TOCFL Level 1 vocabulary

332 words · 243 characters · Band 1 - basic daily communication

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Words · 332

班bānteam; class; grade; (military) squad 帮bāngto help; to assist 帮忙bāng mángto help; to lend a hand 包bāoto cover; to wrap 北běinorth; (classical) to be defeated 别人bié renother people; others; other person 病人bìng rénsick person; patient 不客气bù kè qiyou're welcome; don't mention it 车站chē zhànrail station; bus stop 次cìnext in sequence; second 地de-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 地图dì túmap 电diànlightning; electricity 电影院diàn yǐng yuàncinema; movie theater 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)读书dú shūto read a book; to study 饭店fàn diànrestaurant; hotel 放fàngto put; to place 干净gān jìngclean; neat 高兴gāo xìnghappy; glad 工人gōng rénworker 关guānmountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off 坏huàibad; spoiled 回答huí dáto reply; to answer; reply; answer 机场jī chǎngairport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship 记得jì deto remember 间jiānbetween; among 见面jiàn miànto meet; to see each other 渴kěthirsty 课本kè běntextbook 老人lǎo rénthe elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents 零língzero; nought 楼上lóu shàngupstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread 楼下lóu xiàdownstairs 路口lù kǒucrossing; intersection (of roads)马路mǎ lùstreet; road 奶奶nǎi nai(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house 男生nán shēngschoolboy; male student 南nánsouth 女生nǚ shēngschoolgirl; female student 跑pǎoto run; to run away 票piàoticket; ballot 汽车qì chēcar; automobile 钱包qián bāopurse; wallet 认识rèn shito know; to recognize 商店shāng diànstore; shop 上班shàng bānto go to work; to be on duty 上网shàng wǎngto go online; to connect to the Internet 上学shàng xuéto go to school; to attend school 生气shēng qìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness 试shìto test; to try 书店shū diànbookstore 树shùtree; to cultivate 送sòngto send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present)图书馆tú shū guǎnlibrary 忘wàngto forget; to overlook 西xīwest 洗xǐto wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs)洗手间xǐ shǒu jiāntoilet; lavatory 下班xià bānto finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuchild; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child)小学xiǎo xuéelementary school; primary school 笑xiàoto laugh; to smile; to laugh at 新年xīn niánNew Year 行xíngto walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit 学习xué xíto learn; to study 爷爷yé ye(coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa 医院yī yuànhospital 一半yī bànhalf 一会儿yī huì ra moment; a while 有的yǒu de(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)有时候yǒu shí housometimes 有用yǒu yònguseful 远yuǎnfar; distant 中间zhōng jiānthe middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among 重zhòngheavy; serious 重要zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major 准备zhǔn bèipreparation; to prepare 最后zuì hòufinal; last; ultimate; finally; in the end 啊amodal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent 白色bái sèwhite; fig. reactionary 办法bàn fǎway of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem 办公室bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises 帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist 报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint 变biànto change; to become different 不过bù guòonly; merely 不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing 部分bù fenpart; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. bu4fen4 才cáiability; talent; sb of a certain type 参观cān guānto visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around 参加cān jiāto participate; to take part; to join 草cǎograss; straw 差不多chà bu duōalmost; nearly 场chǎnglarge place used for a specific purpose; stage 超市chāo shìsupermarket (abbr. for 超级市场|超级市场)成绩chéng jìachievement; performance records 春天chūn tiānspring (season)打算dǎ suànto plan; to intend 大人dà renadult; grownup 大衣dà yīovercoat; topcoat 