TOCFL level 2 vocabulary

490 words

Words 401–490 of 490

• 籃lánbasket (receptacle); basket (in basketball)
• 慢跑màn pǎojogging; to jog; to canter; a slow trot
• 茶館chá guǎnteahouse
• 派對pài duì(loanword) party
• 一塊yī kuàia piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2 gan3 zhe4 yi1 kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same place; in company
• 機車jī chēlocomotive; train engine car; (coll.) motorcycle; (Tw) scooter; motorcycle; (Tw) (slang) hard to get along with; annoying
• 船兒chu ánr
• 捷運jié yùn(Tw) mass rapid transit (MRT); subway
• 月台yuè tái
• 非洲Fēi zhōuAfrica; abbr. for 阿非利加洲[A1 fei1 li4 jia1 Zhou1]
• 美洲Měi zhōuAmerica (including North, Central and South America); the Americas; abbr. for 亞美利加洲|亚美利加洲[Ya4 mei3 li4 jia1 Zhou1]
• 脖bóneck
• 頭痛tóu tòngto have a headache
• 藥房yào fángpharmacy; drugstore; dispensary
• 有錢yǒu qiánwell-off; wealthy
• 老闆娘lǎo bǎn niángfemale proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife
• 店員diàn yuánshop assistant; salesclerk; salesperson
• 訂位dìng wèito reserve a seat; to book a table; reservation
• 百貨公司bǎi huò gōng sīdepartment store
• 逛街guàng jiēto take a walk; to window-shop; to stroll down the street
• 客滿kè mǎnto have a full house; to be sold out; no vacancy
• 刷卡shuā kǎto use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc)
• 零用錢líng yòng qiánpocket money; allowance; spending money
• 沙拉shā lā(loanword) salad
• 牛排niú páisteak
• 熱狗rè gǒuhot dog (loanword)
• 橘júmandarin orange (Citrus reticulata); tangerine
• 芒果máng guǒ(loanword) mango
• 烏龍茶wū lóng cháoolong tea
• 冰塊bīng kuàiice cube; ice chunk
• 冰塊兒bīng kuà ir
• 甜點tián diǎndessert
• 味wèitaste; smell; (fig.) (noun suffix) feel; quality
• 等等děng děnget cetera; and so on ...; wait a minute!; hold on!
• 還好hái hǎonot bad; pretty good; fortunately; luckily
• 比方說bǐ fang shuōfor example; for instance
• 帶來dài láito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
• 哇wāWow!; sound of a child's crying; sound of vomiting
• 長大zhǎng dàto grow up
• 舞wǔto dance; to wield; to brandish
• 樣yàngmanner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type
• 偷tōuto steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily
• 英語Yīng yǔEnglish (language)
• 且qiěand; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)
• 搭dāto put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train); variant of 褡
• 泡pāopuffed; swollen; spongy; small lake (esp. in place names); classifier for urine or feces
• 箱xiāngbox; trunk; chest
• 院yuàncourtyard; institution
• 藍色lán sèblue (color)
• 袋dàipouch; bag; sack; pocket
• 看起來kàn qǐ laiseemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
• 大門Dà ménthe Doors, US rock band
• 大陸Dà lùmainland China (reference to the PRC)
• 救命jiù mìngto save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!
• 情形qíng xingcircumstances; situation
• 尺chěone of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺谱
• 須xūmust; to have to; to wait
• 內衣nèi yīundergarment; underwear
• 罐guàncan; jar; pot
• 吉他jí tāguitar (loanword)
• 可樂kě lèamusing; entertaining; (loanword) cola
• 浴室yù shìbathroom (room used for bathing)
• 老太太lǎo tài taielderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother
• 溫泉Wēn quánArishang Nahiyisi or Wenquan county in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
• 巴士bā shìbus (loanword); motor coach
• 位子wèi ziplace; seat
• 鄉下xiāng xiacountryside; rural area
• 春季chūn jìspringtime
• 樂器yuè qìmusical instrument
• 餐桌cān zhuōdining table; dinner table
• 蚊子wén zimosquito
• 火腿huǒ tuǐham
• 游泳池yóu yǒng chíswimming pool
• 信箱xìn xiāngmailbox; post office box
• 味兒wèi rtaste
• 比方bǐ fanganalogy; instance; for instance
• 晴天qíng tiānclear sky; sunny day
• 念書niàn shūto read; to study
• 書桌shū zhuōdesk
• 小費xiǎo fèitip; gratuity
• 用功yòng gōngdiligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort
• 刷子shuā zibrush; scrub
• 春節Chūn jiéSpring Festival (Chinese New Year)
• 母語mǔ yǔnative language; mother tongue; (linguistics) parent language
• 伯父bó fùfather's elder brother; term of respect for older man
• 伯伯bó bofather's elder brother; uncle
• 野餐yě cānpicnic; to have a picnic
• 伯母bó mǔwife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
• 茶館兒chá guǎn ra teashop
• 沒想到méi xiǎng dàodidn't expect