TOCFL Level 3 Vocabulary (CEFR A1)
All 459 words at TOCFL Level 3 (CEFR A1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary list. Tap any word for its meaning, pinyin, stroke order and an example sentence.
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- 安全ānquánsafe; secure
- 報告bàogàoto inform
- 背★bēito carry on one's back
- 遍★biàneverywhere
- 便當biàndāngconvenient
- 餅bǐnground flat cake
- 餅乾bǐnggānbiscuit; cracker; cookie
- 必須★bìxūto have to
- 畢業bìyègraduation
- 不必★búbìneed not
- 不但★búdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不同★bùtóngdifferent
- 不用★búyòngneed not
- 草莓cǎoméistrawberry
- 廁所cèsuǒtoilet; lavatory
- 查★cháto research
- 城市chéngshìcity; town
- 遲到chídàoto arrive late
- 船chuánboat
- 傳統★chuántǒngtradition; traditional
- 廚房chúfángkitchen
- 出國chūguóto go abroad; to leave the country
- 出口chūkǒuan exit
- 出門chūménto go out
- 春節chūnjiéSpring Festival (Chinese New Year)
- 詞cíword
- 搭dāto put up
- 大概★dàgàiroughly
- 打工dǎgōngto work a temporary or casual job
- 到處★dàochùeverywhere
- 大學生dàxuéshēnguniversity student; college student
- 打折dǎzhéto give a discount
- 電影院diànyǐngyuàncinema; movie theater
- 店員diànyuánshop assistant; store clerk
- 訂dìngto agree
- 訂位dìngwèito reserve a seat
- 地鐵dìtiěunderground railway; subway
- 丟★diūto lose
- 底下★dǐxiàthe location below sth
- 豆腐dòufǔtofu
- 豆漿dòujiāngsoy milk
- 度dùto pass
- 讀書dúshūto read a book
- 而且★érqiě(not only ...) but also
- 耳機ěrjīheadphones
- 放假fàngjiàto have a holiday or vacation
- 番茄fānqiétomato
- 發生fāshēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
- 肥皂féizàosoap
- 封fēngsurname Feng
- 鳳梨fènglípineapple
- 父母★fùmǔfather and mother; parents
- 父親★fùqīnfather
- 服務★fúwùto serve
- 乾★gānsurname Gan
- 剛才★gāngcáijust now
- 趕快★gǎnkuàiquickly; at once
- 逛guàngto stroll
- 逛街guàngjiēto take a walk
- 關係★guānxìrelation
- 關心★guānxīnto be concerned about; to care about
- 還好★háihǎonot bad; pretty good
- 海鮮hǎixiānseafood
- 寒假hánjiàwinter vacation
- 漢字hànzìChinese character(s)
- 好處★hǎochùeasy to get along with
- 黑板hēibǎnblackboard
- 華人huá rénethnic Chinese person or people
- 壞處★huàichùharm
- 換★huànto exchange
- 環境huánjìngenvironment
- 華語huáyǔChinese language
- 回答★huídáto reply; to answer
- 回信huíxìnto reply
- 或者★huòzhěor
- 急★jíurgent
- 假jiàvacation
- 醬jiàngthick paste of fermented soybean
- 簡訊jiǎnxùnnewsletter
- 交通jiāotōngto be connected
- 教育jiàoyùto educate
- 加上★jiāshàngplus
- 機車jīchēlocomotive; train engine car
- 結婚jiéhūnto marry; to get married
- 捷運jiéyùn(Tw) mass rapid transit (MRT)
- 季節★jìjiétime
- 橘子jútangerine
- 開心★kāixīnto feel happy
- 看起來★kànqǐláiseemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
- 顆★kēclassifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
- 客滿kèmǎnto have a full house
- 可怕kěpàawful
- 口★kǒumouth
- 口袋★kǒudàipocket
- 垃圾lèsètrash
- 例子★lìzicase
- 涼快liángkuàipleasantly cool (weather etc)
- 立刻★lìkèimmediately; at once; right away
- 零錢língqiánchange (of money)
- 另外★lìngwàiadditional
- 鄰居línjūneighbor
- 歷史lìshǐhistory
- 留★liúto leave (a message etc)
- 流汗liúhànto sweat
- 流行★liúxíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate
- 禮物lǐwùgift; present
- 亂★luànin confusion or disorder
- 滿★mǎnManchu ethnic group
