Chinese words starting with “chu”
80 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable chu. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 18 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial ch · final u · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 55
- 2nd tone 8
- 3rd tone 9
- 4th tone 8
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 出来chū láiHSK 1
to come out; to appear; to arise
- 出现chū xiànHSK 2
to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
- 处理chǔ lǐHSK 3
to handle; to deal with; to punish; to treat sth by a special process; to process; to sell at reduced prices
- 除了chú leHSK 3
besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for)
- 出去chū qùHSK 1
to go out
- 出口chū kǒuHSK 2
an exit; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port
- 出发chū fāHSK 2
to set off; to start (on a journey)
- 处于chǔ yúHSK 4
to be in (some state, position, or condition)
- 出生chū shēngHSK 2
to be born
- 出租车chū zū chēHSK 2
taxi; (Tw) rental car
- 出门chū ménHSK 2
to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married
- 初步chū bùHSK 3
initial; preliminary; tentative
- 出租chū zūHSK 2
to rent
- 出国chū guóHSK 2
to go abroad; to leave the country
- 初中chū zhōngHSK 3
junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)
- 出院chū yuànHSK 2
to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital
- 初级chū jíHSK 3
junior; primary
- 初一chū yīHSK 3
first day of lunar month; New Year's Day; first year in junior middle school
All 80 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 出 | chū | v,q | to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc | |
| 2 | 处 | chù | n,q,v | place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point | |
| 3 | 初 | chū | f,d,g | at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic | |
| 4 | 出色 | chū sè | a,ad | remarkable; outstanding | |
| 5 | 除 | chú | p,v | to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including | |
| 6 | 出席 | chū xí | v | to attend; to participate; present | |
| 7 | 出版 | chū bǎn | v,vn | to publish | |
| 8 | 厨房 | chú fáng | n | kitchen | |
| 9 | 除非 | chú fēi | c | only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless | |
| 10 | 出于 | chū yú | v | due to; to stem from | |
| 11 | 出售 | chū shòu | v,vn | to sell; to offer for sale; to put on the market | |
| 12 | 出场 | chū chǎng | v,vn | (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform; (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete; (fig.) to enter the scene (e.g. a new product); (of an examinee etc) to leave the venue | |
| 13 | 处在 | chǔ zài | v | to be situated at; to find oneself at | |
| 14 | 出事 | chū shì | v,vn | to have an accident; to meet with a mishap | |
| 15 | 出血 | chū xuè | v,vn | to bleed; bleeding; (fig.) to spend money in large amounts | |
| 16 | 出手 | chū shǒu | v | to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task | |
| 17 | 处罚 | chǔ fá | vn,v | to penalize; to punish | |
| 18 | 处置 | chǔ zhì | v,vn | to handle; to take care of; to punish | |
| 19 | 出局 | chū jú | v | (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball); to be dismissed (in cricket); (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition; (fig.) to be weeded out; to get the chop (in a competitive environment) | |
| 20 | 出卖 | chū mài | v,vn | to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray | |
| 21 | 出名 | chū míng | a,v | well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark; to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc) | |
| 22 | 处境 | chǔ jìng | n | situation (of a person) | |
| 23 | 储备 | chǔ bèi | vn,n,v | reserves; to store up | |
| 24 | 出路 | chū lù | n | a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products) | |
| 25 | 出自 | chū zì | v | to come from | |
| 26 | 除此之外 | chú cǐ zhī wài | l,c | apart from this; in addition to this | |
| 27 | 出动 | chū dòng | v | to start out on a trip; to dispatch troops | |
| 28 | 出差 | chū chāi | v,vn | to go on an official or business trip | |
| 29 | 出身 | chū shēn | v,vn | to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin | |
| 30 | 处方 | chǔ fāng | n,v | medical prescription; to write out a prescription; (fig.) recommendation; advice | |
| 31 | 厨师 | chú shī | n | cook; chef | |
| 32 | 出版社 | chū bǎn shè | n | publishing house | |
| 33 | 出示 | chū shì | v | to show; to take out and show to others; to display | |
| 34 | 处处 | chù chù | d,q | everywhere; in all respects | |
| 35 | 出入 | chū rù | v,n,vn | to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent | |
| 36 | 储存 | chǔ cún | v,vn | stockpile; to store; to stockpile; storage | |
| 37 | 储蓄 | chǔ xù | vn,n,v | to deposit money; to save; savings | |
| 38 | 触摸 | chù mō | v,vn | to touch | |
| 39 | 出行 | chū xíng | v,vn | to go out somewhere (relatively short trip); to set off on a journey (longer trip) | |
| 40 | 初期 | chū qī | f | initial stage; beginning period | |
| 41 | 除去 | chú qù | v | to eliminate; to remove; except for; apart from | |
| 42 | 出演 | chū yǎn | v,vn | to appear (in a show etc); an appearance (on stage etc) | |
| 43 | 出面 | chū miàn | v | to appear personally; to step in; to step forth; to show up | |
| 44 | 出众 | chū zhòng | a,an | to stand out; outstanding | |
| 45 | 触动 | chù dòng | v,vn | to touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions); to move (sb's emotions or worry) | |
| 46 | 初次 | chū cì | d | for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc) | |
| 47 | 出境 | chū jìng | v,vn | to leave a country or region; outbound (tourism) | |
| 48 | 出头 | chū tóu | v,m,n | to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than | |
| 49 | 除外 | chú wài | v | to exclude; not including sth (when counting or listing); except for | |
| 50 | 出走 | chū zǒu | v,vn | to leave home; to go off; to run away |
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