Chinese words starting with “e”
14 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable e. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
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- 2nd tone 4
- 4th tone 10
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 14 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 饿 | è | v,a | to be hungry; hungry; to starve (sb) | |
| 2 | 恶心 | è xīn | a,an | bad habit; vicious habit; vice | |
| 3 | 恶 | è | a,g,ad,an | evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm | |
| 4 | 恶化 | è huà | v,vn | to worsen | |
| 5 | 恶劣 | è liè | a,an | vile; nasty; of very poor quality | |
| 6 | 额外 | é wài | b,d | extra; added; additional | |
| 7 | 恶意 | è yì | d,n | malice; evil intention | |
| 8 | 鹅 | é | n | goose | |
| 9 | 鳄鱼 | è yú | n,nz | alligator; crocodile | |
| 10 | 恶性 | è xìng | b | malignant; wicked; vicious (circle); producing evil; rapid (decline); runaway (inflation) | |
| 11 | 遏制 | è zhì | v,vn | to check; to contain; to hold back; to keep within limits; to constrain; to restrain | |
| 12 | 厄运 | è yùn | n | bad luck; misfortune; adversity | |
| 13 | 俄语 | é yǔ | nz | Russian (language) | |
| 14 | 讹诈 | é zhà | v,vn | to extort under false pretenses; to blackmail; to bluff; to defraud |
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