Chinese words starting with “ce”
12 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable ce. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 1 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
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- 4th tone 12
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 测试cè shìHSK 4
to test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area); a test; (computing) beta (version of software)
All 12 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 侧 | cè | v,g,f,q | the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side | |
| 2 | 测 | cè | v | to survey; to measure; to conjecture | |
| 3 | 策略 | cè lüè | n | strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit | |
| 4 | 厕所 | cè suǒ | n | toilet; lavatory | |
| 5 | 策划 | cè huà | v,vn | to plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer; planning; producer; planner | |
| 6 | 测量 | cè liáng | vn,v | survey; to measure; to gauge; to determine | |
| 7 | 册 | cè | q,g | book; booklet; classifier for books | |
| 8 | 侧面 | cè miàn | f | lateral side; side; aspect; profile | |
| 9 | 测验 | cè yàn | vn,v | test; to test | |
| 10 | 测定 | cè dìng | v,vn | to determine (by measuring or surveying) | |
| 11 | 测算 | cè suàn | v | to take measurements and calculate | |
| 12 | 侧重 | cè zhòng | v | to place particular emphasis on |
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