TOCFL Novice 2 Vocabulary
All 267 words and characters graded at Novice 2 in Taiwan's official TOCFL 華語八千詞 vocabulary list.
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- 自己oneself; one's own; (Beijing dialect) intimate; close (of relationships)noun
- 在ㄗㄞˋTo exist; to be located at or in a place; to be in the process of doing something; to depend on; to observe.preposition · transitive stative verb
- 因為because; owing to; on account of; introduces a reason or causeconjunction
- 問題question; problem; issue; topic; exam questionnoun
- 可能possible; might happen; maybe; perhaps; possibility; probability.auxiliary verb
- 會ㄏㄨㄟˋCan; to be able to; to know how to; to meet; to gather; a meeting; a gathering; a moment; to reckon accounts.auxiliary verb
- 中ㄓㄨㄥCenter; middle; within; among; during; China; Chinese; to hit a target; to win.noun
- 工作to work; to operate (of a machine); job; task; employment; labornoun
- 所以therefore; so; as a result; the reason why; used for; whyconjunction
- 上ㄕㄤˋIndicates direction or position, opposite of down; the surface or top of something; to go up; to attend class; previous; superior; to send up.noun
- 孩子child; a young person who is not yet an adult; offspring; son or daughternoun
- 出ㄔㄨTo go out or come out; to arise or occur; to produce or yield; to leave or depart; to give or pay; to appear or manifest.verb
- 要ㄧㄠˋto want; to need; to ask for; important; must; should; will; shall; to demand; about toverb · auxiliary verb
- 後ㄏㄡˋBehind or after in space or time; later; subsequent; future; descendants; the last part; surname.noun
- 下ㄒㄧㄚˋDown; below; under; to go down; to descend; to fall; to arrive; next; later; measure word for actions.noun
- 和ㄏㄜˊAnd; with; together with; sum; to make peace; to tie; harmonious; Japan; Japanese; surname He (warm; moderate; calm; surname)conjunction
- 多ㄉㄨㄛMany; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; often; very; mostly; excessively; (bound form) multi-; poly-predicative stative verb · adverb
- 一樣same; identical; equal; just like; the same as; just asstative verb (adj.)
- 地方place; location; area; region; local (as opposed to central government); aspect; partnoun
- 前ㄑㄧㄢˊFront; forward; ahead; preceding; former; before; ago; in the past; future; first in sequence.noun
- 國家country; nation; state; a political entity with territory, people, sovereignty, and government; a community sharing language, culture, society, and history.noun
- 長ㄓㄤˇlong; length; elder; chief; leader; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance; to be good at; surplus; sparestative verb (adj.)
- 事ㄕˋA thing or matter; an event or incident; work or business; to serve; to do or perform.noun
- 非常very; extremely; really; unusual; extraordinary; an unexpected disaster or misfortune.adverb
- 天ㄊㄧㄢSky or heaven; the universe; day or a period of time; nature; weather; season.noun · measure word
- 用ㄩㄥˋto use; to employ; to apply; to operate; to need; to have to; usefulness; utility; expense; outlay; (literary) hence; thereforeverb
- 應該ought to; should; must; used to express expectation or obligation; also used to indicate probability or assumptionauxiliary verb
- 大家everyone; all people; a great expert or master; an influential or prominent familynoun
- 開ㄎㄞTo open or unfasten; to start or begin; to operate a vehicle or machine; to turn on; to write out; to bloom; to boil; to launch; to discover.verb
- 日ㄖˋSun; day; daytime; the earth's rotation period; daily; a specific day; Japan (abbr.)noun
- 然後then; after that; afterwards; nextadverb
- 著˙ㄓㄜAspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state; to wear clothes; to write; to show; a tactic or trick; to touch or feel.particle
- 一些some; a few; a little; (after an adjective) slightly …erdeterminer
- 還ㄏㄞˊStill; yet; in addition; also; to return something; to pay back; to repay; to give back; to grant; surname Huan.adverb
- 一定certainly; definitely; surely; fixed; settled; a certain amount or degree; to a certain extentadverb
- 最ㄗㄨㄟˋAdverb; to the highest degree; most; extremely; exceedingly; best or most extreme example; sometimes means total or aggregate; can also mean essence or prime; rarely means to gather.adverb
- 新ㄒㄧㄣNew; newly; fresh; modern; recent; just beginning; a dynasty name; surname Xin; abbr. for Xinjiang or Singapore.stative verb (adj.)
