TOCFL Level 1 Vocabulary (CEFR Novice)
All 399 words at TOCFL Level 1 (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary list. Tap any word for its meaning, pinyin, stroke order and an example sentence.
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- 愛★àito love; to be fond of; to like
- 吧★ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
- 八★bāeight
- 爸爸★bàba(coll.) father; dad
- 百★bǎisurname Bai
- 半★bànhalf
- 本★běn(bound form) root; stem
- 不★bùno; not so
- 茶chátea
- 車子★chēzicar or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)
- 吃★chīto eat; to consume
- 吃飯★chīfànto have a meal
- 打★dǎa semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘 "to hold an umbrella", 打電話 "to make a phone call", 打針 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打氣 "to inflate")
- 大★dàbig; large; great
- 帶★dàiband
- 大家★dàjiāeveryone
- 到★dàoto reach; to arrive
- 大學dàxuéthe Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書 in Confucianism
- 的★deof; ~'s (possessive particle)
- 點★diǎnto touch briefly; to tap
- 電話★diànhuàtelephone
- 弟弟★dìdiyounger brother
- 東西★dōngxithing
- 都★dōuall; both; entirely
- 對★duìright; correct
- 對不起duìbùqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
- 多★duōmany; much; more; a lot of
- 多少★duōshǎonumber; amount
- 二★èrtwo
- 兒子érzison
- 分★fēnto divide; to separate
- 高★gāosurname Gao
- 個★geused in 自個兒
- 哥哥★gēgeolder brother
- 給★gěito
- 工作gōngzuòto work
- 國★guósurname Guo
- 孩子★háizichild
- 和★hànsurname He
- 好★hǎogood
- 號★hào(literary) to call out; to command
- 喝★hēto drink
- 很★hěnvery; quite
- 後★hòuback
- 話★huàdialect
- 幾★jǐhow many; how much
- 家★jiāhome
- 腳★jiǎofoot
- 叫★jiàoto shout
- 姊姊★jiějieolder sister
- 今年★jīnniánthis year
- 今天★jīntiāntoday
- 久★jiǔ(of a period of time) long
- 九★jiǔnine
- 就★jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
- 咖啡kāfēi(loanword) coffee
- 看★kànto see; to look at
- 可能★kěnéngmight (happen)
- 可以★kěyǐcan
- 塊★kuàilump; chunk; piece
- 來★láito come
- 老★lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
- 老師lǎoshīteacher
- 冷★lěngsurname Leng
- 兩★liǎngtwo
- 六★liùsix
- 路★lùsurname Lu
- 嗎★ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
- 買★mǎito buy
- 媽媽★māmamama
- 沒★méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- 沒關係★méiguānxiit doesn't matter
- 妹妹★mèimeiyounger sister
- 沒有★méiyǒuhaven't
- 們★menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 名字★míng ziname (of a person or thing)
- 明天★míngtiāntomorrow
- 拿★náto hold
- 哪★nǎhow
- 那★nà(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4])
- 哪裡★nǎlǐwhere?
- 那裡★nàlǐthere; that place
- 難★nándifficult (to...)
- 呢★ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
- 你★nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
- 妳★nǐyou (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- 年★niánsurname Nian
- 你們★nǐmenyou (plural)
- 您★nínyou (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)
- 女兒nǚérdaughter
- 朋友★péngyǒufriend
- 七★qīseven
- 千★qiānthousand
- 前★qiánfront
- 錢★qiánsurname Qian
- 請★qǐngto ask
- 請問★qǐngwènExcuse me, may I ask...?
- 去★qùto go
- 去年★qùniánlast year
- 熱★rèto warm up
- 人★rénperson; people
- 日★rì(bound form) sun
- 容易★róngyìeasy; straightforward
- 三★sānsurname San
- 上★shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous
- 上午★shàngwǔmorning
- 少★shǎofew
- 誰★shéiwho
- 什麼★shénmewhat?
- 十★shíten
- 是★shìto be (followed by substantives only)
- 時候★shíhòutime
- 時間★shíjiān(concept of) time
- 手機shǒujīcell phone; mobile phone
- 書★shūabbr. for 書經
- 水★shuǐsurname Shui
- 睡覺★shuìjiàoto go to bed
- 說★shuōto speak; to talk; to say
- 四★sìfour
- 歲★suìclassifier for years (of age)
- 她★tāshe
- 他★tā(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
- 太★tàihighest
- 太太★tàitaimarried woman
- 台灣táiwānvariant of 臺灣
- 臺灣人táiwānrénTaiwanese; a person from Taiwan
- 他們★tāmenthey; them
- 天★tiānday
- 聽★tīngto listen to; to hear
- 同學★tóngxuéto study at the same school
- 外★wàioutside
- 晚安★wǎnānGood night!
