Chinese words starting with “kua”
11 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable kua. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
Initial k · final ua · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 6
- 3rd tone 1
- 4th tone 4
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 11 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 跨 | kuà | v | to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span | |
| 2 | 夸张 | kuā zhāng | v,n,vn | to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous | |
| 3 | 垮 | kuǎ | v,g | to collapse (lit. or fig.) | |
| 4 | 夸 | kuā | v | to boast; to exaggerate; to praise | |
| 5 | 跨越 | kuà yuè | v,vn | to step across; step over | |
| 6 | 夸奖 | kuā jiǎng | vn,v | to praise; to applaud; to compliment | |
| 7 | 夸大 | kuā dà | v | to exaggerate | |
| 8 | 跨国 | kuà guó | b,v | transnational; multinational | |
| 9 | 挎 | kuà | v | to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side) | |
| 10 | 夸耀 | kuā yào | v | to brag about; to flaunt | |
| 11 | 夸夸其谈 | kuā kuā qí tán | v | to talk big; to sound off; bombastic; grandiloquent |
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