TOCFL Band A Level 1
Official TOCFL wordlist. Covering essential words beyond the Novice levels, it’s perfect for learners who want to understand common conversations, follow simple written texts, and express themselves more clearly.
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| Selected | Simplified (Traditional) | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 零 | líng | zero nought | |
| 爷爷 (爺爺) | yé ye | paternal grandfather | |
| 奶奶 | nǎi nai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) (respectful) mistress of the house | |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng | family household | |
| 别人 (別人) | bié rén | other people others | |
| 大人 | dà rén | adult grownup | |
| 老人 | lǎo rén | old man or woman the elderly | |
| 年轻 (年輕) | nián qīng | young | |
| 男生 | nán shēng | schoolboy male student | |
| 女生 | nǚ shēng | schoolgirl female student | |
| 号码 (號碼) | hào mǎ | number | |
| 在 | zài | (located) at (to be) in | |
| 哪 | nǎ | (emphatic sentence-final particle, used instead of after a word ending in 'n') | |
| 地址 | dì zhǐ | address | |
| 市 | shì | market city | |
| 名 | míng | name noun (part of speech) | |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city town | |
| 城 | chéng | city walls city | |
| 街 | jiē | street | |
| 电子邮件 (電子郵件) | diàn zǐ yóu jiàn | ||
| 礼拜 (禮拜) | lǐ bài | week religious service | |
| 从前 (從前) | cóng qián | previously formerly | |
| 刚刚 (剛剛) | gāng gāng | just recently just a moment ago | |
| 刚 (剛) | gāng | hard firm | |
| 一会儿 (一會兒) | yì huǐ r | a moment a while | |
| 一会 (一會) | yì huǐ | a moment a while | |
| 结婚 (結婚) | jié hūn | to marry to get married | |
| 春天 | chūn tiān | spring (season) | |
| 春 | chūn | spring | |
| 夏天 | xià tiān | summer | |
| 夏 | xià | the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432) | |
| 秋天 | qiū tiān | autumn | |
| 秋 | qiū | autumn | |
| 冬天 | dōng tiān | winter | |
| 冬 | dōng | winter | |
| 笑 | xiào | laugh | |
| 哭 | kū | to cry to weep | |
| 高兴 (高興) | gāo xìng | happy glad | |
| 紧张 (緊張) | jǐn zhāng | nervous keyed up | |
| 可爱 (可愛) | kě ài | adorable cute | |
| 生气 (生氣) | shēng qì | to get angry to take offense | |
| 难过 (難過) | nán guò | to feel sad to feel unwell | |
| 聪明 (聰明) | cōng míng | intelligent clever | |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to be convinced (that sth is true) to believe | |
| 经验 (經驗) | jīng yàn | experience to experience | |
| 辛苦 | xīn kǔ | exhausting hard | |
| 愿意 (願意) | yuàn yì | to wish to want | |
| 习惯 (習慣) | xí guàn | habit custom | |
| 当然 (當然) | dāng rán | only natural as it should be | |
| 更 | gèng | more even more | |
| 医院 (醫院) | yī yuàn | hospital | |
| 公司 | gōng sī | (business) company company | |
| 办公室 (辦公室) | bàn gōng shì | office business premises | |
| 工人 | gōng rén | worker | |
| 护士 (護士) | hù shì | nurse | |
| 司机 (司機) | sī jī | chauffeur driver | |
| 老板 (老闆) | lǎo bǎn | boss | |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work to be on duty | |
| 下班 | xià bān | to finish work to get off work | |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability ability | |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | great effort to strive | |
| 准备 (準備) | zhǔn bèi | preparation to prepare | |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan to intend | |
| 计画 (計畫) | jì huà | plan | |
| 计划 (計劃) | jì huà | plan project | |
| 机会 (機會) | jī huì | opportunity chance | |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if in case | |
| 小学 (小學) | xiǎo xué | elementary school primary school | |
| 高中 | gāo zhōng | senior high school | |
