Chinese words starting with “jiao”
63 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable jiao. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 19 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial j · final iao · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 35
- 2nd tone 1
- 3rd tone 13
- 4th tone 14
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 交易jiāo yìHSK 3
to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal
- 教育jiào yùHSK 2
to educate; to teach; education
- 交给jiāo gěiHSK 2
to give; to deliver; to hand over
- 教授jiào shòuHSK 4
professor; to instruct; to lecture on
- 交通jiāo tōngHSK 2
to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison
- 交流jiāo liúHSK 3
to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)
- 教练jiào liànHSK 3
instructor; sports coach; trainer
- 角度jiǎo dùHSK 2
angle; point of view
- 教师jiào shīHSK 2
teacher
- 交往jiāo wǎngHSK 3
to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact
- 教学jiào xuéHSK 2
teaching; instruction
- 教室jiào shìHSK 2
classroom
- 饺子jiǎo ziHSK 2
dumpling; pot-sticker
- 交警jiāo jǐngHSK 3
traffic police (abbr. for 察)
- 教材jiào cáiHSK 3
teaching material
- 交朋友jiāo péng youHSK 2
to make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb
- 叫作jiào zuòHSK 2
to call; to be called
- 交费jiāo fèiHSK 3
to pay a fee
- 教学楼jiào xué lóuHSK 1
teaching block; school building
All 63 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 胶水 | jiāo shuǐ | n | glue | |
| 52 | 焦躁 | jiāo zào | a,an | fretful; impatient | |
| 53 | 较劲 | jiào jìn | v | to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set oneself against sb; disobliging; to make a special effort | |
| 54 | 焦距 | jiāo jù | n | focal length; focal distance | |
| 55 | 交响乐 | jiāo xiǎng yuè | n | symphony | |
| 56 | 交纳 | jiāo nà | v | to pay (taxes or dues) | |
| 57 | 礁石 | jiāo shí | n | reef | |
| 58 | 教条 | jiào tiáo | n,v | doctrine; dogma; creed; dogmatic | |
| 59 | 叫板 | jiào bǎn | to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song); (coll.) to challenge | ||
| 60 | 郊游 | jiāo yóu | v | to go for an outing; to go on an excursion | |
| 61 | 娇气 | jiāo qì | a,n | delicate; squeamish; finicky | |
| 62 | 交头接耳 | jiāo tóu jiē ěr | v | to whisper to one another's ear | |
| 63 | 娇惯 | jiāo guàn | v | to pamper; to coddle; to spoil |
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