Chinese words starting with “qian”
63 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable qian. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 10 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial q · final ian · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 27
- 2nd tone 30
- 3rd tone 2
- 4th tone 4
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 千万qiān wànHSK 3
ten million; countless; many; one must by all means
- 前面qián miànHSK 3
ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian]
- 前往qián wǎngHSK 3
to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- 前进qián jìnHSK 3
to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward
- 钱包qián bāoHSK 1
purse; wallet
- 前后qián hòuHSK 3
around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear
- 前天qián tiānHSK 1
the day before yesterday
- 前年qián niánHSK 2
the year before last
- 千克qiān kèHSK 2
kilogram
- 前边qián bianHSK 1
front; the front side; in front of
All 63 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 迁就 | qiān jiù | v | to yield; to adapt to; to accommodate to (sth) | |
| 52 | 谦逊 | qiān xùn | a,an | humble; modest; unpretentious; modesty | |
| 53 | 牵头 | qiān tóu | v | to lead (an animal by the head); to take the lead; to coordinate (a combined operation); to mediate; a go-between (e.g. marriage broker) | |
| 54 | 钳子 | qián zi | n | pliers; pincers; tongs; forceps; vise; clamp; claw (of a crab etc); (dialect) earring | |
| 55 | 潜移默化 | qián yí mò huà | v | imperceptible influence; to influence secretly | |
| 56 | 千家万户 | qiān jiā wàn hù | l | every family (idiom) | |
| 57 | 前无古人 | qián wú gǔ rén | l | (idiom) unprecedented; unheard of | |
| 58 | 千钧一发 | qiān jūn yī fà | l | a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom); imminent peril; a matter of life or death | |
| 59 | 千变万化 | qiān biàn wàn huà | v | countless changes; constant permutation | |
| 60 | 欠条 | qiàn tiáo | n | IOU; certificate of indebtedness | |
| 61 | 千军万马 | qiān jūn wàn mǎ | l | magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower; all the King's horses and all the King's men | |
| 62 | 前赴后继 | qián fù hòu jì | v | to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom) | |
| 63 | 前仰后合 | qián yǎng hòu hé | to sway to and fro; to rock back and forth |
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