| 上学 (上學) | shàng xué | to go to school to attend school | |
| 开学 (開學) | kāi xué | foundation of a University or College school opening | |
| 班 | bān | class | |
| 年级 (年級) | nián jí | grade year (in school, college etc) | |
| 作业 (作業) | zuò yè | school assignment homework | |
| 成绩 (成績) | chéng jī | achievement performance records | |
| 语言 (語言) | yǔ yán | language | |
| 华语 (華語) | huá yǔ | Chinese language | |
| 华文 (華文) | huá wén | Chinese language Chinese script | |
| 黑板 | hēi bǎn | blackboard | |
| 课本 (課本) | kè běn | textbook | |
| 字典 | zì diǎn | Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a, which has entries for words of one or more characters) | |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of to pay attention to | |
| 读书 (讀書) | dú shū | to read a book to study | |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply to answer | |
| 答 | dá | reply answer | |
| 句 | jù | sentence clause | |
| 图 (圖) | tú | diagram picture | |
| 部分 | bù fen | part share | |
| 部份 | bù fen | part | |
| 想法 | xiǎng fǎ | way of thinking opinion | |
| 学习 (學習) | xué xí | to learn to study | |
| 练习 (練習) | liàn xí | to practice exercise | |
| 参加 (參加) | cān jiā | to participate to take part | |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture civilization | |
| 认为 (認為) | rèn wéi | to believe to think | |
| 清楚 | qīng chǔ | clear distinct | |
| 决定 (決定) | jué dìng | to decide (to do something) to resolve | |
| 记得 (記得) | jì de | to remember | |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget to overlook | |
| 棒 | bàng | stick club | |
| 行 | xíng | to walk to go | |
| 讲 (講) | jiǎng | to speak to explain | |
| 加 | jiā | abbr. for Canada | |
| 算 | suàn | to regard as to figure | |
| 交 | jiāo | to hand over to deliver | |
| 借 | jiè | to lend to borrow | |
| 还 (還) | huán | return | |
| 办法 (辦法) | bàn fǎ | means method | |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method way | |
| 有用 | yǒu yòng | useful | |
| 进步 (進步) | jìn bù | progress improvement | |
| 图书馆 (圖書館) | tú shū guǎn | library | |
| 洗手间 (洗手間) | xǐ shǒu jiān | toilet lavatory | |
| 厕所 (廁所) | cè suǒ | toilet lavatory | |
| 宿舍 | sù shè | dormitory dorm room | |
| 屋 | wū | house room | |
| 屋子 | wū zi | house room | |
| 间 (間) | jiān | between among | |
| 大楼 (大樓) | dà lóu | building (a relatively large, multi-storey one) | |
| 楼上 (樓上) | lóu shàng | upstairs (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread | |
| 楼下 (樓下) | lóu xià | downstairs | |
| 楼梯 (樓梯) | lóu tī | stair staircase | |
| 电梯 (電梯) | diàn tī | elevator escalator | |
| 厨房 (廚房) | chú fáng | kitchen | |
| 客厅 (客廳) | kè tīng | drawing room (room for arriving guests) living room | |
| 窗 | chuāng | window | |
| 窗子 | chuāng zi | window | |
| 窗户 (窗戶) | chuāng hu | window | |
| 家具 | jiā jù | furniture | |
| 沙发 (沙發) | shā fā | sofa (loanword) (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post | |
| 盒 | hé | small box case | |
| 盒子 | hé zi | box case | |
| 关 (關) | guān | close | |
| 灯 (燈) | dēng | lamp light | |
| 冷气 (冷氣) | lěng qì | air conditioning (Tw) | |
| 冷气机 (冷氣機) | lěng qì jī | air conditioner | |
| 冰箱 | bīng xiāng | icebox freezer cabinet | |
| 台 | tái | tower | |
| 电 (電) | diàn | lightning electricity | |
| 干净 (乾淨) | gān jìng | clean neat | |
| 房租 | fáng zū | rent for a room or house | |
| 租 | zū | to hire to rent | |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world | |
| 火 | huǒ | fire | |
| 雪 | xuě | snow | |
| 下雪 | xià xuě | to snow | |
| 地 | dì | earth ground | |
| 河 | hé | river | |
| 湖 | hú | lake | |
| 马 (馬) | mǎ | abbr. for Malaysia | |
| 鸟 (鳥) | niǎo | bird (dialect) to pay attention to | |
