TOCFL Novice 1 Vocabulary
All 184 words and characters graded at Novice 1 in Taiwan's official TOCFL 華語八千詞 vocabulary list.
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- 我們we; us; ourselves; our; the group including the speaker and at least one other person.noun
- 的˙ㄉㄜGrammatical particle indicating possession or modifying a noun; used to form nominal expressions; can also indicate affirmation or emphasis at the end of a sentence.particle
- 一ㄧThe number one; single; a; as soon as; entire; whole; all; a "one" radical in Chinese characters; also used for clarity when spelling out numbers.noun
- 是ㄕˋTo be; yes; correct; right; true; to affirm; to acknowledge; a surname; a thing; indeed.transitive stative verb
- 沒有to not have; to not be; there is not; haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist.particle
- 不ㄅㄨˋFunction word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.adverb
- 他們they; them — third-person plural pronoun referring to a group excluding the speaker and listener.noun
- 可以can; may; to be able to; to be possible; not bad; pretty goodauxiliary verb
- 有ㄧㄡˇTo have; to exist; to possess; to own; abundant; plentiful; old; intentional; a bound form indicating possession or accompaniment.transitive stative verb
- 台灣Taiwan; an island in East Asia; officially the Republic of China (ROC)noun
- 人ㄖㄣˊperson; people; mankind; human being; someone else; other people; each person; a certain type or identity of person; character or disposition; surname.noun
- 我ㄨㄛˇPronoun; first-person singular: I, me, my; also we, us, our in compounds and formal usage.noun
- 什麼what; used as an interrogative pronoun to ask about things; used as an indefinite pronoun to refer to something unspecified; used as an adjective to indicate something unknown or general; used to express something unimportant or trivialnoun
- 他ㄊㄚFunction word; third-person singular pronoun: he, him, his; also means other, another; separate; different.noun
- 了˙ㄌㄜParticle indicating completed action or change of state; to finish; to understand; completely; to become clear.particle
- 大ㄉㄚˋBig; large; great; vast; elder; eldest; important; profound; to a great extent; to emphasize; (dialect) father or uncle.stative verb (adj.)
- 知道to know; to be aware of; to understand; to realizetransitive stative verb
- 這ㄓㄜˋPronoun: this; these; referring to people, things, time, or places nearby; demonstrative adjective; adverb: immediately; particle: used in sentences without meaning.determiner
- 到ㄉㄠˋTo reach or arrive; to go to; until a time or up to a point; a verb complement indicating arrival; thoughtful; thorough.verb
- 個˙ㄍㄜA general-purpose classifier for people or things; individual; single; alone; used in compounds like 'self' or 'height'.measure word
- 來ㄌㄞˊTo come; to arrive; to return; to happen; to be used as a substitute for a verb; indicating possibility; indicating the future or next time; approximately.verb
- 時間time as a concept or measurement; a point or duration in time; the present moment; a period or intervalnoun
- 現在now; at present; currently; nowadaysnoun
- 年ㄋㄧㄢˊyear; age; harvest; time period; surname Nian surnamemeasure word
- 中國China; the country in East Asia; historically, the Central Kingdom; mainland China (as distinct from Taiwan)noun
- 學生student; schoolchild; learner; one who studies under a teacher; a polite self-reference by a learner or juniornoun
- 就ㄐㄧㄡˋFunction word indicating then or so; immediately; precisely; exactly; only; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to complete; to go with.adverb
- 也ㄧㄝˇAlso; too; as well; (not...) either; particle used to indicate affirmation, doubt, or exclamation; also used to link clauses or adjust tone.adverb
- 說ㄕㄨㄛto speak; to say; to talk; to explain; to discuss; to scold; to tell off; a theory or doctrine; to arrange a marriageverb
- 國ㄍㄨㄛˊCountry; nation; state; land ruled by a sovereign; surname Guo; (bound form) national.noun
- 美國United States of America; USA; USnoun
- 今年this year; the current yearnoun
- 對ㄉㄨㄟˋCorrect; right; towards; at; for; regarding; to treat; to face; to reply; to match; to compare; to adjust; to suit.stative verb (adj.)
