词汇量测试 Vocabulary Size Test

Thank you for taking the vocabulary size test! There will be 99 multiple-choice questions in total, the completion of which will help you estimate the size of your Chinese vocabulary. If you have any questions, please let me know. If you are ready, feel free to start now!

* Name

* Gender:

Male
Female

* Age：

* Language Learning Experience:

How many languages do you know? Please list them in a decreasing order based on proficiency.

* Chinese Learning Experience：

How long have you been learning Chinese?
How long have you been learning Chinese in China?
What level of Chinese courses are you currently taking?

* Self-rating of Chinese proficiency：

	very poor	poor	not bad	fair	good	very good	excellent
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listening							
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reading							
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Thanks for providing your personal information. The test now begins! Your task is to choose the correct meaning of the word. Please note that there is only ONE correct answer for each item.

* 1. 办 bàn

* 2.多 duō

A数量 number
B 人或事物的名称 name
C 数量大,跟“少”相反 many; the antonym of “few”
D 一年中最冷的季节 winter
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 3.够 ɡòu

A 需要更多 need more
B 数量、时间等达到要求 to be enough
C 吃东西 to eat food
D 睡觉时想到的 to dream about
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 4.集合 jíhé

A 和别人一起做一件事 to do something with others
B 两件事有关系 two things have relationship
C 合并所有的东西 to merge
D 人或东西在一起 to assemble; to bring together
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 5.看见 kànjiàn

A 用眼睛看 to look at
B 看到某种事物 to see
C 跟某人说再见 to say goodbye to somebody
D 第二次看到 to see again
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 6.忙 mánɡ

* 7.瓶 pínɡ

A 表面高矮一样 level, flat
B 把东西放在一起 to put things together
C 电视、手机等显示文字画面的部分 screen
D 用来装东西的长形容器 bottle
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 8.十分 shífēn

A 10 分钟 ten minutes
B 满分 the perfect score
C 分成十份 to be divided into ten parts
D 很，非常 quite
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 9. 通知 tōnɡzhī

* 10. 香蕉 xiānɡjiāo

* 11.正在 zhènɡzài

A 在某个地方 existing
B 不多不少 exactly
C 动作在进行中 in the process of doing something
D 打算做某事 to plan to do something
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 12.办公 bànɡōnɡ

A 为了工作 for work
B 工作的地方 work place
C 找工作 to apply for a job
D 处理工作上的事 to work
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 13.程度 chénɡdù

A 一个中国的城市 a city in China
B 在某方面达到的水平 the degree or level of a certain field or aspect
C 做事情的顺序 the sequence in which something is done
D 气温或水温 the temperature of air or water
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 14.大人 dàrén

A 看起来很强壮的人 robust or strong people
B 长得很高的人 tall people
C 成年人 adults
D 看起来很老的人 senior people
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 15.跌 diē

A 跳起来 to jump
B 走得很快 to walk quickly
C 丢了某种东西 to lose something
D 没有站好而倒下 to fall; to tumble
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 16.割 ɡē

A 和某人分开 to separate with somebody
B 用刀切断 to cut off
C 害怕 to be scared
D 用刀写字或画画 to engrave
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 17.规定 ɡuīdìnɡ

A 一个国家的习惯 habits or customs of a country
B 事先说定的时间、地点或事情 to make an appointment; to promise
C 在某方面提出要遵守的要求 to stipulate a provision or rule; provision or rule that should be complied with;
D 事物之间的联系 connections between things
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 18.回头 huítóu

A 往后看 to look backward
B 几分钟以后 after several minutes
C 回到原来的地方 to go back; to return
D 头上 overhead
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 19.建立 jiànlì

A向别人提出自己的意见或看法 to advise, propose, or suggest
B 建造房子 to build
C 成立一个组织、机构;形成某种关系 to set up an organization or institution; to establish relationship with somebody
D 用腿脚站在地上 to stand on one’s feet
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 20.究竟 jiūjìnɡ

A 表示不知道发生了什么 to have no idea with what is happening
B 表示吃惊，不敢相信 unexpectedly, too surprised to believe
C 表示为什么，想知道原因 to want to know the reason for something
D 表示追问，一定要弄清楚 what on earth... (intensively ask questions in order to fully understand)
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 21.困 kùn

A 有很多花草树木，人们可以休息的地方 garden
B 想睡觉 sleepy
C 事情的原因 the cause of something
D 有时间 not busy
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 22.另 lìnɡ

A 不聪明，笨 stupid
B 其他 other; another
C 性别“女”的反义词 the antonym of “female”
D 没有其他的 only; nothing but
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 23.磨 mó

A 用手感觉 to touch
B 写字的用具 a tool for writing, ink
C 把某种东西做成粉 to grind something into powder
D 戏法 magic
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 24.平常 pínɡchánɡ

