TOCFL Novice 2 vocabulary

223 words · 196 characters · the second half of the Novice band - everyday basics

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Words · 223

爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection 包子bāo zibaozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)杯bēicup; trophy cup 本běnroot; stem; origin; source 比bǐto compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}别biéto leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish 病bìngillness; disease 菜càivegetable; greens (CL:棵); dish (of food) (CL:样|样,道,盘|盘)茶chátea; tea plant 常常cháng chángfrequently; often 唱chàngto sing; to call loudly 唱歌chàng gēto sing a song 出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur 穿chuānto bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street)床chuángbed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:张|张); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc)从cóngfrom; through; via; to follow 错cuòmistake; wrong 打dǎto hit; to strike; to fight 地方dì fangplace; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part 读dúto read out; to read aloud; to read 多duōmany; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess 饿èhungry; to starve (sb)儿子ér zison 房间fáng jiānroom 飞机fēi jīairplane 非常fēi chángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary 风fēngwind; news 告诉gào suto tell; to inform; to let know 歌gēsong (CL:首,支); to sing 跟gēnheel; to follow closely 工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate 国家guó jiācountry; nation; state 还háistill; still in progress 孩子hái zichild 号hào(literary) to call out; to command; bugle; trumpet 喝hēto drink; variant of 嗬和hé(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. ); (math.) sum 后天hòu tiānthe day after tomorrow; acquired (not innate or congenital)花huāflower; blossom 会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to 火车huǒ chētrain 家人jiā rénfamily member; (old) servant 见jiànto see; to meet 教jiāoto teach; to instruct 介绍jiè shàoto introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation 进jìnto go forward; to advance 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 看病kàn bìngto visit a doctor; to see a patient 看见kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of 考试kǎo shìto take an exam; exam 课kèsubject; course 快kuàirapid; quick 累lèitired; weary 冷lěngcold 里lǐlining; interior 楼lóuhouse with more than 1 story; storied building 路lùroad (CL:条|条); journey 马上mǎ shàngat once; right away 慢mànslow 没关系méi guān xiit doesn't matter 门méngate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure 门口mén kǒudoorway; gate 面包miàn bāobread 明年míng niánnext year 拿náto hold; to seize 哪nǎhow; which 男nánmale; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位牛奶niú nǎicow's milk 女nǚfemale; woman 女儿nǚ érdaughter 起床qǐ chuángto get out of bed; to get up 起来qǐ laito stand up; to get up; also pr. qi3lai2 前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday 球qiúball; sphere 去年qù niánlast year 热rèto warm up; to heat up 日rìsun; day 肉ròumeat; flesh 山shānmountain; hill (CL:座); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on 少shǎofew; less 身体shēn tǐthe body; one's health 生病shēng bìngto fall ill 生日shēng rìbirthday 事shìmatter; thing 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold 手机shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone 水果shuǐ guǒfruit 睡觉shuì jiàoto go to bed; to sleep 说话shuō huàto speak; to say 太tàihighest; greatest 天tiānday; sky 天气tiān qìweather 听见tīng jiànto hear 外国wài guóforeign country 晚wǎnevening; night 下课xià kèto finish class; to get out of class 下雨xià yǔto rain 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally 先生xiān shengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)小姐xiǎo jieyoung lady; miss 新xīnnew; newly 星期xīng qīweek; day of the week 星期天xīng qī tiānSunday 休息xiū xirest; to rest 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to 衣服yī fuclothes 医生yī shēngdoctor; medical practitioner 一样yī yàngsame; like 一点儿yī diǎn rerhua variant of 一点|一点一起yī qǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)一些yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er 用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using 雨yǔrain 元yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary 月yuèmoon; month 在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 怎么zěn mehow?; what?