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Chinese words starting with “ying”

37 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable ying. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 12 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.

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  • 1st tone 8
  • 2nd tone 12
  • 3rd tone 5
  • 4th tone 12

Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.

Common words with this syllable

All 37 words

#WordPinyinPOSMeaningStudy list
1赢yíngvto beat; to win; to profit
2应yīngvto agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall
3硬yìnga,dhard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial
4婴儿yīng érninfant; baby; lead (Pb)
5应付yìng fuv,vnto deal with; to cope
6鹰yīngneagle; falcon; hawk
7影像yǐng xiàngnimage
8英镑yīng bàngq,npound sterling
9影响力yǐng xiǎng lìninfluence; impact
10硬盘yìng pánnhard disk
11影子yǐng zinshadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence
12营业yíng yèvn,vto do business; to trade
13应急yìng jívn,vto respond to an emergency; to meet a contingency; (attributive) emergency
14应对yìng duìv,vnto answer; to reply; to handle; to deal with; response
15迎来yíng láivto welcome (a visitor or newcomer); (fig.) to usher in
16英勇yīng yǒnga,ad,anheroic; gallant; valiant
17迎yíngvto welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face
18映yìngvto reflect (light); to shine; to project (an image onto a screen etc)
19硬币yìng bìncoin
20营造yíng zàovto build (housing); to construct; to make
21英俊yīng jùnahandsome
22盈利yíng lìv,n,vnprofit; gain; to make profits
23营救yíng jiùv,vnto rescue
24硬件yìng jiànnhardware
25赢家yíng jiāwinner
26影迷yǐng mínfilm enthusiast; movie fan
27影星yǐng xīngnfilm star
28应聘yìng pìnv,vnto accept a job offer; to apply for an advertised position
29迎合yíng hévto cater to; to pander to
30荧光yíng guāngnfluorescence; fluorescent
31英明yīng míngawise; brilliant
32应酬yìng chouv,vnto engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement
33迎面yíng miànddirectly; head-on (collision); in one's face (of wind)
34应有尽有yīng yǒu jìn yǒuveverything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand; to have all one needs
35应邀yìng yāovat sb's invitation; on invitation
36荧屏yíng píngnfluorescent screen; TV screen
37硬朗yìng lǎngarobust; healthy

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