TOCFL Level 5 Vocabulary
TOCFL Level 5 vocabulary, entries 1,701–1,800.
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Verbs
- 保管ㄅㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇto keep in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; surely; custodian; curatorverb
- 壓縮ㄧㄚ ㄙㄨㄛto compress; to reduce volume or size by applying pressure; to condense or shrink.verb
- 鼓吹ㄍㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄟto 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
- 受訓ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄩㄣˋto receive training; to undergo training; to be trainedseparable verb
- 擔當ㄉㄢ ㄉㄤto take on responsibility; to assume a duty or task; to bear; to undertakeverb
- 採納ㄘㄞˇ ㄋㄚˋto accept; to adopt (a suggestion, proposal, or opinion).verb
- 佔據ㄓㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋto occupy; to hold; to take up (a place, position, or territory)verb
- 觀測ㄍㄨㄢ ㄘㄜˋto observe; to survey; to make observations; scientific observation; to monitor; to watch and measureverb
- 否決ㄈㄡˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊto veto; to reject a proposal or motion; to overrule.verb
- 叫好ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇto applaud; to cheer; to shout “bravo” in approval of a performanceintransitive verb
- 遺棄ㄧˊ ㄑㄧˋto abandon; to forsake; to desert; (law) failure to fulfill a legal duty of supportverb
- 緊縮ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄙㄨㄛto tighten; to reduce; to cut back; (economics) austerity; a policy of spending less; a period of reduced economic activityintransitive verb
- 行善ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋto do good deeds; to perform acts of kindness or charity; to be benevolentintransitive verb
- 附上ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄤˋattached; included herewith; enclosed (as a document or item sent along with something else).transitive process verb
- 服刑ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊto serve a prison sentence; to be incarcerated as punishment.separable verb
- 賄賂ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄨˋto bribe; a bribe; offering money or gifts to influence someone's actions.verb
- 看守ㄎㄢˋ ㄕㄡˇto guard; to watch over; to keep watch; (dated) a prison guard or jailerverb
- 督促ㄉㄨ ㄘㄨˋto supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on; to press for actionverb
- 打發ㄉㄚˇ ㄈㄚto 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ㄓˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇto point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how to do something; to censure; to criticize; to pick faultsverb
- 生殖ㄕㄥ ㄓˊto reproduce; to breed; the biological process by which organisms produce offspring, either sexually or asexually.intransitive verb
- 鑽研ㄗㄨㄢ ㄧㄢˊto study meticulously; to delve deeply into; to research thoroughlyverb
- 侵蝕ㄑㄧㄣ ㄕˊto erode; to corrode; to gradually encroach or wear away; to damage or deteriorate slowly over timeverb
- 兌現ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋto cash (a check, voucher, etc.); to honor or fulfill a promise or commitmentverb
- 朗讀ㄌㄤˇ ㄉㄨˊto read aloud; to recite; to read out loud, especially a text or passageverb
- 道別ㄉㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊto say goodbye; to bid farewell; to part from someone with words or gesturesintransitive verb
- 教化ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋto enlighten; to civilize; to indoctrinate; to train (an animal); (Taiwan, archaic) to beg; to go beggingverb
- 查明ㄔㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊto investigate and find out; to ascertain; to verify through inquiryverb
- 連繫ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧˋto link; to connect; to contact; to get in touchverb
- 挑剔ㄊㄧㄠ ㄊㄧpicky; fussy; hard to satisfy; nitpicking; to find fault over small details.verb
- 勾結ㄍㄡ ㄐㄧㄝˊto collude; to conspire secretly; to work together for an illicit or underhanded purposeverb
- 夾雜ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄗㄚˊto mix together; to mingle; a mix; to be tangled up with.transitive process verb
- 潛藏ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄤˊhidden beneath the surface; buried and concealed; to hide; to lie dormant.intransitive verb
