Chinese words starting with “jin”
55 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable jin. 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 j · final in · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 13
- 3rd tone 16
- 4th tone 26
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 今天jīn tiānHSK 1
today; at the present; now
- 进行jìn xíngHSK 2
to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute
- 进入jìn rùHSK 2
to enter; to join; to go into
- 今年jīn niánHSK 1
this year
- 尽管jǐn guǎnHSK 5
despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
- 紧张jǐn zhāngHSK 3
nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce
- 进去jìn qùHSK 1
to go in
- 进来jìn láiHSK 1
to come in
- 尽快jǐn kuàiHSK 4
as quickly as possible; as soon as possible
- 进一步jìn yī bùHSK 3
to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
- 紧急jǐn jíHSK 3
urgent; emergency
- 仅仅jǐn jǐnHSK 3
barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)
- 进展jìn zhǎnHSK 3
to make headway; to make progress
- 尽量jǐn liàngHSK 3
as much as possible; to the greatest extent
- 进步jìn bùHSK 3
progress; improvement; to improve; to progress
- 今后jīn hòuHSK 2
hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on
- 金牌jīn páiHSK 3
gold medal
- 近期jìn qīHSK 3
near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent
All 55 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 进 | jìn | v | to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound | |
| 2 | 近 | jìn | a,v | near; close to; approximately | |
| 3 | 金 | jīn | b,g,nr,tg | gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 | |
| 4 | 仅 | jǐn | d | barely; only; merely | |
| 5 | 尽 | jǐn | v,d | to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to | |
| 6 | 紧 | jǐn | a,d | tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten | |
| 7 | 进攻 | jìn gōng | v,vn | to attack; to assault; to go on the offensive; attack; assault; offense (sports) | |
| 8 | 禁止 | jìn zhǐ | v | to prohibit; to forbid; to ban | |
| 9 | 金属 | jīn shǔ | n | metal | |
| 10 | 今日 | jīn rì | t | today | |
| 11 | 金钱 | jīn qián | n | money; currency | |
| 12 | 金融 | jīn róng | n | banking; finance; financial | |
| 13 | 尽可能 | jǐn kě néng | d | as far as possible; to do one's utmost | |
| 14 | 谨慎 | jǐn shèn | a,ad | cautious; prudent | |
| 15 | 尽力 | jìn lì | d,v | to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort | |
| 16 | 紧紧 | jǐn jǐn | d | closely; tightly | |
| 17 | 尽情 | jìn qíng | d | as much as one likes | |
| 18 | 进口 | jìn kǒu | v,vn | to import; imported; entrance; inlet (for the intake of air, water etc) | |
| 19 | 进程 | jìn chéng | n | course of events; process | |
| 20 | 紧密 | jǐn mì | a,ad | inseparably close | |
| 21 | 近来 | jìn lái | d,t | recently; lately | |
| 22 | 金额 | jīn é | n | sum of money; monetary value | |
| 23 | 尽头 | jìn tóu | f | end; extremity; limit | |
| 24 | 进度 | jìn dù | n | rate of progress | |
| 25 | 进出 | jìn chū | v,vn | to enter or exit; to go through | |
| 26 | 进化 | jìn huà | v,vn | evolution | |
| 27 | 斤 | jīn | q | catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g | |
| 28 | 禁区 | jìn qū | n | restricted area; forbidden region | |
| 29 | 筋 | jīn | n | muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable) | |
| 30 | 金字塔 | jīn zì tǎ | n | pyramid (building or structure) | |
| 31 | 进场 | jìn chǎng | v,n | to enter the venue; to enter the arena; (aviation) to approach the airfield; (investing) to get into the market | |
| 32 | 金子 | jīn zi | n | gold | |
| 33 | 尽早 | jǐn zǎo | d | as early as possible | |
| 34 | 紧迫 | jǐn pò | a | pressing; urgent | |
| 35 | 紧接着 | jǐn jiē zhe | c | immediately afterwards; shortly after that | |
| 36 | 晋升 | jìn shēng | v,vn | to promote to a higher position | |
| 37 | 禁忌 | jìn jì | n | taboo; contraindication (medicine); to abstain from | |
| 38 | 进而 | jìn ér | c | and then (what follows next) | |
| 39 | 进出口 | jìn chū kǒu | vn | import and export | |
| 40 | 津贴 | jīn tiē | n | allowance | |
| 41 | 近日 | jìn rì | t | (in) the past few days; recently; (within) the next few days | |
| 42 | 浸泡 | jìn pào | v,vn | to steep; to soak; to immerse | |
| 43 | 近年来 | jìn nián lái | l | for the past few years | |
| 44 | 禁不住 | jīn bu zhù | v | can't help it; can't bear it | |
| 45 | 紧凑 | jǐn còu | a | compact; terse; tight (schedule) | |
| 46 | 进修 | jìn xiū | v,vn | to undertake advanced studies; to take a refresher course | |
| 47 | 仅次于 | jǐn cì yú | v | second only to ...; ranking behind only ... | |
| 48 | 近视 | jìn shì | a,an | shortsighted; nearsighted; myopia | |
| 49 | 近代 | jìn dài | t | the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades; (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919); capitalist times (pre-1949) | |
| 50 | 紧缩 | jǐn suō | v,vn | (economics) to reduce; to curtail; to cut back; to tighten; austerity; tightening; crunch |
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