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chinesetocfl cin 142 days

Chinese for work, news, debate and literature in Taiwan: the 2709 new words of TOCFL Level 5 in traditional characters, a few minutes at a time.

  • free, no sign-up
  • follows TOCFL Band C
  • traditional · audio · exams
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at a glance

TOCFL Band C (level 5, CEFR C1). About 30 minutes a day, in bites of one to three minutes.

  • 142days
  • 20units
  • 2,728words
  • 126grammar points
  • 65writing & speaking tasks
  • 2practice exams

before you start

Chinese TOCFL B, or about 4,500 words of Chinese in traditional characters: every word of our TOCFL A and TOCFL B courses counts as known from day 1.

pick your pace

People who decide when and how much stick with it far more often. Pick one: you can change it any time.

No pace picked yet. Steady is a great start.

your path

142 dots in 20 units. Every lesson is open, so jump anywhere. The pink dot is your next one.

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print & share

Branded PDFs to print, stick on the fridge or send to a friend who wants to learn with you.

⬇ the whole course (PDF) ⬇ writing workbook (PDF)
One PDF per unit

questions & answers

Is it free?

Yes. Every lesson, the audio and both practice exams are free, with no sign-up and no ads.

How long does it take?

142 days of about 30 minutes: 120 learning days, 20 mission days that bring each unit back in one story, and 2 practice exams. Go lighter or faster whenever you like.

What do I need to know first?

TOCFL Band B: the words of our Chinese TOCFL A and TOCFL B courses, about 4,500 in traditional characters. Every one of them can appear from day 1, so if a word looks unfamiliar, it is probably an earlier word worth looking up again.

Does it match the TOCFL Band C exam?

It teaches the vocabulary of TOCFL Level 5 (流利級, the C1 half of Band C) from the 2024-09-23 word list: 2666 new words, plus 43 everyday and grammar words the list leaves out (便當, 口罩, 照樣, 唯有…). The grammar follows the advanced Chinese grammar outline, adapted to Taiwan usage, and the practice exams copy the Band C layout: listening and reading, 50 questions each. The list has no Level 6 (C2) words, so Level 6 is not covered. It is our own course, not official TOCFL material.

Traditional characters and Taiwan Mandarin?

Yes: traditional characters as written in Taiwan (臺, 裡, 策畫, 煞車), Taiwan words (資訊, 簡報, 數位) and Taiwan readings (期 qí, 擊 jí, 質 zhí, 暫 zhàn, 血 xiě). Each word also knows its simplified form and we point out mainland differences as they come up.

Pinyin or zhuyin?

Pinyin (Hanyu Pinyin), the romanisation the TOCFL word list prints. Zhuyin (bopomofo) is not taught.

Can I practise writing?

Yes: 553 characters of Taiwan’s intermediate character list that TOCFL A and B did not have you write yet. Our stroke animations follow the mainland standard shapes; a few traditional characters are drawn a little differently in Taiwan.

Where is my progress saved?

Only in this browser, on this device. Nothing is sent to us, and clearing your browser data resets it.

after this course

This is the top level of TOCFL: well done for getting here.

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