- 怎麼how?; what?; why?; in what way?; must; be sure to.adverb
- 去年the year before this one; the previous calendar yearnoun
- 本ㄅㄣˇRoot or trunk of a plant; origin or source of something; basis; capital or principal; classifier for books or periodicals; this; current.measure word
- 進ㄐㄧㄣˋTo go forward or advance; to enter or go in; to submit or present; to put in; to take in or admit; to start an official career; to recommend; to strive.verb
- 先生Mr.; sir; gentleman; teacher; husband; (dated) scholar or Taoist priestnoun
- 外ㄨㄞˋOutside; external; foreign; in addition; not belonging to a certain scope; referring to relatives on the mother's or wife's side; a role in traditional opera playing an elderly man.noun
- 從ㄘㄨㄥˊFrom; through; to follow; to obey; to engage in; ever (used before a negative); retainer or attendant (Taiwan); related by common ancestor (Taiwan); subordinate (Taiwan).preposition
- 真的really; truly; indeed; used for emphasis or confirmation; real; true; genuine; (math) properadverb
- 一起in the same place; together; in company with; altogether; in total; a case or instance of something (e.g., an accident, dispute).adverb
- 月ㄩㄝˋMoon; month; monthly; moonlight; a surname; a radical component.noun
- 手ㄕㄡˇHand; person skilled in a certain type of work; person engaged in certain work; classifier for skill; personal; convenient.noun
- 美ㄇㄟˇBeautiful; pretty; good; satisfactory; to beautify; pleased with oneself; the Americas; USA.stative verb (adj.)
- 裡ㄌㄧˇInterior; inside; lining of clothing; within a space or time range; also used as a final particle.noun
- 告訴to tell; to inform; to let know; to press charges; to file a complaintverb
- 常ㄔㄤˊAlways; often; frequently; common; normal; regular; constant; unchanging; surname.adverb
- 教ㄐㄧㄠˋTo teach or instruct; to cause or allow someone to do something; a religion; a surname; etiquette or rules.verb
- 運動physical exercise; sports; movement; motion; a campaign or organized mass activity; to move; to exerciseintransitive verb · noun
- 應ㄧㄥShould, ought to, must; to answer, to respond, to comply with; to agree to do something; to deal with; surname Ying.auxiliary verb
- 身體the body; one's health; physically; in personnoun
- 女ㄋㄩˇFemale; woman; girl; daughter; feminine; relating to females; also a name for a lunar mansion and a radical.noun
- 頭ㄊㄡˊThe top part of the body; hair; a leader or boss; the beginning or end of something; a suffix for nouns, verbs, adjectives, or location words.noun
- 起來to stand up; to get up; to rise; (verb complement) beginning of an action; upward movement; preliminary impression; completion of an actionprocess verb
- 一點a little; a bit; (in negatives) not at all; a bit more (after adjectives); a point in discussion; one o'clock; dot stroke in calligraphydeterminer
- 比ㄅㄧˇTo compare; to contrast; than; ratio; to gesture; to liken; Belgium; Belgian.preposition
- 元ㄩㄢˊThe basic unit of Chinese currency; the first or beginning; origin; head; a surname; dynasty name; mathematical variable; geological eon.measure word
- 為什麼why?; for what reason?; used to ask about purpose or cause.stative verb (adj.)
