托福

Tuōfú
noun #59,559

Meanings

  1. 1 TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Examples

Tā kǎo Tuōfú shì wèile shēnqǐng Měiguó de yánjiūshēng.
He's taking TOEFL to apply to graduate school in the US.
Tuōfú mǎnfēn shì yì bǎi èrshí fēn.
The maximum TOEFL score is 120.

Tips

memory
托福 is a phonetic rendering of TOEFL. Helpfully, the chosen characters 'entrust' + 'fortune' also form the everyday phrase 托福 'thanks to your good luck' — a polite reply to health inquiries. Context makes the meaning obvious.
usage
Used with for taking the test: 托福. Score is given in — typical competitive scores for US grad programs start around 100.

Stroke Order

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