TOCFL Level 5 Vocabulary
TOCFL Level 5 vocabulary, entries 1,701–1,800.
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- 同鄉a person from the same hometown, village, or province; a fellow townsman or compatriot.noun
- 克制to restrain; to control; to hold back; self-control; restraintverb
- 過癮to satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of something; immensely enjoyable; satisfying; fulfilling; (of an addict) to indulge a drug habitstative verb (adj.)
- 親生biological; related by birth; one's own child or parent; born of one's own blood.attributive stative verb
- 麻醉anesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to numb the mind; to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervateverb
- 投機to speculate; to profiteer; to take advantage of an opportunity for profit; (of people) congenial, agreeablestative verb (adj.)
- 福氣good fortune; a blessing; the happiness or prosperity one is destined to enjoy in lifenoun
- 精明shrewd; astute; smart; keen and careful in judgment; (Taiwan) pure and bright; sincerestative verb (adj.)
- 重用to appoint to an important post; to place in a key position; to give significant responsibility.verb
- 柱子pillar; column; a vertical structural support in buildings; a bridge on a stringed instrumentnoun
- 腦力mental capacity; the collective term for cognitive abilities such as memory, comprehension, and imaginationnoun
- 升遷to be promoted to a higher position; advancement in rank or job levelintransitive verb
- 完備complete and fully equipped; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless.stative verb (adj.)
- 費力to require a lot of effort; to be strenuous; to be laboriousstative verb (adj.)
- 斷絕to sever; to break off; to cut off completely; to discontinue a relationship or connectionverb
- 豐盛rich; sumptuous; abundant and flourishing; plentiful.stative verb (adj.)
- 勸導to advise and guide; to persuade someone through reasoning; to counsel toward better behaviorverb
- 事變incident; unforeseen event; political or military event; sudden major change in affairsnoun
- 自傳autobiography; a person's written account of their own life, intended for publicationnoun
- 保管to keep in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; surely; custodian; curatorverb
- 壓縮to compress; to reduce volume or size by applying pressure; to condense or shrink.verb
- 鼓吹to promote or advocate enthusiastically; to agitate for; to publicize or praise; (historical, Han dynasty) court ceremonial music or military band; (by extension) a ceremonial musical ensembleverb
- 地域area; district; region; territory; a defined geographical area or zone.noun
- 指紋fingerprint; the unique ridge patterns on a fingertip, used for personal identification and forensic evidence.noun
- 受訓to receive training; to undergo training; to be trainedseparable verb
- 法制legal system; institutions and laws governing a society; framework of legislation, enforcement, and compliance.noun
- 擔當to take on responsibility; to assume a duty or task; to bear; to undertakeverb
- 科幻science fiction; imaginative stories based on scientific discoveries or advances, often in novels, films, or other art forms.stative verb (adj.)
- 流氓hoodlum; gangster; rogue; a person who engages in immoral or criminal behavior; originally referred to an idle vagrantnoun
- 期貨futures contract; a financial agreement to buy or sell an asset at a set price on a future date; traded on exchanges for commodities, currencies, or indices.noun
- 奢侈luxurious; extravagant; spending or living beyond what is necessary or reasonable; lavish in consumption or lifestylestative verb (adj.)
- 深切deeply felt; heartfelt; sincere; profound and earnest; (of feelings) deep and genuinestative verb (adj.)
- 假使if; in case; suppose; supposing that; even if; granted thatconjunction
- 道地authentic; genuine; real; proper; the real thing; (Taiwan) to give advance notice; to leave room for maneuver.stative verb (adj.)
- 銀色silver (color); silvery; having the shiny gray-white color of silver metal.noun
- 採納to accept; to adopt (a suggestion, proposal, or opinion).verb
- 佔據to occupy; to hold; to take up (a place, position, or territory)verb
- 觀測to observe; to survey; to make observations; scientific observation; to monitor; to watch and measureverb
- 健身房gym; fitness club; a facility with equipment for physical exercise and strength training.noun
- 佛像statue or image of Buddha or a Bodhisattva; broadly, any sculpted, cast, painted, or embroidered religious figure in Buddhismnoun
- 飛快very fast; at lightning speed; (coll.) razor-sharpadverb
- 人造man-made; artificial; synthetic; produced by human effort rather than occurring naturally.attributive stative verb
- 敬佩to deeply respect and admire; to hold in high esteem; to look up to with sincere regard.transitive stative verb
- 清澈clear; limpid; pure and transparent; clean and bright; also used figuratively to describe a pure, untainted quality.stative verb (adj.)