但是dàn shìbut; however 道dàoroad; path (CL:条|条,股); way; reason; principle 灯dēnglamp; light 掉diàoto fall; to drop 冬天dōng tiānwinter 对面duì miànopposite; across (the street etc); directly in front of one; up ahead 发现fā xiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect 方法fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure 份fènvariant of 分; classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc 刚刚gāng gangjust recently; just a moment ago 高中gāo zhōngsenior high school (abbr. for 高级中学|高级中学)更gèngmore; even more 公司gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation 狗gǒudog 故事gù shinarrative; story; tale 过年guò niánto celebrate the Chinese New Year 海hǎiocean; sea 好像hǎo xiàngas if; to seem like 河hériver (CL:条|条,道); the Yellow River 黑板hēi bǎnblackboard 后来hòu láiafterwards; later; newly arrived 湖húlake 欢迎huān yíngto welcome; welcome 黄色huáng sèyellow; vulgar; lewd; pornographic 活动huó dòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)机会jī huìopportunity; chance 计划jì huàplan; project 加jiāto add; (math.) plus 家庭jiā tíngfamily; household 健康jiàn kānghealth; healthy 讲jiǎngto speak; to explain 交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends 接jiēto receive; to answer (the phone)街jiēstreet 借jièto borrow; (used in combination with 给|给 or 出 etc) to lend 近jìnnear; close to 经过jīng guòto pass; to go through 句jùsentence; clause 开学kāi xué(of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin 可爱kě àiadorable; cute 客人kè rénvisitor; guest; customer 哭kūto cry; to weep 拉lāto pull; to play (a bowed instrument)篮球lán qiúbasketball 离líto leave; to part from 离开lí kāito depart; to leave 礼物lǐ wùgift; present 脸liǎnface 练习liàn xíto practice; exercise 旅行lǚ xíngto travel; journey; trip 卖màito sell; to betray 猫māocat (CL:只|只); (dialect) to hide oneself 名míngname; noun (part of speech)那么nà melike that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...难过nán guòto feel sad; to feel unwell 年级nián jígrade; year (in school, college etc)年轻nián qīngyoung 鸟niǎobird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196)努力nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious 片piànthin piece; flake 平常píng chángordinary; common 其他qí tāother; (sth or sb) else 骑qíto sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc)轻qīnglight; easy 清楚qīng chuclear; distinct 秋天qiū tiānautumn 全部quán bùwhole; all 让ràngto yield; to permit 认为rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel 如果rú guǒif; in case; in the event that 声音shēng yīnsound; voice 市shìmarket; city 事情shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business 手表shǒu biǎowristwatch 舒服shū fucomfortable; feeling well 司机sī jīchauffeur; driver 算suànto calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in 虽然suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 or 但是 etc)所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own 太阳tài yangsun; sunlight; sunshine 特别tè biéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly 条tiáostrip; item 听说tīng shuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that)头发tóu fahair (on the head)网球wǎng qiútennis; tennis ball 网站wǎng zhànwebsite 往wǎngto go (in a direction); to 味道wèi daoflavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...)喂wèihey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)习惯xí guànhabit; custom 洗澡xǐ zǎoto bathe; to take a shower 下雪xià xuěto snow 夏天xià tiānsummer 相信xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true 想法xiǎng fǎway of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)向xiàngtowards; to face 相机xiàng jīcamera (abbr. for 照相机|照相机); at the opportune moment 小心xiǎo xīnto be careful; to take care 信xìnletter; mail 信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card 雪xuěsnow; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)颜色yán sècolor; countenance 样子yàng ziappearance; manner 已经yǐ jīngalready 以为yǐ wéito think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)一直yī zhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through 音乐yīn