Chinese words starting with “gai”
23 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable gai. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 4 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial g · final ai · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 1
- 3rd tone 14
- 4th tone 8
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 改变gǎi biànHSK 2
to change; to alter; to transform
- 改造gǎi zàoHSK 3
to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold
- 概念gài niànHSK 3
concept; idea
- 改进gǎi jìnHSK 3
to improve; to make better; improvement
All 23 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 该 | gāi | v,r | should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned | |
| 2 | 改 | gǎi | v | to change; to alter; to transform; to correct | |
| 3 | 盖 | gài | v,g | lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build | |
| 4 | 改革开放 | gǎi gé kāi fàng | to reform and open to the outside world; refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980 | ||
| 5 | 改善 | gǎi shàn | v,vn | to make better; to improve | |
| 6 | 改革 | gǎi gé | vn,v | reform; to reform | |
| 7 | 改编 | gǎi biān | v,vn | to adapt; to rearrange; to revise | |
| 8 | 钙 | gài | n | calcium (chemistry) | |
| 9 | 概率 | gài lǜ | n | probability (math.) | |
| 10 | 改装 | gǎi zhuāng | v,vn | to change one's costume; to repackage; to remodel; to refit; to modify; to convert | |
| 11 | 改正 | gǎi zhèng | v,vn | to correct; to amend; to put right; correction | |
| 12 | 概括 | gài kuò | v,vn | to summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline | |
| 13 | 改名 | gǎi míng | v | to change one's name | |
| 14 | 改良 | gǎi liáng | v,vn | to improve (sth); to reform (a system) | |
| 15 | 改动 | gǎi dòng | v,vn | to alter; to modify; to revise | |
| 16 | 盖子 | gài zi | n | cover; lid; shell | |
| 17 | 盖章 | gài zhāng | v,vn | to affix a seal; to stamp (a document); to sign off on sth | |
| 18 | 改版 | gǎi bǎn | v | to revise the current edition; revised edition | |
| 19 | 概况 | gài kuàng | n | general situation; summary | |
| 20 | 改为 | gǎi wéi | v | to change into | |
| 21 | 改邪归正 | gǎi xié guī zhèng | v | to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf | |
| 22 | 改日 | gǎi rì | d | another day; some other day | |
| 23 | 概论 | gài lùn | n | outline; introduction; survey; general discussion |
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