Chinese words starting with “qie”
10 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable qie. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
Initial q · final ie · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 3
- 2nd tone 1
- 3rd tone 1
- 4th tone 5
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 10 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 切 | qiè | v,d,g | definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; (bound form) close to; (bound form) eager; to correspond to; (used to indicate that the fanqie 切 system should be applied to the previous two characters) | |
| 2 | 且 | qiě | c,d | and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) | |
| 3 | 切除 | qiē chú | v,vn | to excise; to cut out (a tumor) | |
| 4 | 切断 | qiē duàn | v | to cut off; to sever | |
| 5 | 切实 | qiè shí | a,ad | feasible; realistic; practical; earnestly; conscientiously | |
| 6 | 茄子 | qié zi | n | eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine; brinjal; Guinea squash; phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed); equivalent of "say cheese" | |
| 7 | 切割 | qiē gē | v,vn | to cut | |
| 8 | 窃取 | qiè qǔ | v | to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc) | |
| 9 | 切身 | qiè shēn | b,d | direct; concerning oneself; personal | |
| 10 | 锲而不舍 | qiè ér bù shě | v | to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth; to persevere; unflagging efforts |
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