| 猫 (貓) | māo | cat (dialect) to hide oneself | |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog | |
| 海 | hǎi | ocean | |
| 草 | cǎo | grass | |
| 树 (樹) | shù | tree to cultivate | |
| 只 (隻) | zhī | only | |
| 长 (長) | zhǎng | chief head | |
| 太阳 (太陽) | tài yáng | sun | |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash to bathe | |
| 洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | to bathe to take a shower | |
| 有空 | yǒu kòng | to have time (to do sth) | |
| 有空儿 (有空兒) | yǒu kòng r | free | |
| 发现 (發現) | fā xiàn | to find to discover | |
| 餐 | cān | meal to eat | |
| 搬 | bān | to move (i.e. relocate oneself) to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) | |
| 挂 (掛) | guà | to hang or suspend (from a hook etc) to hang up (the phone) | |
| 脱 (脫) | tuō | to shed to take off | |
| 过年 (過年) | guò nián | to celebrate the Chinese New Year | |
| 新年 | xīn nián | New Year | |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng | swimming to swim | |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run to run away | |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | to run to jog | |
| 踢 | tī | to kick to play (e.g. soccer) | |
| 脸 (臉) | liǎn | face | |
| 足球 | zú qiú | soccer ball a football | |
| 篮球 (籃球) | lán qiú | basketball | |
| 网球 (網球) | wǎng qiú | tennis tennis ball | |
| 棒球 | bàng qiú | baseball | |
| 比赛 (比賽) | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc) match | |
| 开始 (開始) | kāi shǐ | to begin beginning | |
| 骑 (騎) | qí | to sit astride to ride (a horse, bike etc) | |
| 脚踏车 (腳踏車) | jiǎo tà chē | bicycle bike (Tw) | |
| 自行车 (自行車) | zì xíng chē | bicycle bike | |
| 上网 (上網) | shàng wǎng | to go online to connect to the Internet | |
| 网路 (網路) | wǎng lù | network (computer, telecom) Internet | |
| 网站 (網站) | wǎng zhàn | website network station | |
| 报纸 (報紙) | bào zhǐ | newspaper newsprint | |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence second | |
| 电影院 (電影院) | diàn yǐng yuàn | cinema movie theater | |
| 部 | bù | ministry department | |
| 场 (場) | chǎng | large place used for a specific purpose stage | |
| 音乐 (音樂) | yīn yuè | music | |
| 票 | piào | ticket ballot | |
| 活动 (活動) | huó dòng | to exercise to move about | |
| 故事 | gù shi | narrative story | |
| 聊天 | liáo tiān | to chat to gossip | |
| 聊天儿 (聊天兒) | liáo tiān r | chat | |
| 有时候 (有時候) | yǒu shí hou | sometimes | |
| 有时 (有時) | yǒu shí | sometimes now and then | |
| 平常 | píng cháng | ordinary common | |
| 总是 (總是) | zǒng shì | always | |
| 已经 (已經) | yǐ jīng | already | |
| 后来 (後來) | hòu lái | afterwards later | |
| 各 | gè | each every | |
| 变 (變) | biàn | to change to become different | |
| 才 | cái | ability talent | |
| 客人 | kè rén | visitor guest | |
| 客气 (客氣) | kè qi | polite courteous | |
| 不客气 (不客氣) | bú kè qì | you're welcome don't mention it | |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | to feel embarrassed to find it embarrassing | |
| 喂 | wèi | hello (when answering the phone) | |
| 麻烦 (麻煩) | má fan | inconvenient troublesome | |
| 礼物 (禮物) | lǐ wù | gift present | |
| 欢迎 (歡迎) | huān yíng | to welcome welcome | |
| 寄 | jì | to send to mail | |
| 接 | jiē | to receive to answer (the phone) | |
| 邮局 (郵局) | yóu jú | post office | |
| 银行 (銀行) | yín háng | bank | |
| 坏 (壞) | huài | bad spoiled | |
| 帮忙 (幫忙) | bāng máng | to help to lend a hand | |
| 帮助 (幫助) | bāng zhù | assistance aid | |
| 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | child | |
| 信 | xìn | letter mail | |
| 信封 | xìn fēng | envelope | |
| 认识 (認識) | rèn shi | to know to recognize | |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently soon | |
