Chinese words starting with “jing”

88 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable jing. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 14 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.

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

1st tone 48
3rd tone 13
4th tone 27

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

Common words with this syllable

精神jīng shénHSK 3
spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist
经过jīng guòHSK 2
to pass; to go through; process; course
经常jīng chángHSK 2
frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
经历jīng lìHSK 3
experience; to experience; to go through
警察jǐng cháHSK 3
police; police officer
经验jīng yànHSK 3
experience; to experience
精彩jīng cǎiHSK 3
wonderful; marvelous; brilliant
经济jīng jìHSK 3
economy; economic
竟然jìng ránHSK 4
unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to
竞争jìng zhēngHSK 5
to compete; competition
经理jīng lǐHSK 2
manager; director
经营jīng yíngHSK 3
to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
景色jǐng sèHSK 3
scenery; scene; landscape; view
京剧jīng jùHSK 3
Beijing opera

All 88 words

#	Word	Pinyin	POS	Meaning
51	精髓	jīng suǐ	n	marrow; pith; quintessence; essence
52	敬业	jìng yè	v,vn	dedicated to one's work
53	静止	jìng zhǐ	v,vn	still; immobile; static; stationary
54	精品	jīng pǐn	n	quality goods; premium product; fine work (of art)
55	景点	jǐng diǎn	n	tourist attraction; scenic spot
56	敬礼	jìng lǐ	v,vn	to salute; salute
57	精细	jīng xì	a	fine; meticulous; careful
58	敬爱	jìng ài	v	to respect and love; to hold in high esteem
59	惊动	jīng dòng	v	to alarm; to startle; to disturb
60	竟敢	jìng gǎn	v	to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to
61	经商	jīng shāng	v,vn	to trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business
62	精简	jīng jiǎn	v,vn	to simplify; to reduce
63	敬重	jìng zhòng	v,vn	to respect deeply; to revere; to esteem
64	警钟	jǐng zhōng	n	alarm bell
65	颈椎	jǐng zhuī	n	cervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals
66	茎	jīng	n	stalk; stem
67	惊慌失措	jīng huāng shī cuò	v	to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
68	境遇	jìng yù	n	circumstance
69	荆棘	jīng jí	n	thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth
70	惊心动魄	jīng xīn dòng pò	v	(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking
71	敬酒	jìng jiǔ	v	to toast; to propose a toast
72	惊天动地	jīng tiān dòng dì	v	world-shaking (idiom)
73	精妙	jīng miào	a,an	exquisite; fine and delicate (usu. of works of art)
74	境外	jìng wài	s	outside (a country's) borders
75	兢兢业业	jīng jīng yè yè	v	(idiom) conscientious; assiduous
76	景区	jǐng qū	n	scenic area
77	精疲力竭	jīng pí lì jié	v	spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out
78	晶莹	jīng yíng	a,an	sparkling and translucent
79	惊诧	jīng chà	a,an	to be surprised; to be amazed; to be stunned
80	精打细算	jīng dǎ xì suàn	v	meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
81	竞相	jìng xiāng	d	competitive; eagerly; to vie
82	精益求精	jīng yì qiú jīng	v	to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving
83	敬而远之	jìng ér yuǎn zhī	v	to show respect from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
84	经度	jīng dù	n	longitude
85	精练	jīng liàn	a	(textiles) to scour; to degum (silk); variant of 精炼
86	经贸	jīng mào	b	trade
87	经纬	jīng wěi	n	warp and woof; longitude and latitude; main points
88	经久不息	jīng jiǔ bù xī	v	prolonged (applause, cheering etc)

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