TOCFL Level 5 Vocabulary
TOCFL Level 5 vocabulary, entries 1,801–1,900.
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Verbs
- 坐鎮ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄣˋto be stationed at a post to defend it; to command from a strategic location; to oversee operations on-siteintransitive verb
- 浮動ㄈㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋto drift; to move unsteadily; to fluctuate; to rise and fall; to be changeable; (of a currency or rate) to floatintransitive verb
- 破除ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄨˊto eliminate; to do away with; to get rid of; (Taiwan) to spend or use up moneyverb
- 發瘋ㄈㄚ ㄈㄥto go crazy; to go mad; to lose one's mind; to act insanelyprocess verb
- 閉幕ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄨˋthe curtain falls; to come to an end; to conclude (a meeting, event, or performance)process verb
- 款待ㄎㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄞˋto entertain guests; to show hospitality; to receive someone warmlyverb
- 磋商ㄘㄨㄛ ㄕㄤto consult; to discuss seriously; to negotiate; to confer; negotiations; consultationsintransitive verb
- 囑咐ㄓㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋto urge; to exhort; to tell someone firmly to do something; to give earnest instructions or adviceverb
- 遊覽ㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄢˇto go sightseeing; to tour; to visit (a place of interest).verb
- 搏鬥ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄡˋto fight; to struggle; to wrestle; to engage in combatintransitive verb
- 締結ㄉㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊto conclude or establish; to enter into (an agreement, treaty, or contract); to formalizeverb
- 算命ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋfortune-telling; predicting someone's fate or future, often based on birth date and time.separable verb
- 註定ㄓㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋto be destined to; to be bound to; to be fated; inevitably; foreordained.auxiliary verb
- 應酬ㄧㄥ ㄔㄡˊsocializing; attending dinners or banquets; social engagements; (in some contexts) dealing with people out of obligation or as a formalityintransitive verb
- 折騰ㄓㄜˊ ㄊㄥˊto toss and turn; to torment; to cause trouble; to squander; to fuss oververb
- 振動ㄓㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋto vibrate; to shake; vibration; oscillatory motion; back-and-forth movement.intransitive verb
- 違約ㄨㄟˊ ㄩㄝto break a promise; to violate an agreement; to default on a loan or contractseparable verb
- 解體ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄧˇto disassemble into parts; to break up; to disintegrate; to collapse; (of a group) to fall apartprocess verb
- 嚴禁ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋto strictly prohibit; to forbid absolutely; to ban completely.verb
- 抵押ㄉㄧˇ ㄧㄚto pledge property or assets as security for a loan; to mortgage; to provide collateralverb
- 捧場ㄆㄥˇ ㄔㄤˇto show support by attending a performance; to cheer on participants at an event; to patronize a business; to sing someone's praisesintransitive verb
- 結緣ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄢˊto form a connection or bond with someone or something; in Buddhism, to establish a karmic relationship or spiritual tie.intransitive verb
- 遺留ㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊto leave behind; to hand down; to bequeathverb
- 淪陷ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋto fall into enemy hands; to be occupied (of territory); to sink into decline; to be submerged.process verb
- 敷衍ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇto do something half-heartedly or perfunctorily; to skimp; to barely get by; to elaborate or expound (on a theme)verb
- 搜集ㄙㄡ ㄐㄧˊto collect; to gather; to compile information or items from various sourcesverb
- 突擊ㄊㄨˊ ㄐㄧˊsudden violent attack; assault; a rushed, concentrated effort to finish a job quicklyverb
- 配音ㄆㄟˋ ㄧㄣdubbing (filmmaking); replacing actors' dialogue with another voice or languageseparable verb
- 失事ㄕ ㄕˋ(of a plane, ship, etc.) to have an accident; to crash; to wreck; to mess things up; to blunderprocess verb
- 打烊ㄉㄚˇ ㄧㄤˊto close a shop or business for the night; to shut down in the evening.process verb
- 施肥ㄕ ㄈㄟˊto apply fertilizer to soil or plants; to spread nutrients to promote growthseparable verb
