Novice 1 Traditional Chinese
TOCFL Novice 1 Test Guide & Vocabulary Practice
Practice connecting beginner English meanings with all 160 entries in the official TOCFL Novice 1 vocabulary section. Completed boards let you review pinyin, translations, mistakes, and answer times afterward.
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Playable TOCFL Novice 1 Vocabulary List
This table contains all 160 entries from the official TOCFL Novice 1 vocabulary section, with their Traditional Chinese form, pinyin reading, and ordered English translations.
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Traditional Chinese
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Pinyin
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English translation
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| 1 | 八 | bā | eight |
| 2 | 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); right?; OK?; I presume |
| 3 | 爸爸/爸 | bàba/bà | father; dad; pa; papa; (coll.) father |
| 4 | 百 | bǎi | hundred; numerous; all kinds of |
| 5 | 半 | bàn | half; semi-; incomplete; and a half |
| 6 | 筆 | bǐ | pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals |
| 7 | 不 | bù | no; not so; not; un- |
| 8 | 車(子) | chē(zi) | car; vehicle; machine; Kangxi radical 159; to shape with a lathe; car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) |
| 9 | 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) |
| 10 | 大 | dà | big; large; great; older; eldest; greatly; freely; fully; father; paternal uncle |
| 11 | 打電話 | dǎ diànhuà | to make a telephone call |
| 12 | 到 | dào | to reach; to leave for; to arrive; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough |
| 13 | 大學 | dàxué | university; college |
| 14 | 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb) |
| 15 | 的 | de | possessive particle; of; attributive particle; nominalizing particle; emphasis particle |
| 16 | 等 | děng | to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc; et al; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) |
| 17 | 第 | dì | ordinal-number prefix; used before a number to form an ordinal; grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; residence of a high official; but; however; only; just |
| 18 | 點 | diǎn | a small amount; a bit; classifier for small amounts; a bit more; to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; decimal point; point in time or space; o'clock |
| 19 | 電話 | diànhuà | telephone; phone call; phone number |
| 20 | 電腦 | diànnǎo | computer |
| 21 | 電視(機) | diànshì(jī) | television; TV; television set |
| 22 | 電影 | diànyǐng | movie; film |
| 23 | 弟弟/弟 | dìdi/dì | younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) |
| 24 | 東西 | dōngxi | thing; stuff; person |
| 25 | 都 | dōu | even; already; all; both; entirely; at all |
| 26 | 對 | duì | right; correct; to treat (sb a certain way); towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; opposite; facing; matching; pair; to face; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier for couple |
| 27 | 對不起 | duìbùqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 28 | 多少 | duōshǎo | number; somewhat; amount; [duōshao] how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number? |
| 29 | 二 | èr | two; 2; stupid |
| 30 | 飯 | fàn | cooked rice; meal; fan; devotee |
| 31 | 分 | fēn | to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish; branch of an organization; sub-; fraction; one tenth of certain units; unit of length equal to 0.33 cm; minute; angular minute; point in a game; 0.01 yuan |
| 32 | 高 | gāo | high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific) |
| 33 | 個 | ge | [gè] (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual |
| 34 | 哥哥/哥 | gēge/gē | elder brother; older brother |
| 35 | 給 | gěi | to; to give; to allow; to do something for someone; for; for the benefit of; passive marker; object-disposal marker; sentence intensifier |
| 36 | 公共汽車/公車 | gōnggòngqìchē/gōngchē | bus; car belonging to an organization and used by its members (government car, police car, company car etc) |
| 37 | 貴 | guì | expensive; of high rank; highly valued; precious; noble; (honorific) your |
| 38 | 國 | guó | country; (bound form) national; nation; state |
| 39 | 過 | guò | to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-; [guo] (experienced action marker) |
| 40 | 還是 | háishì | [háishi] still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or |
| 41 | 好 | hǎo | good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello; [hào] to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to |
| 42 | 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 43 | 回 | huí | to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer; classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book); classifier for occurrences or times |
| 44 | 幾 | jǐ | how many; how much; several; a few |
| 45 | 家 | jiā | home; family; my (sister, uncle etc); refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity; classifier for families or businesses |
| 46 | 叫 | jiào | to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood) |
| 47 | 姊姊/姐姐/姊/姐 | jiějie/jiě | older sister |
| 48 | 今年 | jīnnián | this year |
| 49 | 今天 | jīntiān | today; the present time; now |
| 50 | 久 | jiǔ | long |
How TOCFL Novice 1 Practice Works
The game focuses on rapid written recognition: seeing an English meaning and identifying its matching Traditional Chinese form.
Read the prompt
An English meaning appears in the center of the board, surrounded by possible Traditional Chinese answers.
Match the Chinese word
Choose the correct written form quickly. Accurate streaks build your combo and can earn bonus time.
Review uncertain words
After the game, inspect each board and use available pinyin, translations, selections, and answer times to find weak vocabulary.
What Does TOCFL Novice 1 Vocabulary Cover?
The official Novice 1 vocabulary section contains 160 entries for immediate communication: personal identity, greetings, people, numbers, time, food, basic actions, familiar objects, and everyday locations.
RadicalRampage includes every official Novice 1 entry, but this remains a vocabulary practice aid rather than an official test or replacement for the source workbook. View the official TOCFL level guide.
How Does Novice 1 Fit the Official TOCFL Structure?
Novice 1 is the first result in Band Novice and sits below CEFR A1. RadicalRampage now uses the official name directly instead of renumbering this section as a numbered TOCFL level.
This numbering describes the vocabulary practice track. When registering for an exam, use the current official band and result-level names shown by the test center.
TOCFL Novice 1 Test and Certificate Requirements
Novice 1 is the first result in Band Novice. Exact timing depends on the test format described on the TOCFL hub.
Band and level
Band Novice · Novice 1, below TOCFL Level 1 and the CEFR-aligned Band A certificates.
Fixed-band threshold
A combined listening-and-reading score of 77. The published fixed-band rule does not add separate minimums for Novice 1.
What it measures
Recognition of very basic words and short expressions used in immediate, familiar situations.
About This Practice Page
- Free vocabulary-recognition practice, not a complete or official exam simulator.
- The table and game use the official TOCFL Novice 1 reference-list section.
- Pinyin is included for study support.
- You can play and review a completed game without an account; signing in saves completed games and personal bests.
TOCFL Novice 1 Vocabulary Practice FAQ
No. Novice 1 is the first result in Band Novice and is below Band A. Official Level 1 comes after both Novice results, belongs to Band A, and corresponds to CEFR A1.
The official vocabulary workbook contains exactly 160 Novice 1 entries. This page and the TOCFL Novice 1 game include all 160.
Ready to Practice TOCFL Novice 1 Vocabulary?
Open the game with English, Traditional Chinese, TOCFL mode, and Novice 1 already selected. You can still adjust the board modifiers before starting.