- 芒果mángguǒ(loanword) mango
- 毛巾máojīntowel
- 毛衣máoyī(wool) sweater
- 夢mèngdream (CL:場)
- 摩托車mótuōchē(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle
- 木瓜mùguāpapaya (Carica papaya)
- 母親★mǔqīnmother
- 沐浴乳mùyùrǔbody wash (liquid soap)
- 鬧鐘nàozhōngalarm clock
- 那樣★nàyàngthat kind
- 內★nèiinside
- 能夠néng gòuto be capable of
- 年紀niánjìage
- 牛排niúpáisteak
- 弄★nòngto do
- 拍★pāito pat
- 排隊páiduìto line up
- 拍照pāizhàoto take a picture
- 泡pàobubble; foam
- 泡麵pàomiàninstant noodles
- 爬山páshānto go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)
- 陪★péito accompany
- 皮鞋píxiéleather shoes
- 破★pòbroken
- 葡萄pútáogrape
- 簽證qiānzhèngvisa
- 巧克力qiǎokèlì(loanword) chocolate
- 請客qǐngkèto give a dinner party
- 輕鬆★qīngsōnglight
- 認真★rènzhēnconscientious
- 入口rùkǒuentrance
- 傘sǎnumbrella
- 沙發shāfā(loanword) sofa (CL:條,張)
- 沙拉shālā(loanword) salad
- 上床★shàngchuángto go to bed
- 生活★shēnghuóto live
- 生意shēngyìlife force
- 溼★shīvariant of 濕
- 適合★shìhéto fit; to suit
- 食物shíwùfood
- 收★shōuto receive
- 手套shǒutàoglove
- 帥★shuàisurname Shuai
- 刷卡shuākǎto use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc)
- 暑假shǔjiàsummer vacation
- 死★sǐto die
- 速食sùshí(of food) fast; instant
- 颱風táifēngtyphoon
- 太陽★tàiyángsun
- 台語táiyǔTaiwanese Hokkien (aka Taiwanese Minnan, or simply Taiwanese)
- 糖果tángguǒcandy
- 套★tàoto cover
- 提títo carry (hanging down from the hand)
- 停★tíngto stop
- 停車場tíngchēchǎngparking lot
- 同意★tóngyìto agree
- 頭痛tóutòngto have a headache
- 腿tuǐleg
- 哇★wɑWow!
- 忘記★wàngjìto forget
- 襪子wàzisocks
- 衛生紙wèishēngzhǐtoilet paper; tissues
- 危險wéixiǎndanger
- 位子wèiziplace
- 聞★wénsurname Wen
- 文法wénfǎgrammar
- 溫泉wēnquánsee 溫泉縣
- 舞wǔto dance
- 無聊wúliáobored
- 烏龍茶wūlóngcháoolong tea
- 相當★xiāngdāngequivalent to
- 消息★xiāoxí(piece of) news; information
- 校園xiàoyuáncampus
- 洗髮精xǐfǎjīngshampoo
- 行李xínglǐluggage
- 興趣★xìngqùinterest (desire to know about sth)
- 新聞xīnwénnews
- 新鮮xīnxiānfresh (experience, food etc)
- 信箱xìnxiāngmailbox
- 兄弟★xiōngdìbrothers
- 洗衣機xǐyījīwashing machine; washer
- 選★xuǎnto choose
- 學期xuéqíterm
- 學生證xuéshēngzhèngstudent identity card
- 牙膏yágāotoothpaste
- 鹽yánsalt
- 樣★yàngmanner
- 洋蔥yángcōngonion (Allium cepa)
- 研究yánjiùresearch
- 鑰匙yàoshikey
- 牙刷yáshuātoothbrush
- 已★yǐalready
- 影響★yǐngxiǎnginfluence
- 飲料yǐnliàodrink
- 油yóuoil
- 郵件yóujiànmail
- 有趣yǒuqùinteresting; fascinating; amusing
- 遊戲yóuxìgame (CL:場)
- 越★yuègeneric word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
- 雨傘yǔsǎnumbrella
- 浴室yùshìbathroom; shower room (CL:間)
- 雨衣yǔyīraincoat
- 髒★zāngdirty
- 長大★zhǎngdàto grow up
- 照顧★zhàogùto take care of
- 這樣★zhèyàngthis way; like this; so
- 只好★zhǐhǎoto have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
- 直接★zhíjiēdirect (opposite: indirect 間接)
- 只要★zhǐyàoso long as; provided; if
- 中心★zhōngxīncenter; heart; core
- 週★zhōuweek
- 裝★zhuāngadornment
- 資料★zīliàomaterial
- 自行車zìxíngchēbicycle; bike
- 最好★zuìhǎobest
- 做法zuòfǎway of handling sth
- 辦★bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)
- 班次bāncìgrade
- 半夜★bànyèmidnight
- 保護bǎohùto protect
- 包括★bāokuòto comprise
- 倍★bèi(two, three etc) -fold
- 標準biāozhǔnstandard; norm; criterion
- 鼻水bíshuǐnasal mucus
- 伯父bófùfather's elder brother