- 僱用ㄍㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋto employ; to hire; engage someone for work; recruitverb
- 鼓動ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋto urge; to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan, etc).verb
- 供養ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄤˇto support or provide for someone, especially elders or parents; to make offerings to gods, ancestors, or Buddhist figuresverb
- 納稅ㄋㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˋto pay taxes; to fulfill one's tax obligationsseparable verb
- 開路ㄎㄞ ㄌㄨˋto open up a path; to clear the way; to construct a road; (electricity) open circuit; (in mainland China) to quit and leave a jobseparable verb
- 刺殺ㄘˋ ㄕㄚto assassinate; to kill with a weapon; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out a baserunnerverb
- 超速ㄔㄠ ㄙㄨˋto exceed the speed limit; to speed; high-speed.process verb
- 灌輸ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄨto instill ideas or beliefs into someone; to inculcate; to impart knowledge; to channel or pump water to another place.verb
- 逗留ㄉㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊto stay for a while; to linger; to sojourn; to remain in a place temporarilyintransitive verb
- 在座ㄗㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋto be present (at a meeting, gathering, etc.); in attendanceintransitive verb
- 坐牢ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄠˊto be imprisoned; to serve a prison sentence; to be in jail.separable verb
- 疏導ㄕㄨ ㄉㄠˇto dredge or clear a blocked waterway; to remove obstructions; to guide or persuade someone through reasoningverb
- 針灸ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˇtraditional Chinese medical therapy combining acupuncture and moxibustion; using needles or heat on body points to treat illnessintransitive verb
- 選修ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄡto take as an elective (subject); an elective course; optional subject (as opposed to required/compulsory)verb
- 歌頌ㄍㄜ ㄙㄨㄥˋto sing the praises of; to extol; to eulogize; to glorify in poetry or songverb
- 撒謊ㄙㄚ ㄏㄨㄤˇto tell lies; to lie; to make false statementsseparable verb
- 編製ㄅㄧㄢ ㄓˋto weave or plait; to compile or put together (a document, plan, budget, etc.)verb
- 脫身ㄊㄨㄛ ㄕㄣto get away; to escape from obligations; to free oneself; to disengageprocess verb
- 打鬥ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄡˋto fight; to engage in physical combat; to exchange blowsintransitive verb
- 失靈ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˊto fail to work properly; to malfunction; to become ineffective; to stop functioning as intendedprocess verb
- 上吊ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋto hang oneself; to commit suicide by hanging.intransitive verb
- 抽樣ㄔㄡ ㄧㄤˋto take a sample from a larger group; sampling; the act of selecting a subset for analysis or inspection.separable verb
- 收買ㄕㄡ ㄇㄞˇto purchase; to buy; to bribe; to buy offverb
- 抓緊ㄓㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄣˇto grasp firmly; to seize tightly; to act without delay; to make the most of timeverb
- 摧殘ㄘㄨㄟ ㄘㄢˊto ravage; to ruin; to devastate; to cause severe damage or destruction; to crush or break (someone's spirit, health, etc.)verb
- 佇立ㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋto stand for a long time; to stand still; to remain standing.intransitive verb
- 刻畫ㄎㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋto portray; to depict; to describe in detail; to carve and paint (archaic)intransitive verb
- 插嘴ㄔㄚ ㄗㄨㄟˇto interrupt someone speaking; to butt in; to cut into a conversation.separable verb
- 光顧ㄍㄨㄤ ㄍㄨˋto visit as a customer; to patronize a business; a polite expression welcoming customers.verb
- 朗誦ㄌㄤˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋto read aloud with expression; to recite; to declaimverb
- 取悅ㄑㄩˇ ㄩㄝˋto try to please; to seek to make someone happy or satisfied; to cater to someone's wishes or preferences.verb
- 中暑ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄨˇheatstroke; sunstroke; heat exhaustion caused by prolonged exposure to high temperature or direct sunlightprocess verb
- 擔負ㄉㄢ ㄈㄨˋto shoulder; to bear (a responsibility); to undertake; the weight or burden of responsibilityverb
- 亡國ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊto be destroyed or subjugated; a fallen nation; the fall or ruin of a countryprocess verb
