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All 160 TOCFL Novice 1 words

WordPinyinZhuyinPart of speechTopicMeaning
我wǒㄨㄛˇN個人資料I; me
你/妳nǐㄋㄧˇN個人資料you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
他/她tāㄊㄚN個人資料(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him
我們wǒ menㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄇㄣN個人資料we; us
你們/妳們nǐ menㄋㄧˇ ˙ㄇㄣN個人資料you (plural)
他們/她們tā menㄊㄚ ˙ㄇㄣN個人資料they; them
您nínㄋㄧㄣˊN個人資料you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)
誰shéiㄕㄟˊN個人資料who; also pr.
姓名xìng míngㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊN個人資料—
人rénㄖㄣˊN個人資料person; people
國guóㄍㄨㄛˊN個人資料country; nation
中國zhōng guóㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊN個人資料China
美國měi guóㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊN個人資料United States; USA
日本rì běnㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇN個人資料Japan
台灣/臺灣tái wānㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢN個人資料Taiwan
名字(˙ㄗ)míng ziㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗN個人資料name (of a person or thing)
家jiāㄐㄧㄚN個人資料home; family
電話diàn huàㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋN個人資料telephone; phone call
時間shí jiānㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢN個人資料(concept of) time; (duration of) time
小時xiǎo shíㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊN個人資料hour
現在xiàn zàiㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋN個人資料now; at present
今年jīn niánㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊN個人資料this year
今天jīn tiānㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢN個人資料today; the present time
明天míng tiānㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢN個人資料tomorrow
昨天zuó tiānㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄧㄢN個人資料yesterday
早上zǎo shàngㄗㄠˇ ㄕㄤˋN個人資料early morning
上午shàng wǔㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇN個人資料morning
中午zhōng wǔㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇN個人資料noon; midday
下午xià wǔㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇN個人資料afternoon; p.m.
晚上wǎn shàngㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋN個人資料evening; night
一yīㄧN個人資料one; single
二èrㄦˋN個人資料two; 2
三sānㄙㄢN個人資料three; 3
四sìㄙˋN個人資料four; 4
五wǔㄨˇN個人資料five; 5
六liùㄌㄧㄡˋN個人資料six; 6
七qīㄑㄧN個人資料seven; 7
八bāㄅㄚN個人資料eight
九jiǔㄐㄧㄡˇN個人資料nine; 9
十shíㄕˊN個人資料ten; 10
兩liǎngㄌㄧㄤˇN個人資料two; both
時候shí hòuㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋN個人資料time; length of time
百bǎiㄅㄞˇN個人資料hundred; numerous
半bànㄅㄢˋN個人資料half; semi-
千qiānㄑㄧㄢN個人資料thousand
爸爸/爸bà baㄅㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄚN個人資料father; dad
媽媽/媽mā maㄇㄚ ˙ㄇㄚN個人資料mama; mommy
哥哥/哥gē geㄍㄜ ˙ㄍㄜN個人資料older brother
弟弟/弟dì diㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄉㄧN個人資料younger brother
姊姊/姐姐/姊/姐jiě jieㄐㄧㄝˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄝN個人資料older sister
妹妹/妹mèi meiㄇㄟˋ ˙ㄇㄟN個人資料younger sister; young woman
小孩(子)xiǎo háiㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄞˊN個人資料child
的de˙ㄉㄜPtc個人資料of; ~'s (possessive particle)
第dìㄉㄧˋDet個人資料(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth")
分fēnㄈㄣM個人資料to divide; to separate
點diǎnㄉㄧㄢˇM個人資料classifier for small amounts; to touch briefly
個ge˙ㄍㄜM個人資料(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); individual
歲suìㄙㄨㄟˋM個人資料classifier for years (of age); year
年niánㄋㄧㄢˊM個人資料year
住zhùㄓㄨˋV個人資料to live; to reside
來láiㄌㄞˊV個人資料to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
是shìㄕˋVst個人資料to be (followed by substantives only); correct
姓xìngㄒㄧㄥˋVst個人資料family name; surname
覺得jué deㄐㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄉㄜVst個人資料to think that ...; to feel that ...
喜歡xǐ huānㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢVst個人資料to be happy; to be pleased
打電話dǎ diàn huàㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋVi個人資料to make a telephone call
漂亮piào lìangㄆㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋVs個人資料pretty; beautiful
高gāoㄍㄠVs個人資料high; tall
老lǎoㄌㄠˇVs個人資料prefix 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
好hǎoㄏㄠˇAdv個人資料very; so
很hěnㄏㄣˇAdv個人資料very; quite
真zhēnㄓㄣAdv個人資料really; truly
電腦diàn nǎoㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇN工作computer
老師lǎo shīㄌㄠˇ ㄕN工作teacher
買mǎiㄇㄞˇV工作to buy; to purchase
忙mángㄇㄤˊVs工作busy; hurriedly
學生xué shēngㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥN教育student; schoolchild
大學dà xuéㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊN教育the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书 in Confucianism; university
學校xué xiàoㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋN教育school
中文zhōng wénㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊN教育Chinese language
同學tóng xuéㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊN教育fellow student; classmate
字zìㄗˋN教育letter; symbol
筆bǐㄅㄧˇN教育writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)