- 伯母bómǔwife of father's elder brother
- 步★bùsurname Bu
- 不停★bù tíngincessant
- 不只bù zhǐnot only
- 不得了★bùdéliǎodesperately serious
- 不管★bùguǎnnot to be concerned
- 參觀cānguānto visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around
- 餐桌cānzhuōdining table; dinner table
- 層★céngto pile on top of one another
- 差★chādifference; discrepancy
- 吵★chǎoto quarrel
- 乘chéngsurname Cheng
- 程度chéngdùdegree; level; extent
- 成功chénggōngChenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣, southeast Taiwan
- 除chúto get rid of
- 傳★chuánto pass on
- 除了★chúleapart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，他也會法語 "in addition to English, he also knows French")
- 春季chūnjìspringtime
- 春假chūnjiàspring break
- 出生chūshēngto be born
- 除夕chúxìlunar New Year's Eve
- 從來★cóngláialways
- 存cúnto exist
- 答案dáànanswer
- 帶來★dàiláito bring
- 大陸dàlùmainland China (reference to the PRC)
- 當時★dāngshíthen; at that time
- 當中★dāngzhōngamong
- 擔心★dānxīnanxious
- 得到★dédàoto get; to obtain; to receive
- 等到★děngdàoto wait until
- 底★dǐbottom; base
- 地點★dìdiǎnplace
- 低頭★dītóuto bow the head
- 豆dòulegume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆,粒)
- 動★dòng(of sth) to move
- 東方★dōngfāngthe East; the Orient
- 朵★duǒflower
- 多麼★duómehow (wonderful etc)
- 法律fǎlǜlaw
- 煩★fánto feel vexed
- 方★fāngsurname Fang
- 房fángsurname Fang
- 方面fāngmiànrespect
- 房屋fángwūhouse
- 方向★fāngxiàngdirection; orientation
- 放心★fàngxīnto feel relieved
- 發燒fāshāoto have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever
- 改★gǎito change
- 剛好★gānghǎojust
- 感覺★gǎnjuéfeeling; impression; sensation
- 高級gāojíhigh level
- 公路gōnglùhighway
- 工人gōngrénworker
- 姑姑gūgupaternal aunt
- 光★guānglight; ray (CL:道)
- 櫃子★guìzicupboard
- 姑媽gūmā(coll.) father's married sister
- 國小guóxiǎoelementary school (Tw)
- 害怕★hàipàto be afraid; to be scared
- 汗hànperspiration
- 合適★héshìsuitable; fitting; appropriate
- 合作hézuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
- 畫家huàjiāpainter
- 環保huánbǎoenvironmental protection
- 極★jíextremely
- 加班jiābānto work overtime
- 家具jiājùfurniture
- 減★jiǎnto lower
- 建議★jiànyìto propose; to suggest; to recommend
- 教授jiàoshòuprofessor
- 教書jiāoshūto work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)
- 叫做★jiàozuòto be called; to be known as
- 假日★jiàrìa holiday; a day off
- 結果★jiéguǒoutcome; result; consequence
- 節日jiérìholiday
- 結束★jiéshùtermination
- 接著★jiēzheto catch and hold on
- 經常★jīngchángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often
- 精神jīngshénspirit
- 金色★jīnsègolden
- 居留證jūliúzhèngresidence permit
- 開會kāihuìto hold a meeting
- 開玩笑★kāiwánxiàoto play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
- 看法★kànfǎway of looking at a thing
- 咳kécough
- 咳嗽késòuto cough
- 可惜★kěxíit is a pity
- 困難★kùnnándifficult
- 老太太★lǎotàitɑielderly lady (respectful)
- 籃★lánbasket (receptacle)
- 籃子★lánzibasket
- 老闆娘lǎobǎnniángfemale proprietor
- 類★lèikind; type; class; category
- 連★liánsurname Lian
- 涼liángthe five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼 (400-421)
- 臉色liǎnsècomplexion
- 了解★liǎojiěto understand
- 禮貌lǐmàocourtesy; politeness; manners
- 零用錢língyòngqiánpocket money
- 例如★lìrúfor example; for instance; such as
- 流★liúto flow
