TOCFL level 5 vocabulary

2686 words

Words 801–900 of 2686

• 峭壁qiào bìcliff; steep; precipice
• 翹課qiào kèto skip school; to cut class
• 切磋qiē cuōto compare notes; to learn from one another
• 竊賊qiè zéithief
• 侵蝕qīn shíto erode; to corrode
• 侵襲qīn xíto invade; to assail; onslaught
• 青翠qīng cuìfresh and green; verdant
• 清廉qīng liánhonest; uncorrupted
• 清幽qīng yōu(of a location) quiet and secluded; beautiful and secluded
• 清掃qīng sǎoto tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)
• 輕薄qīng bólight (weight); frivolous; a philanderer; to scorn
• 情操qíng cāosentiments; feelings; disposition of mind; moral character
• 情婦qíng fùmistress; paramour (of married man)
• 情趣qíng qùinclinations and interests; delight; fun; interest
• 取材qǔ cáito collect material
• 取樣qǔ yàngto take a sample
• 取悅qǔ yuèto try to please
• 全盤quán pánoverall; comprehensive
• 泉源quán yuánspringhead; fountainhead; (fig.) source
• 勸導quàn dǎoto advise; to attempt to convince
• 群島qún dǎogroup of islands; archipelago
• 群居qún jūto live together (in a large group or flock)
• 染料rǎn liàodye
• 熱水瓶rè shuǐ píngthermos bottle; vacuum bottle; hot water dispenser (appliance)
• 仁愛Rén àiRen'ai or Jenai District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4], Taiwan; Ren'ai or Jenai Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
• 人禍rén huòman-made disaster
• 人際rén jìhuman relationships; interpersonal
• 忍痛rěn tòngto suffer; fig. reluctantly
• 日光燈rì guāng dēngfluorescent light
• 溶róngto dissolve; soluble
• 溶化róng huàto melt; to dissolve (of sugar etc)
• 肉麻ròu másickening; corny; sappy; maudlin
• 肉體ròu tǐphysical body
• 入超rù chāotrade deficit; import surplus
• 入世rù shìto engage with secular society; to involve oneself in human affairs; to join the WTO (abbr. for 加入世界貿易組織|加入世界贸易组织[jia1 ru4 Shi4 jie4 Mao4 yi4 Zu3 zhi1])
• 軟體ruǎn tǐ(of an animal) soft-bodied; (Tw) software
• 喪事sāng shìfuneral arrangements
• 騷動sāo dòngdisturbance; uproar; to become restless
• 色澤sè zécolor and luster
• 煞車shā chēto brake (when driving)
• 沙啞shā yǎhoarse; husky; raspy
• 閃耀shǎn yàoto glint; to glitter; to sparkle; to radiate
• 商榷shāng quèto discuss; to bring up various ideas for discussion
• 上吊shàng diàoto hang oneself
• 上好shàng hǎofirst-rate; top-notch
• 上進shàng jìnto make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself; to move forwards
• 上路shàng lùto start on a journey; to be on one's way
• 燒香shāo xiāngto burn incense
• 射手shè shǒuarcher; shooter; marksman; (football etc) striker
• 攝氏Shè shìCelsius; centigrade
• 攝影機shè yǐng jī(old) camera; movie camera; cine camera
• 深造shēn zàoto pursue one's studies
• 身段shēn duàna woman's physique; figure; posture on stage
• 身教shēn jiàoto teach by example
• 身為shēn wéiin the capacity of; as
• 審慎shěn shènprudent; cautious
• 審議shěn yì(of a committee etc) to deliberate; to consider; to discuss
• 甚shén
• 滲入shèn rùto permeate
• 生火shēng huǒto make a fire; to light a fire
• 生人shēng rénstranger; living person; to give birth; to be born (in a certain time or place)
• 生殖shēng zhíto reproduce; to flourish
• 升遷shēng qiānto advance to a higher-level position; to be promoted to a higher position in a new department
• 盛裝shèng zhuāngsplendid clothes; rich attire; one's Sunday best
• 勝地shèng dìwell-known scenic spot
• 失shīto lose; to miss; to fail
• 失事shī shì(of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc); to mess things up
• 失手shī shǒua slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally
• 施肥shī féito apply fertilizer
• 石膏shí gāogypsum CaSO4·2(H2O); plaster; plaster cast (for a broken bone)
• 時效shí xiàotimeliness; period of viability or validity; (law) prescription; limitation; (metallurgy) aging
• 實例shí lìactual example; living example; illustration; demonstration
• 實證shí zhèngactual proof; concrete evidence; empirical
• 屎shǐfeces; excrement; a stool; (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc)
• 史料shǐ liàohistorical material or data
• 使節shǐ jié(diplomatic) envoy
• 仕女shìn ǚcourt lady; palace maid; traditional painting of beautiful women
• 市面shì miànthe marketplace (i.e. the world of business and commerce)
• 市容shì róngappearance of a city
• 世間shì jiānworld; earth
• 世事shì shìaffairs of life; things of the world
• 事變shì biànincident; unforeseen event; events (in general)
• 適中shì zhōngmoderate; reasonable; conveniently situated
• 首領shǒu lǐnghead; boss; chief
• 首長shǒu zhǎngsenior official
• 受訓shòu xùnto receive training
• 授課shòu kèto teach; to give lessons
• 狩獵shòu lièto hunt; hunting
• 壽星shòu xīnggod of longevity; elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated
• 書本shū běnbook (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
• 舒展shū zhǎnto roll out; to extend; to smooth out; to unfold
• 樹苗shù miáosapling
• 水道shuǐ dàowatercourse (river, canal, drain etc); water route; lane (in a swimming pool)
• 水力shuǐ lìhydraulic power
• 水蒸氣shuǐ zhēng qìvapor
• 說笑shuō xiàoto chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter
• 思潮sī cháotide of thought; way of thinking characteristic of a historical period; Zeitgeist
• 私心sī xīnselfishness; selfish motives
• 似地sì de(used to form an adverbial phrase X + 似地[shi4 de5]) like (X); as if (X); Taiwan pr. [si4de5]
• 慫恿sǒng yǒngto instigate; to incite; to urge; to encourage