TOCFL Level 5 Vocabulary
TOCFL Level 5 vocabulary, entries 2,401–2,500.
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Adjectives (stative verbs)
- 懶惰ㄌㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋlazy; idle; slothful; disinclined to work or make effort.stative verb (adj.)
- 堵塞ㄉㄨˇ ㄙㄜˋto block; to clog; to obstruct; to cause a blockagetransitive stative verb
- 為生ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥto make a living; to earn a livelihood; to support oneself financially.stative verb (adj.)
- 瞧不起ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇto look down on; to regard with contempt; to consider someone inferior or unworthy of respecttransitive stative verb
- 戰戰兢兢ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥtrembling with fear; extremely cautious and nervous; acting with great care due to anxiety or dreadstative verb (adj.)
- 欽佩ㄑㄧㄣ ㄆㄟˋto admire deeply; to look up to; to hold someone in high respect.transitive stative verb
- 崇尚ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋto revere; to hold in high esteem; to advocate; to value; to emphasizetransitive stative verb
- 空曠ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄤˋspacious and empty; open and uncluttered; void.stative verb (adj.)
- 懸殊ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨvastly different; poles apart; a great disparity between two things.stative verb (adj.)
- 勞累ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄟˋtired; exhausted; worn out; to toil; fatigued from overwork or exertion.stative verb (adj.)
- 節儉ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇfrugal; economical; using money carefully; not wastefulstative verb (adj.)
- 瑣碎ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋtrivial; petty; tedious; involving many small, unimportant details; (of a person) nagging or overly talkative about minor things.stative verb (adj.)
- 繁多ㄈㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄛnumerous and varied; of many different kinds; diverse.stative verb (adj.)
- 應急ㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊto respond to an emergency; to meet a contingency; emergency (as modifier).stative verb (adj.)
- 爽快ㄕㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋrefreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward; decisive and promptstative verb (adj.)
- 虛心ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧㄣhumble; open-minded; modest; willing to learn; not arrogantstative verb (adj.)
- 急躁ㄐㄧˊ ㄗㄠˋirritable; easily angered; impatient; impetuous; quick-temperedstative verb (adj.)
- 致富ㄓˋ ㄈㄨˋto become rich; to acquire wealth; to achieve prosperitystative verb (adj.)
- 獨到ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋoriginal; unique; distinctive; having a special or exceptional quality that sets something apartstative verb (adj.)
- 懦弱ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋcowardly; weak; timid and easily intimidated; lacking courage or resolve.stative verb (adj.)
- 影射ㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄜˋto refer obliquely to; to insinuate; to hint at someone or something indirectly; innuendo; to allude to.transitive stative verb
- 壯麗ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋmagnificent; majestic; grand and splendid; glorious.stative verb (adj.)
- 值錢ㄓˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊvaluable; worth a lot of money; precious; having high monetary or practical worth.stative verb (adj.)
- 突兀ㄊㄨˊ ㄨˋtowering; lofty; rising high and steep; sudden; abrupt; unexpected; startling.stative verb (adj.)
- 茂密ㄇㄠˋ ㄇㄧˋdense; thick; lush; (of vegetation) growing thickly and abundantlystative verb (adj.)
- 奧妙ㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄠˋprofound and mysterious; subtle and marvelous; deep, intricate wonder; a profound mystery or marvel.stative verb (adj.)
- 安詳ㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˊserene; calm; composed; (of a person) poised and unhurried.stative verb (adj.)
- 輕薄ㄑㄧㄥ ㄅㄛˊlight in weight; thin; frivolous; disrespectful; to scorn or belittle; (of currency) depreciating.stative verb (adj.)
- 樸素ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄨˋplain and simple; unadorned; not flashy; living simply without extravagance; modest and unpretentious in style or manner.stative verb (adj.)
- 和睦ㄏㄜˊ ㄇㄨˋpeaceful relations; harmonious; living together in a friendly and amicable waystative verb (adj.)
- 誠摯ㄔㄥˊ ㄓˋsincere; heartfelt; earnest; cordial.stative verb (adj.)
- 興隆ㄒㄧㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊprosperous; thriving; flourishingstative verb (adj.)
- 緊湊ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄘㄡˋclosely packed; tightly arranged; compact; terse; tight (schedule); closely connected without gapsstative verb (adj.)
- 知足ㄓ ㄗㄨˊto be content with what one has; to know when one has enough; satisfied with one's situationstative verb (adj.)
- 辛酸ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄢbitter, pungent (taste); sad; miserable; full of hardship and sorrowstative verb (adj.)