- 晚上★wǎnshàngevening
- 位★wèiposition
- 問★wènto ask; to inquire
- 問題★wèntíquestion
- 我★wǒI; me; my
- 我們★wǒmenwe; us; ourselves; our
- 五★wǔfive
- 想★xiǎngto think (about)
- 先生★xiānshēngteacher
- 現在★xiànzàinow; at present; currently
- 小★xiǎosmall
- 小孩★xiǎoháichild
- 小姐★xiǎojiěyoung lady
- 小時★xiǎoshíhour
- 下午★xiàwǔafternoon
- 寫★xiěto write
- 謝謝★xièxieto thank
- 喜歡★xǐhuānto like; to be fond of
- 新★xīnabbr. for Xinjiang 新疆
- 姓名★xìngmíngsurname and given name; full name
- 星期天★xīngqítiānSunday
- 星期一★xīngqíyīMonday
- 學★xuéto learn
- 學生★xuéshēngstudent
- 學校xuéxiàoschool
- 要★yàoto want; to need; to ask for
- 也★yěsurname Ye
- 一★yīone
- 英文yīngwénEnglish (language)
- 一起★yìqǐ(in) the same place
- 醫生yīshēngdoctor; medical practitioner
- 一月★yīyuèJanuary
- 用★yòngto use; to make use of; to employ
- 有★yǒuto have; there is
- 元★yuánsurname Yuan
- 月★yuèmoon
- 再見★zàijiàngoodbye
- 早★zǎoearly
- 早安★zǎoānGood morning!
- 早上★zǎoshàngearly morning
- 怎麼★zěnmehow?
- 找★zhǎoto try to find
- 這★zhè(pronoun) this; these
- 這裡★zhèhere
- 知道★zhīdàoto know; to become aware of
- 中文★zhōngwénChinese language
- 中午★zhōngwǔnoon
- 字★zìletter
- 走★zǒuto walk
- 做★zuòto make; to produce
- 坐★zuòsurname Zuo
- 昨天★zuótiānyesterday
- 矮★ǎi(of a person) short
- 白★báisurname Bai
- 飽★bǎoto eat till full
- 包子bāozibaozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
- 杯bēicup
- 杯子★bēizicup
- 筆★bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支,枝)
- 比★bǐBelgium
- 邊★biānside
- 別★biésurname Bie
- 冰bīngice
- 病bìngillness
- 鼻子★bízinose
- 不錯★búcuòcorrect
- 菜càivegetable; greens (CL:棵)
- 餐廳cāntīngdining hall
- 長★chánglong
- 唱★chàngto sing
- 唱歌chàng gēto sing a song
- 常常★chángchángfrequently; often
- 出★chūto go out; to come out
- 穿chuānto wear
- 床★chuángbed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張)
- 從★cóngsurname Cong
- 錯★cuòsurname Cuo
- 蛋dànvariant of 蜑
- 得★destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
- 等★děngto wait for; to await
- 低★dīlow
- 店★diàninn; old-style hotel (CL:家)
- 電腦★diànnǎocomputer
- 電視diànshìtelevision; TV
- 電影diànyǐngmovie; film
- 地方★dìfāngregion
- 懂★dǒngto understand
- 讀★dúto read out; to read aloud
- 短★duǎnshort
- 多久★duōjiǔ(of time) how long?
- 餓★èhungry
- 耳朵ěrduoear
- 飯★fàncooked rice
- 方便★fāngbiànconvenient; suitable
- 房間★fángjiānroom
- 房子★fángzihouse
- 非常★fēichángvery; really
- 飛機fēijīairplane
- 風★fēngwind
- 分鐘★fēnzhōngminute
- 附近★fùjìnnearby; neighboring
- 感冒gǎnmàoto catch cold
- 告訴★gàosùto press charges; to file a complaint
- 歌★gēsong (CL:首,支)
- 跟★gēnheel
- 公車gōngchēbus
- 功課gōngkèhomework
- 公園gōngyuánpark (for public recreation)
- 夠★gòuenough (sufficient)
- 貴guìshort name for Guizhou 貴州
- 過★guòto cross
- 國家guójiācountry; nation; state
- 還★háistill
- 還是★háishìstill (as before)
- 黑★hēishort name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江
- 紅★hóngsurname Hong
- 後年★hòuniánthe year after next
- 後天★hòutiānthe day after tomorrow
- 花★huāsurname Hua
- 畫★huàto draw; to paint
- 會★huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to
- 火車huǒchētrain
- 雞jīfowl
- 見★jiànto see
- 件★jiànitem
- 教★jiāoto teach; to instruct
- 教室jiàoshìclassroom
- 家人jiārénfamily member
- 計程車jìchéngchē(Tw) taxi; cab
- 介紹jièshàoto introduce (sb to sb)
- 進★jìnto go forward
- 酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine)
- 舊★jiùold
- 覺得★juédeto think that ...; to feel that ...
