold; die; pattern; a form or template used in industrial manufacturing; a matrixnoun
- 來客ㄌㄞˊ ㄎㄜˋguest; visitor; someone who comes to visit.noun
- 把手ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇhandle; grip; knob; to shake handsnoun
- 名勝ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥˋa scenic spot; a place famous for its scenery or historical relics; (archaic) a person of renown and talent.noun
- 成衣ㄔㄥˊ ㄧready-made clothes; garments made in standard sizes, not custom-tailored; a person who makes or sells ready-made clothingnoun
- 行號line number in a text file or row number in a spreadsheet; (Taiwan) unincorporated firm, such as a sole proprietorship or partnershipnoun
- 隱士ㄧㄣˇ ㄕˋhermit; recluse; a person who lives in seclusion away from society.noun
- 保齡球ㄅㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊten-pin bowling (loanword); the sport of rolling a ball to knock down pins; a bowling ball used in that sportnoun
- 外線ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ(military) line of troops encircling an enemy position; (telephony) outside line; (basketball) outside the three-point linenoun
- 燕窩ㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄛedible bird's nest; saliva nest of swiftlets, prized in Chinese cuisine and traditional medicine for its rich protein and collagen; harvested from cliffs in Southeast Asia and southern China; very expensive due to difficulty of collection.noun
- 恩情ㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊdeep kindness or favor; a lasting sense of gratitude owed for someone's generosity or help.noun
- 風尚ㄈㄥ ㄕㄤˋprevailing custom or fashion; current social trend; the way things are done at presentnoun
- 勁兒strength; vigor; energy; force; intensity; used as a suffix after adjectives to add emphasis, often in northern Chinese speechnoun
- 小夥子ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗˇyoung man; young guy; a male youth.noun
- 氣壓ㄑㄧˋ ㄧㄚatmospheric pressure; barometric pressure; the force exerted by the weight of air in the atmosphere.noun
- 概況ㄍㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄤˋgeneral situation; summary; overview of the main points or conditionsnoun
- 八字ㄅㄚ ㄗˋeight characters; birthdate characters (year, month, day, hour) used in Chinese fortune-telling; one's horoscope or fate based on these.noun
- 茶具ㄔㄚˊ ㄐㄩˋtea set; tea service; utensils used for brewing and drinking tea.noun
- 老頭兒old man; elderly male; (colloquial) one's father; (colloquial) one's husbandnoun
- 單據ㄉㄢ ㄐㄩˋdocuments serving as proof of payment, receipt, or delivery; receipts; invoices; transaction records.noun
- 黑社會ㄏㄟ ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋorganized crime syndicate; criminal underworld; secret society engaged in illegal activities.noun
- 柳樹ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋwillow; a deciduous tree with long, drooping branches; also called weeping willow when referring to the common cultivated form with pendulous branches.noun
- 俗語ㄙㄨˊ ㄩˇcommon saying; proverb; colloquial speech; popular expression or folk saying passed around in everyday languagenoun
- 算術ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋarithmetic; the branch of mathematics dealing with numbers and basic operations; counting methods.noun
- 西服ㄒㄧ ㄈㄨˊa suit; Western-style clothingnoun
- 教員ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄩㄢˊteacher; instructor; a person who teaches, especially in a school or educational institutionnoun
- 貧民ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊpoor people; those who cannot meet basic needs or fall below a certain standard of livingnoun
- 臉譜ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄨˇFacebook (in Chinese); traditional Chinese opera facial makeup patterns for jing and chou rolesnoun
- 儀表ㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄠˇappearance; bearing; demeanor; a measuring instrument or gauge (e.g. speedometer, meter)noun
- 婆家ㄆㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚhusband's family; the family a wife joins after marriage; in-law household.noun
- 名堂ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄤˊtrick; gimmick; variety; something significant but not immediately apparent; worthwhile result; accomplishment; sth more than meets the eye.noun
- 拍子ㄆㄞ ㄗˇbeat or rhythm in music; a paddle-shaped tool for swatting or hitting; a racket used in sports.noun
- 試卷ㄕˋ ㄐㄩㄢˇexam paper; test paper; sheet of questions for a school or official examination.noun
- 習題ㄒㄧˊ ㄊㄧˊexercise; problem set; practice question (schoolwork)noun
- 農具ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄩˋfarm implements; farm tools; agricultural equipment used for farming.noun
- 取樣ㄑㄩˇ ㄧㄤˋto take a sample; to sample; to extract a small portion from a larger set for analysis or testing.noun
- 壽星ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥgod of longevity; elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated; the star Canopus, symbol of peace and long life.noun
- 麥子wheat; a cereal grain grown widely in northern China; used for flour, sugar, and brewing.noun
- 木料ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋlumber; timber; wood suitable for making things.noun
- 錄影機ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧcamcorder; video recorder; videocassette recorder (Tw).noun
- 玉器ㄩˋ ㄑㄧˋjade objects; carved jade items; jade artifacts; jade ware.noun
- 老鄉ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤfellow townsman or villager; someone from the same hometown; (informal, esp. Taiwan) a friendly term for a strangernoun
- 日程ㄖˋ ㄔㄥˊschedule; itinerary; a plan of events or tasks arranged by day.noun
- 烤肉ㄎㄠˇ ㄖㄡˋto grill or roast meat over an open flame or on a rack; barbecued or grilled meat as a dish; meat cooked by roasting or grillingnoun
- 香皂ㄒㄧㄤ ㄗㄠˋperfumed soap; toilet soap; scented bar soap used for washing hands or body.noun
- 池子pond; bathhouse pool; dance floor of a ballroom; (old) stalls (front rows in a theater)noun