- 路ㄌㄨˋRoad, street, path; journey, route; line (bus, etc.); sort, kind; method, way; surname Lu.noun
- 打ㄉㄚˇTo hit, strike, beat, or fight; to attack; to make a phone call or perform an action with an object; to inject; to remove; to emit; to make involuntary movements.verb
- 見ㄐㄧㄢˋto see; to meet; to appear; to interview; to encounter; opinion; view; surnametransitive process verb
- 像ㄒㄧㄤˋto resemble; to be like; appearance; image; portrait; such as; to seemtransitive stative verb
- 又ㄧㄡˋFunction word; indicates repetition or recurrence; also; and; moreover; furthermore; indicates a turn or contrast; connects parallel items.adverb
- 每ㄇㄟˇEach; every; all; always; whenever; often; frequently; a surname.determiner
- 先ㄒㄧㄢBeforehand; first; earlier; originally; for the time being; for now; my late (prefix for deceased older relatives); ancestor; primary matter; former; previous; Mr. (abbreviation); surname.adverb
- 太ㄊㄞˋVery; extremely; too much; greatest; highest; big; senior or highest in rank or generation.adverb
- 少ㄕㄠˇFew; less; not many; to lack; to be missing; to stop; seldom; young; immaturepredicative stative verb
- 兒子son; male child of a parent; a boy in relation to his parentsnoun
- 別ㄅㄧㄝˊto separate; to distinguish; don't; other; another; different; to fasten with a pin; to insert; categoryadverb
- 分鐘minute; a unit of time equal to sixty seconds; used as a time measurement.measure word
- 畫ㄏㄨㄚˋTo draw or paint; a picture or painting; to delineate; to sign or endorse; to terminate; to plan or design.verb · noun
- 山ㄕㄢMountain; hill; peak; surname; a component of Chinese characters; (archaic) tomb.noun
- 女兒daughter; a female child of one's parents; a girl; an unmarried young womannoun
- 帶ㄉㄞˋA band or belt; to wear or carry something; to bring or lead someone; to have or bear; a region or zone; a classifier for long, flexible things.verb
- 愛ㄞˋTo love; to be fond of; to like; affection; a strong liking for someone or something; a tendency to do something.transitive stative verb
- 門ㄇㄣˊDoor; gate; entrance; opening; family; lineage; school of thought; sect; key point; method; classifier for courses or fields of study.noun
- 風ㄈㄥWind; air; news; style; custom; manner; atmosphere; scene; habit; behavior; event.noun
- 花ㄏㄨㄚFlower or blossom; a pattern or design; to spend money or time; a surname; (Taiwan) a beautiful woman; (Taiwan) having flowers or patterns.noun
- 它ㄊㄚPronoun for an animal; it; other; a different one; used after a verb for emphasis.noun
- 共ㄍㄨㄥˋTogether; with; to share; common; general; total; altogether; abbr. for Communist Party; also used as a surname.adverb
- 件ㄐㄧㄢˋClassifier for events, things, or clothes; item; component; matter; a piece or article.measure word
- 裡面inside; interior; within; the inner part or space of something.noun
- 跟ㄍㄣTo follow; to go with; to accompany; with; and; to; towards; compared with; heel of foot or shoe.conjunction
- 醫師doctor; physician; a person qualified to practice medicine; medical professionalnoun
- 球ㄑㄧㄡˊA ball or sphere used in games; a round object; a globe; a ball game or match.noun
- 邊ㄅㄧㄢSide; edge; border; boundary; margin; vicinity; direction; simultaneously; a suffix for place names.noun
- 張ㄓㄤTo open or spread out; a classifier for flat objects like paper or tables; to stretch; a surname.measure word
- 快ㄎㄨㄞˋFast, rapid, quick; soon, almost; pleased, happy; sharp (of blades or wits); to make haste; smooth, comfortable.stative verb (adj.)
- 男ㄋㄢˊMale, man; son; a male's self-address to parents; baron, the lowest of five noble ranks; surname.noun
- 眼睛eye; the organ of sight in humans and animalsnoun
- 萬ㄨㄢˋThe number ten thousand; a very large number; numerous; extremely; absolutely.noun
- 病ㄅㄧㄥˋillness; disease; to fall ill; defect; to be sick; to worry about.noun
- 看見to see; to catch sight of; to perceive with the eyesverb
- 家人family members; household members; (old) servants; (I Ching) a hexagram symbolizing inner family order.noun
- 公園park; public green space for recreation; outdoor area for leisure and enjoying naturenoun