學xuéㄒㄩㄝˊV教育to learn; to study
問wènㄨㄣˋV教育to ask; to inquire
說shuōㄕㄨㄛV教育to speak; to talk
寫xiěㄒㄧㄝˇV教育to write
聽tīngㄊㄧㄥV教育to listen to; to hear
對duìㄉㄨㄟˋVs教育right; correct
能néngㄋㄥˊVaux教育to be able to; can
可以kě yǐㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇVaux教育can; may
上課shàng kèㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄜˋV-sep教育to go to class; to attend class
知道zhī dàoㄓ ㄉㄠˋVst教育also pr.; to know
電視(機)diàn shìㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋN房屋與家庭、環境television; TV
水shuǐㄕㄨㄟˇN房屋與家庭、環境water; (after a name) ... River
久jiǔㄐㄧㄡˇVs-pred日常生活(of a period of time) long
早zǎoㄗㄠˇVs閒暇時間、娛樂early; morning
再zàiㄗㄞˋAdv閒暇時間、娛樂again; once more
書shūㄕㄨN閒暇時間、娛樂book; letter
電影diàn yǐngㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇN閒暇時間、娛樂movie; film
以前yǐ qiánㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊN閒暇時間、娛樂before; formerly
以後yǐ hòuㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋN閒暇時間、娛樂after; later
走zǒuㄗㄡˇV閒暇時間、娛樂to walk; to go
等děngㄉㄥˇV閒暇時間、娛樂to wait for; to await
看kànㄎㄢˋV閒暇時間、娛樂to see; to look at
就jiùㄐㄧㄡˋAdv閒暇時間、娛樂(after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
什麼/甚麼shén meㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜN與他人的關係what?; something
朋友péng yǒuㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇN與他人的關係friend
東西dōng xiㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄒㄧN與他人的關係thing; stuff
吧ba˙ㄅㄚPtc與他人的關係(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?
呢ne˙ㄋㄜPtc與他人的關係(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
嗎ma˙ㄇㄚPtc與他人的關係(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
找zhǎoㄓㄠˇV與他人的關係to try to find; to look for
做zuòㄗㄨㄛˋV與他人的關係to make; to produce
再見zài jiànㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋVi與他人的關係goodbye
怎麼樣zěn me yàngㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄧㄤˋVs與他人的關係how?; how about?
叫jiàoㄐㄧㄠˋVst / V與他人的關係to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
謝謝xiè xieㄒㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄒㄧㄝVst與他人的關係thanks; thank you
對不起duì bù qǐㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ與他人的關係I'm sorry; excuse me
請問qǐng wènㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄨㄣˋ與他人的關係Excuse me, may I ask...?
這zhèㄓㄜˋDet旅行(pronoun) this; these
那nàㄋㄚˋDet旅行(specifier) that; the
公共汽車/公車gōng gòng qì chēㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄔㄜN旅行bus
車(子)chēㄔㄜN旅行car; vehicle
到dàoㄉㄠˋV旅行to reach; to arrive
去qùㄑㄩˋV旅行to go; to go to (a place)
回huíㄏㄨㄟˊV旅行to go back; to return
坐zuòㄗㄨㄛˋVi旅行to sit; to take a seat
這裡/這裏/這兒zhè lǐㄓㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇN旅行here
那裡/那裏/那兒nà lǐㄋㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇN旅行there; that place
哪裡/哪裏/哪兒nǎ lǐㄋㄚˇ ㄌㄧˇN旅行where?; somewhere
開車kāi chēㄎㄞ ㄔㄜV-sep旅行to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online
錢qiánㄑㄧㄢˊN購物coin; money
多少duō shǎoㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇN購物number; amount
給gěiㄍㄟˇV購物to give; to allow
貴guìㄍㄨㄟˋVs購物short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州; expensive
便宜pián yíㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊVs購物cheap; inexpensive
大dàㄉㄚˋVs購物big; large
小xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇVs購物small; tiny
難nánㄋㄢˊVs購物difficult (to...); problem
容易róng yìㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋVs購物easy; straightforward
有yǒuㄧㄡˇVst購物having; with
想xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇVst購物to think (about); to think of
幾jǐㄐㄧˇDet飲食how many; how much
塊kuàiㄎㄨㄞˋM飲食classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; classifier for money and currency units
位wèiㄨㄟˋM飲食classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
飯fànㄈㄢˋN飲食cooked rice; meal
吃chīㄔV飲食to eat; to consume
請qǐngㄑㄧㄥˇV飲食to ask; to invite
也yěㄧㄝˇAdv其他also; too
不bùㄅㄨˋAdv其他not; un-
沒méiㄇㄟˊAdv其他(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
都dōuㄉㄡAdv其他all; both
只zhǐㄓˇAdv其他only; merely
可是kě shìㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋConj其他but; however
還是hái shìㄏㄞˊ ㄕˋConj其他or; still (as before)
了le˙ㄌㄜPtc其他(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
得de˙ㄉㄜPtc其他structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
過guòㄍㄨㄛˋPtc其他excessively; too-
沒有méi yǒuㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇPtc其他haven't; hasn't

Part-of-speech codes follow SC-TOP’s list: N noun, V action verb, Vi intransitive action verb, Vs state verb (adjective-like), Vst transitive state verb, Vp process verb, Vaux auxiliary verb, Adv adverb, Prep preposition, Conj conjunction, Ptc particle, M measure word, Det determiner, -sep suffix: separable verb.

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TOCFL Novice 1 adds 160 words to SC-TOP’s official vocabulary list, for a cumulative total of 160 words up to and including Novice 1.

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