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Chinese words starting with “jie”

93 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable jie. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 21 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.

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

  • 1st tone 28
  • 2nd tone 29
  • 3rd tone 17
  • 4th tone 19

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

Common words with this syllable

All 93 words

#WordPinyinPOSMeaningStudy list
51揭发jiē fāvto expose; to bring to light; to disclose; revelation
52接纳jiē nàvto admit (to membership)
53接替jiē tìv,vnto replace; to take over (a position or post)
54结算jié suànvn,vto settle a bill; to close an account
55解雇jiě gùv,vnto fire; to sack; to dismiss; to terminate employment
56截然不同jié rán bù tóngventirely different; different as black and white
57戒烟jiè yānv,vnto give up smoking
58戒备jiè bèiv,vnto take precautions; to guard against (emergency)
59结晶jié jīngnto crystallize; crystallization; crystal; crystalline; (fig.) the fruit (of labor etc)
60结识jié shívto get to know sb; to meet sb for the first time
61解说jiě shuōv,vnto explain (verbally); to give a running commentary
62接连jiē liándon end; in a row; in succession
63接见jiē jiànv,vnto receive sb; to grant an interview
64竭力jié lìdto do one's utmost
65截至jié zhìvup to (a time); by (a time)
66竭尽全力jié jìn quán lìvto spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
67借鉴jiè jiànv,vnto draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others)
68节能jié néngvn,vto save energy; energy-saving
69接力jiē lìvn,vrelay
70接班人jiē bān rénnsuccessor
71接送jiē sòngvto pick up and drop off; to ferry back and forth
72界定jiè dìngv,vndefinition; to delimit
73洁净jié jìnga,anclean; to cleanse
74解体jiě tǐv,vnto break up into components; to disintegrate; to collapse; to crumble
75介于jiè yúvbetween; intermediate; to lie between
76阶梯jiē tīnflight of steps; (fig.) stepping stone; way to reach the goal of
77结冰jié bīngvto freeze
78界线jiè xiànnlimits; bounds; dividing line
79解围jiě wéivto lift a siege; to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment
80结账jié zhàngv,vnto pay the bill; to settle accounts; also written 结帐
81解析jiě xīvto analyze; to resolve; (math.) analysis; analytic
82节假日jié jià rìtpublic holiday
83接二连三jiē èr lián sānlone after another (idiom); in quick succession
84节俭jié jiǎna,adfrugal; economical
85接班jiē bānvto take over (from those working the previous shift); to take over (in a leadership role etc); to succeed sb
86接轨jiē guǐvrailtrack connection; to integrate into sth; to dock; to connect; to be in step with; to bring into line with; to align
87解说员jiě shuō yuánncommentator
88借条jiè tiáonreceipt for a loan; IOU
89接济jiē jìvto give material assistance to
90节水jié shuǐvnto save water
91节气jié qinsolar term
92节衣缩食jié yī suō shívto save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
93接听jiē tīngto answer the phone

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