- 能ㄋㄥˊto be able to; capability; can; energy; to have the strength or ability to do something; a surnameauxiliary verb
- 時候time; a moment or period of time; a point in time; a season or occasion; a span of timenoun
- 家ㄐㄧㄚHome; house; family; refers to a school of thought; classifier for families or businesses; noun suffix for a specialist; polite term for relatives.noun
- 覺得to think that; to feel that; to feel (uncomfortable, etc.); to consider; to sensetransitive stative verb
- 學ㄒㄩㄝˊTo learn or study; to imitate or mimic; knowledge or learning; a school or place of education; a school of thought or doctrine.verb
- 過ㄍㄨㄛˋTo pass, go over, or cross; to spend time; to celebrate; to live or get along; excessively; surname.particle
- 都ㄉㄡCapital city; metropolis; all; entirely; already; even; (used for emphasis) even; (not) at all; surname Du.adverb
- 得˙ㄉㄜStructural particle linking verb/adjective to effect or degree; to obtain, get, gain; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; must, ought to.particle
- 好ㄏㄠˇgood; fine; well; okay; suitable; easy to do; very; to like; to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone toadverb
- 昨天yesterday; the day before today; the previous daynoun
- 你ㄋㄧˇPronoun; you (informal, singular); used for both males and females in mainland China; in Taiwan, 妳 is used for females.noun
- 還是still; nevertheless; or; had better; unexpectedlyconjunction
- 小ㄒㄧㄠˇSmall; tiny; few; young; junior; humble self-reference; to belittle; bad person; child; concubine.stative verb (adj.)
- 大學university; college; institution of higher education; the Great Learning, a Confucian classic; in ancient times, a school for adult educationnoun
- 分ㄈㄣto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish; part; share; minute (time); fraction; unit of money or point (in games)measure word
- 日本Japan; island nation in East Asia between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan.noun
- 她ㄊㄚPronoun; she; her; used for females.noun
- 沒ㄇㄟˊNot; have not; none; to drown; to sink; to end; to disappear; to die; to be submerged.adverb
- 看ㄎㄢˋto see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to consider; to look after; to guard; to tryverb
- 去ㄑㄩˋTo go to a place; to leave; to depart; to die (euphemism); to send or remove; to be apart from; used before a verb to indicate going to do something.verb
- 那ㄋㄚˋThat; those; the one(s) referred to; then; in that case; (function word) used in questions, similar to 'which' or 'how'.determiner
- 很ㄏㄣˇAdverb; very; quite; greatly; often used before adjectives without intensifying meaning; also archaic: fierce; dispute; to oppose.adverb
- 高ㄍㄠTall; high; elevated; above average; superior; excellent; loud; expensive; old; surname Gao.stative verb (adj.)
