TOCFL 3 Vocabulary Lists

mào

old variant of 帽[mao4]

yī xià

(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)

yī bàn

half

yī huì

a moment

yī huì r

a moment

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

sān míng zhì

(loanword) sandwich

shàng xué

to go to school

shàng bān

to go to work

shàng wǎng

to go online

xià bān

to finish work; to get off work

xià xuě

to snow

bù hǎo yì si

to feel embarrassed

bù kè qi

you're welcome

bù guò

only

shì jiè

world

zhōng jiān

the middle; the inside

gān jìng

clean

shì qing

affair; matter; thing; business

jiāo

to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over

yǐ wéi

to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)

dàn shì

but; however

zuò yè

school assignment

xìn fēng

envelope

xìn yòng kǎ

credit card

jiè

to borrow

jiàn kāng

health

quán bù

whole; all

gōng sī

company; firm; corporation

qí tā

other

qí tā

(adjective) other

dōng

winter

dōng tiān

winter

bīng qí lín

ice cream

bīng xiāng

refrigerator

lěng qì

cold air

bié ren

other people; others; other person

gāng

hard

gāng gang

just recently

jiā

Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4])

nǔ lì

to make an effort; to try hard; to strive

běi

north

běi bù

northern part

shí zì lù kǒu

crossroads

nán

surname Nan

nā

used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]

nán bù

southern part

cān jiā

to participate

cān guān

to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around

chā

fork

chá

to cross

chǎ

to diverge

gōu

variant of 勾[gou1]

jù

sentence

zhī

variant of 隻|只[zhi1]

kě ài

adorable

tái

Taiwan (abbr.)

tāi

used in place names

sī jī

chauffeur; driver

yā

ah (used to express surprise)

ya

(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

wèi dao

flavor; taste

xiào

old variant of 笑[xiao4]

xián

surname Xian

kū

to cry; to weep

shāng diàn

store; shop

ā

interjection of surprise

á

interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer

ǎ

interjection of surprise or doubt

à

interjection or grunt of agreement

a

modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent

pí jiǔ

beer (loanword)

lā

(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc

la

sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation

wéi

hello (when answering the phone)

wèi

hey

huí dá

to reply; to answer

tú shū guǎn

library

de

-ly

dì

earth

dì tú

map

dì zhǐ

address

chéng

city walls

chéng shì

city; town

bào zhǐ

newspaper

cháng

threshing floor

chǎng

large place used for a specific purpose

cháng

variant of 場|场[chang2]

chǎng

variant of 場|场[chang3]

huài

bad

xià

the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC

xià tiān

summer

wài tào

coat

dà ren

adult

dà lóu

building (a relatively large, multistory one)

dà yī

overcoat

tài yang

sun

qí guài

strange

nǚ shēng

schoolgirl

nǎi nai

(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)

hǎo xiàng

as if

rú guǒ

if

zì diǎn

Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters)

xué xí

to learn

kè rén

visitor

kè tīng

drawing room (room for arriving guests)

kè qi

polite

jiā jù

furniture

jiā tíng

family

sù shè

dormitory

jì

to entrust; to place in sb's care

duì miàn

(sitting) opposite

xiǎo xué

elementary school; primary school

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

xiǎo péng yǒu

child; 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)

wū

(bound form) house

gōng rén

worker

chà bu duō

almost

yǐ jīng

already

shì

market

shì chǎng

marketplace; market; bazaar

xī wàng

to hope

qún

old variant of 裙[qun2]

mào

hat

bāng zhù

assistance; aid

bāng máng

to help

píng cháng

ordinary

nián jí

grade

nián qīng

young

cè suǒ

toilet; lavatory

chú fáng

kitchen

wǎng

to go (in a direction)

wǎng

old variant of 往[wang3]

hòu lái

afterwards; later

cóng qián

previously

xīn

heart

wàng

to forget

zěn me bàn

what's to be done

xiǎng fǎ

way of thinking; opinion; notion

chéng jì

achievement

huò shì

or

dài

surname Dai

fáng zū

rent for a room or house

suǒ yǒu

all

shǒu zhǐ

finger

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

cái

ability; talent

dǎ suàn

to plan

bǎ

to hold; to grasp

bà

handle

lā

to pull

lá

to make a cut in (sth); to slit; to gash; to slash

là

used in 拉拉蛄[la4 la4 gu3]

