Chinese words starting with “pa”
3 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable pa. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 1 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial p · final a · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 1
- 2nd tone 1
- 4th tone 1
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 爬山pá shānHSK 2
to climb a mountain; to mountaineer; hiking; mountaineering
All 3 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 怕 | pà | v | to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps | |
| 2 | 爬 | pá | v | to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up | |
| 3 | 趴 | pā | v | to lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc); (Tw) percent |
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