A 次数较多 often, regularly, frequently
B 一般，普通 common
C 人和人在社会上一样 to be equal
D 一般的时候 usually
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 25.渠 qú

A 一条河流 a small river
B 人工挖的水道 artificial waterways
C 水流经过的地方 the place that water flows through
D 装有水的池子 a pond
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 26.商业 shānɡyè

A 从事商品买卖活动的人 people who engage in commodity business activities
B 经营一个大的商店 to run a large store
C 买卖东西的活动 commodity trading activities
D 买卖东西的地方 places where you can buy and sell things

* 27.手工 shǒuɡōnɡ

A 自己去做 to do by oneself
B 正在做 doing something
C 用手做东西 handcraft
D 现在手上的工作 the work that one is currently doing
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 28.体育场 tǐyùchǎnɡ

A 可以锻炼身体的室内场地 an indoor space where you can exercise
B 锻炼和比赛的场地 a place for sports training and competition
C 教育学生锻炼身体的地方 a place where students can be taught how to exercise
D 经常进行体育运动 to do sports regularly
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 29.卫星 wèixīnɡ

A 天上的星星 stars in the sky
B 围着行星(像地球这样的星)转的星 satellites that surround the planets like the earth
C 保卫地球的星 stars that protect the earth
D 除了地球以外的星球 other planets besides earth
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 30.眼镜 yǎnjìnɡ

A 戴在眼睛上帮助你看清楚事物的东西 glasses
B 眼睛能看到的镜子 the mirror that eyes can see
C 镜子里的眼睛 eyes in the mirror
D 视觉器官 eyes
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 31.优美 yōuměi

A 非常优秀 very excellent
B 好而美 very graceful
C 使人非常满意 to satisfy someone
D 让人非常快乐 to make someone happy
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 32.招待 zhāodài

A 对朋友很客气 to be kind to friends
B 跟别人打招呼 to say “hi” to somebody
C 客气地接待客人 to receive guests politely
D 很好地对待别人 to treat others well
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 33.竹子 zhúzi

* 34.熬 áo

A 遇到很多困难 to encounter many difficulties
B 忍受不好的事情 to bear or endure something bad (e.g. the bitter life)
C 做事情很辛苦 to work hard
D 很有精神地工作 to work enthusiastically
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 35.标志 biāozhì

A 说明某个现象 to illustrate a phenomenon
B 记录某件事情 to record something
C 显示出某种特征 to symbolize
D 包含某种意义 to contain some kind of meaning
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 36.茶话会 cháhuàhuì

A 关于中国茶的会议 a meeting about Chinese tea
B 对中国茶的讨论 a discussion of Chinese tea
C 一边喝茶一边轻松地聊天 to chat with others while drinking tea
D 介绍有名的中国茶 to introduce famous Chinese tea
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 37.窗口 chuānɡkǒu

A 窗户上的个小口 a small hole in a window
B 打开窗户 to open a window
C 售票或挂号的地方 a place (e.g. a box office or a service desk)
D 窗户的两边 two sides of a window
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 38.当 dānɡ

A 阻止 to stop
B 喜欢做 like to do something
C 担任一个角色 to be (a friend, partner, teacher etc.)
D 铃响的声音 the sound of bell ringing
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 39.豆浆 dòujiānɡ

A 一种豆腐 a kind of tofu
B 用来粘东西的一种液体 glue
C 一种豆子 soybeans
D 将大豆做成的一种饮品 soymilk
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 40.分布 fēnbù

A 分开、离开 separate and leave
B 散布在一定的地区、范围内 to spread throughout a certain region
C 分成几个部分 to divide into several parts
D 划分区域 the division of a region
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 41.各自 ɡèzì

A 独自一个人 to be alone
B 一个接一个地 one by one
C 个别人 an individual
D 每个人自己 each one on their own
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 42.锅炉 ɡuōlú

A 一种炒菜的炉子 a stove for cooking
B 一种可以炒菜的锅 a frying pan
C 一种烧热水的装置 a boiler
D 一种可以烧火的炉子 a wood stove
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 43.怀疑 huáiyí

A 不知道别人是怎么想的 to not know what other people think
B 认为别人是错误的 to think others are wrong
C 心里想的和别人不一样 to think differently than others
D 心里带着疑惑，不相信 to doubt; to not believe
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 44. 价格jiàgé

A 商品多少钱 the price of goods
B 一种商品 a commodity
C 商品买卖活动 commodity trading activities
D 买到的东西 things that you have purchased
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 45.惊动 jīnɡdònɡ

A 让别人知道 to let others know
B 动作影响了别人，使人吃惊或受到干扰 to surprise or disturb someone unintionally
C 没有想到 to have not thought of
D 故意打扰别人 to disturb others intentionally
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 46.可笑 kěxiào

