TOCFL level 4 vocabulary

2236 words

Words 1001–1100 of 2236

• 輪流lún liúLUÂN LƯUto alternate; to take turns
• 改正gǎi zhèngCẢI CHÍNHto correct; to amend; to put right; correction
• 水分shuǐ fènTHỦY PHÂNmoisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding
• 愛護ài hùÁI HỘto cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect
• 委屈wěi quỦY KHUẤTto feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance
• 優良yōu liángƯU LƯƠNGfine; good; first-rate
• 本領běn lǐngBẢN LĨNHskill; ability; capability
• 壽命shòu mìngTHỌ MỆNHlife span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine)
• 周到zhōu dàoCHU ĐÁOthoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhōu dao]
• 床單chuáng dānSÀNG ĐƠNbed sheet
• 旅行社lǚ xíng shèLỮ HÀNH XÃtravel agency
• 罐頭guàn touQUÁN ĐẦUtin; can
• 尖銳jiān ruìTIÊM DUỆsharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness)
• 急診jí zhěnCẤP CHẨNto give or receive urgent medical treatment; emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department, or from a doctor on a house call)
• 慚愧cán kuìTÀM QUÝashamed
• 交際jiāo jìGIAO TẾcommunication; social intercourse
• 沙子shā ziSA TỬsand; grit
• 字幕zì mùTỰ MẠCcaption; subtitle
• 茶葉chá yèTRÀ DIỆPtea; tea leaves
• 產量chǎn liàngSẢN LƯỢNGoutput
• 捨得shě deXẢ ĐẮCto be willing to part with sth
• 火柴huǒ cháiHỎA SÀImatch (for lighting fire)
• 收據shōu jùTHU CỨreceipt
• 誠懇chéng kěnTHÀNH KHẨNsincere; honest; cordial
• 轉機zhuǎn jīCHUYỂN CƠ(to take) a turn for the better; to change planes
• 四季sì jìTỨ QUÝfour seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
• 隨手suí shǒuTÙY THỦconveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it; in passing
• 轉告zhuǎn gàoCHUYỂN CÁOto pass on; to communicate; to transmit
• 帶動dài dòngĐỚI ĐỘNGto spur; to provide impetus; to drive
• 公元gōng yuánCÔNG NGUYÊNCE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini)
• 制訂zhì dìngCHẾ ĐÍNHto work out; to formulate
• 外觀wài guānNGOẠI QUANoutward appearance
• 陸續lù xùLỤC TỤCin turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit
• 膽小dǎn xiǎoĐẢM TIỂUcowardice; timid
• 單調dān diàoĐƠN ĐIỆUmonotonous
• 打針dǎ zhēnĐẢ CHÂMto give or have an injection
• 小氣xiǎo qìTIỂU KHÍstingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty
• 再三zài sānTÁI TAMover and over again; again and again
• 做客zuò kèTỐ KHÁCHto be a guest or visitor
• 災害zāi hàiTAI HẠIcalamity; disaster
• 碰見pèng jiànBÍNH KIẾNto run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into
• 內科nèi kēNỘI KHOAinternal medicine; general medicine
• 輕視qīng shìKHINH THỊcontempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn; scornful
• 降價jiàng jiàGIÁNG GIÁto cut the price; to drive down the price; to get cheaper
• 排球pái qiúBÀI CẦUvolleyball
• 乾杯gān bēiCAN BÔIto drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup
• 漲價zhǎng jiàTRƯỚNG GIÁto appreciate (in value); to increase in price
• 吃虧chī kuīNGẬT KHUYto suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately
• 零下líng xiàLINH HẠbelow zero
• 與其yǔ qíDỮ KỲrather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B)
• 普通話pǔ tōng huàPHỔ THÔNG THOẠIMandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language); ordinary speech
• 圖畫tú huàĐỒ HỌAdrawing; picture
• 竹子zhú ziTRÚC TỬbamboo
• 長處cháng chùTRƯỜNG XỨgood aspects; strong points
• 照常zhào chángCHIẾU THƯỜNGas usual
• 國籍guó jíQUỐC TỊCHnationality
• 敬愛jìng àiKÍNH ÁIto respect and love; to hold in high esteem
• 能幹néng gànNĂNG CÁNcapable; competent
• 勤勞qín láoCẦN LAOhardworking; industrious; diligent
• 田野tián yěĐIỀN DÃfield; open land
• 片面piàn miànPHIẾN DIỆNunilateral; one-sided
• 清淡qīng dànTHANH ĐẠMlight (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales)
• 不見得bù jiàn deBẤT KIẾN ĐẮCnot necessarily; not likely
• 流利liú lìLƯU LỢIfluent
• 寬度kuān dùKHOAN ĐỘwidth
• 元旦Yuán dànNGUYÊN ĐÁNNew Year's Day
• 普及pǔ jíPHỔ CẬPto spread extensively; to generalize; widespread; popular; universal; ubiquitous; pervasive
• 急忙jí mángCẤP MANGhastily
• 詞典cí diǎnTỪ ĐIỂNdictionary; also written 辞典
• 舉例jǔ lìCỬ LỆto give an example
• 馬虎mǎ huMÃ HỔcareless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy
• 口語kǒu yǔKHẨU NGỮcolloquial speech; spoken language; vernacular language; slander; gossip
• 中級zhōng jíTRUNG CẤPmiddle level (in a hierarchy)
• 灰心huī xīnHÔI TÂMto lose heart; to be discouraged
• 雄偉xióng wěiHÙNG VĨgrand; imposing; magnificent; majestic
• 粗心cū xīnTHÔ TÂMcareless; thoughtless
• 中藥zhōng yàoTRUNG DƯỢCtraditional Chinese medicine
• 文具wén jùVĂN CỤstationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
• 日用品rì yòng pǐnNHẬT DỤNG PHẨMarticles for daily use
• 扇子shàn ziPHIẾN TỬfan
• 成語chéng yǔTHÀNH NGỮChinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage
• 筆試bǐ shìBÚT THÍwritten examination; paper test (for an applicant)
• 跳高tiào gāoKHIÊU CAOhigh jump (athletics)
• 家電jiā diànGIA ĐIỆNhousehold electric appliance; abbr. for 家用电器
• 太極拳tài jí quánTHÁI CỰC QUYỀNshadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation; a martial art
• 跳遠tiào yuǎnKHIÊU VIỄNlong jump (athletics)
• 京劇Jīng jùKINH KỊCHBeijing opera
• 連忙lián mángLIÊN MANGpromptly; at once
• 案子àn zilong table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job
• 案àn(legal) case; incident; record; file
• 骯髒āng zāngdirty; filthy; despicable
• 拜bàito bow to; to pay one's respects; (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion); to make a courtesy call; (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony
• 拜拜bái bái(loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)
• 般bānsort; kind; class; way
• 棒子bàng zistick; club; cudgel; maize (corn)
• 搬運bān yùnfreight; transport; portage; to transport
• 報導bào dǎoto report (in the media); (news) report
• 備bèi(bound form) to prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; completely
• 菠菜bō càispinach (CL:棵[ke1]); (slang) gambling; gambler (alternative term for 博彩[bo2 cai3])
• 不當bù dàngunsuitable; improper; inappropriate