Chinese words starting with “ji”
132 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable ji. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 34 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial j · final i · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 37
- 2nd tone 48
- 3rd tone 5
- 4th tone 42
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 继续jì xùHSK 3
to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
- 机会jī huìHSK 2
opportunity; chance; occasion
- 计划jì huàHSK 2
plan; project; program; to plan; to map out
- 极了jí leHSK 3
extremely; exceedingly
- 记得jì deHSK 1
to remember
- 技术jì shùHSK 3
technology; technique; skill
- 记者jì zhěHSK 3
reporter; journalist
- 几乎jī hūHSK 4
almost; nearly; practically
- 即使jí shǐHSK 5
even if; even though
- 基本jī běnHSK 3
basic; fundamental; main; elementary
- 集中jí zhōngHSK 3
to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together
- 机构jī gòuHSK 4
mechanism; structure; organization; agency; institution
- 记录jì lùHSK 3
to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc)
- 既然jì ránHSK 4
since; as; this being the case
- 基地jī dìHSK 5
base (of operations); industrial or military base; al-Qaeda
- 记忆jì yìHSK 5
to remember; to recall; memory
- 基金jī jīnHSK 5
fund
- 即将jí jiāngHSK 4
on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of
- 激动jī dòngHSK 4
to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite
- 基础jī chǔHSK 3
base; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental
- 积极jī jíHSK 3
active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive
- 记住jì zhuHSK 1
to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart
- 及时jí shíHSK 3
timely; at the right time; promptly; without delay
- 机场jī chǎngHSK 1
airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship
All 132 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 几 | jǐ | m,d | how much; how many; several; a few | |
| 2 | 及 | jí | cc,v | and; to reach; up to; in time for | |
| 3 | 记 | jì | v,g,q | to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots | |
| 4 | 集 | jí | q,g | to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode | |
| 5 | 鸡 | jī | n | fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute | |
| 6 | 极 | jí | d,g | extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top | |
| 7 | 级 | jí | q,n | level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); classifier: step, level | |
| 8 | 即 | jí | v,d,c | namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near | |
| 9 | 季 | jì | q,g,nr | season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields | |
| 10 | 急 | jí | v,ad,a | urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious | |
| 11 | 既 | jì | c,d | already; since; both... (and...) | |
| 12 | 集团 | jí tuán | n | group; bloc; corporation; conglomerate | |
| 13 | 疾病 | jí bìng | n | disease; sickness; ailment | |
| 14 | 给予 | jǐ yǔ | v | (literary) to give; to accord; to render | |
| 15 | 剂 | jì | q,g | dose (medicine) | |
| 16 | 激情 | jī qíng | n | passion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotion | |
| 17 | 寄 | jì | v | to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc) | |
| 18 | 计 | jì | v,g | to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge | |
| 19 | 基因 | jī yīn | n | gene (loanword) | |
| 20 | 挤 | jǐ | v | to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule) | |
| 21 | 激烈 | jī liè | a,ad | (of competition or fighting) intense; fierce; (of pain) acute; (of an expression of opinion) impassioned; vehement; (of a course of action) drastic; extreme | |
| 22 | 即便 | jí biàn | c | even if; even though; right away; immediately | |
| 23 | 肌肉 | jī ròu | n | muscle; flesh | |
| 24 | 寂寞 | jì mò | a,an | lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent | |
| 25 | 基于 | jī yú | p,v | because of; on the basis of; in view of; on account of | |
| 26 | 机械 | jī xiè | n,a | machine; machinery; mechanical; (old) cunning; scheming | |
| 27 | 技巧 | jì qiǎo | n | skill; technique | |
| 28 | 机关 | jī guān | n | mechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body; stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick | |
| 29 | 嫉妒 | jí dù | v | to be jealous of; to envy | |
| 30 | 迹象 | jì xiàng | n | sign; indication; mark; indicator | |
| 31 | 技能 | jì néng | n | technical ability; skill | |
| 32 | 继承 | jì chéng | v,vn | to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc) | |
| 33 | 极其 | jí qí | d | extremely | |
| 34 | 季节 | jì jié | n | time; season; period | |
| 35 | 级别 | jí bié | n | (military) rank; level; grade | |
| 36 | 激励 | jī lì | v,vn | to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive | |
| 37 | 机器人 | jī qì rén | n | robot; android | |
| 38 | 极端 | jí duān | n,d,a | extreme | |
| 39 | 季度 | jì dù | n | quarter of a year; season (sports) | |
| 40 | 集合 | jí hé | v,n | to gather; to assemble; (math.) set | |
| 41 | 极度 | jí dù | d | extremely | |
| 42 | 继 | jì | g | to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards | |
| 43 | 机遇 | jī yù | n | opportunity; favorable circumstance; stroke of luck | |
| 44 | 吉他 | jí tā | n | guitar (loanword) | |
| 45 | 纪律 | jì lǜ | n | discipline | |
| 46 | 激发 | jī fā | v,vn | to arouse; to stimulate; (physics) to excite | |
| 47 | 积 | jī | v | to amass; to accumulate; to store; measured quantity (such as area of volume); product (the result of multiplication); to integrate (math.); to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.); old; long-standing | |
| 48 | 及其 | jí qí | cc | (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ... | |
| 49 | 记载 | jì zǎi | v,n,vn | to write down; to record; written account | |
| 50 | 极限 | jí xiàn | n | limit; extreme boundary |
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