TOCFL Level 5 Vocabulary
TOCFL Level 5 vocabulary, entries 1,901–2,000.
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- 地勢ㄉㄧˋ ㄕˋterrain; topography; the physical features of an area of land; status or power (archaic).noun
- 胡亂ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋcareless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old howadverb
- 雷達ㄌㄟˊ ㄉㄚˊradar; radio detection and ranging device that detects direction, distance, speed, and number of targets using radio waves; widely used in military, weather, navigation, and aviation.noun
- 水道ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋwatercourse (river, canal, drain, etc.); water route; lane (in a swimming pool).noun
- 失明ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊto lose one's eyesight; to become blind; blindnessprocess verb
- 身段ㄕㄣ ㄉㄨㄢˋa woman's figure or posture; a graceful stage posture in opera; one's attitude or stancenoun
- 光滑ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˊsmooth; glossy; sleek; (of a surface) having an even, polished texture; (figuratively) slick; smooth in manner; suavestative verb (adj.)
- 出土ㄔㄨ ㄊㄨˇto be unearthed from the ground; to be excavated; to come to light through archaeological digprocess verb
- 慌張ㄏㄨㄤ ㄓㄤflustered; agitated; panicked; in a state of nervous confusion or disarray.stative verb (adj.)
- 插曲ㄔㄚ ㄑㄩˇincidental music in a film, play, or interlude; a brief episode or incident in a story.noun
- 體操ㄊㄧˇ ㄘㄠgymnastics; physical exercises; competitive gymnasticsnoun
- 商討ㄕㄤ ㄊㄠˇto discuss; to deliberate; to talk over; to negotiateverb
- 新穎ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˇnew and original; fresh and innovative; novel in style or ideastative verb (adj.)
- 戒備ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄟˋto take precautions; to guard against threats; to maintain alertness against surprise or disruptionintransitive verb
- 波浪ㄅㄛ ㄌㄤˋwave; a rising and falling movement on the surface of water; (figuratively) facial expression; (figuratively) wit or humor (Taiwan usage).noun
- 皺紋ㄓㄡˋ ㄨㄣˊwrinkle; a line or crease in skin or fabric.noun
- 華裔ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄧˋethnic Chinese; person of Chinese descent living abroad; descendant of Chinese ancestry outside Chinanoun
- 懊惱ㄠˋ ㄋㄠˇannoyed; vexed; upset; to feel regret or resentment over something.stative verb (adj.)
- 迷戀ㄇㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋto be infatuated with; to be enchanted by; to be passionately obsessed with; to be deeply attached and unable to let gotransitive stative verb
- 事態ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋsituation; state of affairs; how things stand; the way a matter has developed.noun
- 客機ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧpassenger plane; airliner; commercial aircraft that carries passengers.noun
- 通貨膨脹ㄊㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄥˊ ㄓㄤˋinflation; sustained rise in general price levels with falling currency value; opposite of deflationstative verb (adj.)
- 疏散ㄕㄨ ㄙㄢˋto scatter; to disperse; to evacuate; scattered; sparse; idle; leisurely; laid-backverb
- 概括ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄚto summarize; to generalize; to state briefly in broad outline; in logic, a form of induction that infers a general rule from specific cases.transitive stative verb
- 棺材ㄍㄨㄢ ㄘㄞˊcoffin; a box for burying a corpse, usually made of wood.noun
- 固有ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇinherent; intrinsic; native; belonging to something by its very nature; already existing as a basic qualityattributive stative verb
- 幼稚ㄧㄡˋ ㄓˋyoung; childish; puerile; immature; naive; lacking experience or sophistication.stative verb (adj.)
- 畢生ㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄥone's whole life; throughout one's life; all one's lifenoun
- 筆錄ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄨˋto take down in writing; a written record or transcript of spoken words; notes from an oral accountnoun
- 比擬ㄅㄧˇ ㄋㄧˇto compare; to draw a parallel; analogy; metaphor; comparison; (archaic) to originally intend or planverb
- 盲人ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊa blind person; someone who cannot see; a person with no vision.noun
- 充裕ㄔㄨㄥ ㄩˋabundant; ample; plenty; more than enough in quantity or supply.stative verb (adj.)
- 勝地ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋa famous scenic spot; a place celebrated for its beautiful scenery; a strategically advantageous location or terrainnoun
- 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
- 適宜ㄕˋ ㄧˊsuitable; appropriate; fitting; proper.stative verb (adj.)
- 編寫ㄅㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄝˇto compile; to write or compose (a book, program, etc.); to edit and organize materialverb
- 靜脈ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄞˋvein; blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart.noun
- 鬥志ㄉㄡˋ ㄓˋwill to fight; fighting spirit; determination to compete or overcome challenges.noun
- 外貿ㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄠˋforeign trade; the buying and selling of goods and services between countries; international commerce.noun
- 魄力ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧˋcourage; boldness; decisiveness; the drive to act with resolve when handling affairs.noun
- 戰亂ㄓㄢˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋchaos caused by war; widespread disorder during wartime; turmoil and upheaval resulting from armed conflictnoun
- 男方ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤthe male side or party; the groom's or husband's side in a marriage; the man in a male–female pairing.noun
- 中獎ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄤˇto win a prize; to win a lottery; to get a winning ticketprocess verb
- 公費ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄟˋpublic expense; government-funded costs; money paid by the state or an organization; official business expenses.noun
- 徒弟ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋapprentice; disciple; a person learning a trade or skill under a master.noun
- 過重ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋoverweight; exceeding a specified or allowed weight; too heavy.stative verb (adj.)