| 听说 (聽說) | tīng shuō | to hear (sth said) one hears (that) | |
| 见面 (見面) | jiàn miàn | to meet to see each other | |
| 事情 | shì qíng | affair matter | |
| 帮 (幫) | bāng | help | |
| 钱包 (錢包) | qián bāo | purse wallet | |
| 拉 | lā | to pull to play (a bowed instrument) | |
| 啊 | ā | interjection of surprise Ah! | |
| 怎么办 (怎麼辦) | zěn me bàn | what's to be done | |
| 车站 (車站) | chē zhàn | rail station bus stop | |
| 汽车 (汽車) | qì chē | car automobile | |
| 飞机场 (飛機場) | fēi jī chǎng | airport (slang) flat chest | |
| 机场 (機場) | jī chǎng | airport airfield | |
| 马路 (馬路) | mǎ lù | street road | |
| 路口 | lù kǒu | crossing intersection (of roads) | |
| 十字路口 | shí zì lù kǒu | crossroads intersection | |
| 对面 (對面) | duì miàn | (sitting) opposite across (the street) | |
| 旅行 | lǚ xíng | to travel journey | |
| 饭店 (飯店) | fàn diàn | restaurant hotel | |
| 旅馆 (旅館) | lǚ guǎn | hotel | |
| 袋子 | dài zi | bag | |
| 参观 (參觀) | cān guān | to look around to tour | |
| 地图 (地圖) | dì tú | map | |
| 照相机 (照相機) | zhào xiàng jī | camera | |
| 相机 (相機) | xiàng jī | camera at the opportune moment | |
| 照相 | zhào xiàng | to take a photograph | |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph picture | |
| 相片 | xiàng piàn | image photograph | |
| 相片儿 (相片兒) | xiàng piàn r | photos | |
| 风景 (風景) | fēng jǐng | scenery landscape | |
| 南 | nán | south | |
| 南部 | nán bù | southern part | |
| 西 | xī | the West abbr. for Spain | |
| 西部 | xī bù | western part | |
| 北 | běi | north (classical) to be defeated | |
| 北部 | běi bù | northern part | |
| 东 (東) | dōng | east | |
| 东部 (東部) | dōng bù | the east eastern part | |
| 中间 (中間) | zhōng jiān | between intermediate | |
| 离 (離) | lí | leave | |
| 离开 (離開) | lí kāi | to depart to leave | |
| 经过 (經過) | jīng guò | to pass to go through | |
| 往 | wǎng | to go (in a direction) to | |
| 送 | sòng | to deliver to carry | |
| 放 | fàng | to put to place | |
| 近 | jìn | near close to | |
| 远 (遠) | yuǎn | far distant | |
| 向 | xiàng | towards | |
| 转 (轉) | zhuǎn | to turn to change direction | |
| 掉 | diào | to fall to drop | |
| 一直 | yì zhí | straight (in a straight line) continuously | |
| 最后 (最後) | zuì hòu | final last | |
| 病人 | bìng rén | sick person patient | |
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fǎ | hair (on the head) | |
| 发 (髮) | fǎ | hair | |
| 手指 | shǒu zhǐ | finger | |
| 手指头 (手指頭) | shǒu zhǐ tou | fingertip finger | |
| 指头 (指頭) | zhǐ tou | finger toe | |
| 肚 | dù | belly | |
| 肚子 | dù zi | belly abdomen | |
| 心 | xīn | heart mind | |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health healthy | |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty | |
| 舒服 | shū fu | comfortable feeling well | |
| 眼镜 (眼鏡) | yǎn jìng | spectacles eyeglasses | |
| 卖 (賣) | mài | to sell to betray | |
| 付 | fù | pay | |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to wish for to desire | |
| 书店 (書店) | shū diàn | bookstore | |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | store shop | |
| 市场 (市場) | shì chǎng | marketplace market (also in abstract) | |
| 超级市场 (超級市場) | chāo jí shì chǎng | supermarket | |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket | |
| 信用卡 | xìn yòng kǎ | credit card | |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important significant | |
| 颜色 (顏色) | yán sè | color countenance | |
| 黄色 (黃色) | huáng sè | yellow (color) pornographic | |
| 白色 | bái sè | white fig. reactionary | |
| 手表 (手錶) | shǒu biǎo | wrist watch | |
| 表 (錶) | biǎo | surface | |
| 袜 (襪) | wà | socks stockings | |
| 袜子 (襪子) | wà zi | socks stockings | |