- 留下★liúxiàto leave behind
- 利用lìyòngto exploit
- 毛★máosurname Mao
- 美麗★měilìbeautiful
- 沒想到★méixiǎngdàodidn't expect
- 米mǐsurname Mi
- 目的★mùdìpurpose; aim; goal; target; objective
- 母語mǔyǔnative language
- 爬★páto crawl
- 派對pàiduì(loanword) party
- 拼音pīnyīnphonetic writing
- 起★qǐto rise
- 淺★qiǎnshallow
- 晴天qíngtiānclear sky
- 情形★qíngxíngcircumstances
- 其實★qíshíactually; in fact; really
- 其中★qízhōngamong
- 熱鬧rènàobustling with noise and excitement
- 日用品rì yòng pǐnarticles for daily use
- 日記rìjìdiary
- 日子rìziday
- 散步sànbùto take a walk; to go for a walk
- 商人shāngrénmerchant
- 上衣shàngyījacket
- 社會shèhuìsociety
- 深★shēn(lit. and fig.) deep
- 身邊★shēnbiānat one's side
- 身高shēngāo(a person's) height
- 聖誕老人shèngdànlǎorénFather Christmas; Santa Claus
- 生活費shēnghuófèicost of living
- 時★shísurname Shi
- 時差shíchātime difference
- 市區shìqūurban district
- 時鐘shízhōngclock
- 熟★shóuripe; mature
- 數★shǔto count
- 刷shuāa brush
- 書法shūfǎcalligraphy
- 睡衣shuìyīnight clothes
- 書架shūjiàbookshelf
- 書桌shūzhuōdesk
- 速度★sùdùspeed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo
- 孫女sūnnǚson's daughter
- 孫子sūnzigrandson
- 鎖suǒto lock; to lock up
- 談★tánsurname Tan
- 套餐tàocānset meal
- 討論tǎolùnto discuss; to talk over
- 題tísurname Ti
- 題目tímùsubject; title; topic
- 廳tīng(reception) hall
- 同班tóngbānto be in the same class
- 同時★tóngshíat the same time; simultaneously
- 同樣★tóngyàngsame; equal; similar
- 偷tōuto steal
- 拖鞋tuōxiéslippers
- 外公wàigong(coll.) mother's father
- 外婆wàipó(coll.) mother's mother
- 完★wánto finish
- 完全★wánquáncomplete; whole
- 蚊子wénzimosquito
- 臥房wòfángbedroom
- 臥室wòshìbedroom
- 污染wūrǎn(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate
- 現代xiàndàiHyundai, South Korean company
- 箱xiāngbox
- 香味xiāngwèifragrance
- 鄉下xiāngxiàcountryside
- 箱子★xiāngzisuitcase
- 小費xiǎofèitip
- 信封xìnfēngenvelope
- 星星xīngxing(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky
- 心情★xīnqíngmood; frame of mind
- 選擇★xuǎnzéto select; to pick
- 許多★xǔduōmany
- 眼yǎneye (CL:隻,雙)
- 嚴重yánzhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
- 藥房yàofángpharmacy; drugstore
- 藥局yàojúpharmacy
- 要求★yāoqiúto request
- 夜★yènight
- 夜晚★yèwǎnnight
- 也許★yěxǔperhaps; maybe
- 一般★yìbānsame
- 衣架yījiàclothes hanger
- 意見★yìjiànidea
- 陰天yīntiāncloudy day; overcast sky
- 一切★yíqièeverything
- 以上★yǐshàngthat level or higher; that amount or more
- 以下★yǐxiàthat level or lower
- 尤其★yóuqíespecially; particularly
- 院子yuànzicourtyard
- 圓★yuáncircle
- 原來★yuánláioriginal; former
- 原因★yuányīncause
- 約yuēto make an appointment
- 約會yuēhuìappointment
- 月亮★yuèliàngthe moon
- 月台yuètáirailway platform
- 早點★zǎodiǎnbreakfast
- 雜誌zázhìmagazine
- 整★zhěng(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly
- 正★zhèngstraight
- 正常zhèngchángnormal; regular
- 正好★zhènghǎojust (in time)
- 正式zhèngshìformal; official
- 枕頭zhěntoupillow
- 汁zhījuice
- 知識zhīshìknowledge
- 鐘zhōnga (large) bell (CL:架)
- 中式zhōngshìChinese style
- 中學zhōngxuémiddle school
- 抓★zhuāto grab
- 主人zhǔrénmaster
- 住址zhùzhǐaddress
- 子zǐson
- 自然zìránnature
- 自由★zìyóufreedom; liberty
- 座★zuòseat
- 做到★zuòdàoto accomplish
- 做生意zuòshēngyìto do business
- 座位zuòwèiseat
- 作文zuòwénto write an essay
- 左右★zuǒyòuleft and right