- 宏偉ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄟˇgrand; imposing; magnificent; describing something vast, impressive, or awe-inspiring in scale or appearance.stative verb (adj.)
- 體面ㄊㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋdignity; face; honor; a respectable or presentable appearance; (of a situation) proper, decent, or well-organized.stative verb (adj.)
- 特約ㄊㄜˋ ㄩㄝspecially engaged; employed or commissioned for a special task; a special contract or agreement for a particular purpose.attributive stative verb
- 紊亂ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋdisorder; chaos; a state of confusion or lack of order.stative verb (adj.)
- 端正ㄉㄨㄢ ㄓㄥˋupright; proper; correct; straight; to put in order; to prepare; to get readystative verb (adj.)
- 同心ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣunited; of one mind; concentric; like-minded; shared aspiration; same center (geometry)stative verb (adj.)
- 功利ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋutility; practical benefit; material gain; utilitarian; pragmatic considerations of profit and advantagestative verb (adj.)
- 潔白ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄞˊspotlessly white; pure white; clean and unblemished; morally pure, innocent.stative verb (adj.)
- 健壯ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋrobust; healthy; strong and vigorous; physically sturdy; in good shapestative verb (adj.)
- 舒暢ㄕㄨ ㄔㄤˋhappy; carefree; relaxed and comfortable; free from worry.stative verb (adj.)
- 沈默ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋsilence; being silent; to say nothing; quiet and reserved; taciturn; to keep quietstative verb (adj.)
- 氣派ㄑㄧˋ ㄆㄞˋimpressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air; outward display of grandeur or presencestative verb (adj.)
- 清廉ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄢˊhonest and incorruptible; free from corruption; upright and clean in conductstative verb (adj.)
- 膚淺ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧㄢˇsuperficial; shallow; lacking depth or thoroughness in understanding or analysis.stative verb (adj.)
- 雷同ㄌㄟˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊidentical; exactly the same; mirroring others; (of people or things) having the same characteristics or featuresstative verb (adj.)
- 淒涼ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄤˊdesolate; bleak and lonely; forlorn; miserable and sorrowful; (of a place) bleak, desolate, and coldstative verb (adj.)
- 相仿ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄤˇsimilar; roughly the same; comparable in appearance, nature, or degree.stative verb (adj.)
- 豁達ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄚˊopen-minded; generous; magnanimous; sanguine; tolerant and broad-minded; not petty or narrow.stative verb (adj.)
- 有緣ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊbrought together by fate; having a destined connection; sharing a karmic bondstative verb (adj.)
- 冷清ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄥdesolate; cheerless; deserted; quiet and empty; lonely; lacking activity or peoplestative verb (adj.)
- 領會ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋto understand; to comprehend; to grasp the meaning or significance of something.transitive stative verb
- 仰慕ㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄨˋto admire; to look up to; to hold in high esteemtransitive stative verb
- 沙啞ㄕㄚ ㄧㄚˇhoarse; husky; raspy (voice); low and rough-sounding.stative verb (adj.)
- 當心ㄉㄤ ㄒㄧㄣto take care; to look out; be cautious; chest center; center, core (Taiwan usage)stative verb (adj.)
- 狐疑ㄏㄨˊ ㄧˊto doubt; to suspect; to be suspicious and indecisivestative verb (adj.)
- 方正ㄈㄤ ㄓㄥˋupright and honest; morally upright; square (person); neat; clear and square; four-squarestative verb (adj.)
- 偷懶ㄊㄡ ㄌㄢˇto goof off; to be lazy; to shirk work; to slack offstative verb (adj.)
- 心酸ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄢto feel sad; to feel a pang of sorrow; heartachestative verb (adj.)
- 深奧ㄕㄣ ㄠˋprofound; abstruse; recondite; deeply complex or difficult to understand; (in some contexts) hidden, obscure, or esoteric.stative verb (adj.)
- 適中ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄥmoderate; just right; not too much or too little; reasonably balanced; conveniently situatedstative verb (adj.)
- 刻薄ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛˊunkind; harsh; cutting; mean; to mock or ridicule; to exploit or embezzle by illegal deductionsstative verb (adj.)
- 猜忌ㄘㄞ ㄐㄧˋto be suspicious and jealous of; to distrust and resent someone, often imagining they intend harm; mutual suspicion and jealousy, especially in close relationshipstransitive stative verb
- 親熱ㄑㄧㄣ ㄖㄜˋaffectionate; warm and close; to show fondness or intimacy; (colloquial) to get physically intimate with someone.stative verb (adj.)