A 很爱笑 to love to laugh
B 可以笑出声来 to want to laugh out loud
C 让人觉得好笑 to be laughable
D 讲笑话 to tell jokes
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 47.淋 lín

A 洗澡 to take a shower
B 衣服湿了 to have wet clothes
C 液体从上方落到物体上 liquid falling onto something
D 往别人身上洒水 to sprinkle water on others
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 48.民兵 mínbīnɡ

A 和人民生活在一起的军人 soldiers living with people
B 业余的、群众性的武装组织 a military force raised from the civil population
C 人民和军人 people and soldiers
D 国家的军队 the soldiers of a country
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 49.陪同 péitónɡ

A 一起度过同样的时光 to spend time together
B 互相陪伴 to accompany one another
C 两个人有很多相同点 two people with a lot in common
D 陪着一起去做事情 to do things with somebody
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 50.闪烁 shǎnshuò

A 说话时眨眼睛 to blink when you talk
B 一会儿亮一会儿暗 twinkling
C 逃走 to run away
D 烟花 fireworks
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 51.市长 shìzhǎnɡ

A 一个城市的名字 the name of a city
B 一个市的最高行政领导人 the mayor
C 城市的变化和成长 the growth of a city
D 一个很长的城市 a very long city
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 52.谈话 tánhuà

A 一种语言 a kind of language
B 一种方言 a kind of dialect
C 两个或更多的人在一起说话 to talk or chat
D 人们说的话 the things that people talk about
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 53.外头 wàitou

A 外面的头 a head being outside
B 外边 outside
C 外国人 foreigners
D 把头放在外面 to put one's head outside
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 54.下降 xiàjiànɡ

A 从高处向低处落 to fall; to drop
B 东西便宜了 things getting cheaper
C 飞机降落 the landing of an airplane
D 越来越不好 to get worse
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 55.悬崖 xuányá

A 上面的山 higher mountains
B 心在山上 a heart on the mountain
C 有很多土的山 a mountain full of soil
D 山的又高又陡的一面 a cliff
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 56.一系列 yíxìliè

A 大学里的一个系 a department in a university
B 一行和一列 a row and a column
C 有关联的或一连串的 a series of...
D 一种 one kind of...
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 57.娱乐 yúlè

A 快乐、有趣的活动 entertainment
B 女孩喜欢的事情 things that girls like
C 音乐 music
D 让人快乐的工作 work that makes people happy
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 58.账 zhànɡ

* 59.智慧 zhìhuì

A 知道 to know
B 人类分析、判断、解决问题的能力 wisdom
C 阳光 sunshine
D 心里的想法 thoughts
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 60.字典 zìdiǎn

A 写字的本子 a notebook
B 字的样子 the form of letters/characters
C 学习的工具书 a dictionary
D 写字的工具 a writing implement
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 61.搬运 bānyùn

A 搬家 to move to another home
B 手的运动 hand movements
C 把东西从一个地方运到另一个地方 to move things from one place to another
D 云的运动 the movement of clouds
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 62.笔迹 bǐjì

A 每个人写的字的特点 a person’s handwriting
B 笔走的路 the path of a pen
C 笔的价钱 the price of a pen
D 笔的样子 the appearance of a pen
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 63.不良 bùliánɡ

* 64.产业 chǎnyè

* 65.重申 chónɡshēn

A 很重的东西 heavy things
B 重要的事情 important things
C 重新申请一次 to apply again
D 再郑重地说一次 to say again seriously
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 66.从头 cónɡtóu

A 从一个人的头 from a person’s head
B 从开始(做) (to do something) from the very beginning
C 两个人的头 the heads of two people
D 从最高的地方 from the highest place
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 67.倒闭 dǎobì

A 向后看，然后闭上眼睛 to look back and close one's eyes
B 工厂、商店关门 to close down a business
C 关上大门 to close the main gate
D 倒下 to fall down
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 68. 冬瓜 dōnɡɡuā

A 很冰的瓜 cold melons
B 一种蔬菜 a type of vegetable
C 一种冬天的水果 a kind of winter fruit
D 东边出产的瓜 a melon produced in the east
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 69.锋利 fēnɡlì

A 刀、剪子等很好用 sharp
B 很值钱的 valuable
C 刀锋 the blade of a knife
D 一种水果 pineapple
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 70.杠杆 ɡànɡɡǎn

A 很多木头 a lot of wood
B 用来工作的木头 wood used for work
C 用来工作的竹子 bamboo used for work
D 一种简单机械 a lever (a simple machine)
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 71.勾 ɡōu

A 一种符号 a check mark symbol, “√”
B 有水的小河 a ditch
C 买东西 to buy something
D 数量足够 to be enough
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 72.海岸 hǎi’àn

A 海边的山 mountains by the sea
B 海里的山 mountains in the sea
C 海边的陆地 a coast
D 海底的山 mountains at the bottom of the sea
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 73.忽略 hūlüè

