TOCFL Level 5 Vocabulary
TOCFL Level 5 vocabulary, entries 2,601–2,700.
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- 池子pond; bathhouse pool; dance floor of a ballroom; (old) stalls (front rows in a theater)noun
- 油條deep-fried breadstick; a long, crispy fried dough strip eaten for breakfast; a slick, sly, or worldly-wise person (informal)noun
- 造化nature; the forces that create and sustain all things; good luck; fortunenoun
- 報關to declare goods at customs; to complete import or export customs procedures by submitting required declarations to customs authorities.separable verb
- 周詳meticulous; thorough; comprehensive; detailed; completestative verb (adj.)
- 油田oil field; a region containing economically valuable petroleum deposits.noun
- 疙瘩a small lump or bump on the skin; a pimple; a knot or tangle; a snag or difficulty; a worry or grudge; a block or difficultynoun
- 清幽(of a place) quiet and secluded; tranquil and elegant; peaceful and charming.stative verb (adj.)
- 苦衷secret trouble; hidden difficulty; a private sorrow or worry one finds hard to speak about.noun
- 逃稅to evade taxes; to avoid paying taxes by underreporting income or falsifying deductionsseparable verb
- 相配to match; to go well together; to be suited to each other; to pair well.stative verb (adj.)
- 脫手to sell or dispose of (goods, etc); to get rid of; to unload; to pass out of one's handsprocess verb
- 電壓voltage; electric potential difference measured in volts; the energy difference per unit charge in an electrostatic fieldnoun
- 沖淡to dilute; to weaken or reduce the intensity of something; to downplay or understate the seriousness of an event.verb
- 稠密dense; thick; closely packed; crowded together.stative verb (adj.)
- 裝配to assemble; to fit together; to install and configure (esp. in Taiwan usage).verb
- 溫帶temperate zone; the region between the tropics and the polar circles, with mild weather and distinct seasons.noun
- 學制educational system; the structure of school levels, curricula, and length of schooling as set by authorities.noun
- 省事to simplify matters; to save trouble; to reduce hassle; to be convenientstative verb (adj.)
- 堅忍persevering; tenacious; having strong willpower and resilience.stative verb (adj.)
- 中肯pertinent; apropos; (of remarks) to the point and well-put; apt and incisivestative verb (adj.)
- 商榷to discuss; to deliberate; to exchange views on a topic; to weigh different ideas.intransitive verb
- 木刻woodcut (printmaking technique using carved wooden blocks); carved wood artwork or sculpture.noun
- 盛情great kindness; generous hospitality; warm and sincere goodwill shown to a guest or friend.noun
- 哺乳動物mammal; warm-blooded vertebrate animal that feeds its young with milk from mammary glands; most give live birth.noun
- 嫂子older brother's wife; sister-in-law; (polite) term of address for a friend's wifenoun
- 議定to reach an agreement; to agree upon; to decide after discussionverb
- 溫習to review; to go over previously studied material; to revise a lesson or courseworkverb
- 志趣personal interests and aspirations; one's inclinations and pursuits; what one is passionate about and aims to achieve.noun
- 礦產mineral resources; ores and minerals extracted from mines; mineral deposits in the earth.noun
- 水蒸氣water in gaseous form; steam; water vapor produced by evaporation, boiling, or sublimation.noun
- 列國various countries; states, especially the feudal states of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.noun
- 雪人a figure shaped from snow, typically resembling a person; a yeti, a large ape-like creature said to live in high snowy mountains.noun
- 探病to visit someone who is ill; to visit a patient in hospital or at homeseparable verb
- 仕女court lady; palace maid; traditional Chinese painting of beautiful womennoun
- 活兒work; a task or job to be done; (colloquial) things to do.noun
- 盲從to follow blindly; to obey without thinking; unthinking conformity to othersstative verb (adj.)
- 幣值value of a currency; purchasing power of moneynoun
- 顧全to take into full consideration; to safeguard (interests, dignity, etc.); to keep in mind while making decisionsverb
- 一道together; at the same time; in one go; a measure word for paths, routes, or streaks.adverb
- 不至於unlikely to go so far as to; not to the extent of; not as bad asadverb
- 人禍man-made disaster; catastrophe caused by human actions or negligence rather than natural forces.noun
- 仙丹elixir; magic potion; figuratively, a highly effective medicine or cure-all.noun
- 仿造to copy or reproduce something after a model; to counterfeit; to imitate in manufacturingverb
- 個數number of items or individuals; count of discrete things; quantity measured in units.noun
- 做證to testify; to give evidence; to serve as a witness (in court or formal proceedings)separable verb
- 入世to engage with secular society; to involve oneself in human affairsstative verb (adj.)
- 入超trade deficit; a country's imports exceed its exports over a given periodstative verb (adj.)
- 兩口子husband and wife; the two spouses in a marriagenoun
- 出息future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up; to yield interest; to exhale (Buddhism)noun
- 出超trade surplus; a country's exports exceed its imports in value; favorable balance of trade.stative verb (adj.)