- 上進ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋto make progress; to improve oneself; to strive to do better; ambitious and forward-moving.stative verb (adj.)
- 切實ㄑㄧㄝ ㄕˊrealistic; practical; feasible; earnestly; conscientiously; in a down-to-earth mannerstative verb (adj.)
- 沈重ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋheavy; weighty; burdensome; serious; grave; solemn; difficult to move or carrystative verb (adj.)
- 中庸ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥthe Doctrine of the Mean, a Confucian classic; the golden mean; moderation; mediocrity; (slang, Taiwan) having a bulky midsectionstative verb (adj.)
- 貧苦ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨˇpoverty-stricken; very poor; living in hardship; suffering from extreme povertystative verb (adj.)
- 堂堂ㄊㄤˊ ㄊㄤˊgrand; stately; dignified in appearance; imposing in presence; (of a person) handsome and solemn; (of a group or force) powerful and impressive.stative verb (adj.)
- 威風ㄨㄟ ㄈㄥawe-inspiring bearing; imposing presence; majestic authority; impressive powerstative verb (adj.)
- 腐蝕ㄈㄨˇ ㄕˊchemical degradation of materials by acids, bases, or salts; gradual destruction or erosion of a substance; moral or behavioral decay; corruption; to corrodetransitive stative verb
- 沖天ㄔㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢto soar upward; to shoot up into the sky; to rise rapidlystative verb (adj.)
- 形形色色ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄙㄜˋof every description; of all kinds; diverse in form and varietystative verb (adj.)
- 悔恨ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄣˋdeep regret; remorse; bitter repentance over a past wrong or mistake.stative verb (adj.)
- 清靜ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋquiet and peaceful; calm and undisturbed; serene; (of weather) clear and brightstative verb (adj.)
- 畸形ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧㄥˊdeformed; malformed (of a body part); abnormal; lopsided; unbalancedstative verb (adj.)
- 落魄down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventionalstative verb (adj.)
- 艱鉅ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄩˋextremely difficult and demanding; arduous; challenging (of a task, mission, or responsibility).stative verb (adj.)
- 謙遜ㄑㄧㄢ ㄒㄩㄣˋhumble; modest; unpretentious; showing modesty and courtesy.stative verb (adj.)
- 貪心ㄊㄢ ㄒㄧㄣgreedy; covetous; never satisfied; wanting more than one deserves or needs.stative verb (adj.)
- 刻苦ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇhardworking; diligent and enduring hardship; frugal; thrifty in daily life.stative verb (adj.)
- 混濁ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊturbid; muddy; dirty (of water or liquid); figuratively: murky, morally corrupt, or chaotic (of society).stative verb (adj.)
- 蠻橫ㄇㄢˊ ㄏㄥˊrude and unreasonable; acting in a rough, overbearing way; domineering and unwilling to listen to others.stative verb (adj.)
- 狂妄ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄨㄤˋarrogant; egotistical; brassy; acting recklessly with exaggerated self-confidence.stative verb (adj.)
- 就緒ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄩˋto be ready; to be in order; to be all set; to be preparedstative verb (adj.)
- 愛戴ㄞˋ ㄉㄞˋto love and respect; to hold in high esteem and devotiontransitive stative verb
- 超脫ㄔㄠ ㄊㄨㄛto transcend worldliness; to be detached from conventional concerns; to stand aloof; to go beyond or break free from ordinary limitstransitive stative verb
- 淺顯ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇeasy to understand; clear and straightforward; accessible (of written or spoken material).stative verb (adj.)
- 失手ㄕ ㄕㄡˇa slip; a mistake made accidentally; to lose control of something; an unwise move; to be defeated.stative verb (adj.)
- 湊巧ㄘㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇby coincidence; as it happens; fortuitously; luckily.stative verb (adj.)
- 簡便ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋsimple and convenient; easy to use; handy; straightforward.stative verb (adj.)
- 機警ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄥˇperceptive; astute; sharp-witted; vigilant; alert; quick to react to changesstative verb (adj.)
- 斯文ㄙ ㄨㄣˊrefined; cultured; polite; gentle; (archaic) Confucian rites and education; (archaic) Confucian scholarstative verb (adj.)
- 猖獗ㄔㄤ ㄐㄩㄝˊto be rampant; to run wild; (of crime, disease, etc.) to spread unchecked; (archaic) to collapse; to be defeatedstative verb (adj.)
- 泄氣ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧˋto be discouraged; to lose heart; to despair; (derogatory) pathetic, weak; to leak gas; (of a tire) to go flatstative verb (adj.)