站zhànstation; to stand 着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state 真的zhēn dereally; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center 走路zǒu lùto walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart 最zuì(after 之) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 "the greatest in the world"); (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 饱bǎoto eat till full; satisfied 边biānside; edge 不错bù cuòcorrect; right 菜单cài dānmenu 长chánglong; length 大家dà jiāeveryone; influential family 带dàiband; belt 蛋dànegg; oval-shaped thing 低dīlow; beneath 店diàninn; old-style hotel (CL:家); shop; store 懂dǒngto understand; to comprehend 短duǎnshort; brief 方便fāng biànconvenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy 分钟fēn zhōngminute 公园gōng yuánpark (for public recreation)够gòuenough (sufficient); enough (too much)画huàto draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅,张|张)鸡jīfowl; chicken 件jiànitem; component 脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object)教室jiào shìclassroom 酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine); liquor 句子jù zisentence 可能kě néngmight (happen); possible 空气kōng qìair; atmosphere 快乐kuài lèhappy; joyful 辆liàngclassifier for vehicles 面miànface; side 怕pàto be afraid; to fear 前年qián niánthe year before last 然后rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards 食物shí wùfood 所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result 它tāit 它们tā menthey; them 太太tài taimarried woman; Mrs.头tóuhead; hair style 碗wǎnbowl; cup 万wànten thousand; a great number 为什么wèi shén mewhy?; for what reason?问题wèn tíquestion; problem 像xiàngto resemble; to be like 眼睛yǎn jingeye 药yàomedicine; drug 一定yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled 一共yī gòngin total; altogether 意思yì siidea; opinion 因为yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of 应该yīng gāiought to; should; must 英文yīng wénEnglish (language)又yòu(once) again; also 鱼yúfish (CL:条|条,尾); used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼|鲍鱼, alligators and crocodiles 鳄鱼|鳄鱼 and octopi 章鱼|章鱼)运动yùn dòngto move; to exercise 纸zhǐpaper (CL:张|张,沓); classifier for documents, letters etc 周末zhōu mòweekend 自己zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own 感冒gǎn màoto catch cold; (common) cold 功课gōng kèhomework; assignment 果汁guǒ zhīfruit juice 后年hòu niánthe year after next 旧jiùold; opposite: new 新咖啡kā fēi(loanword) coffee 里面lǐ miàninside; interior 每měieach; every 美měibeautiful; very satisfactory; good 念niànto read; to study (a subject)牛niúox; cow 胖pàngfat; plump 汤tāngsoup; hot or boiling water 甜tiánsweet; (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely 跳tiàoto jump; to hop 跳舞tiào wǔto dance 痛tòngache; pain 香蕉xiāng jiāobanana 张zhāngto open up; to spread 猪zhūhog; pig 矮ǎi(of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low 冰bīngice; to chill sth 附近fù jìnnearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood 巧克力qiǎo kè lì(loanword) chocolate 小吃xiǎo chīstreet food; snack 嘴巴zuǐ bamouth (CL:张|张); slap in the face 餐厅cān tīngdining hall; dining room 蛋糕dàn gāocake 耳朵ěr duoear; handle (on a cup)瘦shòuthin; to lose weight 饮料yǐn liàodrink; beverage 外头wài tououtside; outdoors 枝zhībranch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc 钟头zhōng tóu(coll.) hour 礼拜天lǐ bài tiānSunday 房fánghouse; room 桌zhuōtable; desk 椅yǐchair 玩wánto play; to have fun 计程车jì chéng chē(Tw) taxi; cab 鼻bínose 筷kuàichopstick 有点yǒu diǎna little 饺jiǎodumplings with meat filling

