TOCFL Novice 1 Vocabulary
TOCFL Novice 1 vocabulary, entries 101–184.
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Nouns
- 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
Verbs
- 可以can; may; to be able to; to be possible; not bad; pretty goodauxiliary verb
- 到ㄉㄠˋTo reach or arrive; to go to; until a time or up to a point; a verb complement indicating arrival; thoughtful; thorough.verb
- 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
- 說ㄕㄨㄛto speak; to say; to talk; to explain; to discuss; to scold; to tell off; a theory or doctrine; to arrange a marriageverb
- 能ㄋㄥˊto be able to; capability; can; energy; to have the strength or ability to do something; a surnameauxiliary 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
- 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
- 等ㄉㄥˇTo wait for; to await; to be equal to; same as; and so on; etc.; class; rank; grade; plural suffix.verb
- 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
- 問ㄨㄣˋTo ask or inquire; to question or interrogate; to investigate or examine; to visit or pay respects; to interfere or meddle.verb
- 做ㄗㄨㄛˋTo do; to make or produce; to engage in; to become; to serve as; to hold an event; to pretend.verb
- 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
- 住ㄓㄨˋto live or reside in a place; to stay temporarily; to stop or cease an action; to firmly secure something.verb
- 聽ㄊㄧㄥto hear; to listen; to obey; to heed; to allow; to wait; a hall (less common)verb
- 請ㄑㄧㄥˇTo ask; to request; to invite; please (do something); to treat someone to a meal; to beg or implore.verb
- 吃ㄔto eat; to consume; to absorb; to take in; to suffer; to be defeated; to capture (in a game); to swallowverb
- 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
- 寫ㄒㄧㄝˇTo write characters or words; to compose text; to draw or sketch; to record or copy; to express or vent feelings.verb
- 買ㄇㄞˇto buy; to purchase; to seek; to persuade; a surnameverb
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 再見goodbye; farewell; see you again later.intransitive verb
Adjectives (stative verbs)
- 是ㄕˋTo be; yes; correct; right; true; to affirm; to acknowledge; a surname; a thing; indeed.transitive stative verb
- 有ㄧㄡˇTo have; to exist; to possess; to own; abundant; plentiful; old; intentional; a bound form indicating possession or accompaniment.transitive stative verb
- 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
- 對ㄉㄨㄟˋCorrect; right; towards; at; for; regarding; to treat; to face; to reply; to match; to compare; to adjust; to suit.stative verb (adj.)
- 覺得to think that; to feel that; to feel (uncomfortable, etc.); to consider; to sensetransitive stative verb
- 小ㄒㄧㄠˇSmall; tiny; few; young; junior; humble self-reference; to belittle; bad person; child; concubine.stative verb (adj.)
- 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
- 喜歡to like; to be fond of; to enjoy.transitive stative verb
- 老ㄌㄠˇOld; aged; experienced; venerable; of long standing; prefix for elders or familiar people; outdated; tough (food); always.stative verb (adj.)
- 容易easy; not difficult; simple to do; likely; prone to; liable tostative verb (adj.)
- 難ㄋㄢˊdifficult; hard to do; problem; disaster; calamity; to scold; to blamestative verb (adj.)
- 早ㄗㄠˇMorning; early; soon; long ago; prematurely; premature; not late; Good morning!stative verb (adj.)
- 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
- 久ㄐㄧㄡˇA long time; for a long duration; old; to stay or remain for a long time.predicative stative verb
- 姓ㄒㄧㄥˋFamily name; surname; clan; people; to be surnamed.transitive stative verb
- 忙ㄇㄤˊBusy; occupied with many tasks; to hurry or rush; to be in a hurry; to do something urgently.stative verb (adj.)
- 貴ㄍㄨㄟˋExpensive; precious; noble; of high rank; an honorific prefix meaning 'your'; also a short name for Guizhou province.stative verb (adj.)
- 謝謝to express gratitude; to thank someone; a common polite phrase meaning thank you.transitive stative verb
- 漂亮pretty; beautiful; attractive; splendid; brilliantly done; outstandingstative verb (adj.)
- 怎麼樣how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?stative verb (adj.)
- 便宜cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage; to let someone off lightly; convenientstative verb (adj.)
Adverbs
- 不ㄅㄨˋFunction word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.adverb
- 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
- 都ㄉㄡCapital city; metropolis; all; entirely; already; even; (used for emphasis) even; (not) at all; surname Du.adverb
- 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
- 沒ㄇㄟˊNot; have not; none; to drown; to sink; to end; to disappear; to die; to be submerged.adverb
- 很ㄏㄣˇAdverb; very; quite; greatly; often used before adjectives without intensifying meaning; also archaic: fierce; dispute; to oppose.adverb
- 只ㄓˇMainly a function word; only; merely; just; but; classifier for birds and animals, one of a pair, or certain vessels.adverb
- 再ㄗㄞˋAgain; once more; re-; further; then; more; to repeat an action; to continue; to add; to supplement.adverb
- 真ㄓㄣReally; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; authentic; Daoist immortal;; natural disposition;; portrait;; substantive official post.adverb
Measure words
- 個˙ㄍㄜA general-purpose classifier for people or things; individual; single; alone; used in compounds like 'self' or 'height'.measure word
- 年ㄋㄧㄢˊyear; age; harvest; time period; surname Nian surnamemeasure word
- 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
- 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
- 位ㄨㄟˋPosition; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); rank or status; (physics) potential; a standard or criterion.measure word
- 歲ㄙㄨㄟˋClassifier for years of age; year; time; age; a year's harvest of grain.measure word
- 塊ㄎㄨㄞˋPiece or lump of something; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap, money, or currency units; together or jointly.measure word
Conjunctions
- 還是still; nevertheless; or; had better; unexpectedlyconjunction
- 可是but; however; yet; indeed; could it be that; just happens to beconjunction
Determiners
- 這ㄓㄜˋPronoun: this; these; referring to people, things, time, or places nearby; demonstrative adjective; adverb: immediately; particle: used in sentences without meaning.determiner
- 那ㄋㄚˋThat; those; the one(s) referred to; then; in that case; (function word) used in questions, similar to 'which' or 'how'.determiner
- 第ㄉㄧˋPrefix indicating ordinal number, as in 'sixth'; grades in imperial examinations; archaic residence of a high official; archaic but; archaic only.determiner
- 幾ㄐㄧˇHow many; how much; several; a few; almost; nearly; how; what.determiner
Particles
- 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
- 沒有to not have; to not be; there is not; haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist.particle
- 了˙ㄌㄜParticle indicating completed action or change of state; to finish; to understand; completely; to become clear.particle
- 過ㄍㄨㄛˋTo pass, go over, or cross; to spend time; to celebrate; to live or get along; excessively; surname.particle
- 得˙ㄉㄜStructural particle linking verb/adjective to effect or degree; to obtain, get, gain; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; must, ought to.particle
- 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
- 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
- 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
Other
- 對不起I'm sorry; excuse me; to apologize; to feel sorry for letting someone down; to disappoint someone
- 請問Excuse me, may I ask...?; a polite way to begin a question or request information.