TOCFL Novice 2 Vocabulary
TOCFL Novice 2 vocabulary, entries 101–200.
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Nouns
- 火車train; a railway vehicle powered originally by steam, now mostly electric; historically a fire-powered war machine in ancient Chinanoun
- 外國a country other than one's own; a foreign country; abroad; overseasnoun
- 門口doorway; entrance or exit of a gate; gate area; also: gatekeeper or doorman at an institutionnoun
- 碗ㄨㄢˇA bowl or cup for food or drink; also a measure word for servings of food or drink in a bowl.noun · measure word
- 下面below; under; beneath; the following; subordinates; staff.noun
- 麵包bread; a baked food made from flour, water, and yeastnoun
- 生日birthday; anniversary of the day a person was born.noun
- 椅子chair; a seat for sitting, typically with a back; made of wood, bamboo, plastic, etc.noun
- 計程車taxi; cab; a metered passenger car hired for short trips, common in Taiwan.noun
- 蛋糕cake; a sweet baked dessert made from flour, eggs, sugar, and other ingredients.noun
- 前年the year before last; the year before the previous yearnoun
- 飲料drink; beverage; any processed liquid for drinking, such as soda, juice, or alcohol.noun
- 功課homework; schoolwork; classwork; a student's lessons or assignments; in Buddhism, daily devotional practice such as chanting and recitation.noun
- 耳朵ear; a handle on a cup; something shaped or positioned like an ear; a person who gathers information or eavesdropsnoun
- 鼻子nose; the organ for breathing and smelling; (Taiwan, colloquial) the firstborn child.noun
- 巧克力chocolate; a sweet food made from ground cacao beans, sugar, and flavorings.noun
- 嘴巴mouth; colloquial term for the mouth; can refer to the cheek or face; a slap in the facenoun
- 桌子table; desk; a flat-topped piece of furniture with legs, used for working or placing things; made of wood, metal, plastic, etc.noun
- 筷ㄎㄨㄞˋChopsticks; a pair of eating utensils used for picking up food.noun
- 餃ㄐㄧㄠˇDumplings; a type of food made from dough wrapped around a filling, typically steamed or boiled.noun
- 鞋子shoe; footwear worn on the feet for protection and walking, made of leather, cloth, rubber, etc.noun
- 牛奶cow's milk; a white liquid from cows used as a drink or in cooking.noun
- 香蕉banana; a tropical fruit with a curved yellow peel and sweet soft flesh.noun
- 周末weekend; Saturday and Sunday; the end of the week; time off from work or schoolnoun
- 句子a sentence; a unit of language with a subject and predicate; (figuratively) a cutting or sarcastic remarknoun
- 左邊left side; to the left; the left-hand side; on the leftnoun
- 小吃street food; snack; light, inexpensive dishes; cold dishes or dim sum-style food; casual eating or snackingnoun
- 右邊the right side; to the right; the right-hand side.noun
- 杯子cup; glass; container for holding drinks or other liquids.noun
- 週末weekend; the last day of the week, usually Saturday (in Taiwan usage).noun
- 外頭outside; outdoors; the area beyond an interior or enclosed space; external to a building or room.noun
- 後天the day after tomorrow; acquired (not innate); life after birth; a posteriori; acting after the natural course of events.noun
- 菜單menu; a list of dishes available at a restaurant; a shopping list for groceriesnoun
- 鐘頭hour; (coll.) hour.noun
- 果汁fruit juice; drink made from pressed or blended fresh fruit, such as lemon juice or grape juice.noun
- 筷子chopsticks; slender sticks for picking up food, usually made of wood, bamboo, or metal.noun
- 裏面inside; interior; within; on the inner side; the inside part of something.noun
- 星期天Sunday; the first day of the week, typically a day off.noun
- 事兒a matter or thing that needs to be dealt with; business; affair; (informal, northern Chinese) demanding, fussy, or troublesome (of a person)noun
- 包子steamed stuffed bun with filling; (archaic) a sealed packet of moneynoun
- 星期日Sunday; the first day of the week, usually a day off.noun
- 後年the year after next; the second year from nownoun
- 餃子dumpling; filled dough pockets, often triangular, with meat and vegetable filling; boiled, steamed, or pan-fried.noun
- 禮拜天Sunday; the day of the week; (in Christian contexts) the day of worship and church services.noun
- 花兒style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxianoun
