TOCFL Band Novice Level 1
Official TOCFL wordlist. Perfect for beginners, it covers the most common words used in everyday situations—greetings, numbers, family, food, and more.TO
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Pinyin
| Selected | Simplified (Traditional) | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 我 | wǒ | I me | |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous ) | |
| 妳 | nǐ | you (female) | |
| 他 | tā | he or him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) | |
| 她 | tā | she | |
| 我们 (我們) | wǒ men | we us | |
| 你们 (你們) | nǐ men | you (plural) | |
| 妳们 (妳們) | nǐ men | you | |
| 他们 (他們) | tā men | they | |
| 她们 (她們) | tā men | they them (for females) | |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal ) | |
| 姓名 | xìng míng | full name | |
| 人 | rén | man person | |
| 国 (國) | guó | country | |
| 中国 (中國) | zhōng guó | China | |
| 美国 (美國) | měi guó | United States USA | |
| 日本 | rì běn | Japan | |
| 台湾 (台灣) | tái wān | Taiwan | |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) | |
| 家 | jiā | home | |
| 电话 (電話) | diàn huà | telephone phone call | |
| 时间 (時間) | shí jiān | time period | |
| 小时 (小時) | xiǎo shí | hour | |
| 现在 (現在) | xiàn zài | now at present | |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year | |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today at the present | |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow | |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday | |
| 早上 | zǎo shàng | early morning | |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning | |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon midday | |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon p.m. | |
| 晚上 | wǎn shàng | evening night | |
| 一 | yī | one 1 | |
| 二 | èr | two 2 | |
| 三 | sān | three, 3 | |
| 四 | sì | four 4 | |
| 五 | wǔ | five 5 | |
| 六 | liù | six 6 | |
| 七 | qī | seven 7 | |
| 八 | bā | eight 8 | |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine 9 | |
| 十 | shí | ten 10 | |
| 两 (兩) | liǎng | two both | |
| 时候 (時候) | shí hòu | time length of time | |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred | |
| 半 | bàn | half semi- | |
| 千 | qiān | thousand | |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (informal) father | |
| 爸 | bà | father dad | |
| 妈妈 (媽媽) | mā ma | mama mommy | |
| 妈 (媽) | mā | ma mom | |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother | |
| 哥 | gē | elder brother | |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother | |
| 弟 | dì | younger brother junior male | |
| 姊姊 | jiě jie | older sister | |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister young woman | |
| 妹 | mèi | younger sister | |
| 小孩 | xiǎo hái | child | |
| 小孩子 | xiǎo hái zi | child | |
| 的 | de | of ~'s (possessive particle) | |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc) order | |
| 分 | fēn | to divide to separate | |
| 点 (點) | diǎn | point dot | |
| 个 (個) | ge | individual this | |
| 岁 (歲) | suì | years old | |
| 年 | nián | year | |
| 住 | zhù | to live to dwell | |
| 来 (來) | lái | to come to arrive | |
| 是 | shì | is are | |
| 姓 | xìng | family name | |
| 觉得 (覺得) | jué de | to think to feel | |
| 喜欢 (喜歡) | xǐ huān | to like to be fond of | |
| 打电话 (打電話) | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call | |
| 漂亮 | piào lìang | pretty beautiful | |
| 高 | gāo | high | |
| 老 | lǎo | old (of people) venerable (person) | |
| 好 | hǎo | good well | |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree) quite | |
| 真 | zhēn | really truly | |
| 电脑 (電腦) | diàn nǎo | computer | |
| 老师 (老師) | lǎo shī | teacher | |
| 买 (買) | mǎi | to buy to purchase | |
| 忙 | máng | busy hurriedly | |
| 学生 (學生) | xué shēng | student schoolchild | |
| 大学 (大學) | dà xué | the Great Learning, one of the Four Books in Confucianism | |
| 学校 (學校) | xué xiào | school | |
