Chinese words starting with “xi”
61 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable xi. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 16 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial x · final i · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 27
- 2nd tone 4
- 3rd tone 16
- 4th tone 14
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 喜欢xǐ huanHSK 1
to like; to be fond of
- 希望xī wàngHSK 3
to hope; a hope; a wish
- 系统xì tǒngHSK 4
system
- 习惯xí guànHSK 2
habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to
- 吸引xī yǐnHSK 4
to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
- 袭击xí jīHSK 7
attack (esp. surprise attack); raid; to attack
- 西部xī bùHSK 3
western part
- 洗澡xǐ zǎoHSK 2
to bathe; to take a shower
- 西方xī fāngHSK 2
the West; the Occident; Western countries
- 西南xī nánHSK 2
southwest
- 西北xī běiHSK 2
northwest
- 洗手间xǐ shǒu jiānHSK 1
toilet; lavatory; washroom
- 洗衣机xǐ yī jīHSK 2
washing machine; washer
- 西边xī biānHSK 1
west; west side; western part; to the west of
- 西医xī yīHSK 2
Western medicine; a doctor trained in Western medicine
- 西餐xī cānHSK 2
Western-style food
All 61 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 西 | xī | f,b | west | |
| 2 | 洗 | xǐ | v | to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording) | |
| 3 | 系 | xì | v,n | to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary) | |
| 4 | 戏 | xì | n,g | trick; drama; play; show | |
| 5 | 系列 | xì liè | q,n | series; set | |
| 6 | 吸 | xī | v | to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale | |
| 7 | 细节 | xì jié | n | details; particulars | |
| 8 | 细胞 | xì bāo | n | cell (biology) | |
| 9 | 牺牲 | xī shēng | v,vn | to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice | |
| 10 | 细 | xì | a,ad | thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal | |
| 11 | 喜爱 | xǐ ài | v,vn | to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite | |
| 12 | 吸收 | xī shōu | v,vn | to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit | |
| 13 | 戏剧 | xì jù | n | a drama; a play; theater; script of a play | |
| 14 | 细菌 | xì jūn | n | bacterium; germ | |
| 15 | 喜剧 | xǐ jù | n | comedy | |
| 16 | 膝盖 | xī gài | n | knee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration) | |
| 17 | 吸烟 | xī yān | v,vn | to smoke | |
| 18 | 席 | xí | qt,g | woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc | |
| 19 | 西装 | xī zhuāng | n | suit; Western-style clothes | |
| 20 | 吸毒 | xī dú | v,vn | to take drugs | |
| 21 | 溪 | xī | g,n | creek; rivulet | |
| 22 | 喜悦 | xǐ yuè | an,a | happy; joyous | |
| 23 | 吸取 | xī qǔ | v | to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate | |
| 24 | 稀 | xī | a,g | rare; uncommon; watery; sparse | |
| 25 | 西瓜 | xī guā | n | watermelon | |
| 26 | 锡 | xī | n,b | tin (chemistry); to bestow; to confer; to grant; Taiwan pr. [xí] | |
| 27 | 席位 | xí wèi | n | a seat (in a theater, stadium etc); parliamentary or congressional seat | |
| 28 | 细心 | xì xīn | a,ad,an | careful; attentive | |
| 29 | 西红柿 | xī hóng shì | n | tomato | |
| 30 | 习俗 | xí sú | n | custom; tradition; local tradition; convention | |
| 31 | 细致 | xì zhì | a | delicate; fine; careful; meticulous; painstaking | |
| 32 | 喜好 | xǐ hào | vn,v,an | to like; fond of; to prefer; to love; one's tastes; preference | |
| 33 | 洗礼 | xǐ lǐ | n,vn,v | baptism (lit. or fig.) | |
| 34 | 细腻 | xì nì | a,an | exquisite; meticulous | |
| 35 | 媳妇 | xí fù | n | daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman | |
| 36 | 熄灭 | xī miè | v,vn | to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished | |
| 37 | 细微 | xì wēi | a | tiny; minute; fine; subtle; sensitive (instruments) | |
| 38 | 夕阳 | xī yáng | n | sunset; the setting sun | |
| 39 | 昔日 | xī rì | t | former days; in the past | |
| 40 | 稀罕 | xī han | a,v | rare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xī hǎn] | |
| 41 | 西班牙语 | xī bān yá yǔ | nz | Spanish language | |
| 42 | 喜庆 | xǐ qìng | v,vn | jubilation; festive | |
| 43 | 熄火 | xī huǒ | v | (of fire, lamp etc) to go out; to put out (fire); (fig.) to die down; (of a vehicle) to stall | |
| 44 | 吸管 | xī guǎn | n | (drinking) straw; pipette; eyedropper; snorkel | |
| 45 | 稀奇 | xī qí | a | rare; strange | |
| 46 | 息息相关 | xī xī xiāng guān | v | closely bound up (idiom); intimately related | |
| 47 | 吸纳 | xī nà | v | to take in; to absorb; to admit; to accept | |
| 48 | 稀少 | xī shǎo | a | sparse; rare | |
| 49 | 喜事 | xǐ shì | n | happy occasion; wedding | |
| 50 | 喜怒哀乐 | xǐ nù āi lè | l | four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 欢喜, anger 愤怒, sorrow 哀 and joy 快乐 |
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