- 想ㄒㄧㄤˇTo think or consider; to want or desire to do something; to guess or suppose; to miss someone; to believe or feel that something is true.transitive stative verb
- 老師teacher; a respectful term for someone who teaches or mentors; in imperial times, a student's formal address to an examinernoun
- 電影a motion picture; a film; a movie; a cinematic work shown on screennoun
- 學校school; an institution for teaching and learning.noun
- 東西thing; stuff; object; person (used in casual speech); east and west; from east to westnoun
- 等ㄉㄥˇTo wait for; to await; to be equal to; same as; and so on; etc.; class; rank; grade; plural suffix.verb
- 只ㄓˇMainly a function word; only; merely; just; but; classifier for birds and animals, one of a pair, or certain vessels.adverb
- 喜歡to like; to be fond of; to enjoy.transitive stative verb
- 十ㄕˊThe number ten; 10; complete; perfect; a radical in Chinese dictionaries.noun
- 兩ㄌㄧㄤˇTwo; a pair; both; some; a few; classifier for vehicles; unit of weight (tael).noun
- 點ㄉㄧㄢˇdot; speck; spot; to touch briefly; to tap; to mark; to select; to order food; to hint; to nod; a small amount; a bit; o'clock; classifier for small amountsmeasure word
- 媽媽mother; mom; mama; a respectful term for an older woman; a term for a wife or a madam in historical contexts.noun
- 三ㄙㄢThe number three; 3; third in order; often used to indicate multiple or repeated instances; a surname.noun
- 朋友friend; a person one knows and trusts; companion; pal; buddynoun
- 回ㄏㄨㄟˊTo return; to go back; to reply or answer; to turn around; a time or occurrence; classifier for acts of a play or chapters; the Hui ethnic group.verb
- 可是but; however; yet; indeed; could it be that; just happens to beconjunction
- 問ㄨㄣˋTo ask or inquire; to question or interrogate; to investigate or examine; to visit or pay respects; to interfere or meddle.verb
- 車ㄔㄜVehicle, car, or any wheeled transport; a machine using rotating wheels or axles; a surname; archaic war chariot; rook in chess.noun
- 位ㄨㄟˋPosition; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); rank or status; (physics) potential; a standard or criterion.measure word
- 做ㄗㄨㄛˋTo do; to make or produce; to engage in; to become; to serve as; to hold an event; to pretend.verb
- 今天today; the present time; nownoun
- 你們you (plural); second-person plural pronoun.noun
- 再ㄗㄞˋAgain; once more; re-; further; then; more; to repeat an action; to continue; to add; to supplement.adverb
- 二ㄦˋThe number two; second in order; twice; a pair; dual; also used as a variant of 'to change' or 'to compare'.noun
- 老ㄌㄠˇOld; aged; experienced; venerable; of long standing; prefix for elders or familiar people; outdated; tough (food); always.stative verb (adj.)
- 水ㄕㄨㄟˇWater; liquid; juice; river; to swim; surname Shui; additional cost or income; lacking substance; shoddy.noun
- 第ㄉㄧˋPrefix indicating ordinal number, as in 'sixth'; grades in imperial examinations; archaic residence of a high official; archaic but; archaic only.determiner
- 小時hour; a unit of time equal to 60 minutes; (archaic or literary) childhood, early yearsnoun
- 這裡here; this place (near the speaker); this section or extent.noun
- 容易easy; not difficult; simple to do; likely; prone to; liable tostative verb (adj.)
- 書ㄕㄨA book or document; a letter; writings; a style of calligraphy; surname.noun
- 真ㄓㄣReally; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; authentic; Daoist immortal;; natural disposition;; portrait;; substantive official post.adverb
- 給ㄍㄟˇTo give; to allow; to do something for someone; to supply or provide; used as a preposition meaning to, for, with, or by; also used as a passive marker.verb
- 走ㄗㄡˇTo walk; to go; to run; to leave or depart; to escape; to leak; to interact with; to move.verb
- 四ㄙˋThe cardinal number four; the fourth in order; a surname; a musical notation symbol.noun
- 以後after; later; afterwards; from now on; in the future.noun
- 五ㄨˇThe number five; 5; a surname.noun
- 幾ㄐㄧˇHow many; how much; several; a few; almost; nearly; how; what.determiner
- 以前before; previously; in the past; ago; formerlynoun
- 難ㄋㄢˊdifficult; hard to do; problem; disaster; calamity; to scold; to blamestative verb (adj.)
- 住ㄓㄨˋto live or reside in a place; to stay temporarily; to stop or cease an action; to firmly secure something.verb
- 小孩child; young kid; offspring; one's own childrennoun
- 下午afternoon; the time from noon until evening; p.m.noun
- 聽ㄊㄧㄥto hear; to listen; to obey; to heed; to allow; to wait; a hall (less common)verb