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爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection 包bāoto cover; to wrap 杯bēicup; trophy cup 比bǐto compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}边biānside; edge 别biéto leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish 病bìngillness; CL:场|场[chang2]菜càivegetable; greens (CL:棵); dish (of food) (CL:样|样,道,盘|盘)茶chátea; tea plant 常chángalways; ever 唱chàngto sing; to call loudly 出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur 穿chuānto bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street)床chuángbed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:张|张); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc)从cóngfrom; through; via; to follow 错cuòmistake; wrong 蛋dànegg; CL:个|个[ge4],打[da2]地de-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 店diàninn; old-style hotel (CL:家); shop; store 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement 读dúto read out; to read aloud; to read 饿èhungry; to starve (sb)方fāngsquare; power or involution (math.)房fánghouse; room 飞fēito fly 非fēito not be; not; wrong; incorrect 风fēngwind; news 服fúclothes; dress 告gàoto say; to tell; to announce; to report 歌gēsong (CL:首,支); to sing 跟gēnheel; to follow closely 工gōngwork; worker 关guānmountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off 馆guǎnbuilding; shop 果guǒfruit; result 号hào(literary) to call out; to command; bugle; trumpet 喝hēto drink; variant of 嗬和hé(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. ); (math.) sum 花huāflower; blossom 会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to 火huǒfire; urgent 鸡jīfowl; chicken 教jiāoto teach; to instruct; a religion 介jièto introduce; to lie between 进jìnto go forward; to advance 考kǎoto check; to verify 口kǒumouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)快kuàirapid; quick 累lèitired; weary 冷lěngcold 楼lóuhouse with more than 1 story; storied building 路lùroad (CL:条|条); journey 马mǎhorse; CL:匹[pi3]慢mànslow 门méngate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure 面miànface; side 拿náto hold; to seize 奶nǎibreast; milk 男nánmale; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位牛niúox; cow 女nǚfemale; woman 旁pángone side; other 期qīa period of time; phase 气qìgas; air; smell 球qiúball; sphere 热rèto warm up; to heat up 肉ròumeat; flesh 山shānmountain; hill (CL:座); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on 绍shàoto continue; to carry on 身shēnbody; life 事shìmatter; thing 试shìto test; to try 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold 睡shuìto sleep; to lie down 诉sùto complain; to sue 太tàihighest; greatest 体tǐbody; form 外wàioutside; in addition 玩wánto play; to have fun 息xībreath; to cease; to stop 系xìto connect; to relate to 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally 些xiēclassifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several 新xīnnew; newly 星xīngstar; heavenly body 休xiūto rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to 衣yīclothes; CL:件[jian4]医yīmedical; medicine 用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using 右yòuright; right-hand side; (politics) right of center 雨yǔrain; CL:阵|阵[zhen4],场|场[chang2]元yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary 月yuèmoon; month 站zhànstation; to stand 着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state 桌zhuōtable; desk 最zuì(after 之) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 "the greatest in the world"); (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 左zuǒleft; the Left (politics)作zuòto do; to engage in; to write; to compose 饱bǎoto eat till full; satisfied 餐cānmeal; to eat 长chánglong; length 带dàiband; belt 单dānbill; list 低dīlow; beneath 定dìngto fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc)懂dǒngto understand; to comprehend 短duǎnshort; brief 该gāishould; ought to 感gǎnto feel; to move 够gòuenough (sufficient); enough (too much)画huàto draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅,张|张)己jǐself; oneself 计jìto calculate; to compute 件jiànitem; component 饺jiǎodumplings with meat filling 脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object)近jìnnear; close to 睛jīngeye; eyeball 酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine); liquor 句jùsentence; clause 克kèto be able to; to subdue 空kōngempty; air 筷kuàichopstick 乐lèhappy; cheerful 礼lǐgift; rite 力lìpower; force 辆liàngclassifier for vehicles 末mòtip; end 怕pàto be afraid; to fear 然ráncorrect; right 食shíto eat; food 室shìroom; work unit 思sīto think; to consider 所suǒactually; place 它tāit; it (pronoun for an animal)题títopic; problem for discussion 头tóuhead; hair style 碗wǎnbowl; cup 万wànten thousand; a great number 为wèibecause of; for 物wùthing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself 像xiàngto resemble; to be like 鞋xiéshoe; CL:双|双[shuang1],只|只[zhi1]眼yǎneye (CL:只|只,双|双); (often used with 一) a look; a glance 药yàomedicine; drug 椅yǐchair 意yìidea; thought; meaning; sense; intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 因yīncause; reason 应yīngto agree (to do sth); should 英yīnghero; outstanding 又yòu(once) again; also 鱼yúfish (CL:条|条,尾); used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼|鲍鱼, alligators and crocodiles 鳄鱼|鳄鱼 and octopi 章鱼|章鱼)园yuánland used for growing plants; site used for public recreation 运yùnto move; to transport 纸zhǐpaper (CL:张|张,沓); classifier for documents, letters etc 钟zhōnga (large) bell (CL:架); clock (CL:座)周zhōuto make a circuit; to circle 自zìself; oneself; from; since 嘴zuǐmouth; beak 程chéngrule; order 啡fēi(used in loanwords for its phonetic value)功gōngmeritorious deed or service; achievement 蕉jiāobanana 旧jiùold; opposite: new 新咖kācoffee; café (abbr. for 咖啡); (Tw) (bound form) type of person (esp. in entertainment contexts) (loanword from "cast") (as in 大咖 and 怪咖)冒màoto emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face 每měieach; every 念niànto read; to study (a subject)胖pàngfat; plump 巧qiǎoopportunely; coincidentally 汤tāngsoup; hot or boiling water 甜tiánsweet; (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely 跳tiàoto jump; to hop 痛tòngache; pain 舞wǔto dance; to wield 香xiāngfragrant; sweet smelling 张zhāngto open up; to spread 汁zhījuice 猪zhūhog; pig 矮ǎi(of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low 巴bāto long for; to wish 冰bīngice; CL:块|块[kuai4]耳ěrear; handle (archaeology)附fùto add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached 料liàomaterial; stuff 著zhùto make known; to show 拜bàito bow to; to pay one's respects; to extend greetings (on a specific occasion)鼻bínose 朵duǒflower; earlobe 糕gāocake 瘦shòuthin; to lose weight 厅tīng(reception) hall; living room 饮yǐnto drink; to give (animals) water to drink 枝zhībranch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

TOCFL Novice 2 vocabulary

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