TOCFL Level 5 Vocabulary
TOCFL Level 5 vocabulary, entries 2,501–2,600.
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- 保重to take care of oneself; to look after one's health; a parting wish meaning 'take care'.intransitive verb
- 精光nothing left; all finished; completely used up; bright and shiny; radiant; glorious; fame and prestigestative verb (adj.)
- 把手handle; grip; knob; to shake handsnoun
- 粉刷to paint or coat walls; to whitewash; to apply plaster or emulsion to a surface.verb
- 內銷to sell domestically; domestic sales; selling goods in the home market rather than exporting themattributive stative verb
- 名勝a scenic spot; a place famous for its scenery or historical relics; (archaic) a person of renown and talent.noun
- 俱全having all the necessary elements; complete in every respect; fully equipped.predicative stative verb
- 成衣ready-made clothes; garments made in standard sizes, not custom-tailored; a person who makes or sells ready-made clothingnoun
- 行號line number in a text file or row number in a spreadsheet; (Taiwan) unincorporated firm, such as a sole proprietorship or partnershipnoun
- 上好first-rate; top-notch; of the best quality, especially referring to materials or goods.attributive stative verb
- 淺薄shallow; lacking depth of knowledge or understanding; superficial; (of customs) lacking refinement; meager; slightstative verb (adj.)
- 隱士hermit; recluse; a person who lives in seclusion away from society.noun
- 合意mutual agreement; consensus; having the same wish; satisfying; to one's liking.stative verb (adj.)
- 廉潔incorruptible; honest; not accepting bribes; morally upright in public or official life.stative verb (adj.)
- 保齡球ten-pin bowling (loanword); the sport of rolling a ball to knock down pins; a bowling ball used in that sportnoun
- 友愛friendly affection; fraternal love; mutual care and affection between peopletransitive stative verb
- 靈驗(of a prediction or omen) coming true; proving accurate; (of a remedy, prayer, etc.) effective; having the desired effectstative verb (adj.)
- 不致於not to the extent of; unlikely to reach such a point; won't lead to (a certain outcome).adverb
- 打牌to play cards; to play mahjong; to gamble with cards or tiles as a pastimeseparable verb
- 外線(military) line of troops encircling an enemy position; (telephony) outside line; (basketball) outside the three-point linenoun
- 轟轟烈烈on a grand scale; vigorous and impressive; with great momentum and impact; large-scale and striking.stative verb (adj.)
- 驚惶panic-stricken; terrified and flustered; in a state of alarm and dread.stative verb (adj.)
- 誇耀to brag about; to flaunt; to boast excessivelyverb
- 燕窩edible bird's nest; saliva nest of swiftlets, prized in Chinese cuisine and traditional medicine for its rich protein and collagen; harvested from cliffs in Southeast Asia and southern China; very expensive due to difficulty of collection.noun
- 破例to make an exception; to break with precedent or usual practiceseparable process verb
- 配給to ration; to allocate; to distribute according to set quotas or regulationsverb
- 隨同accompanying; going along with; following someone or somethingpreposition
- 恩情deep kindness or favor; a lasting sense of gratitude owed for someone's generosity or help.noun
- 怠慢to neglect; to slight; to treat someone with insufficient courtesy or hospitality; to be remiss in duties or attentiontransitive stative verb
- 好受feeling better; more at ease; physically or emotionally comfortable.stative verb (adj.)
- 噴漆to spray paint or lacquer; spray paint (noun); a type of lacquer made from nitrocellulose, resin, pigment, and solvent, used on cars, furniture, leather, etc.separable verb
- 仿冒to counterfeit; to make a fake copy of a product to deceive and profitverb
- 狠心cruel; heartless; callous; to steel oneself; to resolve firmly (to do something)stative verb (adj.)
- 風尚prevailing custom or fashion; current social trend; the way things are done at presentnoun
- 剛強firm; unyielding; strong-willed; resolute in character; tough and forcefulstative verb (adj.)
- 生火to make a fire; to light a fire; to kindle a fireseparable verb
- 勁兒strength; vigor; energy; force; intensity; used as a suffix after adjectives to add emphasis, often in northern Chinese speechnoun
- 放蕩licentious; wanton; morally unrestrained; behaving without self-discipline or social restraint.stative verb (adj.)
- 小夥子young man; young guy; a male youth.noun
- 生硬stiff; lacking naturalness or smoothness; awkward, forced; (of writing or speech) rough, not fluentstative verb (adj.)
- 溫馴docile; meek; tame; gentle and obedient; not wild or aggressivestative verb (adj.)
