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Traditional Chinese C2 Vocabulary – TOCFL Band C, Level 6

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Core Traditional Chinese vocabulary for CEFR C2 (TOCFL Band C, Level 6): 10 topic-based sets, 734 words with pronunciation and example sentences. Definitions in English.

Study sets in this learning path

  1. [C2] Nuance, connotation and register (80 words)
    • 措辭 cuòcí — wording; phrasing
    • 語氣 yǔqì — tone; tone of voice
    • 言外之意 yán wài zhī yì — implied meaning; subtext
    • 弦外之音 xián wài zhī yīn — overtone; hidden meaning
    • 含蓄 hánxù — reserved; implicit; subtle
    • 委婉 wěiwǎn — tactful; euphemistic; indirect
    • 褒義 bāoyì — commendatory sense
    • 貶義 biǎnyì — derogatory sense
    • 語感 yǔgǎn — language sense; linguistic intuition
    • 書面語 shūmiànyǔ — written language
  2. [C2] Rare and literary vocabulary (80 words)
    • 蹉跎 cuō tuó — waste time; dawdle away
    • 惆悵 chóu chàng — melancholy; wistfully sad
    • 纏綿 chán mián — lingering; tender; protracted
    • 彷徨 páng huáng — hesitate in confusion; wander aimlessly
    • 悵惘 chàng wǎng — dejected; vaguely sorrowful
    • 寥落 liáo luò — sparse; desolate
    • 蕭索 xiāo suǒ — desolate; bleak; forlorn
    • 縹緲 piāo miǎo — faint; hazy; ethereal
    • 氤氳 yīn yūn — hazy and billowing; misty
    • 蒼茫 cāng máng — vast and hazy; boundless
  3. [C2] Specialised fields: medicine, law, finance (62 words)
    • 併發症 bìngfāzhèng — complication
    • 預後 yùhòu — prognosis
    • 健保給付 jiànbǎo jǐfù — NHI reimbursement
    • 病灶 bìngzào — lesion
    • 臨床試驗 línchuáng shìyàn — clinical trial
    • 舉證責任 jǔzhèng zérèn — burden of proof
    • 侵權 qīnquán — to infringe
    • 違約金 wéiyuējīn — liquidated damages
    • 時效 shíxiào — statute of limitations
    • 緩刑 huǎnxíng — suspended sentence; probation
  4. [C2] Proverbs and set expressions (79 words)
    • 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú — gild the lily
    • 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo — better late than never; to mend the fold after the sheep are lost
    • 塞翁失馬 sài wēng shī mǎ — blessing in disguise
    • 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù — wait idly for windfalls
    • 對牛彈琴 duì niú tán qín — cast pearls before swine
    • 杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng — needlessly suspicious; jumpy at shadows
    • 葉公好龍 yè gōng hào lóng — false enthusiasm
    • 事倍功半 shì bèi gōng bàn — double effort, half result
    • 騎虎難下 qí hǔ nán xià — in a dilemma; can't back out
    • 得不償失 dé bù cháng shī — not worth the cost; losing proposition
  5. [C2] Rhetoric and persuasion (65 words)
    • 修辭 xiūcí — rhetoric; figures of speech
    • 詭辯 guǐbiàn — sophistry; specious argument
    • 雄辯 xióngbiàn — eloquence; forceful oratory
    • 辯才 biàncái — debating talent; eloquence
    • 口若懸河 kǒuruòxuánhé — talk fluently and endlessly
    • 滔滔不絕 tāotāobùjué — talk on and on without pause
    • 巧舌如簧 qiǎoshérúhuáng — glib-tongued; smooth-talking
    • 能言善道 néngyánshàndào — articulate; eloquent
    • 言之鑿鑿 yánzhīzuózuó — speak with apparent certainty
    • 振振有詞 zhènzhènyǒucí — argue with an air of justification
  6. [C2] Humour, irony and wordplay (73 words)
    • 反諷 fǎnfěng — irony; ironic twist
    • 雙關語 shuāngguānyǔ — pun; double entendre
    • 調侃 tiáokǎn — tease; poke fun at
    • 俏皮話 qiàopíhuà — witty remark; quip
    • 冷笑話 lěngxiàohuà — deadpan joke; corny joke
    • 吐槽 tǔcáo — roast; snarky comment
    • 自嘲 zìcháo — self-mockery; self-deprecation
    • 詼諧 huīxié — witty; humorous
    • 滑稽 huájī — comical; funny; ludicrous
    • 荒誕 huāngdàn — absurd; preposterous
  7. [C2] Regional and colloquial usage (72 words)
    • 接地氣 jiē dì qì — down-to-earth; relatable
    • 很機車 hěn jī chē — annoying; difficult
    • 雞婆 jī pó — meddlesome; nosy
    • 俗擱大碗 sú gé dà wǎn — cheap and generous
    • 受不了 shòu bù liǎo — can't stand; unbearable
    • 有夠 yǒu gòu — extremely; really
    • 夯 hāng — trendy; in demand
    • 宅 zhái — homebody; recluse; otaku
    • 好康 hǎo kāng — good deal; perk
    • 撞衫 zhuàng shān — to wear the same outfit
  8. [C2] Historical and classical vocabulary (78 words)
    • 典籍 diǎnjí — classic texts; canonical books
    • 科舉 kējǔ — imperial examination system
    • 變法 biànfǎ — institutional reform
    • 興衰 xīngshuāi — rise and fall
    • 割據 gējù — hold sway as separate power
    • 諸侯 zhūhóu — feudal lords; vassal princes
    • 考據 kǎojù — textual research; evidential study
    • 文言文 wényánwén — classical Chinese; literary Chinese
    • 詩詞 shīcí — poetry and ci lyrics
    • 碑文 bēiwén — stele inscription
  9. [C2] Precision: near-synonyms (75 words)
    • 精確 jīngquè — precise; exact
    • 準確 zhǔnquè — accurate; correct
    • 明確 míngquè — clear; explicit
    • 清晰 qīngxī — clear; distinct
    • 精準 jīngzhǔn — accurate; pinpoint
    • 嚴密 yánmì — tight; rigorous
    • 周密 zhōumì — thorough; meticulous
    • 縝密 zhěnmì — meticulous; rigorous
    • 詳盡 xiángjìn — exhaustive; detailed
    • 含糊 hánhu — vague; ambiguous
  10. [C2] Academic and professional jargon (70 words)
    • 範疇 fàn chóu — category; scope; domain
    • 佐證 zuǒ zhèng — supporting evidence; corroboration
    • 剖析 pōu xī — analyze in depth; dissect
    • 探討 tàn tǎo — to explore; to discuss
    • 預設 yù shè — presupposition; default assumption
    • 框架 kuàng jià — framework; structure
    • 取徑 qǔ jìng — approach; methodology
    • 文獻回顧 wén xiàn huí gù — literature review
    • 引用 yǐn yòng — cite; quote
    • 剽竊 piāo qiè — to plagiarize

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