- 簇擁ㄘㄨˋ ㄩㄥˇto crowd around; to escort; to surround closely in a groupverb
- 腐朽ㄈㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄡˇrotten; decayed; morally corrupt; degenerate; decadentprocess verb
- 拉票ㄌㄚ ㄆㄧㄠˋto campaign for votes; to solicit voter support during an election; canvassing for votes.separable verb
- 修築ㄒㄧㄡ ㄓㄨˊto build; to construct (roads, walls, fortifications, etc.)verb
- 更動ㄍㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋto change; to alter; to modify; to rearrange; to make adjustments to somethingverb
- 增值ㄗㄥ ㄓˊto increase in value; to appreciate financially; value-added (accountancy).process verb
- 慫恿ㄙㄨㄥˇ ㄩㄥˇto instigate; to incite; to urge someone to do something; to encourage someone to act, often with a negative or mischievous intentverb
- 獨占ㄉㄨˊ ㄓㄢˋto have all to oneself; to monopolize; (of a business) to dominate a market with no effective competitionverb
- 承包ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄠto contract; to undertake a project, job, or large order; to take on responsibility for completing workverb
- 打賭ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨˇto bet; to make a wager; to bet on the outcome of somethingseparable verb
- 切磋ㄑㄧㄝ ㄘㄨㄛto exchange ideas and learn from each other; to compare notes; to sharpen skills through mutual discussionverb
- 放逐ㄈㄤˋ ㄓㄨˊto banish; to send into exile; to deport; to drive awayintransitive verb
- 併發ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄚto happen simultaneously; (computing) concurrent; (medicine) to be complicated by another diseasetransitive process verb
- 凝結ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊto condense; to solidify; to coagulate; to gather together; to convergeverb
- 改觀ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄢa noticeable change for the better; an improved appearance or situation; to change one's view or impressionprocess verb
- 把持ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊto control; to dominate; to monopolize; to hold power or influence over something; to grasp or hold physicallyverb
- 翻臉ㄈㄢ ㄌㄧㄢˇto suddenly turn hostile; to fall out with someone; to change demeanor to angerprocess verb
- 核對ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋto check; to verify; to audit; to examine; to cross-checkverb
- 照耀ㄓㄠˋ ㄧㄠˋto shine; to illuminate; to light up; to radiateverb
- 成全ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊto help someone achieve a goal; to help someone succeed; to make whole; to complete; to round offverb
- 避孕ㄅㄧˋ ㄩㄣˋcontraception; prevention of pregnancy using drugs or physical methods.separable verb
- 安頓ㄢ ㄉㄨㄣˋto arrange a place for; to help settle down; to get someone situated; to put in order; settled and at easeverb
- 翻新ㄈㄢ ㄒㄧㄣto renovate; to refurbish; to retread; to give a makeover; newly emergingverb
- 剔除ㄊㄧ ㄔㄨˊto remove; to eliminate; to weed out; to discard what is unsuitable or unwanted.verb
- 犯規ㄈㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄟto break the rules; to commit a foul; an infraction; a violation of the rulesseparable verb
- 估價ㄍㄨ ㄐㄧㄚˋto estimate the price of something; to appraise; valuation; to be valued at a certain amount.separable verb
- 流落ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋto wander about destitute; to be stranded; to drift in hardship or obscurityintransitive verb
- 轉帳ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄤˋto transfer money between accounts; to make a bank transfer; to move funds electronically without cashseparable verb
- 深造ㄕㄣ ㄗㄠˋto pursue advanced studies; to further one's education or research, often abroad.intransitive verb
- 墮胎ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄞto induce an abortion; induced abortion; termination of pregnancy by medical or surgical meansseparable verb
- 空運ㄎㄨㄥ ㄩㄣˋair transport; shipping or cargo movement by air; air freightverb
- 較量ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋto compete; to contest; to pit oneself against someone; to haggle; to quibble.intransitive verb
- 著眼to focus on; to have in mind; to consider; to concentrate on a goal.intransitive verb
- 嘀咕ㄉㄧˊ ㄍㄨto mutter; to murmur quietly; to feel uneasy or apprehensiveintransitive verb
- 旁聽ㄆㄤˊ ㄊㄧㄥto sit in on (proceedings); to be present at a meeting as an observer; to audit (a class)verb