- 句子jùzisentence
- 開★kāito open (transitive or intransitive)
- 開車kāichēto drive a car (or train etc)
- 看病kànbìngto visit a doctor
- 看到★kàndàoto see
- 看見★kànjiànto see; to catch sight of
- 考試kǎoshìto take an exam
- 課kèsubject
- 可是★kěshìbut; however
- 空氣kōngqìair
- 快★kuàirapid
- 快樂★kuàilèhappy; joyful
- 筷子kuàizichopsticks
- 累★lèitired
- 裡★lǐlining
- 輛★liàngclassifier for vehicles
- 禮拜天★lǐbàitiānSunday
- 裡面★lǐmiàninside
- 樓lóusurname Lou
- 慢★mànslow
- 忙★mángbusy
- 馬上★mǎshàngat once
- 美★měi(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲)
- 每★měieach
- 門★ménsurname Men
- 門口★ménkǒudoorway
- 麵miànflour
- 麵包miànbāobread
- 明年★míngniánnext year
- 男★nán(bound form) male
- 能★néngsurname Neng
- 唸★niànvariant of 念, to read aloud
- 牛niúsurname Niu
- 牛奶niúnǎicow's milk
- 女★nǚfemale
- 怕★pàsurname Pa
- 胖pàngfat
- 旁邊★pángbiānside; adjacent place
- 便宜piányíconvenient
- 漂亮★piàoliàngpretty; beautiful
- 前面★qiánmiànahead
- 前年★qiánniánthe year before last
- 前天★qiántiānthe day before yesterday
- 起床qǐchuángto get out of bed; to get up
- 起來★qǐláito stand up; to get up
- 球qiúball
- 然後★ránhòuthen; after that; afterwards
- 肉ròumeat
- 山★shānsurname Shan
- 上課shàngkèto go to class
- 生病shēngbìngto fall ill
- 生日shēngrìbirthday
- 身體shēntǐthe body
- 事★shìmatter
- 手★shǒuhand
- 瘦shòuthin
- 雙★shuāngsurname Shuang
- 舒服★shūfucomfortable
- 水果shuǐguǒfruit
- 說話★shuōhuàto speak
- 所以★suǒyǐtherefore
- 它★tāit
- 湯tāngsurname Tang
- 甜tiánsweet
- 天氣tiānqìweather
- 跳★tiàoto jump
- 跳舞tiàowǔto dance
- 聽見★tīngjiànto hear
- 痛★tòngache
- 頭★tóuhead
- 外國★wàiguóforeign country
- 外頭★wàitououtside; outdoors
- 玩★wánto play
- 晚★wǎnevening
- 碗wǎnbowl
- 萬★wànsurname Wan
- 晚餐★wǎncānevening meal; dinner
- 為什麼★wèishénmewhy?
- 午餐★wǔcānlunch
- 下★xiàdown
- 下課xiàkèto finish class
- 先★xiānbeforehand; first; earlier
- 像★xiàngto resemble
- 小吃xiǎochīstreet food; snack
- 下雨xiàyǔto rain
- 鞋子★xiézishoe
- 姓xìngfamily name; surname
- 星期★xīngqíweek
- 休息xiūxírest
- 眼睛yǎnjīngeye
- 藥yàomedicine
- 一點★yìdiǎna bit; a little bit
- 一定★yídìngsurely; certainly; definitely
- 衣服★yīfúclothes
- 一共★yígòngin total; altogether
- 以後★yǐhòuafter
- 應該★yīnggāiought to; should; must
- 因為★yīnwèibecause; owing to; on account of
- 以前★yǐqiánbefore
- 意思★yìsiidea
- 一些★yìxiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 一樣★yíyàngsame
- 椅子★yǐzichair
- 右★yòu(bound form) right; right-hand side
- 又★yòu(once) again
- 右邊★yòubiānright side
- 有點★yǒudiǎna little
- 有時候★yǒushíhòusometimes
- 魚yúsurname Yu
- 雨yǔrain
- 運動yùndòngto move
- 再★zàiagain; once more; re-
- 在★zàito exist; to be alive
- 早餐★zǎocānbreakfast
- 怎麼樣★zěnmeyànghow?
- 站★zhànstation
- 張★zhāngsurname Zhang
- 真★zhēnreally
- 真的★zhēndereally; truly; indeed
- 枝★zhībranch
- 紙★zhǐpaper (CL:張,沓)
- 只★zhǐonly; merely; just
- 中★zhōng(bound form) China; Chinese
- 鐘頭★zhōngtóu(coll.) hour
- 週末★zhōumòweekend
- 豬zhūhog
- 住★zhùto live; to reside; to stay
- 桌子★zhuōzitable
- 自己★zìjǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
- 走路★zǒulùto walk; to go on foot
- 最★zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
- 嘴巴zuǐbamouth (CL:張)
- 左★zuǒsurname Zuo