Chinese words starting with “ju”
54 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable ju. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 13 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial j · final ü · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 7
- 2nd tone 9
- 3rd tone 14
- 4th tone 24
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 居然jū ránHSK 5
unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to
- 举行jǔ xíngHSK 2
to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
- 拒绝jù juéHSK 5
to refuse; to decline; to reject
- 巨大jù dàHSK 4
huge; immense; very large; tremendous; gigantic; enormous
- 俱乐部jù lè bùHSK 5
club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)
- 具体jù tǐHSK 3
concrete; definite; specific
- 距离jù líHSK 4
distance; to be apart from
- 具有jù yǒuHSK 3
to have; to possess
- 举办jǔ bànHSK 3
to conduct; to hold
- 据说jù shuōHSK 3
it is said that; reportedly
- 举手jǔ shǒuHSK 2
to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)
- 剧场jù chǎngHSK 3
theater
- 句子jù ziHSK 2
sentence
All 54 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 句 | jù | q,g | sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse | |
| 2 | 局 | jú | n,qv | office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc | |
| 3 | 据 | jù | p,g | according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy | |
| 4 | 剧 | jù | n,g | theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute; severe | |
| 5 | 举 | jǔ | v,g | to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed | |
| 6 | 居民 | jū mín | n | resident; inhabitant | |
| 7 | 局长 | jú zhǎng | n | bureau chief | |
| 8 | 聚会 | jù huì | v,vn | party; gathering; to meet; to get together | |
| 9 | 聚 | jù | v | to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize | |
| 10 | 局面 | jú miàn | n | aspect; phase; situation | |
| 11 | 居住 | jū zhù | v,vn | to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in | |
| 12 | 剧本 | jù běn | n | script for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay; scenario | |
| 13 | 具备 | jù bèi | v | to possess; to have; equipped with; able to fulfill (conditions or requirements) | |
| 14 | 聚集 | jù jí | v,vn | to assemble; to gather | |
| 15 | 距 | jù | p,v,g | at a distance of; distance; to be apart | |
| 16 | 局势 | jú shì | n | situation; state (of affairs) | |
| 17 | 举动 | jǔ dòng | n | act; action; activity; move; movement | |
| 18 | 举报 | jǔ bào | v,vn | to report (malefactors to the police); to denounce | |
| 19 | 沮丧 | jǔ sàng | a,an | dispirited; dejected; dismayed | |
| 20 | 剧院 | jù yuàn | n | theater | |
| 21 | 剧情 | jù qíng | n | story line; plot; drama (genre) | |
| 22 | 拘留 | jū liú | v,vn | to detain (a prisoner); to keep sb in custody | |
| 23 | 剧组 | jù zǔ | n | cast and crew; performers and production team | |
| 24 | 巨人 | jù rén | n | giant | |
| 25 | 橘子 | jú zi | n | tangerine | |
| 26 | 巨星 | jù xīng | n | (astronomy) giant star; (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc) | |
| 27 | 局部 | jú bù | n | part; local | |
| 28 | 巨额 | jù é | b | large sum (of money); a huge amount | |
| 29 | 巨型 | jù xíng | b | giant; enormous | |
| 30 | 剧烈 | jù liè | a,ad,an | violent; acute; severe; fierce | |
| 31 | 举止 | jǔ zhǐ | n | bearing; manner; mien | |
| 32 | 锯 | jù | v,n | a saw; to cut with a saw | |
| 33 | 局限 | jú xiàn | v,vn | to limit; to confine; to restrict sth within set boundaries | |
| 34 | 巨头 | jù tóu | n | tycoon; magnate; big player (including company, country, school etc); big shot | |
| 35 | 菊花 | jú huā | n | chrysanthemum; (slang) anus | |
| 36 | 桔子 | jú zi | n | tangerine; also written 橘子 | |
| 37 | 举措 | jǔ cuò | n | move; act; measure | |
| 38 | 鞠躬 | jū gōng | v,nr,vn | to bow; (literary) to bend down | |
| 39 | 咀嚼 | jǔ jué | v | to chew; to think over | |
| 40 | 剧团 | jù tuán | n | theatrical troupe | |
| 41 | 剧目 | jù mù | n | theatrical piece (play or opera); repertoire; list of plays or operas | |
| 42 | 据此 | jù cǐ | d | according to this; on the ground of the above; (formally introduces reported speech in writing) | |
| 43 | 举重 | jǔ zhòng | vn,v | to lift weights; weight-lifting (sports) | |
| 44 | 据悉 | jù xī | v | according to reports; it is reported (that) | |
| 45 | 举足轻重 | jǔ zú qīng zhòng | v | to play a critical role (idiom); influential | |
| 46 | 举例 | jǔ lì | v | to give an example | |
| 47 | 拘束 | jū shù | a,an | to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent | |
| 48 | 居高临下 | jū gāo lín xià | v | lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom); fig. to occupy a commanding position; to assume a haughty attitude | |
| 49 | 居民楼 | jū mín lóu | n | apartment building; residential tower | |
| 50 | 聚精会神 | jù jīng huì shén | l | to concentrate one's attention (idiom) |
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