Chinese words starting with “jian”
106 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable jian. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 14 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial j · final ian · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 37
- 3rd tone 28
- 4th tone 41
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 见到jiàn dàoHSK 2
to see
- 检查jiǎn cháHSK 2
inspection; to examine; to inspect
- 简单jiǎn dānHSK 3
simple; not complicated
- 坚持jiān chíHSK 3
to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
- 建议jiàn yìHSK 3
to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
- 健康jiàn kāngHSK 2
health; healthy
- 建立jiàn lìHSK 3
to establish; to set up; to found
- 建筑jiàn zhùHSK 5
to construct; building
- 简直jiǎn zhíHSK 3
simply; really
- 见面jiàn miànHSK 1
to meet; to see each other
- 坚强jiān qiángHSK 3
staunch; strong
- 建设jiàn shèHSK 3
to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
- 坚决jiān juéHSK 3
firm; resolute; determined
- 建成jiàn chéngHSK 3
to establish; to build
All 106 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 艰辛 | jiān xīn | a,an | hardships; arduous; difficult | |
| 52 | 减速 | jiǎn sù | v,vn | to reduce speed; to slow down; to take it easy | |
| 53 | 监护 | jiān hù | vn,v | to act as a guardian | |
| 54 | 简短 | jiǎn duǎn | a,ad | brief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity | |
| 55 | 鉴别 | jiàn bié | v,vn | to differentiate; to distinguish | |
| 56 | 监察 | jiān chá | vn,v | to supervise; to control | |
| 57 | 见解 | jiàn jiě | n | opinion; view; understanding | |
| 58 | 拣 | jiǎn | v | to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up | |
| 59 | 尖锐 | jiān ruì | a,ad | sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness) | |
| 60 | 简洁 | jiǎn jié | a | concise; succinct; pithy | |
| 61 | 艰巨 | jiān jù | a | arduous; terrible (task); very difficult; formidable | |
| 62 | 间隔 | jiàn gé | n,v | gap; interval; compartment; to divide; to separate; to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc) | |
| 63 | 建筑师 | jiàn zhù shī | n | architect | |
| 64 | 坚固 | jiān gù | a | firm; firmly; hard; stable | |
| 65 | 坚实 | jiān shí | a | firm and substantial; solid | |
| 66 | 健身房 | jiàn shēn fáng | n | gym; gymnasium | |
| 67 | 间断 | jiàn duàn | v | disconnected; interrupted; suspended; a gap; a break | |
| 68 | 兼顾 | jiān gù | v | to attend simultaneously to two or more things; to balance (career and family, family and education etc) | |
| 69 | 简化 | jiǎn huà | v | to simplify | |
| 70 | 简易 | jiǎn yì | a,nr | simple and easy; simplistic; simplicity | |
| 71 | 检察 | jiǎn chá | b,n | to inspect; (law) to prosecute; to investigate | |
| 72 | 坚硬 | jiān yìng | a | hard; solid | |
| 73 | 减压 | jiǎn yā | v | to reduce pressure; to relax | |
| 74 | 肩负 | jiān fù | v | to shoulder (a burden); to bear; to suffer (a disadvantage) | |
| 75 | 简介 | jiǎn jiè | n | summary; brief introduction | |
| 76 | 践踏 | jiàn tà | v,vn | to trample | |
| 77 | 简陋 | jiǎn lòu | a | simple and crude | |
| 78 | 间隙 | jiàn xì | n | interval; gap; clearance | |
| 79 | 坚持不懈 | jiān chí bù xiè | v | to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end | |
| 80 | 尖端 | jiān duān | b,n | sharp pointed end; the tip; the cusp; tip-top; most advanced and sophisticated; highest peak; the best | |
| 81 | 健壮 | jiàn zhuàng | a | robust; healthy; sturdy | |
| 82 | 歼灭 | jiān miè | v | to wipe out; to crush; to annihilate | |
| 83 | 坚韧 | jiān rèn | a,an,ad | tough and durable; tenacious | |
| 84 | 见效 | jiàn xiào | a,v,an | to have the desired effect | |
| 85 | 简要 | jiǎn yào | ad,a | concise; brief | |
| 86 | 兼容 | jiān róng | v | compatible | |
| 87 | 健美 | jiàn měi | n | healthy and beautiful; to do fitness exercises; abbr. for 健美运动 | |
| 88 | 检讨 | jiǎn tǎo | v,vn | to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review | |
| 89 | 减免 | jiǎn miǎn | v | to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc) | |
| 90 | 舰艇 | jiàn tǐng | n | warship; naval vessel | |
| 91 | 见义勇为 | jiàn yì yǒng wéi | v | to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause | |
| 92 | 兼任 | jiān rèn | v | to hold several jobs at once; concurrent post; working part-time | |
| 93 | 鉴赏 | jiàn shǎng | vn,v | to appreciate (as a connoisseur) | |
| 94 | 剪彩 | jiǎn cǎi | v,vn | to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony) | |
| 95 | 艰苦奋斗 | jiān kǔ fèn dòu | v | to struggle arduously | |
| 96 | 建树 | jiàn shù | n,v,vn | to make a contribution; to establish; to found; contribution | |
| 97 | 剪子 | jiǎn zi | n | clippers; scissors; shears | |
| 98 | 艰险 | jiān xiǎn | an,a | difficult and dangerous; hardships and perils | |
| 99 | 奸诈 | jiān zhà | a | treachery; devious; a rogue | |
| 100 | 见外 | jiàn wài | v | to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest |
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