- 值班ㄓˊ ㄅㄢto work a shift; to be on duty; to take one's turn on a scheduled watch or work periodseparable verb
- 夢見ㄇㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋto dream about someone or something; to see in a dreamtransitive process verb
- 作證ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄥˋto testify; to bear witness; to serve as evidence; to act as guarantorseparable verb
- 補給supply; replenishment; to replenish; often used in military contextsverb
- 囊括ㄋㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄚto include everything; to encompass; to sweep up; to bring together under one scope.verb
- 廢止ㄈㄟˋ ㄓˇto repeal or abolish a law or regulation; to annul; to put an end to; to discontinue useverb
- 分化ㄈㄣ ㄏㄨㄚˋto split apart; to differentiate; in biology, the process by which cells develop into specialized types with distinct functions.transitive process verb
- 兼職ㄐㄧㄢ ㄓˊa part-time or secondary job; moonlighting; a side job held alongside a main job.intransitive verb
- 准許ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄒㄩˇto permit; to allow; to grant approval; to authorize.verb
- 出力ㄔㄨ ㄌㄧˋto exert oneself; to put in effort; to contribute one's strength; to work hardseparable verb
- 效法ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˇto imitate; to follow the example of; to model oneself on someoneverb
- 冥想ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇto meditate; meditation; deep contemplation or reflection.intransitive verb
- 出馬ㄔㄨ ㄇㄚˇto set out on a campaign; to stand for election; to throw one's cap in the ring; to take action or step forward to handle a matter; (Taiwan) to make a house call (of a doctor).intransitive verb
- 阻撓ㄗㄨˇ ㄋㄠˊto obstruct; to thwart; to deliberately hinder or block something from happening.verb
- 借貸ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄞˋto borrow or lend money; debit and credit items on a balance sheetverb
- 開張ㄎㄞ ㄓㄤto open a business; first transaction of a business day; to expand; to be open and not closedprocess verb
- 提拔ㄊㄧˊ ㄅㄚˊto promote someone to a higher position; to select for advancement; to rescue or save someone from a difficult situation.verb
- 架子shelf; frame; stand; framework; posture or bearing; physique; martial arts moves; underlying structureverb · noun
- 謀生ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄥto earn a living; to work to support oneself; to seek a livelihoodintransitive verb
- 撤回ㄔㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊto recall or pull back (personnel, troops, or an embassy); to revoke or retract (a statement, order, or document)verb
- 認錯ㄖㄣˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋto admit a mistake; to acknowledge one's error; to recognize someone or something incorrectly.process verb
- 出錯ㄔㄨ ㄘㄨㄛˋto make a mistake; to go wrong; to have an error or fault.separable process verb
- 辨認ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˋto recognize; to identify; to distinguish by careful observationverb
- 勒索ㄌㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇto extort; to blackmail; to demand money or valuables through threats or coercionverb
- 汲取ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩˇto draw; to derive; to absorb; to take in (knowledge, inspiration, nutrients, etc.)verb
- 倡導ㄔㄤˋ ㄉㄠˇto advocate; to promote; to champion; to call for; to initiateverb
- 分級ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧˊto classify or grade by level; to rank into categories; classification; grading; rating (e.g., age rating for media).separable verb
- 歸納ㄍㄨㄟ ㄋㄚˋto sum up; to summarize; to conclude from facts; induction (logical method of reasoning from specific cases to general conclusionsverb
- 處事ㄔㄨˋ ㄕˋto handle affairs; to deal with matters; (in Chinese philology) one of the Six Principles of character formation, indicating abstract conceptsintransitive verb
- 漠視ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋto ignore; to neglect; to treat with contempt; to disregard; to show indifference towardverb
- 上癮ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄣˇto become addicted; to develop a strong habit or craving for something.process verb
- 造反ㄗㄠˋ ㄈㄢˇto rebel; to revolt; (Taiwan, colloquial) to act up or misbehave (said of children).intransitive verb