- 否決to veto; to reject a proposal or motion; to overrule.verb
- 套裝a matching set of clothes designed to be worn together; a coordinated outfit; a set of items sold or used togethernoun
- 血跡bloodstain; a mark or trace of blood left on a surface, often used in crime investigation.noun
- 嗜好a strong personal hobby or pastime; a habitual indulgence or preference; sometimes an addiction or deep-seated habit.noun
- 底片photographic film or negative; the light-sensitive plate or strip used to capture an image in a camera.noun
- 叫好to applaud; to cheer; to shout “bravo” in approval of a performanceintransitive verb
- 禁令a ban; a prohibition; an official order or law that forbids a particular activity or behaviornoun
- 匆忙hasty; hurried; in a rush; done quickly without enough time.stative verb (adj.)
- 遺棄to abandon; to forsake; to desert; (law) failure to fulfill a legal duty of supportverb
- 緊縮to tighten; to reduce; to cut back; (economics) austerity; a policy of spending less; a period of reduced economic activityintransitive verb
- 行善to do good deeds; to perform acts of kindness or charity; to be benevolentintransitive verb
- 附上attached; included herewith; enclosed (as a document or item sent along with something else).transitive process verb
- 服刑to serve a prison sentence; to be incarcerated as punishment.separable verb
- 由來origin; source; cause; reason; from the beginning; all alongnoun
- 賄賂to bribe; a bribe; offering money or gifts to influence someone's actions.verb
- 看守to guard; to watch over; to keep watch; (dated) a prison guard or jailerverb
- 回響echo; a sound that bounces back; a response or reaction to an event or actionnoun
- 畫展art exhibition; painting exhibition; show of paintings.noun
- 督促to supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on; to press for actionverb
- 坦然calm; undisturbed; at ease; with composure; openly and without guilt.stative verb (adj.)
- 打發to dispatch or send someone off; to make someone leave; to pass or kill time; to give or bestow; to arrange or see toverb
- 指點to point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how to do something; to censure; to criticize; to pick faultsverb
- 互補complementary; mutually completing or offsetting each other's strengths and weaknesses.stative verb (adj.)
- 海運shipping by sea; transport of goods or passengers via ocean vessels.noun
- 順應to comply with; to conform to; to adapt to; to go along with; in tune withtransitive stative verb
- 伙伴partner; companion; comrade; someone who shares an activity, goal, or journey with you.noun
- 耐力endurance; stamina; ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort.noun
- 道士Daoist priest; follower of Daoism; in older usage, a Daoist adept or immortal; broadly, a person of Daoist cultivation or wisdom.noun
- 學分course credit; a unit measuring academic workload, typically one weekly class hour per semesternoun
- 劑量dosage; the amount of medicine prescribed for a patient; also the quantity of radiation or chemical reagent used.noun
- 在世to be alive; to be living in the world; to exist.stative verb (adj.)
- 使節diplomatic envoy; a representative sent abroad to conduct official business; (archaic) the tally or token carried by an envoy.noun
- 地表the surface of the earth; the ground.noun
- 驚險perilous; dangerous and nerve-racking; suspenseful; touch-and-gostative verb (adj.)
- 名下under someone's name; registered or held in someone's name.noun
- 生殖to reproduce; to breed; the biological process by which organisms produce offspring, either sexually or asexually.intransitive verb
- 英勇heroic; gallant; valiant; brave and outstanding.stative verb (adj.)
- 台階steps; stairs; a set of steps leading from one level to another; a stage or level in a process.noun
- 回合a round in a contest or game; a single bout, rally, inning, or leg; a round of negotiations; (archaic) to go around, to circlenoun
- 鑽研to study meticulously; to delve deeply into; to research thoroughlyverb
- 多寡number; amount; quantity; how much or how little there is of somethingnoun
- 靜態static; not moving or changing; steady-state; quiet or passive; (physics, electronics) static or quiescentnoun
- 侵蝕to erode; to corrode; to gradually encroach or wear away; to damage or deteriorate slowly over timeverb
- 兌現to cash (a check, voucher, etc.); to honor or fulfill a promise or commitmentverb
- 寬闊wide; broad; spacious; expansive; describing a large open area or surface.stative verb (adj.)
- 為人to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character; (for sb) for others' interestnoun
- 朗讀to read aloud; to recite; to read out loud, especially a text or passageverb
- 狀元top scorer in the imperial palace examination; highest rank in the imperial exam system; top scorer in modern exams; leading talent in any fieldnoun
- 道別to say goodbye; to bid farewell; to part from someone with words or gesturesintransitive verb
- 鄰里neighbors; people living nearby; a neighborhood; a local administrative unit in some contextsnoun
- 教化to enlighten; to civilize; to indoctrinate; to train (an animal); (Taiwan, archaic) to beg; to go beggingverb
- 查明to investigate and find out; to ascertain; to verify through inquiryverb
- 報章newspapers in general; a general term for newspapers; a reply in the form of a letter or poem (archaic)noun
- 形體physical form or shape; the body's outward appearance; a boundary or dividing line (rare)noun
- 迴響echo; reverberation of sound; a response or reaction to something; public feedback or receptionnoun
- 吊橋suspension bridge; drawbridgenoun