TOCFL Novice 1 vocabulary

173 words · 175 characters · the first half of the Novice band - survival Mandarin

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Words · 173

八bāeight 爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad 吧ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?百bǎihundred; numerous 半bànhalf; semi-不bùno; not so; not; un-吃chīto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person)大学dà xuéuniversity; college 到dàoto reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to 的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)等děngto wait for; to await; by the time; when; till 弟弟dì diyounger brother 点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)电话diàn huàtelephone; phone call 电脑diàn nǎocomputer 电影diàn yǐngmovie; film 东西dōng xithing; stuff 都dōuall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even 对duìright; correct; towards; at; for 对不起duì bu qǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint 多少duō shaohow much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?二èrtwo; 2 饭fàncooked rice; meal 分fēnto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate 高gāohigh; tall 哥哥gē geolder brother 个gèindividual; (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)给gěito give; to hand something to someone; to 贵guìexpensive; highly valued; precious 国guócountry; nation; state; national 过guòto cross; to go over 还是hái shistill (as before); had better 好hǎogood; appropriate; proper 很hěnvery; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)回huíto go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer 几jǐhow many; how much; several; a few 家jiāhome; family 叫jiàoto shout; to call 姐姐jiě jieolder sister 今年jīn niánthis year 今天jīn tiāntoday; the present time; now 九jiǔnine; 9 就jiùthen; just; right away (context-dependent adverb); (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 觉得jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)开车kāi chēto drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke 看kànto see; to look at; to read 块kuàilump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)老lǎovenerable (person); experienced 老师lǎo shīteacher 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)两liǎngtwo; both 六liùsix; 6 妈妈mā mamama; mommy 吗ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)买mǎito buy; to purchase 忙mángbusy; hurriedly 没méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not 没有méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't 妹妹mèi meiyounger sister; young woman 名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)明天míng tiāntomorrow 哪里nǎ lǐwhere?; somewhere 那nà(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. ); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)那里nà lithere; that place 难nándifficult (to...); problem 呢ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 能néngcan; to be able to 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)你们nǐ menyou (plural)年niányear 您nínyou (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)朋友péng youfriend 七qīseven; 7 钱qiánmoney; coin 请qǐngto ask; to invite 请问qǐng wènExcuse me, may I ask...?去qùto go; to go to (a place)人rénperson; people 三sānthree; 3 上课shàng kèto go to class; to attend class 上午shàng wǔmorning 谁shéiwho; also pr. shuí 什么shén mewhat?; something; anything 十shíten; 10 时候shí houtime; length of time 时间shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true 书shūbook; letter 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River 说shuōto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment 四sìfour; 4 岁suìclassifier for years (of age); year 他tāhe; him (also used generically for a person); other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人)他们tā menthey; them 听tīngto listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey 同学tóng xuéto study at the same school; fellow student 晚上wǎn shangevening; night 问wènto ask; to inquire 我wǒI; me; my 我们wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our 五wǔfive; 5 喜欢xǐ huanto like; to be fond of; to be happy; to be pleased 下午xià wǔafternoon; p.m.现在xiàn zàinow; at present; currently 想xiǎngto think (about); to think of; to devise 小xiǎosmall; tiny 小时xiǎo shíhour 写xiěto write 谢谢xiè xieto thank; thanks 学xuéto learn; to study 学生xué shengstudent; schoolchild 学校xué xiàoschool 也yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either; (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊一yīone; single 有yǒuto have; there is; having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional)再zàiagain; once more; again; once more; re-再见zài jiàngoodbye; see you again later 早zǎoearly; morning 早上zǎo shangearly morning 找zhǎoto try to find; to look for 这zhè(pronoun) this; these; this; the (followed by a noun)这里zhè lǐhere 真zhēnreally; truly 知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. zhi1dao5 中国zhōng guóChina 中文zhōng wénChinese language 中午zhōng wǔnoon; midday 住zhùto live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease 字zìletter; symbol 走zǒuto walk; to go 昨天zuó tiānyesterday 坐zuòto sit; to take a seat 做zuòto make; to produce; to write; to compose 你好nǐ hǎohello; hi 您好nín hǎohello (polite)你们好nǐ men hǎohello (to more than one person)大家好dà jiā hǎohello everyone 早安zǎo ānGood morning!早上好zǎo shang hǎoGood morning!晚上好wǎn shang hǎoGood evening!好久不见hǎo jiǔ bú jiànlong time no see 明天见míng tiān jiànsee you tomorrow; (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms)哈喽hā louhello (loanword)没问题méi wèn tíno problem 中国人Zhōng guó rénChinese person 多少钱duō shǎo qiánhow much (does it cost)马马虎虎mǎ ma hū hūcareless; casual 我爱你wǒ ài nǐI love you 我喜欢你wǒ xǐ huan nǐI like you; I have a crush on you 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支,枝); brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)得déto obtain; to get 公共汽车gōng gòng qì chēbus 可是kě shìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed 可以kě yǐcan; may 便宜pián yicheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage 漂亮piào liangpretty; beautiful 千qiānthousand 位wèiposition; location 姓xìngfamily name; surname; to be surnamed ...姓名xìng míngsurname and given name; full name 以后yǐ hòuafter; later 以前yǐ qiánbefore; previous 怎么样zěn me yànghow?; how about?只zhǐonly; merely; just 久jiǔ(of a period of time) long 容易róng yìeasy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to 美国měi guóUnited States; USA; US 日本rì běnJapan 台湾tái wānTaiwan 小孩xiǎo háichild