- 失明ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊto lose one's eyesight; to become blind; blindnessprocess verb
- 出土ㄔㄨ ㄊㄨˇto be unearthed from the ground; to be excavated; to come to light through archaeological digprocess verb
- 商討ㄕㄤ ㄊㄠˇto discuss; to deliberate; to talk over; to negotiateverb
- 戒備ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄟˋto take precautions; to guard against threats; to maintain alertness against surprise or disruptionintransitive verb
- 疏散ㄕㄨ ㄙㄢˋto scatter; to disperse; to evacuate; scattered; sparse; idle; leisurely; laid-backverb
- 比擬ㄅㄧˇ ㄋㄧˇto compare; to draw a parallel; analogy; metaphor; comparison; (archaic) to originally intend or planverb
- 加緊ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄣˇto intensify; to speed up; to step up; increase pace or degree of effortverb
- 攻讀ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄨˊto study a subject intensively; to pursue advanced study or a degree in a fieldverb
- 編寫ㄅㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄝˇto compile; to write or compose (a book, program, etc.); to edit and organize materialverb
- 中獎ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄤˇto win a prize; to win a lottery; to get a winning ticketprocess verb
- 腐爛ㄈㄨˇ ㄌㄢˋto rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corruptprocess verb
- 追捕ㄓㄨㄟ ㄅㄨˇto pursue; to chase and capture; to hunt down; to be after someone.verb
- 沿用ㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄥˋto continue using (existing methods, rules, or practices); to keep in use; to follow established usage.verb
- 放款ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄢˇto lend money; to grant a loan; to disburse funds (as a commercial loan).intransitive verb
- 縱火ㄗㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇto set on fire; to commit arson; to deliberately start a fire.separable verb
- 抄襲ㄔㄠ ㄒㄧˊto plagiarize; to copy someone else's work as one's own; (military) to attack the flank or rear of an enemyverb
- 效忠ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄥto pledge loyalty and devotion; to serve faithfully and wholeheartedly.verb
- 遮蔽ㄓㄜ ㄅㄧˋto cover; to hide from view; to obstruct or blockverb
- 破獲ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋto uncover a criminal case; to break open and capture suspects; to crack a case and arrest offendersverb
- 喪生ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥto die; to lose one's life; to be killed (in an accident, disaster, etc.)process verb
- 拖累ㄊㄨㄛ ㄌㄟˋto burden; to encumber; to drag down; to implicate others through one's own problems.verb
- 清掃ㄑㄧㄥ ㄙㄠˇto clean; to sweep; to tidy up; a sweep (against crime).verb
- 玩弄ㄨㄢˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋto toy with; to play with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort toverb
- 落選ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩㄢˇto fail to be chosen; to lose an election; to be rejected in a selection processprocess verb
- 背誦ㄅㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋto recite from memory; to repeat something memorized; to recite by heartverb
- 破案ㄆㄛˋ ㄢˋto solve a criminal case; to crack a case; to bring a criminal investigation to a conclusion.separable verb
- 揭幕ㄐㄧㄝ ㄇㄨˋunveiling ceremony for a monument or statue; opening ceremony; figuratively, the beginning of somethingprocess verb
- 支應ㄓ ㄧㄥto deal with; to cope with; to provide for; to supply; provisionsverb
- 防備ㄈㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋto guard against; to take precautions; to be on guard; to defend; to be prepared for dangerverb
- 使勁to exert all one's strength; to put in effort; to strain; to push hard.intransitive verb
- 抽空ㄔㄡ ㄎㄨㄥto find time (to do something); to make time in a busy scheduleintransitive verb
- 接洽ㄐㄧㄝ ㄑㄧㄚˋto get in touch with; to discuss a matter with someone; to arrange or negotiate.verb
- 伺候to serve; to wait upon; to attend to someone's needs; to look after; (archaic) to spy; to watch forverb
- 蒸發ㄓㄥ ㄈㄚto evaporate; to change from liquid to vapor; (fig.) to vanish; to disappearintransitive verb
- 滯留ㄓˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊto remain in a place unable to leave; to be stranded; (of floodwater, pollutants, etc.) to linger; to stay longer than intended.intransitive verb