- 樂隊band; pop group; ensemble; musicians performing together, such as a jazz band, marching band, or rock groupnoun
- 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
- 憧憬ㄔㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˇto long for; to look forward to; to yearn for something desired.transitive stative verb
- 放款ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄢˇto lend money; to grant a loan; to disburse funds (as a commercial loan).intransitive verb
- 指望ㄓˇ ㄨㄤˋto count on; to hope for; to rely on; expectation; hopetransitive stative verb
- 祖宗ㄗㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄥancestor; forebear; one's forefathers or lineage founders; broadly, a respected elder or senior figure.noun
- 縱火ㄗㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇto set on fire; to commit arson; to deliberately start a fire.separable verb
- 動亂ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋturmoil; upheaval; unrest, especially in a social or political contextstative verb (adj.)
- 一概ㄧ ㄍㄞˋall; without exception; entirely; categorically; uniformly; in every caseadverb
- 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
- 成見ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋpreconceived idea; fixed opinion that is hard to change; bias; prejudicenoun
- 逍遙ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄠˊfree and unfettered; carefree and unrestrained; roaming freely without constraints.stative verb (adj.)
- 專櫃ㄓㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋa counter or section in a store dedicated to a specific brand or product type; a branded retail counter.noun
- 保安ㄅㄠˇ ㄢsecurity guard; public safety; to ensure safety or public security; (Bonan ethnic group)noun
- 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
- 本位ㄅㄣˇ ㄨㄟˋstandard; benchmark (as in gold standard); one's own department or unit; central reference point; fundamental frame of referencenoun
- 清掃ㄑㄧㄥ ㄙㄠˇto clean; to sweep; to tidy up; a sweep (against crime).verb
- 里程ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊmileage (distance traveled by a vehicle); distance covered; a stage or milestone in developmentnoun
- 不懈ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋuntiring; unremitting; indefatigable; not lazy or slack; persistent and continuous effort without giving up.stative verb (adj.)
- 公事ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋpublic or official business; government affairs; official documents; (archaic) a criminal; (archaic) a legal casenoun
- 玩弄ㄨㄢˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋto toy with; to play with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort toverb
- 調皮ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄆㄧˊnaughty; mischievous; playful; sometimes cunning or tricky, using petty cleverness or tricks.stative verb (adj.)
- 獎賞ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄤˇa reward or prize given for merit or achievement; an award.noun
- 落選ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩㄢˇto fail to be chosen; to lose an election; to be rejected in a selection processprocess verb
- 惋惜ㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧˊto feel sorry for; to regret; to lament a loss or misfortunestative verb (adj.)
- 教誨ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋto instruct; to admonish; to counsel; teachings; instruction; guidancenoun
- 背誦ㄅㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋto recite from memory; to repeat something memorized; to recite by heartverb
- 精髓ㄐㄧㄥ ㄙㄨㄟˇessence; the most refined or vital part; quintessence; pith; marrownoun
- 尖端ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄢthe tip or pointed end of something; the most advanced or sophisticated; the highest peak or pinnacle.attributive stative verb
- 破案ㄆㄛˋ ㄢˋto solve a criminal case; to crack a case; to bring a criminal investigation to a conclusion.separable verb
- 不凡ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊnot ordinary; remarkable; exceptional; out of the common run.stative verb (adj.)
- 鯨魚ㄐㄧㄥ ㄩˊwhale; a large marine mammal that breathes air, gives live birth, and is the largest living animal.noun
- 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
- 思潮ㄙ ㄔㄠˊtide of thought; way of thinking characteristic of a historical period; Zeitgeist; (Taiwan) fluctuating thoughts or moodsnoun
- 蝸牛ㄍㄨㄚ ㄋㄧㄡˊsnail; a soft-bodied mollusk with a coiled shell, four tentacles, and a muscular foot; often considered a garden pest.noun
- 佛經ㄈㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄥBuddhist scriptures; Buddhist texts; Buddhist canonical works including sutras, vinaya, and shastras.noun
- 防備ㄈㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋto guard against; to take precautions; to be on guard; to defend; to be prepared for dangerverb
- 竭力ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧˋto do one's utmost; to exert all one's strength; to spare no effort.adverb
- 使勁to exert all one's strength; to put in effort; to strain; to push hard.intransitive verb
- 教徒ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄨˊa follower of a religion; a believer; a disciple of a faithnoun
- 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
- 空難ㄎㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊair crash; aviation accident or incident; disaster caused by an aircraft accidentnoun
- 貝殼ㄅㄟˋ ㄎㄜˊshell of a mollusk; hard outer covering of a clam, snail, or similar sea creature; often collected as a souvenir or used in crafts.noun
- 蒸發ㄓㄥ ㄈㄚto evaporate; to change from liquid to vapor; (fig.) to vanish; to disappearintransitive verb