- 輸血to transfuse blood; to give aid and supportseparable verb
- 欺侮to bully; to treat someone cruelly or with contempt; to intimidate or humiliate.verb
- 氣壓atmospheric pressure; barometric pressure; the force exerted by the weight of air in the atmosphere.noun
- 概況general situation; summary; overview of the main points or conditionsnoun
- 過目to look over; to glance through; to read once; to review brieflyintransitive verb
- 八字eight characters; birthdate characters (year, month, day, hour) used in Chinese fortune-telling; one's horoscope or fate based on these.noun
- 蓋章to stamp (a document); to affix a seal; to sign off on something.separable verb
- 茶具tea set; tea service; utensils used for brewing and drinking tea.noun
- 應驗to come true; to be fulfilled as predicted; to prove accurate (of a prophecy, prediction, or expectation).transitive process verb
- 老頭兒old man; elderly male; (colloquial) one's father; (colloquial) one's husbandnoun
- 周轉to rotate; to circulate; turnover; cash flow; the movement or circulation of funds or stockverb
- 單據documents serving as proof of payment, receipt, or delivery; receipts; invoices; transaction records.noun
- 空談idle talk; empty talk; prattle; words without action; impractical or unrealistic talkintransitive verb
- 黑社會organized crime syndicate; criminal underworld; secret society engaged in illegal activities.noun
- 柳樹willow; a deciduous tree with long, drooping branches; also called weeping willow when referring to the common cultivated form with pendulous branches.noun
- 剎車a brake; to brake; to stop a vehicle; to halt or check something before completion.separable verb
- 俗語common saying; proverb; colloquial speech; popular expression or folk saying passed around in everyday languagenoun
- 算術arithmetic; the branch of mathematics dealing with numbers and basic operations; counting methods.noun
- 西服a suit; Western-style clothingnoun
- 教員teacher; instructor; a person who teaches, especially in a school or educational institutionnoun
- 貧民poor people; those who cannot meet basic needs or fall below a certain standard of livingnoun
- 臉譜Facebook (in Chinese); traditional Chinese opera facial makeup patterns for jing and chou rolesnoun
- 獨佔to monopolize; to have exclusive control over something; to take up all of something.verb
- 儀表appearance; bearing; demeanor; a measuring instrument or gauge (e.g. speedometer, meter)noun
- 苛責to criticize harshly; to blame severely; to rebuke with excessive strictnessverb
- 婆家husband's family; the family a wife joins after marriage; in-law household.noun
- 名堂trick; gimmick; variety; something significant but not immediately apparent; worthwhile result; accomplishment; sth more than meets the eye.noun
- 拍子beat or rhythm in music; a paddle-shaped tool for swatting or hitting; a racket used in sports.noun
- 試卷exam paper; test paper; sheet of questions for a school or official examination.noun
- 習題exercise; problem set; practice question (schoolwork)noun
- 農具farm implements; farm tools; agricultural equipment used for farming.noun
- 作怪to cause mischief; to act up; to behave oddly; to make strange things happen; to act behind the scenes.intransitive verb
- 解渴to quench thirst; to relieve thirst by drinkingstative verb (adj.)
- 潺潺murmuring, babbling sound of flowing water; gentle sound of rainstative verb (adj.)
- 舒展to stretch out; to extend; to smooth out; to unfold; to relax and feel at easeverb
- 取樣to take a sample; to sample; to extract a small portion from a larger set for analysis or testing.noun
- 奔騰to gallop; to surge forward; to roll on in waves; (of waves) to surge forward; to roll on in waves; Pentium (microprocessor by Intel)intransitive verb
- 壽星god of longevity; elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated; the star Canopus, symbol of peace and long life.noun
- 殘殺to massacre; to slaughter; to kill brutallyverb
- 劃時代marking a new era; epoch-making; groundbreakingattributive stative verb
- 麥子wheat; a cereal grain grown widely in northern China; used for flour, sugar, and brewing.noun
- 效勞to serve; to work for; to contribute effort in service.intransitive verb
- 木料lumber; timber; wood suitable for making things.noun
- 囉嗦to talk too much; to ramble on; to be long-winded; to be a nuisance; to cause troublestative verb (adj.)
- 錄影機camcorder; video recorder; videocassette recorder (Tw).noun
- 玉器jade objects; carved jade items; jade artifacts; jade ware.noun
- 惦記to think of often; to keep in mind; to be concerned about; to miss someonetransitive stative verb
- 裁減to cut down; to reduce; to lessen; to trim (staff, budget, etc.)verb
- 指正to point out errors or weaknesses for correction; to offer criticism; a polite formula inviting feedback on one's work or opinionverb
- 老鄉fellow townsman or villager; someone from the same hometown; (informal, esp. Taiwan) a friendly term for a strangernoun
- 收聽to listen to (a radio broadcast); to tune in to a radio program.verb
- 日程schedule; itinerary; a plan of events or tasks arranged by day.noun
- 撐腰to support; to back someone up; to act as a patron or protector.intransitive verb
- 索賠to demand compensation; to file a claim for damages; to seek reimbursement for losses.intransitive verb
- 饑餓hunger; the feeling of needing food; famine; a severe shortage of food.stative verb (adj.)
- 撫育to nurture and raise; to bring up and educate; to foster the growth and development of someone, especially a childverb
- 烤肉to grill or roast meat over an open flame or on a rack; barbecued or grilled meat as a dish; meat cooked by roasting or grillingnoun
- 香皂perfumed soap; toilet soap; scented bar soap used for washing hands or body.noun
- 歡送to see off; to send off; to bid farewell to someone departingverb