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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 激光 | jī guāng | n | laser | |
| 52 | 急救 | jí jiù | vn,v | to give emergency treatment; first aid | |
| 53 | 机制 | jī zhì | n | mechanism | |
| 54 | 激活 | jī huó | v | to activate | |
| 55 | 祭 | jì | v,vn | to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); memorial ceremony; (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; (lit. and fig.) to wield | |
| 56 | 极为 | jí wéi | d | extremely; exceedingly | |
| 57 | 激素 | jī sù | n | hormone | |
| 58 | 机密 | jī mì | n,a | secret; classified (information) | |
| 59 | 集会 | jí huì | vn,v | to gather; assembly; meeting | |
| 60 | 急需 | jí xū | v,vn | to urgently need; urgent need | |
| 61 | 肌肤 | jī fū | n | skin; flesh; fig. close physical relationship | |
| 62 | 几率 | jī lǜ | n | probability; odds | |
| 63 | 即可 | jí kě | v | equivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth); can immediately (do sth); (do sth) and that will suffice | |
| 64 | 急性 | jí xìng | b,d | acute | |
| 65 | 积累 | jī lěi | v,vn,n | to accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively | |
| 66 | 纪念日 | jì niàn rì | n | day of commemoration; memorial day | |
| 67 | 饥饿 | jī è | n | hunger; starvation; famine | |
| 68 | 计较 | jì jiào | v | to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem | |
| 69 | 畸形 | jī xíng | n,v | deformity; abnormality | |
| 70 | 集装箱 | jí zhuāng xiāng | n | container (for shipping) | |
| 71 | 及格 | jí gé | v | to pass an exam or a test; to meet a minimum standard | |
| 72 | 机动 | jī dòng | b,a | locomotive; motorized; power-driven; adaptable; flexible (use, treatment, timing etc) | |
| 73 | 积蓄 | jī xù | n,v | to save; to put aside; savings | |
| 74 | 激起 | jī qǐ | v | to arouse; to evoke; to cause; to stir up | |
| 75 | 吉利 | jí lì | a,n | auspicious; lucky; propitious | |
| 76 | 极力 | jí lì | d | to make a supreme effort; at all costs | |
| 77 | 基督教 | jī dū jiào | nz | Christianity; Christian | |
| 78 | 急于 | jí yú | v | eager to; in a hurry to | |
| 79 | 棘手 | jí shǒu | a | thorny (problem); intractable | |
| 80 | 急诊 | jí zhěn | n | to give or receive urgent medical treatment; emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department, or from a doctor on a house call) | |
| 81 | 寂静 | jì jìng | a,an | quiet | |
| 82 | 寄托 | jì tuō | v,vn | to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which you invest (your hope, energy etc) | |
| 83 | 纪录片 | jì lù piàn | n | newsreel; documentary (film or TV program) | |
| 84 | 集结 | jí jié | v,vn | to assemble; to concentrate; to mass; to build up; to marshal | |
| 85 | 吉祥物 | jí xiáng wù | n | mascot | |
| 86 | 计时 | jì shí | v,vn | to measure time; to time; to reckon by time | |
| 87 | 急剧 | jí jù | d,b | rapid; sudden | |
| 88 | 急切 | jí qiè | a,ad | eager; impatient | |
| 89 | 挤压 | jǐ yā | v,vn | to squeeze; to press; to extrude | |
| 90 | 技艺 | jì yì | n | skill; art | |
| 91 | 忌 | jì | v | to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth | |
| 92 | 纪念碑 | jì niàn bēi | n | monument | |
| 93 | 记性 | jì xing | n | memory (ability to retain information) | |
| 94 | 机智 | jī zhì | a,an,ad | quick-witted; resourceful | |
| 95 | 纪念馆 | jì niàn guǎn | n | memorial hall; commemorative museum | |
| 96 | 基层 | jī céng | n | basic level; grassroots unit; basement layer | |
| 97 | 急躁 | jí zào | a | irritable; irascible; impetuous | |
| 98 | 记号 | jì hao | n | mark; symbol; notation; seal | |
| 99 | 吉祥 | jí xiáng | n | lucky; auspicious; propitious | |
| 100 | 祭祀 | jì sì | vn,v | to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors |
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