TOCFL 1 Vocabulary Lists
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Sample vocabulary
一
yī
one
七
qī
seven
三
sān
surname San
上午
shàng wǔ
morning
上课
上課
shàng kè
to go to class
下午
xià wǔ
afternoon
不
bù
no; not so
中午
zhōng wǔ
noon
中国
中國
zhōng guó
China
中文
zhōng wén
Chinese language
久
jiǔ
(of a period of time) long
九
jiǔ
nine
也
yě
surname Ye
了
le
(completed action marker)
了
liǎo
to finish
二
èr
two
五
wǔ
five
人
rén
person; people
什么
什麼
shén me
what?
今天
jīn tiān
today
今年
jīn nián
this year
他
tā
(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
他们
他們
tā men
they; them
以前
yǐ qián
before
以后
以後
yǐ hòu
after
位
wèi
position
住
zhù
to live
你
nǐ
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
你们
你們
nǐ men
you (plural)
你好
nǐ hǎo
hello; hi
便宜
biàn yí
convenient
便宜
pián yi
cheap; inexpensive
个
個
gě
used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]
个
個
gè
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
做
zuò
to make; to produce
两
兩
liǎng
two
八
bā
eight
公共汽车
公共汽車
gōng gòng qì chē
bus
公车
公車
gōng chē
bus
六
liù
six
六
lù
used in place names
再
zài
again; once more; re-
再见
再見
zài jiàn
goodbye
几
jī
small table
分
fēn
to divide; to separate
分
fèn
part
十
shí
ten
千
qiān
thousand
半
bàn
half
只
zhǐ
only; merely; just
叫
jiào
to shout
可以
kě yǐ
can
可是
kě shì
but; however
台湾
台灣
tái wān
variant of 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1]
吃
chī
to eat; to consume
同学
同學
tóng xué
to study at the same school
名字
míng zi
name (of a person or thing)
吧
bā
bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)
吧
ba
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
吧
biā
(onom.) smack!
听
yǐn
smile (archaic)
叫
呌
jiào
variant of 叫[jiao4]
呢
ne
particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
呢
ní
dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)
哥
gē
elder brother
哥哥
gē ge
older brother
哪儿
哪兒
nǎ r
where?
哪里
哪裏
nǎ lǐ
where?
哪里
哪裡
nǎ lǐ
where?
问
問
wèn
to ask; to inquire
喜欢
喜歡
xǐ huan
to like; to be fond of
吃
喫
chī
variant of 吃[chi1]
吗
嗎
má
(coll.) what?
吗
嗎
mǎ
used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]
吗
嗎
ma
(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
四
sì
four
国
國
guó
surname Guo
坐
zuò
surname Zuo
块
塊
kuài
lump; chunk; piece
多少
duō shǎo
number; amount
多少
duō shao
how much?; how many?
大
dà
big; large; great
大
dài
see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
大学
大學
dà xué
the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism
她
tā
she
她们
她們
tā men
they; them (females)
好
hǎo
good
你
妳
nǐ
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.)
妹
mèi
younger sister
妹妹
mèi mei
younger sister
姊
姉
zǐ
old variant of 姊[zi3]
姊
zǐ
older sister
姊姊
zǐ zǐ
older sister
姐
jiě
older sister
姐姐
jiě jie
older sister
姓名
xìng míng
surname and given name; full name
妈
媽
mā
ma
妈妈
媽媽
mā ma
mama
字
zì
letter
学
學
xué
to learn
学校
學校
xué xiào
school
学生
學生
xué sheng
student
容易
róng yì
easy; straightforward
写
寫
xiě
to write
写
寫
xiè
used in 寫意|写意[xie4 yi4]
对不起
對不起
duì bu qǐ
I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
小
xiǎo
small
小孩
xiǎo hái
child
小时
小時
xiǎo shí
hour
岁
嵗
suì
variant of 歲|岁[sui4], year
几
幾
jī
almost
几
幾
jǐ
how much
弟
dì
younger brother
弟
tì
variant of 悌[ti4]
弟弟
dì di
younger brother
很
hěn
very; quite
得
dè
used in 得瑟[de4 se5]
得
de
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
忙
máng
busy
怎么样
怎麼樣
zěn me yàng
how?