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八bāeight 爸bàfather; dad 吧bābar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc)百bǎihundred; numerous 半bànhalf; semi-本běnroot; stem; origin; source 不bùno; not so; not; un-车chēcar; vehicle 吃chīto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)打dǎto hit; to strike; to fight 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person)到dàoto reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to 道dàoroad; path (CL:条|条,股); way; reason; principle 得déto obtain; to get 的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)等děngto wait for; to await; by the time; when; till 弟dìyounger brother; junior male 第dì(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)电diànlightning; electricity 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)都dōuall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even 对duìright; correct; towards; at; for 多duōmany; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess 儿érchild; son 二èrtwo; 2 饭fàncooked rice; CL:碗[wan3]分fēnto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate 高gāohigh; tall 哥gēelder brother 个gè(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); individual 给gěito; for 贵guìexpensive; highly valued; precious 国guócountry; nation; state; national 过guòto cross; to go over 还háistill; still in progress 孩háichild 好hǎogood; appropriate; proper 很hěnvery; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)后hòuback; behind 候hòuto wait; to inquire after 话huàdialect; language 欢huānjoyous; happy 回huíto go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer 机jīmachine; mechanism; aircraft 几jǐhow many; how much; several; a few 家jiāhome; family 间jiānbetween; among 见jiànto see; to meet 叫jiàoto shout; to call 觉jiàoa nap; a sleep 姐jiěolder sister 今jīnnow; the present time 九jiǔnine; 9 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 看kànto see; to look at; to read 课kèsubject; course 块kuàilump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; venerable (person)了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)里lǐlining; interior 两liǎngtwo; both 六liùsix; 6 妈māma; mom 吗má(coll.) what?; used in 吗啡|吗啡买mǎito buy; to purchase 忙mángbusy; hurriedly 么mesuffix, used to form interrogative 什么|什么, what?, indefinite 这么|这么 thus, etc 没méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not 妹mèiyounger sister 们menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals 名míngname; noun (part of speech)明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗哪nǎhow; which 那nà(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. ); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)难nándifficult (to...); problem 脑nǎobrain; mind 呢ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 能néngcan; to be able to 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)年niányear; CL:个|个[ge4]您nínyou (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)朋péngfriend 七qīseven; 7 起qǐto rise; to raise 汽qìsteam; vapor 前qiánfront; forward 钱qiáncoin; money 请qǐngto ask; to invite 去qùto go; to go to (a place)人rénperson; people; CL:个|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]日rìsun; day 三sānthree; 3 上shàngup; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)少shǎofew; less 什shénwhat 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur 师shīteacher; master 十shíten; 10 时shío'clock; time 视shì(literary, or bound form) to look at 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true 书shūbook; letter 谁shéiwho; also pr. shuí 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River 说shuōto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment 四sìfour; 4 岁suìclassifier for years (of age); year 他tā(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人)她tāshe 天tiānday; sky 听tīngto listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey 同tónglike; same 晚wǎnevening; night 文wénlanguage; culture 问wènto ask; to inquire 我wǒI; me; my 五wǔfive; 5 午wǔ7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)西xīwest; the West 喜xǐto be fond of; to like 下xiàdown; downwards 现xiànto appear; present 想xiǎngto think (about); to think of; to devise 小xiǎosmall; tiny 校xiàoschool; college; (military) field officer 写xiěto write; used in 写意|写意谢xièto thank; to apologize 学xuéto learn; to study 样yàngmanner; pattern 也yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)一yīone; single 影yǐngpicture; image 友yǒufriend 有yǒuto have; there is; having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional)再zàiagain; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time 在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 早zǎoearly; morning 怎zěnhow 找zhǎoto try to find; to look for 这zhè(pronoun) this; these; this; the (followed by a noun)真zhēnreally; truly 知zhīto know; to be aware 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center 住zhùto live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease 子zǐson; child 字zìletter; symbol 走zǒuto walk; to go 昨zuóyesterday 坐zuòto sit; to take a seat 做zuòto make; to produce; to write; to compose 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支,枝); brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)便biànplain; informal 公gōngpublic; collectively owned 共gòngcommon; general 久jiǔ(of a period of time) long 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit 亮liàngbright; light; to shine; to flash 漂piāoto float; to drift 千qiānthousand; used in 秋千|秋千位wèiposition; location 姓xìngfamily name; surname; to be surnamed ...宜yíproper; should 以yǐto use; by means of 只zhǐonly; merely; just; grain that has begun to ripen 美měibeautiful; very satisfactory; good 容róngto hold; to contain 台táiplatform; stage 易yìeasy; amiable 甚shènexcessive; undue; to exceed; to be more than 湾wānbay; gulf 姊zǐolder sister; Taiwan pr. jiě 妳nǐyou (written form used for a female addressee)

TOCFL Novice 1 vocabulary

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