TOCFL Novice 1 Vocabulary
TOCFL Novice 1 vocabulary, entries 101–184.
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- 請ㄑㄧㄥˇTo ask; to request; to invite; please (do something); to treat someone to a meal; to beg or implore.verb
- 百ㄅㄞˇA number representing one hundred; numerous or many; all kinds of; a surname.noun
- 爸爸father; dad; (colloquial) term of address for an older man.noun
- 吃ㄔto eat; to consume; to absorb; to take in; to suffer; to be defeated; to capture (in a game); to swallowverb
- 媽ㄇㄚMother; mom; mama; term of address for mother or elder women in mother's generation; also used for older women or female servants or generally older women.noun
- 九ㄐㄧㄡˇThe number nine; 9; used to indicate a large quantity or multiple times; a surname.noun
- 歲ㄙㄨㄟˋClassifier for years of age; year; time; age; a year's harvest of grain.measure word
- 找ㄓㄠˇTo look for, seek, or try to find; to visit or call on someone; to find or discover; to give change or return money.verb
- 六ㄌㄧㄡˋThe number six; 6; used in place names; a surname.noun
- 多少how much; how many; used to ask about quantity or number; some; a certain amount; more or less; somewhatnoun
- 電話telephone; a device or system for voice communication over distances; a phone call; a phone number.noun
- 早ㄗㄠˇMorning; early; soon; long ago; prematurely; premature; not late; Good morning!stative verb (adj.)
- 寫ㄒㄧㄝˇTo write characters or words; to compose text; to draw or sketch; to record or copy; to express or vent feelings.verb
- 字ㄗˋA written symbol representing a word or sound; a character; a letter; a word; a name or appellation; a contract or deed; also, a given name for a male at age twenty.noun
- 八ㄅㄚThe natural number eight; used as a numeral or adjective to denote eight; sometimes used adverbially to mean all around or many.noun
- 同學classmate; fellow student; someone who studies at the same schoolnoun
- 電視television; TV; a device that receives broadcast signals and displays audiovisual content; a system for transmitting images and sound via electrical waves and a receiver that reproduces them.noun
- 晚上evening; night; the time after sunset; in the eveningnoun
- 半ㄅㄢˋHalf; semi-; incomplete; in the middle; a very small amount; part of something; and a half (after a number).noun
- 嗎˙ㄇㄚA particle used at the end of a sentence to form a yes-no question; also used to indicate a pause or prompt further information.particle
- 她們they; them (female); refers to two or more females excluding the speaker and listener.noun
- 電腦computer; an electronic device that processes data according to instructions; typically includes input, output, processor, memory, and logic units.noun
- 七ㄑㄧThe natural number seven; 7; used in traditional Buddhist rituals for mourning every seven days; a literary style.noun
- 錢ㄑㄧㄢˊMoney; currency; coins; cash; wealth; a surname; a unit of weight (one tenth of a tael).noun
- 千ㄑㄧㄢA numeral meaning one thousand; many or numerous; very; a surname.noun
- 買ㄇㄞˇto buy; to purchase; to seek; to persuade; a surnameverb
- 叫ㄐㄧㄠˋto call out; to shout; to be called; to order; to let or make someone do something; to summon; to nametransitive stative verb · verb
- 那裡there; that place; how; how could (humble denial in response to praise)noun
- 呢˙ㄋㄜSentence-final particle indicating a question, often referring to prior context; sentence-final particle indicating a continuing state or situation; discourse particle for emphasis; dense wool fabric.particle
- 上午morning; the period from early morning until noon; in Taiwan, sometimes from midnight to noonnoun
- 哪裡where; used to ask about location; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (as a humble reply to a compliment)noun
- 吧˙ㄅㄚModal particle at sentence end suggesting; requesting; agreeing; inferring; or expressing doubt; also a loanword for bar; or to puff; or onomatopoeia for a bang.particle
- 久ㄐㄧㄡˇA long time; for a long duration; old; to stay or remain for a long time.predicative stative verb
- 名字a person's name; a name (of a person or thing); reputation, famenoun
- 爸ㄅㄚˋA term of address for one's father; dad; papa; often used in the doubled form 爸爸.noun
- 坐ㄗㄨㄛˋTo sit or take a seat; to travel by vehicle; to bear fruit; to reside or be located; to commit an offense; to be judged or sentenced.intransitive verb
- 姓ㄒㄧㄥˋFamily name; surname; clan; people; to be surnamed.transitive stative verb
- 妳ㄋㄧˇPronoun for you, specifically addressing a female; used in Taiwan; variant of the character for milk.noun
- 臺灣Taiwan; the island and its outlying islands; commonly refers to the territory governed by the Republic of China.noun
- 弟ㄉㄧˋYounger brother; junior male relative; a modest self-reference for 'I' in letters; sometimes refers to a younger female relative; can mean disciple or student; also refers to respecting elder brothers.noun
- 忙ㄇㄤˊBusy; occupied with many tasks; to hurry or rush; to be in a hurry; to do something urgently.stative verb (adj.)