您
nín
you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
想
xiǎng
to think (about)
我
wǒ
I; me; my
我们
我們
wǒ men
we; us; ourselves; our
打电话
打電話
dǎ diàn huà
to make a telephone call
找
zhǎo
to try to find
日本
rì běn
Japan
早
zǎo
early
早上
zǎo shang
early morning
明天
míng tiān
tomorrow
昨天
zuó tiān
yesterday
是
shì
to be (followed by substantives only)
是
昰
shì
variant of 是[shi4]
时候
時候
shí hou
time
时间
時間
shí jiān
(concept of) time
晚上
wǎn shang
evening
书
書
shū
abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
有
yǒu
to have; there is
朋友
péng you
friend
东西
東西
dōng xī
east and west
东西
東西
dōng xi
thing
岁
歲
suì
classifier for years (of age)
水
shuǐ
surname Shui
没
沒
mò
drowned
没有
沒有
méi yǒu
haven't
漂亮
piào liang
pretty; beautiful
爸
bà
father
爸爸
bà ba
(coll.) father; dad
现在
現在
xiàn zài
now; at present; currently
百
bǎi
surname Bai
的
de
of; ~'s (possessive particle)
的
dī
a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])
的
dí
really and truly
的
dì
(bound form) bull's-eye; target
看
kān
to look after
真
zhēn
really
了
瞭
liǎo
(of eyes) bright
了
瞭
liào
unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]
知道
zhī dào
to know; to become aware of
只
祇
zhǐ
variant of 只[zhi3]
第
dì
(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 - liu4] "sixth")
笔
筆
bǐ
pen
个
箇
gè
variant of 個|个[ge4]
给
給
jǐ
to supply
美国
美國
měi guó
United States; USA; US
老
lǎo
prefix 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
老师
老師
lǎo shī
teacher
听
聽
tīng
to listen to; to hear
能
néng
surname Neng
台湾
臺灣
tái wān
Taiwan
只
衹
zhǐ
variant of 只[zhi3]
觉得
覺得
jué de
to think that ...; to feel that ...
说
說
shuì
to persuade
说
說
shuō
to speak; to talk; to say
说
説
shuō
variant of 說|说[shuo1]
谁
誰
shéi
who
请
請
qǐng
to ask
请问
請問
qǐng wèn
Excuse me, may I ask...?
谢谢
謝謝
xiè xie
to thank
买
買
mǎi
to buy
走
zǒu
to walk
车
車
chē
surname Che
车
車
jū
war chariot (archaic)
这
這
zhè
(pronoun) this; these
这
這
zhèi
(coll.) this
这儿
這兒
zhè r
here
这里
這裏
zhè lǐ
variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]
这里
這裡
zhè lǐ
here
过
過
guō
surname Guo
过
過
guo
(experienced action marker)
还是
還是
hái shi
still (as before)
那
nā
surname Na
那
nuó
surname Nuo
那
nǎ
variant of 哪[na3]
那儿
那兒
nà r
there
那里
那裏
nà li
there; that place
那里
那裡
nà li
there; that place
都
dū
surname Du
都
dōu
all; both; entirely
钱
錢
qián
surname Qian
开车
開車
kāi chē
to drive a car (or train etc)
难
難
nán
difficult (to...)
难
難
nàn
disaster
电影
電影
diàn yǐng
movie; film
电脑
電腦
diàn nǎo
computer
电视
電視
diàn shì
television; TV
电话
電話
diàn huà
telephone
千
韆
qiān
used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
饭
飯
fàn
cooked rice
高
gāo
surname Gao
点
點
diǎn
to touch briefly; to tap
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