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Chinese words starting with “ji”

132 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable ji. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 34 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.

Initial j · final i · hear the four tones and see example characters →

  • 1st tone 37
  • 2nd tone 48
  • 3rd tone 5
  • 4th tone 42

Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.

Common words with this syllable

All 132 words

#WordPinyinPOSMeaningStudy list
1几jǐm,dhow much; how many; several; a few
2及jícc,vand; to reach; up to; in time for
3记jìv,g,qto record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots
4集jíq,gto gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
5鸡jīnfowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
6极jíd,gextremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
7级jíq,nlevel; grade; rank; step (of stairs); classifier: step, level
8即jív,d,cnamely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near
9季jìq,g,nrseason; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields
10急jív,ad,aurgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious
11既jìc,dalready; since; both... (and...)
12集团jí tuánngroup; bloc; corporation; conglomerate
13疾病jí bìngndisease; sickness; ailment
14给予jǐ yǔv(literary) to give; to accord; to render
15剂jìq,gdose (medicine)
16激情jī qíngnpassion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotion
17寄jìvto send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc)
18计jìv,gto calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge
19基因jī yīnngene (loanword)
20挤jǐvto crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule)
21激烈jī lièa,ad(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce; (of pain) acute; (of an expression of opinion) impassioned; vehement; (of a course of action) drastic; extreme
22即便jí biànceven if; even though; right away; immediately
23肌肉jī ròunmuscle; flesh
24寂寞jì mòa,anlonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent
25基于jī yúp,vbecause of; on the basis of; in view of; on account of
26机械jī xièn,amachine; machinery; mechanical; (old) cunning; scheming
27技巧jì qiǎonskill; technique
28机关jī guānnmechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body; stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick
29嫉妒jí dùvto be jealous of; to envy
30迹象jì xiàngnsign; indication; mark; indicator
31技能jì néngntechnical ability; skill
32继承jì chéngv,vnto inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)
33极其jí qídextremely
34季节jì jiéntime; season; period
35级别jí bién(military) rank; level; grade
36激励jī lìv,vnto encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive
37机器人jī qì rénnrobot; android
38极端jí duānn,d,aextreme
39季度jì dùnquarter of a year; season (sports)
40集合jí hév,nto gather; to assemble; (math.) set
41极度jí dùdextremely
42继jìgto continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards
43机遇jī yùnopportunity; favorable circumstance; stroke of luck
44吉他jí tānguitar (loanword)
45纪律jì lǜndiscipline
46激发jī fāv,vnto arouse; to stimulate; (physics) to excite
47积jīvto amass; to accumulate; to store; measured quantity (such as area of volume); product (the result of multiplication); to integrate (math.); to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.); old; long-standing
48及其jí qícc(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
49记载jì zǎiv,n,vnto write down; to record; written account
50极限jí xiànnlimit; extreme boundary

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