* 74.激动 jīdòng

A 水面很不平静 rough water
B 水受到突然撞击向上涌 to splash or surge
C 心里很不平静 to be excited
D 沸腾的水 boiling water
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 75.剪刀 jiǎndāo

A 一种刀 a kind of knife
B 剪东西的工具 scissors
C 前面的刀 a knife in front of someone
D 很多的刀 many knives
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 76.解散 jiěsàn

A 解决问题 to solve problems
B 很多人一起散步 many people walking together
C 把问题解释清楚 to explain clearly
D 集合的人分散开 to dismiss
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 77.举世瞩目 jǔshìzhǔmù

A 把世界举起来 to lift the whole world
B 全世界的眼睛 eyes all over the world
C 全世界的人都喜欢 something that people all over the world enjoy
D 全世界都注意看 to attract worldwide attention
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 78.空调 kōnɡtiáo

A 调节空气 to adjust the atmosphere
B 一种调节室内空气温度的机器 an air conditioner
C 空的房间 an empty room
D 空闲的时间 spare time
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 79.泡沫 pàomò

A 液体表面的许多小泡 foam or froth
B 球 a ball
C 把东西放在水里 to put something into water
D 口水 saliva
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 80.凄凉 qīliánɡ

* 81.侨胞 qiáobāo

A 双胞胎中的一个 one of a pair of twins
B 在国外定居的国人 someone living in a foreign country
C 外国人 foreigners
D 在桥上走路的人 a person walking on a bridge
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 82.确认 quèrèn

* 83.擅自 shànzì

A 让人凉快的东西 a fan
B 自己随便决定 to do something without authorization
C 让别人按照自己的想法去做 to let others do something their own way
D 一个人做 to do something by oneself
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 84.生疏 shēnɡshū

A 没有见过的 something that has never been seen before
B 因为长期不用而不熟练 not familiar; disacquaintance
C 一种菜 one kind of vegetable
D 不流畅 not fluent
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 85.视野 shìyě

A 放在户外的电视 a TV which is outside.
B 很远的地方 a remote place
C 眼睛看到的空间范围; 眼界 one's field of vision
D 让人开心的事情 something that makes people happy
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 86.搜索 sōusuǒ

* 87.提示 tíshì

A 提高 to improve one’s level in a certain field
B 提出问题 to raise a question
C 提到 to refer to
D 把对方没有想到或想不到的提出来 to prompt
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 88.投票 tóupiào

A 扔东西 to throw something
B 一种选举的方式 to vote
C 入场券 an admission ticket
D 把东西寄给别人 to send something to somebody
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 89.微观 wēiɡuān

A 细小的角度 the microcosmic level
B 少量 a little
C 很多人围着看 to stand in a circle watching something
D 认真地看 to look at something carefully
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 90.习题 xítí

A 学习的东西 the content to be learned
B 适应 to be accustomed to
C 练习的题目 exercises
D 作文 a composition
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 91.小数 xiǎoshù

A 整数后面加点儿的数 a decimal
B 数量很少 a small number
C 数量很大 a big number
D 表示数目的词 a numeral
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 92.胸膛 xiōnɡtánɡ

A 态度不好 bad manners
B 水很大 rough water
C 身体的一个部位 the chest
D 一种虫子 a praying mantis
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 93.掩 yǎn

A 在水的下面 underwater
B 一种气体 smoke
C 盖住;遮住 to cover
D 把鱼、肉、蛋、菜等加上盐等 to preserve food with salt
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 94.诱 yòu

A 说好听的话 to say nice things
B 传出去 to leak out
C 用想办法让别人按自己的意思去做 to seduce
D 漂亮的地方 a beautiful place
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 95.枣 zǎo

A 早晨 morning
B 一种很冷的东西 something cold
C 一种水果 a kind of fruit
D 一种饮料 a kind of drink
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 96.争端 zhēnɡduān

A 引起双方冲突的事情 a conflict
B 讨论 to discuss
C 比赛 to compete
D 东西的一头儿 one end of something
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 97.中游 zhōnɡyóu

A 游泳时穿的衣服 a swimming suit
B 江河等中间的一段 the middle section of a river
C 记录旅游的文章 travel notes
D 中国的河的名字 the name of a river in china
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 98.传记 zhuànjì

A 传播 to broadcast
B 记录某人一生经历的书或文章 a biography
C 通过 to pass through
D 日记 a diary
E 我不知道 I don't know

* 99.座右铭 zuòyòumínɡ

A 提醒、鼓励自己的名言 a well-known saying which reminds or encourages oneself
B 座位上的标签 a sign which is written on a seat
C 写着名字的牌子 a sign upon which one’s name is written
D 父母告诉自己的重要的话 an important saying told to someone by their parents
E 我不知道 I don't know