Chinese words starting with “chu”
80 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable chu. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 18 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial ch · final u · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 55
- 2nd tone 8
- 3rd tone 9
- 4th tone 8
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 出来chū láiHSK 1
to come out; to appear; to arise
- 出现chū xiànHSK 2
to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
- 处理chǔ lǐHSK 3
to handle; to deal with; to punish; to treat sth by a special process; to process; to sell at reduced prices
- 除了chú leHSK 3
besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for)
- 出去chū qùHSK 1
to go out
- 出口chū kǒuHSK 2
an exit; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port
- 出发chū fāHSK 2
to set off; to start (on a journey)
- 处于chǔ yúHSK 4
to be in (some state, position, or condition)
- 出生chū shēngHSK 2
to be born
- 出租车chū zū chēHSK 2
taxi; (Tw) rental car
- 出门chū ménHSK 2
to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married
- 初步chū bùHSK 3
initial; preliminary; tentative
- 出租chū zūHSK 2
to rent
- 出国chū guóHSK 2
to go abroad; to leave the country
- 初中chū zhōngHSK 3
junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)
- 出院chū yuànHSK 2
to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital
- 初级chū jíHSK 3
junior; primary
- 初一chū yīHSK 3
first day of lunar month; New Year's Day; first year in junior middle school
All 80 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 出人意料 | chū rén yì liào | v | unexpected (idiom); surprising | |
| 52 | 初衷 | chū zhōng | n | original intention | |
| 53 | 除夕 | chú xī | t | lunar New Year's Eve | |
| 54 | 处分 | chǔ fèn | n,v,vn | to discipline sb; to punish; disciplinary action; to deal with (a matter) | |
| 55 | 触犯 | chù fàn | v | to violate; to offend | |
| 56 | 出游 | chū yóu | v,vn | to go on a tour; to have an outing | |
| 57 | 出资 | chū zī | v | to fund; to put money into sth; to invest | |
| 58 | 出台 | chū tái | v,vn | to officially launch (a policy, program etc); to appear on stage; to appear publicly; (of a bar girl) to leave with a client | |
| 59 | 出汗 | chū hàn | to perspire; to sweat | ||
| 60 | 出发点 | chū fā diǎn | n | starting point; (fig.) basis; motive | |
| 61 | 处长 | chù zhǎng | n | department head; section chief | |
| 62 | 出厂 | chū chǎng | v,vn | to leave the factory (of finished goods) | |
| 63 | 出具 | chū jù | v | to issue (document, certificate etc); to provide | |
| 64 | 出息 | chū xi | n | future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up | |
| 65 | 出任 | chū rèn | v | to take up a post; to start in a new job | |
| 66 | 出道 | chū dào | v | to start one's career; (of an entertainer) to make one's debut | |
| 67 | 出丑 | chū chǒu | v | shameful; scandalous; to be humiliated; to make a fool of sb or oneself; to make sb lose face | |
| 68 | 触觉 | chù jué | n | sense of touch; tactile sensation | |
| 69 | 触目惊心 | chù mù jīng xīn | v | lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight | |
| 70 | 出风头 | chū fēng tou | v | to push oneself forward; to seek fame; to be in the limelight; same as 出锋头 | |
| 71 | 出土 | chū tǔ | v | to dig up; to appear in an excavation; unearthed; to come up out of the ground | |
| 72 | 出访 | chū fǎng | v,vn | to go and visit in an official capacity or for investigation | |
| 73 | 出主意 | chū zhǔ yi | to come up with ideas; to make suggestions; to offer advice | ||
| 74 | 出山 | chū shān | v | to leave the mountain (of a hermit); to come out of obscurity to a government job; to take a leading position | |
| 75 | 出毛病 | chū máo bìng | v | a problem appears; to break down | |
| 76 | 出难题 | chū nán tí | v | to raise a tough question | |
| 77 | 出神 | chū shén | v | spellbound; entranced; lost in thought | |
| 78 | 初等 | chū děng | b | elementary (i.e. easy) | |
| 79 | 出洋相 | chū yáng xiàng | v | to make a fool of oneself | |
| 80 | 出口成章 | chū kǒu chéng zhāng | (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent; articulate |
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