- 筆ㄅㄧˇWriting brush or implement; stroke in calligraphy or painting; writing style or technique; a written work; classifier for strokes or sums of money.noun
- 哥ㄍㄜElder brother; term of address for an older male relative or friend; archaic final particle similar to 'ah'.noun
- 誰ㄕㄟˊPronoun; who; whom; whose; anyone; sometimes used as an adverb meaning 'how could it be'.noun
- 飯ㄈㄢˋCooked rice; a meal; to eat; to feed someone or an animal.noun
- 貴ㄍㄨㄟˋExpensive; precious; noble; of high rank; an honorific prefix meaning 'your'; also a short name for Guizhou province.stative verb (adj.)
- 塊ㄎㄨㄞˋPiece or lump of something; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap, money, or currency units; together or jointly.measure word
- 妹ㄇㄟˋYounger sister; term for a younger female relative or peer; self-deprecating term for a young woman; generally refers to a young girl.noun
- 早上early morning; the first part of the day from dawn to around noon; in Taiwan also used as a greeting meaning good morningnoun
- 謝謝to express gratitude; to thank someone; a common polite phrase meaning thank you.transitive stative verb
- 姐ㄐㄧㄝˇOlder sister; term of address for a slightly older woman; young lady; Miss.noun
- 您ㄋㄧㄣˊFunction word; polite form of 'you'; used when addressing elders or showing respect; can also refer to 'you all'you all of you'' respectfully.noun
- 姊ㄗˇOlder sister; term for an elder female peer or senior in a group; also used for elder sister in Taiwan.noun
- 漂亮pretty; beautiful; attractive; splendid; brilliantly done; outstandingstative verb (adj.)
- 公車bus; public bus; government or organizational vehiclenoun
- 明天tomorrow; the day after today; the near futurenoun
- 哥哥older brother; elder brother; term of address for an older male sibling or cousin; respectful address for a male peer.noun
- 弟弟younger brother; a male sibling born after another; used as a form of address for a younger male relative.noun
- 打電話to make a telephone call; to call someone on the phone; to ring someone upintransitive verb
- 上課to attend class; to go to class; to teach a classseparable verb
- 妹妹younger sister; a female sibling younger than oneself; also used as a familiar or affectionate term for a young woman or one's wife in some contextsnoun
- 怎麼樣how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?stative verb (adj.)
- 開車to drive a car or vehicle; to start a vehicle; (slang, mainland) to post sexual content online or make a sexual jokeseparable verb
- 姊姊older sister; elder sister; also used as a respectful term for a woman of similar age who is not a relative; in older usage, a wet nurse or mothernoun
- 中午noon; midday; the middle of the day, around 12 o'clock in the daytime.noun
- 車子vehicle; car; small automobile; motor vehicle such as a car, truck, or bicyclenoun
- 中文Chinese language; Chinese language and writing system; Chinese as spoken and written by Han Chinesenoun
- 便宜cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage; to let someone off lightly; convenientstative verb (adj.)
- 那兒there; that place; that time; used as a polite refusal or denial (e.g., 'not at all'); that place; that timenoun
- 這兒here; this place; the location where the speaker is or is referring to.noun
- 甚麼interrogative pronoun meaning 'what'; used to ask about things; also used as an indefinite or general pronoun meaning 'whatever'; also used as an interrogative adjective meaning 'what' in questions like 'what time' or 'what person'.noun
- 小孩子child; a young person, typically under the age of pubertynoun
- 對不起I'm sorry; excuse me; to apologize; to feel sorry for letting someone down; to disappoint someone
- 姓名surname and given name; full name of a person.noun
- 請問Excuse me, may I ask...?; a polite way to begin a question or request information.
- 哪兒where?; used to ask about a place or location; (in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...?noun
- 再見goodbye; farewell; see you again later.intransitive verb
- 這裏here; this place; in this location; at this spotnoun
- 姐姐older sister; elder sister; a respectful term for an older woman; (archaic) a man's affectionate term for his wife or a woman he is close to; (archaic) parents' term for their daughter; (archaic) a concubine's term for the principal wifenoun
- 那裏there; that place; used to indicate a location away from the speaker.noun
- 妳們you (plural; used when addressing a group of women or girls).noun
- 電視機television set; TV set; device that receives and displays broadcast video and audio signals on a screennoun
- 哪裏where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (as a negative answer); humble denial of a compliment.noun
- 公共汽車bus; a public transport vehicle that carries passengers along a fixed route.noun