Chinese words starting with “yun”
24 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable yun. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 3 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial — · final ün · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 2
- 2nd tone 1
- 3rd tone 1
- 4th tone 20
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 运动yùn dòngHSK 2
to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign
- 允许yǔn xǔHSK 6
to permit; to allow
- 运输yùn shūHSK 3
to transport; to carry; transportation
All 24 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 运 | yùn | v | to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate | |
| 2 | 晕 | yūn | v | confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out | |
| 3 | 运动员 | yùn dòng yuán | n | athlete | |
| 4 | 运气 | yùn qi | n | luck (good or bad) | |
| 5 | 云 | yún | n,g,b | (classical) to say | |
| 6 | 运用 | yùn yòng | v,vn | to use; to put to use | |
| 7 | 运作 | yùn zuò | v,vn | to operate; operations; workings; activities (usu. of an organization); thread (computing) | |
| 8 | 运行 | yùn xíng | v,vn | to move along one's course (of celestial bodies etc); (fig.) to function; to be in operation; (of a train service etc) to operate; to run; (of a computer) to run | |
| 9 | 运转 | yùn zhuǎn | v,vn | to work; to operate; to revolve; to turn around | |
| 10 | 孕妇 | yùn fù | n | pregnant woman | |
| 11 | 运营 | yùn yíng | vn,v | to be in operation; to do business; (of train, bus etc) to be in service; operation; service | |
| 12 | 运送 | yùn sòng | v,vn | to transport; to carry | |
| 13 | 晕倒 | yūn dǎo | v | to faint; to swoon; to black out; to become unconscious | |
| 14 | 酝酿 | yùn niàng | v | (of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing; to mull over (an issue); to hold exploratory discussions | |
| 15 | 运动会 | yùn dòng huì | n | sports competition | |
| 16 | 运河 | yùn hé | n | canal | |
| 17 | 孕育 | yùn yù | v,vn | to be pregnant; to produce offspring; to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc); fig. replete with (culture etc) | |
| 18 | 运算 | yùn suàn | vn,v | to perform calculations; (mathematical) operation | |
| 19 | 陨石 | yǔn shí | n | meteorite; aerolite | |
| 20 | 韵味 | yùn wèi | n | implicit charm in rhyme or sound; hinted appeal; interest | |
| 21 | 熨 | yùn | v | an iron; to iron | |
| 22 | 蕴藏 | yùn cáng | v | to hold in store; to contain (untapped reserves etc) | |
| 23 | 晕车 | yùn chē | v | to be carsick | |
| 24 | 蕴涵 | yùn hán | v | to contain; to accumulate; to embrace; implicit condition; implication; entailment |
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