- 油條ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊdeep-fried breadstick; a long, crispy fried dough strip eaten for breakfast; a slick, sly, or worldly-wise person (informal)noun
- 造化ㄗㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋnature; the forces that create and sustain all things; good luck; fortunenoun
- 油田ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊoil field; a region containing economically valuable petroleum deposits.noun
- 疙瘩ㄍㄜ ˙ㄉㄚa small lump or bump on the skin; a pimple; a knot or tangle; a snag or difficulty; a worry or grudge; a block or difficultynoun
- 苦衷ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥsecret trouble; hidden difficulty; a private sorrow or worry one finds hard to speak about.noun
- 電壓ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄚvoltage; electric potential difference measured in volts; the energy difference per unit charge in an electrostatic fieldnoun
- 溫帶ㄨㄣ ㄉㄞˋtemperate zone; the region between the tropics and the polar circles, with mild weather and distinct seasons.noun
- 學制ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄓˋeducational system; the structure of school levels, curricula, and length of schooling as set by authorities.noun
- 木刻ㄇㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋwoodcut (printmaking technique using carved wooden blocks); carved wood artwork or sculpture.noun
- 盛情ㄕㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊgreat kindness; generous hospitality; warm and sincere goodwill shown to a guest or friend.noun
- 哺乳動物ㄅㄨˇ ㄖㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˋmammal; warm-blooded vertebrate animal that feeds its young with milk from mammary glands; most give live birth.noun
- 嫂子ㄙㄠˇ ㄗˇolder brother's wife; sister-in-law; (polite) term of address for a friend's wifenoun
- 志趣ㄓˋ ㄑㄩˋpersonal interests and aspirations; one's inclinations and pursuits; what one is passionate about and aims to achieve.noun
- 礦產ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄔㄢˇmineral resources; ores and minerals extracted from mines; mineral deposits in the earth.noun
- 水蒸氣ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄥ ㄑㄧˋwater in gaseous form; steam; water vapor produced by evaporation, boiling, or sublimation.noun
- 列國ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊvarious countries; states, especially the feudal states of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.noun
- 雪人ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄖㄣˊa figure shaped from snow, typically resembling a person; a yeti, a large ape-like creature said to live in high snowy mountains.noun
- 仕女ㄕˋ ㄋㄩˇcourt lady; palace maid; traditional Chinese painting of beautiful womennoun
- 活兒work; a task or job to be done; (colloquial) things to do.noun
- 幣值ㄅㄧˋ ㄓˊvalue of a currency; purchasing power of moneynoun
- 人禍ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋman-made disaster; catastrophe caused by human actions or negligence rather than natural forces.noun
- 仙丹ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄢelixir; magic potion; figuratively, a highly effective medicine or cure-all.noun
- 個數˙ㄍㄜ ㄕㄨˋnumber of items or individuals; count of discrete things; quantity measured in units.noun
- 兩口子ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄗˇhusband and wife; the two spouses in a marriagenoun
- 出息ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧˊfuture prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up; to yield interest; to exhale (Buddhism)noun
- 動產ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄢˇmovable property; personal property; assets that can be moved, such as money, securities, or goods; contrasted with real estate or immovable property.noun
- 匯票ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄠˋbill of exchange; bank draft; a written order to pay a specified sum to a named party on a set date.noun
- 南極洲ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄡAntarctica; the continent surrounding the South Pole, covered by ice sheets; extremely cold climate; home to penguins, seals, whales, and research scientists.noun
- 售貨員ㄕㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄢˊsales clerk; sales associate; retail salesperson; someone who sells goods in a store.noun
- 單行道ㄉㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋone-way street; road or lane for traffic moving in only one direction.noun
- 壓歲錢ㄧㄚ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊmoney given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Evenoun
- 大洋洲ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄡOceania; one of the world's continents; the islands of the Pacific Ocean, including Australia, New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.noun
- 字眼兒wording; choice of words; turn of phrase; a minor verbal slip or quibble.noun
- 封條ㄈㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊseal; a strip of paper or tape used to close or secure something.noun
- 度量衡ㄉㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄏㄥˊsystem of measurement units; "du" for length, "liang" for volume, "heng" for mass; metrology standards.noun
- 指南針ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄣcompass; a navigation instrument with a magnetized needle that points toward magnetic north and south.noun
- 日光燈ㄖˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄉㄥfluorescent light; a tube-shaped lamp filled with mercury vapor and coated with phosphor, producing bright, energy-efficient light similar to daylight.noun
- 派頭ㄆㄞˋ ㄊㄡˊmanner; style; panache; the impressive bearing or presence shown in a person's behavior and appearance.noun
- 熱水瓶ㄖㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊthermos bottle; vacuum flask; insulated container that keeps liquids hot or cold for extended periods.noun
- 筆友ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇpen pal; a friend you know and communicate with by writing lettersnoun