zhǐ tou

finger

diào

to fall

guà

to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)

bān

to move (i.e. relocate oneself)

zhī

surname Zhi

fàng

to put

gù shì

old practice

gù shi

narrative; story; tale

wén huà

culture

xīn nián

New Year

fāng fǎ

method; way; means

lǚ xíng

to travel

lǚ guǎn

hotel

chūn

old variant of 春[chun1]

chūn

surname Chun

chūn tiān

spring (season)

gēng

to change or replace

gèng

more

shū diàn

bookstore

tì

to substitute for

zuì hòu

final; last; ultimate

zuì jìn

recently

yǒu shí

sometimes

yǒu shí hou

sometimes

yǒu yòng

useful

yǒu de

(there are) some (who are...)

yǒu kòng

to have time (to do sth)

yǒu kòng r

erhua form of 有空[you3 kong4]

běn lái

original

dōng

surname Dong

dōng bù

the east

tiáo

strip

bàng qiú

baseball

lóu shàng

upstairs

lóu xià

downstairs

lóu tī

stair

yàng zi

appearance

shù

tree

jī chǎng

airport; airfield

jī huì

opportunity

tái

desk; table; counter

huān yíng

to welcome

bǐ sài

competition (sports etc)

bǐ jiào

to compare

jué dìng

to decide (to do something)

qì chē

car

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

hé

river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4])

zhù yì

to take note of; to pay attention to

xǐ

to wash; to bathe

xiǎn

used in 洗馬|洗马[xian3 ma3]

xǐ shǒu jiān

toilet

xǐ zǎo

to bathe

huó dòng

to exercise; to move about; to work out

hǎi

surname Hai

qīng chu

clear

kě

thirsty

yóu yǒng

swimming

hú

lake

tāng chí

soup spoon

zhǔn bèi

preparation

hàn bǎo

Hamburg (German city)

huǒ

surname Huo

kǎo

to roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread)

zhào piàn

photograph

zhào xiàng

to take a photograph

zhào xiàng jī

camera

dēng

lamp

yé ye

(coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa

piān

disk

piàn

thin piece

chuāng

old variant of 窗[chuang1]

chuāng

variant of 窗[chuang1]

tè bié

unusual; special

gǒu

dog

bān

surname Ban

píng

bottle

shēng qì

to get angry; to be furious

nán shēng

schoolboy

dāng rán

only natural

bìng rén

sick person

fā xiàn

to notice; to become aware of

bái sè

white

pí bāo

handbag

hé

small box

pán

tray; plate; dish

xiāng xìn

to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true

xiàng jī

camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1])

xiàng piàn

image

yǎn jìng

spectacles

lǐ bài

to attend a religious service

lǐ wù

gift; present

chī

mythical beast (archaic)

qiū

surname Qiu

qiū tiān

autumn

qiū

old variant of 秋[qiu1]

zhī

grain that has begun to ripen

zū

to hire

zhǒng

seed

chuāng

variant of 窗[chuang1]

chuāng

window

chuāng hu

window

chuāng

variant of 窗[chuang1]

xiào

to laugh; to smile

dā

bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[da2], used in 答應|答应[da1 ying5], 答理[da1 li5] etc

dá

to answer

suàn

to regard as

jiǎn dān

simple; not complicated

lán qiú

basketball

táng

sugar

hóng chá

black tea

jié hūn

to marry

jīng guò

to pass

jīng yàn

experience

wǎng qiú

tennis

wǎng zhàn

website

wǎng lù

network (computer, telecom)

jǐn zhāng

nervous

liàn xí

to practice

zǒng shì

always

cái

(variant of 才[cai2]) just now

píng

variant of 瓶[ping2]

xí guàn

habit

lǎo rén

old man or woman

lǎo bǎn

variant of 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3]

lǎo bǎn

Robam (brand)

liáo tiān

to chat; to gossip

liáo tiān r

erhua variant of 聊天[liao2 tian1]

cōng ming

intelligent; clever; bright

shēng yīn

voice

tīng shuō

to hear (sth said)

dǔ

tripe

dù

belly

néng lì

capability

tuō

to shed

jiǎo tà chē

(Tw) bicycle; bike

liǎn

face

zì xíng chē

bicycle; bike

tái

Taiwan (abbr.)

