TOCFL Novice 1 characters
All 177 characters new at TOCFL Novice 1, as written in Taiwan, most common first. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.
- 我wǒour, us, i, me, my, we
- 的deof; ~'s (possessive particle)
- 你nǐyou, second person pronoun
- 是shìindeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
- 了le(completed action marker)
- 不bùno, not; un-; negative prefix
- 們menadjunct pronoun indicate plural
- 這zhèthis, the, here
- 一yīone; a, an; alone
- 他tāother, another; he, she, it
- 在zàibe at, in, on; consist in, rest
- 有yǒuhave, own, possess; exist
- 麼meinterrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny
- 個gènumerary adjunct, piece; single
- 好hǎogood, excellent, fine; well
- 來láicome, coming; return, returning
- 人rénman; people; mankind; someone else
- 那nàthat, that one, those
- 什shénfile of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous
- 就jiùjust, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
- 沒méinot, have not, none; to drown, sink
- 嗎mafinal interrogative particle
- 到dàogo to, arrive, been to
- 說shuōspeak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
- 去qùgo away, leave, depart
- 想xiǎngthink, speculate, plan, consider
- 上shàngtop; superior, highest; go up, send up
- 裏lǐinside, interior, within
- 裡lǐinside, interior, within
- 能néngto be able; can, permitted to; ability
- 道dàopath, road, street; method, way
- 看kànto see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on
- 吧ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?
- 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
- 她tāshe, her
- 很hěnvery, quite, much
- 知zhīknow, perceive, comprehend
- 得déto obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper
- 以yǐby means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
- 過guòpass, pass through, go across
- 子zǐson; child; seed; egg; small thing
- 對duìcorrect, right; facing, opposed
- 還háistill, yet, also, besides
- 都dōuall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already
- 生shēnglife, living, lifetime; birth
- 樣yàngshape, form, pattern, style
- 下xiàunder, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
- 也yěalso; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
- 大dàbig, great, vast, large, high
- 時shítime, season; era, age, period
- 真zhēnreal, actual, true, genuine
- 天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial
- 開kāiopen; initiate, begin, start
- 做zuòwork, make; act
- 怎zěnwhat? why? how?
- 點diǎndot, speck, spot; point, degree
- 現xiànappear, manifest, become visible
- 給gěigive; by, for
- 起qǐrise, stand up; go up; begin
- 家jiāhouse, home, residence; family
- 小xiǎosmall, tiny, insignificant
- 只zhǐonly; merely; just
- 多duōmuch, many; more than, over
- 謝xièthank; decline
- 後hòubehind, rear, after; descendents
- 回huíreturn, turn around; a time
- 走zǒuwalk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
- 話huàspeech, talk, language; dialect
- 兒érson, child, oneself; final part
- 見jiànsee, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
- 媽māmother, mama
- 呢neparticle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
- 再zàiagain, twice, re-
- 打dǎstrike, hit, beat; fight; attack
- 聽tīnghear, listen; understand; obey
- 前qiánin front, forward; preceding
- 等děngrank, grade; to wait; equal, “and so forth”
- 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during
- 找zhǎosearch, seek, look for; find
- 明míngbright, light, brilliant; clear
- 覺juéto wake up from sleep; conscious
- 西xīwest(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
- 哪nǎwhich? where? how?
- 問wènask (about), inquire after
- 年niányear; new-years; person's age
- 老lǎoold, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
- 間jiāninterval, space; place, between
- 孩háibaby, child; children
- 誰shuíwho? whom? whose? anyone?
- 國guónation, country, nation-state
- 車chēcart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
- 爸bàfather, papa
- 電diànelectricity, electric; lightning
- 歡huānhappy, pleased, glad; joy; to enjoy
- 機jīmachine; moment, chance
- 喜xǐlike, love, enjoy; joyful thing
- 請qǐngask, request; invite; please
- 東dōngeast, eastern, eastward
- 候hòuwait; expect; visit; greet
- 美měibeautiful, pretty; pleasing
- 晚wǎnnight, evening; late
- 分fēnto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate
- 叫jiàocry, shout; hail, greet, call
- 學xuélearning, knowledge; school
- 今jīnnow, today, modern era
- 兩liǎngtwo, both, pair, couple; ounce
- 本běnroot, origin, source; basis
- 同tóngsame, similar; together with
- 住zhùreside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop
- 名míngname, rank, title, position
- 公gōngfair, equitable; public; duke
- 高gāohigh, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
- 吃chīeat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
- 錢qiánmoney, currency, coins
- 友yǒufriend, companion; fraternity
- 第dìsequence, number; grade, degree
- 位wèithrone; position, post; rank, status; seat
- 三sānthree
- 少shǎofew; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth)
- 您nínhonorific for 'you'
- 難nándifficult, arduous, hard; unable
- 朋péngfriend, pal, acquaintance
- 幾jǐhow many? how much?; a few, some
- 日rìsun; day; daytime
- 早zǎoearly; soon; morning
- 字zìletter, character, word
- 哥gēelder brother
- 水shuǐwater, liquid, lotion, juice
- 十shíten, tenth; complete; perfect
- 師shīteacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops; hexagram ䷆
- 姐jiěelder sister, young lady
- 二èrtwo; twice
- 坐zuòsit; seat; ride, travel by
- 弟dìyoung brother; junior; I, me
- 買mǎibuy, purchase; bribe, persuade
- 影yǐngshadow; image, reflection; photograph
- 久jiǔlong time (ago); time passage, grow late
- 文wénliterature, culture, writing
- 五wǔfive; surname
- 四sìfour
- 寫xiěwrite; draw, sketch; compose
- 便biànplain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune
- 校xiàoschool; military field officer
- 忙mángbusy, pressed for time; hustling
- 視shìlook at, inspect, observe, see
- 書shūbook, letter, document; writings
- 亮liàngbright, brilliant, radiant, light
- 易yìchange; easy
- 百bǎione hundred; numerous, many
- 歲suìyear; age; harvest
- 腦nǎobrain
- 千qiānthousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
- 容rónglooks, appearance; figure, form
- 半bànhalf
- 飯fàncooked rice; food; meal
- 妹mèiyounger sister
- 塊kuàipiece, lump; dollar
- 漂piàoused in 漂亮
- 台táiplatform; unit; term of address
- 臺táitower, lookout; stage, platform
- 六liùnumber six
- 八bāeight; all around, all sides
- 昨zuóyesterday; in former times, past
- 甚shèngreat extent; considerably
- 共gòngtogether with, all, total; to share
- 午wǔseventh earthly branch
- 七qīseven
- 妳nǎiyou (female)
- 筆bǐwriting brush; write; stroke
- 九jiǔnine
- 課kèlesson; course; classwork
- 貴guìexpensive, costly, valuable
- 汽qìsteam, vapor, gas
- 姓xìngone's family name; clan, people
- 宜yísuitable, right, fitting, proper
- 灣wāna bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream
- 姊zǐelder sister