yuèmusic 银行yín hángbank 有空儿yǒu kòng rerhua form of 有空语言yǔ yánlanguage 愿意yuàn yìto wish; to want 怎么办zěn me bànwhat's to be done 照片zhào piànphotograph 照相zhào xiàngto take a photograph 这么zhè meso much; this much 自行车zì xíng chēbicycle; bike 字典zì diǎn(coll.) dictionary; Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典|词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)租zūto hire; to rent 最近zuì jìnrecently; soon 作业zuò yèschool assignment; homework 把bǎto hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky)被bèiquilt; to cover (with)本来běn láioriginal; originally 比较bǐ jiàoto compare; to contrast 比赛bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc); match 部bùministry; department 城市chéng shìcity; town 从前cóng qiánpreviously; once upon a time 当然dāng ránonly natural; as it should be 电子邮件diàn zǐ yóu jiànemail 房租fáng zūrent for a room or house 付fùto pay; to hand over to 各gèeach; every 挂guàto hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone)红茶hóng cháblack tea 火huǒfire; urgent 家具jiā jùfurniture 简单jiǎn dānsimple; not complicated 结婚jié hūnto marry; to get married 紧张jǐn zhāngnervous; keyed up 进步jìn bùprogress; improvement; to improve; to progress 经验jīng yànexperience; to go through; to experience 决定jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:个|个,项|项)开始kāi shǐto begin; to start; beginning; start 老板lǎo bǎnboss; proprietor 旅馆lǚ guǎnhotel 麻烦má fantrouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess 能力néng lìcapability; ability 皮包pí bāohandbag; briefcase 啤酒pí jiǔbeer (loanword)苹果píng guǒapple 奇怪qí guàistrange; odd 沙发shā fā(loanword) sofa (CL:条|条,张|张); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post 世界shì jièworld 市场shì chǎngmarketplace; market; bazaar; (economics) market 双shuāngtwo; double 台tái(classical) you (in letters); variant of 台|台糖tángsugar; sweets 图túdiagram; picture 文化wén huàculture; civilization 希望xī wàngto hope; a hope; a wish 香xiāngfragrant; sweet smelling 心xīnheart; mind 信封xìn fēngenvelope 需要xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require; needs 要是yào shi(coll.) if 游泳yóu yǒngswimming; to swim 支zhīto support; to sustain 种zhǒngseed; species 注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to 转zhuǎnto turn; to change direction 总是zǒng shìalways 足球zú qiúsoccer; football; a soccer ball; a football 冰箱bīng xiāngrefrigerator; (old) icebox 窗户chuāng huwindow 大楼dà lóubuilding (a relatively large, multistory one)戴dàito put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect 地址dì zhǐaddress 电梯diàn tīelevator; escalator 风景fēng jǐngscenery; landscape 号码hào mǎnumber 护士hù shinurse 寄jìto entrust; to place in sb's care; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily 苦kǔbitter; hardship 辣làhot (spicy); pungent 楼梯lóu tīstair; staircase 酸suānsour; tart 替tìto substitute for; to take the place of 脱tuōto shed; to take off 外套wài tàoouter garment; jacket; coat 西瓜xī guāwatermelon 咸xiánsalted; salty 呀ya(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)眼镜yǎn jìngspectacles; eyeglasses 邮局yóu júpost office 棒bàngstick; club 厨房chú fángkitchen 聪明cōng mingintelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)答dáto answer; to reply 盒hésmall box; case 华语huá yǔChinese language 或是huò shìor; either one or the other 客气kè qipolite; courteous 客厅kè tīngliving room; sitting room 礼拜lǐ bàito attend a religious service; (coll.) week 宿舍sù shèdormitory; dorm room 辛苦xīn kǔexhausting; hard 餐cānmeal; to eat 啦laparticle placed after each item in a list of examples; sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation 聊天儿liáo tiān rerhua variant of 聊天三明治sān míng zhì(loanword) sandwich 踢tīto kick; to play (e.g. soccer)指头zhǐ toufinger; toe 棒球bàng qiúbaseball 点心diǎn xinlight refreshments; pastry 烤kǎoto roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread); to warm oneself by a fire 十字路口shí zì lù kǒucrossroads; intersection 网路wǎng lù(Tw) network; (Tw) Internet 袋子dài zibag 肚dǔtripe 袜wàsocks; stockings 裙qúnskirt 裤kùunderpants; trousers 帽màohat; cap 汉堡hàn bǎo(loanword) hamburger 冰淇淋bīng qí línice cream 青菜qīng càigreen vegetables; Chinese cabbage 汤匙tāng chísoup spoon; tablespoon 一下yī xiàall at once; suddenly; (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)

