Chinese words starting with “chou”
28 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable chou. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
Initial ch · final ou · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 7
- 2nd tone 15
- 3rd tone 5
- 4th tone 1
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 28 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 抽 | chōu | v | to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash | |
| 2 | 臭 | chòu | a,g | stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) | |
| 3 | 丑 | chǒu | a,g | clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30° | |
| 4 | 筹 | chóu | v | chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds); resource; way; means | |
| 5 | 抽烟 | chōu yān | v | to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) | |
| 6 | 愁 | chóu | v,g | to worry about | |
| 7 | 筹码 | chóu mǎ | n | bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token | |
| 8 | 仇恨 | chóu hèn | n,vn,v | to hate; hatred; enmity; hostility | |
| 9 | 仇 | chóu | n,g | hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) | |
| 10 | 丑闻 | chǒu wén | n | scandal | |
| 11 | 筹备 | chóu bèi | v,vn | preparations; to get ready for sth | |
| 12 | 筹集 | chóu jí | v,vn | to collect money; to raise funds | |
| 13 | 抽屉 | chōu ti | n | drawer | |
| 14 | 丑陋 | chǒu lòu | a,an | ugly | |
| 15 | 抽签 | chōu qiān | v,vn | to perform divination with sticks; to draw lots; a ballot (in share dealing) | |
| 16 | 抽奖 | chōu jiǎng | v,vn | to draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle | |
| 17 | 抽象 | chōu xiàng | a,an | abstract; abstraction | |
| 18 | 筹划 | chóu huà | v,vn | to plan and prepare | |
| 19 | 抽空 | chōu kòng | v | to find the time to do sth | |
| 20 | 瞅 | chǒu | v | (dialect) to look at | |
| 21 | 丑恶 | chǒu è | a,an | ugly; repulsive | |
| 22 | 仇人 | chóu rén | n | foe; one's personal enemy | |
| 23 | 稠 | chóu | a | dense; crowded; thick; many | |
| 24 | 筹办 | chóu bàn | v | to arrange; to make preparations | |
| 25 | 筹措 | chóu cuò | v | to raise (money) | |
| 26 | 踌躇 | chóu chú | v | to hesitate | |
| 27 | 愁眉苦脸 | chóu méi kǔ liǎn | to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable | ||
| 28 | 稠密 | chóu mì | a | dense |
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