- 划不來not worth it; not worthwhile; doesn't pay; a bad deal.stative verb (adj.)
- 划得來worth it; worthwhile; to be a good deal; to pay offstative verb (adj.)
- 動產movable property; personal property; assets that can be moved, such as money, securities, or goods; contrasted with real estate or immovable property.noun
- 勞改reform through labor; forced labor as punishment or political re-education; laogai (prison camp system).intransitive verb
- 匯票bill of exchange; bank draft; a written order to pay a specified sum to a named party on a set date.noun
- 南極洲Antarctica; the continent surrounding the South Pole, covered by ice sheets; extremely cold climate; home to penguins, seals, whales, and research scientists.noun
- 吞吞吐吐to speak hesitantly; to mumble; to hold back what one is saying; to hem and hawintransitive verb
- 吵嘴to quarrel; to argue; to bickerintransitive verb
- 呈獻to present respectfully; to offer formally; to dedicate or submit with reverence.verb
- 售貨員sales clerk; sales associate; retail salesperson; someone who sells goods in a store.noun
- 單行道one-way street; road or lane for traffic moving in only one direction.noun
- 嘴脣the lips; the soft outer parts of the mouth used for speaking, eating, and expressing emotion.noun
- 囉唆long-winded; to talk endlessly; to go on and on; troublesome; pesky; overly wordystative verb (adj.)
- 壓歲錢money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Evenoun
- 大洋洲Oceania; one of the world's continents; the islands of the Pacific Ocean, including Australia, New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.noun
- 奉養to support and care for one's parents; to provide for their daily needs and well-beingverb
- 奪魁to win first place; to take the championship; to come out on top.process verb
- 字眼兒wording; choice of words; turn of phrase; a minor verbal slip or quibble.noun
- 封條seal; a strip of paper or tape used to close or secure something.noun
- 度量衡system of measurement units; "du" for length, "liang" for volume, "heng" for mass; metrology standards.noun
- 心軟to be softhearted; to be tenderhearted; to relent or give in out of compassion.stative verb (adj.)
- 想開to get over a shock or loss; to stop dwelling on unpleasant things; to accept the situation and move on; to think positively and avoid overthinking.process verb
- 拍馬屁to flatter; to fawn on someone; to butter someone up; obsequious or sycophantic behaviorintransitive verb
- 指南針compass; a navigation instrument with a magnetized needle that points toward magnetic north and south.noun
- 推選to elect; to choose by vote or selection; to nominate and select.verb
- 撮合to play matchmaker; to act as a middleman; to bring two parties togetherverb
- 攪和to mix; to blend; to stir together; (fig.) to mess up; to spoil; to get involved with othersintransitive verb
- 日光燈fluorescent light; a tube-shaped lamp filled with mercury vapor and coated with phosphor, producing bright, energy-efficient light similar to daylight.noun
- 明理sensible; reasonable; to understand reason or reasoning; to be sensible and reasonablestative verb (adj.)
- 會意one of the Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, combining existing elements to express a new meaning; to understand or grasp without being told explicitly; to comprehend intuitively.process verb
- 有為promising; showing potential for success; (Buddhism) a phenomenon arising from causes and conditionsstative verb (adj.)
- 核算to calculate; to verify by calculation; accounting; to audit or check figuresverb
- 棄權to waive a right; to abstain from voting; to forfeit a game; to voluntarily withdraw from a match.intransitive verb
- 活期current account; checking account; demand deposit; a bank account with no fixed term; funds available on demand.attributive stative verb
- 洽商to negotiate; to discuss terms; to consult over a matter; to talk over detailsintransitive verb
- 派頭manner; style; panache; the impressive bearing or presence shown in a person's behavior and appearance.noun
- 溶化to melt; to dissolve in a liquid; to become liquefied.process verb
- 熱水瓶thermos bottle; vacuum flask; insulated container that keeps liquids hot or cold for extended periods.noun
- 特此hereby; used in formal documents, letters, or contracts to introduce a statement or declaration.adverb
- 筆友pen pal; a friend you know and communicate with by writing lettersnoun
- 等價equal in value; equivalent; of the same worth or meaning.stative verb (adj.)
- 簡體simplified Chinese characters; the modern mainland Chinese writing system with fewer strokes than traditional characters.noun
- 籍貫one's ancestral home; the registered place of family origin, typically inherited patrilineally and recorded in official documents; (in Taiwan) a place where one has resided long enough to be granted local household registrationnoun
- 統制to control; to govern; a military officer rank in the late Qing dynastyverb
- 繁體traditional Chinese characters; the standard script used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, as opposed to simplified Chinese.noun
- 群居to live together in a group; to dwell collectively; communal living.stative verb (adj.)
- 翹課to skip school; to cut class; to play truantseparable verb
- 而言as far as … is concerned; speaking in terms of …
- 聽寫dictation; writing down what one hears, especially as a language or music exercise; transcribing by ear.verb