Characters · 243

白báiwhite; in vain 班bānteam; class; grade; (military) squad 帮bāngto help; to assist 北běinorth; (classical) to be defeated 备bèito prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; completely 差chàdifferent; wrong; mistaken 场chǎnglarge place used for a specific purpose; stage 次cìnext in sequence; second 答dáto answer; to reply 放fàngto put; to place 干gāndry; dried food 汉hànman; Han ethnic group 坏huàibad; spoiled 记jìto record; to note 净jìngclean; completely 渴kěthirsty 客kècustomer; visitor; guest; classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)零língzero; nought 南nánsouth 跑pǎoto run; to run away 票piàoticket; ballot 认rènto recognize; to know 商shāngcommerce; merchant 识shíto know; knowledge 树shùtree; CL:棵[ke1]送sòngto send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present)条tiáostrip; item 图túdiagram; picture 网wǎngnet; web; network 忘wàngto forget; to overlook 习xíto practice; to study 洗xǐto wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs)笑xiàoto laugh; to smile; to laugh at 行xíngto walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit 兴xīngto rise; to flourish 爷yégrandpa; old gentleman 语yǔdialect; language 远yuǎnfar; distant 院yuàncourtyard; institution 重zhòngheavy; serious 准zhǔnaccurate; standard 啊āinterjection of surprise; Ah!板bǎnboard; plank 办bànoffice (as in 招办|招办, admissions office) (abbr. for 办公室|办公室); to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)报bàoto report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply 变biànto change; to become different 表biǎoexterior surface; family relationship via females 部bùministry; department 才cáiability; talent; sb of a certain type 参cānto take part in; to participate 草cǎograss; straw 超chāoto exceed; to overtake 成chéngto succeed; to finish 楚chǔdistinct; clear 春chūnspring (season); gay 但dànbut; yet; however; still; merely; only; just 当dāngto be; to act as 灯dēnglamp; light 典diǎncanon; law 掉diàoto fall; to drop 冬dōngwinter; (onom.) beating a drum 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling)法fǎlaw; method 份fènclassifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分封fēngto confer; to grant 刚gāng(literary) hard; firm; strong; exactly; precisely 更gèngmore; even more 狗gǒudog; CL:只|只[zhi1],条|条[tiao2]故gùhappening; instance 观guānto look at; to watch 惯guànaccustomed to; used to 海hǎiocean; sea 河hériver (CL:条|条,道); the Yellow River 黑hēiblack; dark 红hóngred; popular 湖húlake 护hùto protect 划huáto cut; to slash 黄huángyellow; pornographic 活huóto live; alive 或huòmaybe; perhaps 级jílevel; grade 绩jìto spin (hemp etc); merit 加jiāto add; (math.) plus 健jiànhealthy; to invigorate 讲jiǎngto speak; to explain 交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends 接jiēto receive; to answer (the phone)街jiēstreet; CL:条|条[tiao2]结jiéknot; sturdy 借jièto borrow; (used in combination with 给|给 or 出 etc) to lend 经jīngclassics; sacred book 卡kǎto stop; to block 康kānghealthy; peaceful 哭kūto cry; to weep 拉lāto pull; to play (a bowed instrument)篮lánbasket (receptacle); basket (in basketball)离líto leave; to part from 脸liǎnface; CL:张|张[zhang1],个|个[ge4]练liànto practice; to train 旅lǚtrip; travel 卖màito sell; to betray 猫māocat (CL:只|只); (dialect) to hide oneself 鸟niǎobird; CL:只|只[zhi1],群[qun2]努nǔto exert; to strive 片piànthin piece; flake 平píngflat; level; smooth; to make even; to level 瓶píngbottle; vase 其qíhis; her 骑qíto sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc)青qīnggreen; blue 轻qīnglight; easy 清qīng(of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still 情qíngfeelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; situation; condition 秋qiūautumn; fall 全quánall; whole 让ràngto yield; to permit 如rúas; as if 色sècolor; CL:种|种[zhong3]声shēngsound; voice 市shìmarket; city 舒shūto stretch; to unfold 司sīto take charge of; to