Chinese words starting with “jia”
53 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable jia. 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 j · final ia · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 31
- 3rd tone 8
- 4th tone 14
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 家庭jiā tíngHSK 2
family; household
- 家里jiā lǐHSK 1
home
- 加入jiā rùHSK 4
to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in
- 加油jiā yóuHSK 2
to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on
- 价值jià zhíHSK 3
value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc)
- 家人jiā rénHSK 1
family member; (old) servant
- 加上jiā shàngHSK 5
plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that
- 家伙jiā huoHSK 7
household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon
- 价格jià géHSK 3
price
- 家长jiā zhǎngHSK 2
head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child
- 加强jiā qiángHSK 3
to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
- 加快jiā kuàiHSK 3
to accelerate; to speed up
- 家具jiā jùHSK 3
furniture
- 家乡jiā xiāngHSK 3
hometown; native place
- 假期jià qīHSK 2
vacation
- 家属jiā shǔHSK 3
family member; (family) dependent
- 价钱jià qianHSK 3
price
- 加工jiā gōngHSK 3
to process; processing; working (of machinery)
All 53 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 家 | jiā | n,q | home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian | |
| 2 | 加 | jiā | v,b | to add; plus; (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) | |
| 3 | 假 | jiǎ | a,ad,n,g | fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose | |
| 4 | 架 | jià | qv,v,g | to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc | |
| 5 | 价 | jià | n | price; value; (chemistry) valence | |
| 6 | 嫁 | jià | v,vn | (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) | |
| 7 | 家族 | jiā zú | n | family; clan | |
| 8 | 驾驶 | jià shǐ | v,vn | to pilot (ship, airplane etc); to drive | |
| 9 | 甲 | jiǎ | n,Mg,m | first of the ten Heavenly Stems 干; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit in the baojia 甲 system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75° | |
| 10 | 加速 | jiā sù | v,vn | to speed up; to expedite | |
| 11 | 假如 | jiǎ rú | c,v | if | |
| 12 | 夹 | jiā | v | to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jiá] | |
| 13 | 驾 | jià | v,q,g | to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞) | |
| 14 | 假装 | jiǎ zhuāng | v | to feign; to pretend | |
| 15 | 假设 | jiǎ shè | v,n | to suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...; if; hypothesis; conjecture | |
| 16 | 嘉宾 | jiā bīn | n | esteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show) | |
| 17 | 加班 | jiā bān | v,vn | to work overtime | |
| 18 | 驾车 | jià chē | v | to drive a vehicle | |
| 19 | 家园 | jiā yuán | n | home; homeland | |
| 20 | 加以 | jiā yǐ | v | in addition; moreover; (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) | |
| 21 | 加油站 | jiā yóu zhàn | n | gas station | |
| 22 | 加热 | jiā rè | v,vn | to heat | |
| 23 | 假日 | jià rì | n | holiday; non-working day | |
| 24 | 加重 | jiā zhòng | v,vn | to make heavier; to emphasize; (of an illness etc) to become more serious; to aggravate (a bad situation); to increase (a burden, punishment etc) | |
| 25 | 价值观 | jià zhí guān | n | system of values | |
| 26 | 家务 | jiā wù | n | household duties; housework | |
| 27 | 架子 | jià zi | n | shelf; frame; stand; framework; airs; arrogance | |
| 28 | 驾照 | jià zhào | n | driver's license | |
| 29 | 家教 | jiā jiào | n,v | family education; upbringing; to bring sb up; private tutor | |
| 30 | 驾驭 | jià yù | v,vn | to urge on (of horse); to drive; to steer; to handle; to manage; to master; to dominate | |
| 31 | 假冒 | jiǎ mào | v,vn | to impersonate; to pose as (someone else); to counterfeit; to palm off (a fake as a genuine) | |
| 32 | 假定 | jiǎ dìng | v,n | to assume; to suppose; supposed; so-called; assumption; hypothesis | |
| 33 | 嘉年华 | jiā nián huá | n | carnival (loanword) | |
| 34 | 加深 | jiā shēn | v,vn | to deepen | |
| 35 | 加紧 | jiā jǐn | v | to intensify; to speed up; to step up | |
| 36 | 加盟 | jiā méng | v,vn | to become a member of an alliance or union; to align; to join; participate | |
| 37 | 加剧 | jiā jù | v,vn | to intensify | |
| 38 | 家政 | jiā zhèng | n | housekeeping | |
| 39 | 价位 | jià wèi | n | price level | |
| 40 | 家禽 | jiā qín | n | poultry; domestic fowl | |
| 41 | 家用 | jiā yòng | b,n | home-use; domestic; family expenses; housekeeping money | |
| 42 | 架势 | jià shi | n | attitude; position (on an issue etc) | |
| 43 | 夹子 | jiā zi | n | clip; clamp; tongs; folder; wallet | |
| 44 | 夹杂 | jiā zá | v | to mix together (disparate substances); to mingle; a mix; to be tangled up with | |
| 45 | 家喻户晓 | jiā yù hù xiǎo | v | understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name | |
| 46 | 家常 | jiā cháng | n | the daily life of a family | |
| 47 | 佳肴 | jiā yáo | n | fine food; delicacies; delicious food | |
| 48 | 嫁妆 | jià zhuang | n | dowry | |
| 49 | 佳节 | jiā jié | n | festive day; holiday | |
| 50 | 家境 | jiā jìng | n | family financial situation; family circumstances |
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