TOCFL level 1 vocabulary

820 words

Words 1–100 of 820

• 的deĐÍCHof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs
• 了leLIỄU(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
• 我wǒNGÃI; me; my
• 是shìTHỊto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
• 你nǐNỄyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
• 在zàiTẠIto exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
• 不bùBẤTno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 有yǒuHỮUto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 意 intentional)
• 他tāTHAhe; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant); (used before sb's name for emphasis); (used as a meaningless mock object); (literary) other
• 這zhèGIÁ(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhèi], esp. in Beijing)
• 就jiùTỰU(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed b
• 個gèCÁ(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
• 咊héHÒAold variant of 和
• 人rénNHÂNperson; people
• 說shuōTHUYẾTto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
• 我們wǒ menNGÃ MÔNwe; us; ourselves; our
• 要yàoYẾUto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 是); (bound form) important
• 好hǎoHẢOgood; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello
• 一yīNHẤTone; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
• 會huìHỘIcan; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [huǐ])
• 也YěDÃsurname Ye
• 都dōuĐÔall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all
• 對duìĐỐIright; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
• 到dàoĐÁOto reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
• 上shàngTHƯỢNG(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
• 來láiLAIto come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approxi
• 很hěnNGẬN(adverb of degree); quite; very; awfully
• 還HuánHOÀNsurname Huan
• 去qùKHỨto go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away fro
• 她tāTHAshe
• 著zháoTRƯỚCto touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in
• 想xiǎngTƯỞNGto think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
• 給gěiCẤPto; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)
• 沒有méi yǒuMỘT HỮUhaven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
• 能NéngNĂNGsurname Neng
• 啊amodal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
• 那nàNA(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)
• 他們tā menTHA MÔNthey
• 把bǎBẢto hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb})
• 看kànKHÁNto see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; to watch out for
• 做zuòTỐto make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
• 被bèiBỊquilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the followi
• 讓ràngNHƯỢNGto yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被)
• 但dànĐÃNbut; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
• 什麼shén meTHẬP MAwhat?; something; anything
• 自己zì jǐTỰ KỶoneself; one's own
• 吧ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.
• 得déĐẮCto obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
• 點diǎnĐIỂMpoint; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order (food in a restaurant); to touch briefly; to hint; to light; to ignite; to pour a liquid drop by drop; (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更; dot stroke in Chinese characters; classifie
• 可以kě yǐKHẢ DĨcan; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
• 過guòQUÁto cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-
• 沒méiMỘT(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
• 大dàĐẠIbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 姐); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
• 下xiàHẠdown; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
• 中ZhōngTRUNGChina; Chinese; surname Zhong
• 裏lǐLÍvariant of 里
• 真zhēnCHÂNreally; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
• 現在xiàn zàiHIỆN TẠInow; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays
• 年NiánNIÊNsurname Nian
• 用yòngDỤNGto use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore
• 多duōĐAmany; much; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
• 兩liǎngLƯỠNGtwo; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)
• 等děngĐẲNGclass; rank; grade; equal to; same as; to wait for; to await; et cetera; and so on; et al. (and other authors); after; as soon as; once
• 嗎ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
• 天tiānTHIÊNday; sky; heaven
• 出chūXUẤTto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
• 已經yǐ jīngDĨ KINHalready
• 太tàiTHÁIhighest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
• 如果rú guǒNHƯ QUẢif; in case; in the event that
• 㝡zuìTỐIvariant of 最
• 因為yīn wèiNHÂN VỊbecause; owing to; on account of
• 又yòuHỰU(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
• 再zàiTÁIagain; once more; re-; second; another; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis)
• 呢neparticle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?"); particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?"); particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?",
• 只zhǐCHỈonly; merely; just; but
• 次cìTHỨnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time
• 小xiǎoTIỂUsmall; tiny; few; young
• 知道zhī dàoTRI ĐẠOto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhī dao]
• 時候shí houTHỜI HẬUtime; length of time; moment; period
• 問題wèn tíVẤN ĐỀquestion; problem; issue; topic
• 走zǒuTẨUto walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 走); to change (shape, form, meaning)
• 工作gōng zuòCÔNG TÁCto work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task
• 事shìSỰmatter; thing; item; work; affair
• 它tāTHAit
• 但是dàn shìĐÃN THỊbut; however
• 傢jiāGIAused in 家伙 and 家俱
• 更gèngCÁNHmore; even more; further; still; still more
• 可能kě néngKHẢ NĂNGmight (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps
• 你們nǐ menNỄ MÔNyou (plural)
• 前qiánTIỀNfront; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
• 時間shí jiānTHỜI GIANtime; period
• 怎麼zěn meCHẨM MAhow?; what?; why?
• 愛àiÁIto love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
• 需要xū yàoNHU YẾUto need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
• 地deĐỊA-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
• 開始kāi shǐKHAI THỦYto begin; beginning; to start; initial
• 才cáiTÀIability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only
• 跟gēnCÂNheel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
• 喜歡xǐ huanHỈ HOANto like; to be fond of
• 吃chīCẬTto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)