manage 算suànto calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in 虽suīalthough; even though 套tàoto cover; to encase 特tèspecial; unique 庭tíngmain hall; front courtyard 往wǎngto go (in a direction); to 味wèitaste; smell 喂wèihey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)夏xiàsummer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 相xiāngeach other; one another 向xiàngtowards; to face 心xīnheart; mind 信xìnletter; mail 雪xuěsnow; CL:场|场[chang2]言yánwords; speech 颜yáncolor; face 阳yángpositive (electric.); sun 业yèline of business; industry 已yǐalready; to stop 音yīnsound; noise 银yínsilver; silver-colored 迎yíngto welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face 游yóuto walk; to tour 愿yuànwish; hope; desire; to be willing 澡zǎobath 照zhàoaccording to; in accordance with 直zhístraight; to straighten 助zhùto help; to assist 租zūto hire; to rent 把bǎto hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky)被bèiquilt; to cover (with)步bùa step; a pace 城chéngcity walls; city 刀dāoknife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把); (slang) (loanword) dollar 烦fánto feel vexed; to bother 付fùto pay; to hand over to 各gèeach; every 挂guàto hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone)怪guàiodd; strange; uncanny; monster; supernatural being 华huámagnificent; splendid 化huàto make into; to change into 婚hūnmarriage; wedding; to marry 简jiǎnsimple; uncomplicated 较jiàoto compare; (literary) to dispute 界jièboundary; border; realm 紧jǐntight; strict 景jǐngscenery; circumstance 具jùtool; device 决juéto decide; to determine 苦kǔbitter; hardship 裤kùunderpants; trousers 麻mágeneric name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials 皮pískin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur 啤píbeer 苹píng(artemisia); duckweed 奇qístrange; odd 裙qúnskirt 赛sàito compete; competition 沙shāgranule; hoarse 始shǐto begin; to start 世shìlife; age 双shuāngtwo; double 糖tángsugar; sweets 望wàngfull moon; to hope 屋wūhouse; room 希xīto hope; to admire 箱xiāngbox; trunk 需xūto require; to need 验yànto examine; to test 泳yǒngswimming; to swim 邮yóupost (office); mail 支zhīto support; to sustain 指zhǐfinger; to point at or to 种zhǒngseed; species 注zhùto pour into; to flow into; to inject; to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point; to concentrate 转zhuǎnto turn; to change direction 总zǒnggeneral; overall; to sum up 足zúfoot; leg; sufficient; ample 窗chuāngwindow; CL:扇[shan4]袋dàipouch; bag 戴dàito put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect 肚dùbelly; tripe 瓜guāmelon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip 户hùa household; door 寄jìto entrust; to place in sb's care; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily 镜jìngmirror; lens 局júoffice; situation 辣làhot (spicy); pungent 聊liáo(coll.) to chat; (literary) temporarily; for a while 码mǎ(archaic) agate; standard weight used with a balance scale 帽màohat; cap 盘pántray; plate; dish; (finance) (bound form) market prices 士shìmember of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old)酸suānsour; tart 梯tīladder; stairs 替tìto substitute for; to take the place of 脱tuōto shed; to take off 袜wàsocks; stockings 咸xiánsalted; salty 呀yāah (used to express surprise); (onom.) creaking 址zhǐsite; location 治zhìto rule; to govern 棒bàngstick; club 叉chāfork; pitchfork 厨chúkitchen 聪cōng(literary) acute (of hearing); clever; intelligent; sharp 盒hésmall box; case 烤kǎoto roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread); to warm oneself by a fire 舍shěto give up; to abandon; to give alms 宿sùlodge for the night; old 辛xīn(of taste) hot or pungent; hard 厕cèrestroom; toilet; lavatory; (literary) to be mingled with; to be involved in 啦lā(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic)踏tàto tread; to stamp 踢tīto kick; to play (e.g. soccer)堡bǎofortress; stronghold; (often used to transliterate -berg, -burg etc in place names)淋línto sprinkle; to drip 匙shiused in 钥匙|钥匙淇qíname of a river

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