TOCFL level 5 vocabulary

2686 words

Words 1901–2000 of 2686

• 平面píng miànplane (flat surface); print media
• 包袱bāo fuwrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight; burden; funny part; punchline
• 要點yào diǎnmain point; essential
• 冷凍lěng dòngto freeze; to deep-freeze
• 畸形jī xíngdeformity; abnormality
• 救濟jiù jìemergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods
• 復甦fù sūto recover (health, economic); to resuscitate; anabiosis
• 分辨fēn biànto distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve
• 描繪miáo huìto describe; to portray
• 貴賓guì bīnhonored guest; distinguished guest; VIP
• 諾言nuò yánpromise
• 迷戀mí liànto be infatuated with; to be enchanted by; to be passionate about
• 派遣pài qiǎnto send (on a mission); to dispatch
• 揪jiūto seize; to clutch; to grab firmly and pull
• 首飾shǒu shìjewelry; head ornament
• 錫xītin (chemistry); to bestow; to confer; to grant; Taiwan pr. [xí]
• 不容bù róngmust not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate
• 架子jià zishelf; frame; stand; framework; airs; arrogance
• 安寧Ān níngAnning District of Lanzhou City 兰州市, Gansu; Anning City, to the west of Kunming 明, Yunnan
• 歸還guī huánto return sth; to revert
• 心事xīn shìa load on one's mind; worry
• 公益gōng yìpublic good; public welfare; public interest
• 烤肉kǎo ròubarbecue (lit. roast meat)
• 氣勢qì shìimposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor
• 天然氣tiān rán qìnatural gas
• 獵人liè rénhunter
• 猜想cāi xiǎngto guess; to conjecture; to suppose; (math.) hypothesis
• 無線電wú xiàn diànwireless
• 大隊dà duìgroup; a large body of; production brigade; military group
• 孤立gū lìisolated; to isolate
• 航行háng xíngto sail; to fly; to navigate
• 大選dà xuǎngeneral election
• 前輩qián bèisenior; older generation; precursor
• 打發dǎ fato dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc)
• 青蛙qīng wāfrog; (old) (slang) ugly guy
• 出面chū miànto appear personally; to step in; to step forth; to show up
• 繪畫huì huàdrawing; painting
• 方位fāng wèidirection; points of the compass; bearing; position; azimuth
• 當心dāng xīnto take care; to look out
• 水源shuǐ yuánwater source; water supply; headwaters of a river
• 理財lǐ cáito manage wealth; to manage finances; money management
• 轟動hōng dòngto cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place); commotion; controversy
• 苦難kǔ nànsuffering
• 橋梁qiáo liángbridge (lit. and fig.)
• 猛烈měng lièfierce; violent; vigorous; intense
• 手勢shǒu shìgesture; sign; signal
• 慷慨kāng kǎivehement; fervent; generous; magnanimous
• 壯觀zhuàng guānspectacular; magnificent sight
• 啟示qǐ shìto reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment; revelation; illumination; moral (of a story etc); lesson
• 濺jiànto splash
• 資深zī shēnveteran (journalist etc); senior; highly experienced
• 屆時jiè shíwhen the time comes; at the scheduled time
• 堵塞dǔ sèto clog up; blockage
• 水庫shuǐ kùreservoir
• 起伏qǐ fúto move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs
• 否決fǒu juéto veto; to overrule
• 功勞gōng láocontribution; meritorious service; credit
• 演變yǎn biànto develop; to evolve; development; evolution
• 精華jīng huábest feature; most important part of an object; quintessence; essence; soul
• 反射fǎn shèto reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
• 鞏固gǒng gùto consolidate; consolidation; to strengthen
• 皺紋zhòu wénwrinkle
• 機動jī dònglocomotive; motorized; power-driven; adaptable; flexible (use, treatment, timing etc)
• 階層jiē céngsocial class
• 審核shěn héto audit; to investigate thoroughly
• 飛翔fēi xiángto circle in the air; to soar
• 粗糙cū cāocrude; gruff; rough; coarse
• 成效chéng xiàoeffect; result
• 平行píng xíngparallel; of equal rank; simultaneous
• 人造rén zàoman-made; artificial; synthetic
• 頑強wán qiángtenacious; hard to defeat
• 親生qīn shēngone's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents)
• 根源gēn yuánorigin; root (cause)
• 席位xí wèia seat (in a theater, stadium etc); parliamentary or congressional seat
• 籠罩lǒng zhàoto envelop; to shroud
• 卓越zhuó yuèoutstanding; surpassing; distinguished; splendid
• 動員dòng yuánto mobilize; mobilization
• 恐嚇kǒng hèto threaten; to menace
• 理所當然lǐ suǒ dāng ránas it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right
• 痰tánphlegm; spittle
• 景觀jǐng guānlandscape
• 瀟灑xiāo sǎconfident and at ease; free and easy
• 閃爍shǎn shuòflickering; twinkling; evasive; vague (of speech)
• 卵luǎnegg; ovum; spawn; (coll.) testicles; (old) penis; (expletive) fucking
• 挑剔tiāo tipicky; fussy
• 培育péi yùto train; to breed
• 彎曲wān qūto bend; to curve around; curved; crooked; to wind; to warp
• 神情shén qínglook; expression
• 棺材guān caicoffin
• 俘虜fú lǔcaptive
• 發電fā diànto generate electricity; to send a telegram
• 鎮定zhèn dìngcalm; unperturbed; cool
• 租賃zū lìnto rent; to lease; to hire
• 破案pò ànto solve a case; shabby old table
• 創辦chuàng bànto establish; to found; to launch
• 喪生sàng shēngto die; to lose one's life
• 山谷shān gǔvalley; ravine
• 高壓gāo yāhigh pressure; high-handed
• 新手xīn shǒunew hand; novice; raw recruit
• 名額míng équota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc)