TOCFL level 5 vocabulary

2686 words

Words 2501–2600 of 2686

• 山峰shān fēng(mountain) peak
• 爭氣zhēng qìto work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short
• 獎賞jiǎng shǎngreward; prize; award
• 波及bō jíto spread to; to involve; to affect
• 公事gōng shìwork-related matters; documents
• 並列bìng lièto stand side by side; to be juxtaposed
• 鼓動gǔ dòngto urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)
• 朗讀lǎng dúto read aloud
• 朗誦lǎng sòngto read aloud with expression; to recite; to declaim
• 燕子yàn ziswallow
• 歌頌gē sòngto sing the praises of; to extol; to eulogize
• 團員tuán yuánmember; group member
• 世代shì dàifor many generations; generation; era; age
• 不懈bù xièuntiring; unremitting; indefatigable
• 寬闊kuān kuòexpansive; wide; width; thickness
• 叫好jiào hǎoto applaud; to cheer
• 洽談qià tánto discuss
• 調和tiáo héharmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; mediation; to compromise; to mix; to blend; blended; to season; seasoning; to placate
• 舒暢shū chànghappy; entirely free from worry
• 威風wēi fēngmight; awe-inspiring authority; impressive
• 氣派qì pàiimpressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air
• 固有gù yǒuintrinsic to sth; inherent; native
• 斯文sī wénrefined; educate; cultured; intellectual; polite; gentle
• 禮節lǐ jiéetiquette
• 預賽yù sàipreliminary competition; to hold preliminary heats
• 貶值biǎn zhíto become devaluated; to devaluate; to depreciate
• 奠定diàn dìngto establish; to fix; to settle
• 增值zēng zhíto appreciate (financially); to increase in value; value-added (accountancy)
• 倚yǐto lean on; to rely upon
• 檢討jiǎn tǎoto examine or inspect; self-criticism; review
• 擬定nǐ dìngto draw up; to draft; to formulate
• 裁縫cái féngto make an item of clothing; to tailor
• 飽和bǎo hésaturated; filled to capacity
• 擴建kuò jiànto extend (a building, an airport runway etc)
• 松樹sōng shùpine; pine tree
• 背誦bèi sòngto recite; to repeat from memory
• 周轉zhōu zhuǎnto rotate; to circulate (cash, stock etc); turnover; circulation; cash flow
• 關稅guān shuìcustoms duty; tariff
• 耕地gēng dìarable land; to plow land
• 祖宗zǔ zōngancestor; forebear
• 剔除tī chúto reject; to discard; to get rid of
• 園林yuán língardens; park; landscape garden
• 取締qǔ dìto suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
• 夾雜jiā záto mix together (disparate substances); to mingle; a mix; to be tangled up with
• 印證yìn zhèngto confirm; to corroborate; to verify; proof; evidence
• 破除pò chúto eliminate; to do away with; to get rid of
• 啟事qǐ shìannouncement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information; a notice
• 心酸xīn suānto feel sad
• 攝取shè qǔto absorb (nutrients etc); to assimilate; intake; to take a photograph of (a scene)
• 勸告quàn gàoto advise; to urge; to exhort; exhortation; advice
• 旺季wàng jìbusy season; peak period; see also 季
• 及早jí zǎoat the earliest possible time; as soon as possible
• 考量kǎo liángto consider; to give serious consideration to sth; consideration
• 專櫃zhuān guìsales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol)
• 隔閡gé hémisunderstanding; estrangement; (language etc) barrier
• 疙瘩gē daswelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; lump; preoccupation; problem
• 務實wù shípragmatic; dealing with concrete issues
• 座談zuò tánto have an informal discussion
• 陡dǒusteep; precipitous; abrubtly; suddenly; unexpectedly
• 流域liú yùriver basin; valley; drainage area
• 畫展huà zhǎnart exhibition
• 抱負bào fùaspiration; ambition
• 懸殊xuán shūwidely different; large disparity
• 比重bǐ zhòngproportion; specific gravity
• 使喚shǐ huanto order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc); Taiwan pr. [shǐ huàn]
• 衍生yǎn shēngto give rise to; to derive; derivative; derivation
• 輕蔑qīng mièscornful; disdainful; contemptuous; pejorative; disdain; contempt
• 謙遜qiān xùnhumble; modest; unpretentious; modesty
• 湊巧còu qiǎofortuitously; luckily; as chance has it
• 破例pò lìto make an exception
• 空難kōng nànair crash; aviation accident or incident
• 推選tuī xuǎnto elect; to choose
• 深奧shēn àoprofound; abstruse; recondite; profoundly
• 出息chū xīto yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism)
• 沒落mò luòto decline; to wane
• 一味yī wèiblindly; invariably
• 座右銘zuò yòu míngmotto; maxim
• 插嘴chā zuǐto interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation
• 完備wán bèifaultless; complete; perfect; to leave nothing to be desired
• 老頭兒lǎo tóu rsee 老头子
• 蓋章gài zhāngto affix a seal; to stamp (a document); to sign off on sth
• 恩人ēn réna benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else
• 恭敬gōng jìngdeferential; respectful
• 緊縮jǐn suō(economics) to reduce; to curtail; to cut back; to tighten; austerity; tightening; crunch
• 順應shùn yìngto comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to
• 省事shěng shìto simplify matters; to save trouble
• 形形色色xíng xíng sè sèall kinds of; all sorts of; every (different) kind of
• 洩氣xiè qìto leak (gas); to be discouraged; to despair; (disparaging) pathetic; to vent one's anger; (of a tire) to be flat
• 相傳xiāng chuánto pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend
• 由來yóu láiorigin
• 告狀gào zhuàngto tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit
• 吃苦chī kǔto bear hardships
• 通車tōng chēto open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc); (of a locality) to have a transportation service; (Tw) to commute
• 盆地pén dì(geography) basin; depression
• 饞chángluttonous; greedy; to have a craving
• 壯麗zhuàng lìmagnificence; magnificent; majestic; glorious
• 訴苦sù kǔto grumble; to complain; grievance
• 一概yī gàiall; without any exceptions; categorically
• 狀元zhuàng yuántop scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 眼 and 花; top scorer in college entrance examination 考; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light
• 節儉jié jiǎnfrugal; economical