| 双 (雙) | shuāng | pair | |
| 裙 | qún | skirt | |
| 裙子 | qún zi | skirt | |
| 裤 (褲) | kù | pants | |
| 裤子 (褲子) | kù zi | trousers pants | |
| 大衣 | dà yī | overcoat topcoat | |
| 帽 | mào | cap | |
| 帽子 | mào zi | hat cap | |
| 皮包 | pí bāo | handbag briefcase | |
| 外套 | wài tào | coat jacket | |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful to take care | |
| 比较 (比較) | bǐ jiào | to compare to contrast | |
| 较 (較) | jiào | to compare to dispute | |
| 差不多 | chà bù duō | almost nearly | |
| 戴 | dài | wear | |
| 试 (試) | shì | to test to try | |
| 轻 (輕) | qīng | light easy | |
| 重 | zhòng | heavy serious | |
| 样子 (樣子) | yàng zi | appearance manner | |
| 特别 (特別) | tè bié | especially special | |
| 简单 (簡單) | jiǎn dān | simple not complicated | |
| 其他 | qí tā | other (sth or sb) else | |
| 其它 | qí tā | other the others | |
| 声 (聲) | shēng | sound voice | |
| 声音 (聲音) | shēng yīn | voice sound | |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | as if to seem like | |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange odd | |
| 三明治 | sān míng zhì | sandwich (loanword) | |
| 汉堡 (漢堡) | hàn bǎo | Hamburg (German city) | |
| 苹果 (蘋果) | píng guǒ | apple | |
| 西瓜 | xī guā | watermelon | |
| 啤酒 | pí jiǔ | beer (loanword) | |
| 红茶 (紅茶) | hóng chá | black tea | |
| 点心 (點心) | diǎn xīn | light refreshments pastry | |
| 冰淇淋 | bīng qí lín | ice cream | |
| 青菜 | qīng cài | green vegetables Chinese cabbage | |
| 糖 | táng | sugar sweets | |
| 叉 | chā | fork pitchfork | |
| 叉子 | chā zi | fork | |
| 刀 | dāo | knife | |
| 刀子 | dāo zi | knife | |
| 汤匙 (湯匙) | tāng chí | soup spoon tablespoon | |
| 盘 (盤) | pán | plate dish | |
| 盘子 (盤子) | pán zi | tray plate | |
| 片 | piàn | thin piece flake | |
| 瓶 | píng | bottle vase | |
| 瓶子 | píng zi | bottle | |
| 支 | zhī | branch | |
| 份 | fèn | classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc | |
| 道 | dào | road path | |
| 一半 | yí bàn | half | |
| 一半儿 (一半兒) | yí bàn r | half | |
| 味道 | wèi dào | flavor smell | |
| 酸 | suān | sour tart | |
| 苦 | kǔ | bitter hardship | |
| 咸 (鹹) | xián | salty | |
| 辣 | là | hot | |
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant sweet smelling | |
| 条 (條) | tiáo | strip item | |
| 种 (種) | zhǒng | seed species | |
| 包 | bāo | bag | |
| 全部 | quán bù | whole entire | |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all to have | |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need to want | |
| 烤 | kǎo | to roast to bake | |
| 过 (過) | guò | pass | |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but however | |
| 但 | dàn | but yet | |
| 或是 | huò shì | or either one or the other | |
| 要是 | yào shì | if | |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold to contain | |
| 被 | bèi | quilt by | |
| 让 (讓) | ràng | to yield to permit | |
| 虽然 (雖然) | suī rán | although even though | |
| 那么 (那麼) | nà me | like that in that way | |
| 这么 (這麼) | zhè me | so much this much | |
| 本来 (本來) | běn lái | original originally | |
| 啦 | la | sentence-final particle, contraction of, indicating exclamation particle placed after each item in a list of examples | |
| 呀 | yā | ah | |
| 以为 (以為) | yǐ wéi | to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken except when expressing one's own current opinion.) | |
| 有的 | yǒu de | (there are) some (who are...) some (exist) | |
| 替 | tì | to substitute for to take the place of | |
| 一下 | yí xià | (used after a verb) give it a go to do (sth for a bit to give it a try) | |
| 一下子 | yī xià zi | in a short while all at once | |
| 一下子儿 (一下子兒) | yí xià zi r | all of a sudden | |
| 不过 (不過) | bú guò | only merely |