- 邊兒side; edge; border; margin; boundary; proximity; thread (of ideas, plots, etc.).noun
- 飯館restaurant; eatery; a place that serves meals to customers.noun
Verbs
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 告訴to tell; to inform; to let know; to press charges; to file a complaintverb
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 畫ㄏㄨㄚˋTo draw or paint; a picture or painting; to delineate; to sign or endorse; to terminate; to plan or design.verb · noun
- 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
- 看見to see; to catch sight of; to perceive with the eyesverb
- 念ㄋㄧㄢˋTo read aloud; to study or attend school; to miss someone; to think of or remember; to recite; to keep in mind.verb
- 站ㄓㄢˋTo stand; to stop or halt; a station (bus, train); a branch or outpost; a website.intransitive verb
- 拿ㄋㄚˊTo hold or grasp; to take; to catch or seize; to bring; to use; to threaten; to control; to pretend.verb
- 讀ㄉㄨˊTo read aloud; to read; to study or attend school; to pronounce; a pause or comma in text (less common).verb
- 說話to speak; to talk; to say; words or speech; (historical) a Tang–Song storytelling art; blame; matter, affairseparable verb
- 錯ㄘㄨㄛˋMistake; wrong; incorrect; to err; to miss; to inlay; complex; to alternate; surname.process verb
- 玩ㄨㄢˊTo play; to have fun; to amuse oneself; to toy with something; to handle or use something for amusement; to appreciate or admire (less common).verb
- 穿ㄔㄨㄢTo wear clothing; to pierce or bore through something; to pass through; to penetrate; to be worn out or tattered.verb
- 唱ㄔㄤˋTo sing; to chant; to call out loudly; to advocate or promote; a song or ditty.verb
- 介紹to introduce someone to someone; to give a presentation; to present someone for a job; introductionverb
- 跳ㄊㄧㄠˋto jump; to leap; to hop; to bounce; to skip over; to vibrate; to escape fromintransitive verb
- 喝ㄏㄜTo drink liquid; to shout or yell loudly; to scold; an exclamation of surprise; hoarse.verb
- 休息to rest; to take a break; to cease work or activity temporarily; to recuperate; to rest in peace (euphemism for death, chiefly Taiwan).intransitive verb
- 考試to take an exam; a test or examination to assess knowledge or skillseparable verb · noun
- 聽見to hear; to perceive sound with the ears; to catch or make out what is being said.transitive process verb
- 睡覺to sleep; to go to bed; (Taiwan, colloquial) to have just woken upseparable verb
- 生病to fall ill; to get sick; to be unwellseparable process verb
- 唸ㄋㄧㄢˋTo read aloud; to recite; to chant; to study or learn.verb
- 走路to walk; to go on foot; (informal) to leave; to get out; (of fired or resigned person) to leave the jobseparable verb
- 唱歌to sing a song; to sing (a song, songs).separable verb
- 感冒to catch a common cold; a cold (illness); (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest, can't standprocess verb
- 起床to get out of bed; to rise from sleep; to get up in the morningprocess verb
- 跳舞to dance; to move rhythmically to music; to perform a danceseparable verb
- 下雨to rain; precipitation falling from clouds; water droplets falling from the skyseparable verb
- 下課to finish class; to get out of class; (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed; to be firedseparable verb
- 看病to see a doctor; to visit a doctor; to consult a physician; to have a medical consultationseparable verb
- 畫兒a picture; a drawing; a painting (common in spoken Beijing dialect)verb · noun
Adjectives (stative verbs)
- 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.)
- 長ㄓㄤˇlong; length; elder; chief; leader; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance; to be good at; surplus; sparestative verb (adj.)
- 新ㄒㄧㄣNew; newly; fresh; modern; recent; just beginning; a dynasty name; surname Xin; abbr. for Xinjiang or Singapore.stative verb (adj.)
- 美ㄇㄟˇBeautiful; pretty; good; satisfactory; to beautify; pleased with oneself; the Americas; USA.stative verb (adj.)
- 為什麼why?; for what reason?; used to ask about purpose or cause.stative verb (adj.)
- 像ㄒㄧㄤˋto resemble; to be like; appearance; image; portrait; such as; to seemtransitive stative verb
- 少ㄕㄠˇFew; less; not many; to lack; to be missing; to stop; seldom; young; immaturepredicative stative verb