shū fu

comfortable

cǎo

variant of 草[cao3]

kǔ

bitter

cǎo

grass

cào

variant of 肏[cao4]

huá wén

Chinese language

huá yǔ

Chinese language

jiè

variant of 借[jie4]

píng guǒ

Apple (American tech company)

hào mǎ

number

háng

(bound form) row; line

héng

used in 道行[dao4 heng2]

xíng

(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel

jiē

street

biǎo

exterior surface

dài zi

bag

kù

variant of 褲|裤[ku4]

qún

(bound form) skirt

qún

old variant of 裙[qun2]

kù

underpants

wà

socks

xī

the West

xī guā

watermelon

xī bù

western part

yào shi

(coll.) if

jiàn miàn

to meet; to see each other

jì huà

plan

jì huà

variant of 計劃|计划[ji4 hua4]

jì de

to remember

shì

to test

rèn wéi

to believe; to think; to consider; to feel

rèn shi

to know

yǔ yán

language

kè běn

textbook

jiǎng

to speak

hù shi

nurse

dú shū

to read a book

māo

cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1])

máo

used in 貓腰|猫腰[mao2 yao1]

mài

to sell

chāo shì

supermarket (abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场[chao1 ji2 shi4 chang3])

chāo jí shì chǎng

supermarket

zú qiú

soccer; football

páo

(of an animal) to paw (the ground)

pǎo

to run

pǎo bù

to run

lù kǒu

crossing

tī

to kick

chē zhàn

rail station

qīng

light

zhuǎi

see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]

zhuǎn

to turn

zhuàn

to revolve

xīn kǔ

exhausting

là

old variant of 辣[la4]

là

hot (spicy)

bàn gōng shì

office; business premises

bàn fǎ

method; way (of doing sth); means

sòng

to send; to deliver; to transmit

zhè me

so much

zhè me

variant of 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5]

jìn bù

progress; improvement

guò nián

to celebrate the Chinese New Year

yuǎn

far

yuàn

to distance oneself from (classical)

huán

surname Huan

nà me

like that; in that way; to that extent

nà me

variant of 那麼|那么[na4 me5]

bù

ministry

bù fen

part; portion; piece

yóu jú

post office

suān

sour

yī yuàn

hospital

zhòng yào

important; significant; major

yín háng

bank

qián bāo

purse

biǎo

watch (timepiece)

kāi shǐ

to begin

kāi xué

(of a student) to start school

jiān

between

jiàn

gap

zhī

classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

suī rán

although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)

lí

surname Li

lí kāi

to depart; to leave

nán guò

to feel sad

xuě

surname Xue

líng

zero

diàn

lightning

diàn yǐng yuàn

cinema; movie theater

diàn tī

elevator

xū yào

to need; to want; to demand; to require

qīng cài

green vegetables

qiū

used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]

wà

variant of 韤|袜[wa4]

wà

variant of 襪|袜[wa4]

yīn yuè

music

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

yán sè

color

yuàn yì

to wish

fēng jǐng

scenery; landscape

tái

typhoon

fēi jī chǎng

airport

fàn diàn

restaurant

wèi

variant of 餵|喂[wei4]

wèi

to feed

táng

old variant of 糖[tang2]

xiāng

fragrant

mǎ

surname Ma

mǎ lù

street

jì

(Tw) saddle horse

qí

to sit astride

gāo zhōng

senior high school

gāo zhòng

to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion)

gāo xìng

happy

fà

hair

diǎo

variant of 屌[diao3]

niǎo

bird

xián

salted

má fan

trouble; inconvenience

huáng sè

yellow

hēi bǎn

blackboard

diǎn xin

light refreshments

dōng

surname Dong