| 中文 | zhōng wén | Chinese language | |
| 同学 (同學) | tóng xué | to study at the same school fellow student | |
| 字 | zì | letter symbol | |
| 笔 (筆) | bǐ | pen pencil | |
| 学 (學) | xué | to learn to study | |
| 问 (問) | wèn | to ask | |
| 说 (說) | shuō | to speak to say | |
| 写 (寫) | xiě | to write | |
| 听 (聽) | tīng | listen | |
| 对 (對) | duì | right correct | |
| 能 | néng | able | |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can may | |
| 上课 (上課) | shàng kè | to go to class to attend class | |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know to become aware of | |
| 电视 (電視) | diàn shì | television TV | |
| 电视机 (電視機) | diàn shì jī | television set | |
| 水 | shuǐ | water | |
| 久 | jiǔ | (long) time (long) duration of time | |
| 早 | zǎo | early morning | |
| 再 | zài | again once more | |
| 书 (書) | shū | book | |
| 电影 (電影) | diàn yǐng | movie film | |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before formerly | |
| 以后 (以後) | yǐ hòu | after later | |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk to go | |
| 等 | děng | class rank | |
| 看 | kàn | to see to look at | |
| 就 | jiù | at once right away | |
| 什么 (什麼) | shén me | what? something | |
| 甚么 (甚麼) | shén me | what | |
| 朋友 | péng yǒu | friend | |
| 东西 (東西) | dōng xi | thing stuff | |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) ...right? | |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ('What about ...?', 'And ...?') particle for inquiring about location ('Where is ...?') | |
| 吗 (嗎) | ma | (question particle for 'yes-no' questions) | |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find to look for | |
| 做 | zuò | to do to make | |
| 再见 (再見) | zài jiàn | goodbye see you again later | |
| 怎么样 (怎麼樣) | zěn me yàng | how? how about? | |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout to call | |
| 谢谢 (謝謝) | xiè xie | to thank thanks | |
| 对不起 (對不起) | duì bù qǐ | unworthy to let down | |
| 请问 (請問) | qǐng wèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? | |
| 这 (這) | zhè | this these | |
| 那 | nà | that those | |
| 公共汽车 (公共汽車) | gōng gòng qì chē | bus | |
| 公车 (公車) | gōng chē | bus car belonging to an organization and used by its members (government car, police car, company car etc) | |
| 车 (車) | chē | car | |
| 车子 (車子) | chē zi | car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) | |
| 到 | dào | to (a place) until (a time) | |
| 去 | qù | to go to go to (a place) | |
| 回 | huí | to circle to go back | |
| 坐 | zuò | sit | |
| 这里 (這裡) | zhè lǐ | here | |
| 这儿 (這兒) | zhè lǐ | here | |
| 那里 (那裡) | nà lǐ | there | |
| 那儿 (那兒) | nà ér | there | |
| 哪里 (哪裡) | nǎ lǐ | where | |
| 哪儿 (哪兒) | nǎ lǐ | where? wherever | |
| 开车 (開車) | kāi chē | to drive a car | |
| 钱 (錢) | qián | money | |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | number amount | |
| 给 (給) | gěi | to for | |
| 贵 (貴) | guì | expensive noble | |
| 便宜 | pián yí | convenient | |
| 大 | dà | big huge | |
| 小 | xiǎo | small tiny | |
| 难 (難) | nán | difficult (to...) problem | |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy likely | |
| 有 | yǒu | to have there is | |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think to believe | |
| 几 (幾) | jǐ | several | |
| 块 (塊) | kuài | lump (of earth) chunk | |
| 位 | wèi | position location | |
| 饭 (飯) | fàn | cooked rice meal | |
| 吃 | chī | to eat to consume | |
| 请 (請) | qǐng | to ask to invite | |
| 也 | yě | also | |
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix) not | |
| 没 (沒) | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not | |
| 都 | dōu | all both | |
| 只 | zhǐ | only merely | |
| 可是 | kě shì | but however | |
| 还是 (還是) | hái shì | or still | |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) | |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc | |
| 过 (過) | guò | pass | |
| 没有 (沒有) | méi yǒu | haven't hasn't |