TOCFL level 5 vocabulary

2686 words

Words 2401–2500 of 2686

• 基層jī céngbasic level; grassroots unit; basement layer
• 灌溉guàn gàito irrigate
• 嚮導xiàng dǎoguide
• 敷衍fū yǎnto elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by
• 批發pī fāwholesale; bulk trade; distribution
• 張貼zhāng tiēto post (a notice); to advertise
• 腐朽fǔ xiǔrotten; decayed; decadent; degenerate
• 誤差wù chādifference; error; inaccuracy
• 力求lì qiúto make every effort to; striving to do one's best
• 消遣xiāo qiǎnto while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of
• 沼澤zhǎo zémarsh; swamp; wetlands; glade
• 生平shēng pínglife (a person's whole life); in one's entire life
• 固然gù ránadmittedly (it's true that...)
• 以至yǐ zhìdown to; up to; to such an extent as to ...; also written 以至于
• 軍艦jūn jiànwarship; military naval vessel
• 實況shí kuànglive (e.g. broadcast or recording); what is actually happening; scene; the real situation
• 摧殘cuī cánto ravage; to ruin
• 出發點chū fā diǎnstarting point; (fig.) basis; motive
• 爐子lú zistove; oven; furnace
• 法人fǎ rénlegal person; corporation; see also 人
• 交情jiāo qingfriendship; friendly relations
• 連任lián rènto continue in (a political) office; to serve for another term of office
• 應酬yìng chouto engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement
• 偏差piān chābias; deviation
• 急躁jí zàoirritable; irascible; impetuous
• 擔負dān fùto shoulder; to bear; to undertake
• 違約wéi yuēto break a promise; to violate an agreement; to default (on a loan or contract)
• 銀幕yín mùmovie screen
• 感觸gǎn chùone's thoughts and feelings; emotional stirring; moved; touched
• 盛行shèng xíngto be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent
• 為首wéi shǒuhead; be headed by
• 交集jiāo jí(of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously; to intermingle; common ground; points of commonality; overlap; connection; interaction; dealings; (math.) (set theory) intersection
• 打獵dǎ lièto go hunting
• 害蟲hài chónginjurious insect; pest
• 停滯tíng zhìstagnation; at a standstill; bogged down
• 清靜qīng jìngquiet; peaceful and quiet
• 管教guǎn jiàoto discipline; to teach; to guarantee
• 飽滿bǎo mǎnfull; plump
• 尖端jiān duānsharp pointed end; the tip; the cusp; tip-top; most advanced and sophisticated; highest peak; the best
• 氣壓qì yāatmospheric pressure; barometric pressure
• 貝殼bèi késhell; conch; cowry; mother of pearl; hard outer skin; also pr. [bèi qiào]
• 先天xiān tiānembryonic period (contrasted with 后天 [hòu tiān]); inborn; innate; natural
• 參謀cān móustaff officer; to give advice
• 碑bēia monument; an upright stone tablet; stele
• 吉祥jí xiánglucky; auspicious; propitious
• 爽快shuǎng kuairefreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward
• 捧場pěng chǎngto cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for sb; to sing sb's praises; to flatter
• 瞧不起qiáo bù qǐto look down upon; to hold in contempt
• 漁民yú mínfisherman; fisher folk
• 散文sǎn wénprose; essay
• 眼界yǎn jièken; scope
• 解體jiě tǐto break up into components; to disintegrate; to collapse; to crumble
• 祭祀jì sìto offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
• 問世wèn shìto be published; to come out
• 吃力chī lìto entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous; laborious; strain
• 讚嘆zàn tànto exclaim in admiration
• 健壯jiàn zhuàngrobust; healthy; sturdy
• 防治fáng zhìto prevent and cure; prevention and cure
• 悔恨huǐ hènremorse; repentance
• 刊物kān wùpublication
• 端正duān zhèngupright; regular; proper; correct
• 風力fēng lìwind force; wind power
• 互補hù bǔcomplementary; to complement each other
• 安詳ān xiángserene
• 專制zhuān zhìautocracy; dictatorship
• 燈籠dēng lónglantern
• 緊湊jǐn còucompact; terse; tight (schedule)
• 狹小xiá xiǎonarrow
• 草率cǎo shuàicareless; negligent; sloppy; not serious
• 隱約yǐn yuēvague; faint; indistinct
• 序幕xù mùprologue
• 抄襲chāo xíto plagiarize; to copy; to attack the flank or rear of an enemy
• 契機qì jīopportunity; turning point; juncture
• 順從shùn cóngobedient; to comply; to submit; to defer
• 徵收zhēng shōuto levy (a tax); to expropriate
• 穩健wěn jiànfirm; stable and steady
• 社論shè lùneditorial (in a newspaper)
• 歷來lì láialways; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time
• 變遷biàn qiānchanges; vicissitudes
• 回升huí shēngto rise again after a fall; to pick up; rally (stock market etc)
• 寬廣kuān guǎngwide; broad; extensive; vast
• 學說xué shuōtheory; doctrine
• 避難bì nànrefuge; to take refuge; to seek asylum (political etc)
• 轉眼zhuǎn yǎnin a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance
• 進修jìn xiūto undertake advanced studies; to take a refresher course
• 新潮xīn cháomodern; fashionable
• 勢必shì bìto be bound to; undoubtedly will
• 舉重jǔ zhòngto lift weights; weight-lifting (sports)
• 花卉huā huìflowers and plants
• 興建xīng jiànto build; to construct
• 國產guó chǎndomestically produced
• 狠心hěn xīncallous; heartless; to resolve (to do sth); firm resolve (as in 心)
• 瘟疫wēn yìplague; pestilence
• 山脈shān màimountain range
• 淡水Dàn shuǐTamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 市, Taiwan
• 據悉jù xīaccording to reports; it is reported (that)
• 款待kuǎn dàito entertain; to be hospitable to
• 工藝品gōng yì pǐnhandicraft article; handiwork
• 鑽研zuān yánto study meticulously; to delve into
• 反之fǎn zhīon the other hand...; conversely...