Chinese words starting with “liang”
23 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable liang. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 2 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial l · final iang · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 2nd tone 8
- 3rd tone 7
- 4th tone 8
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 凉快liáng kuaiHSK 2
nice and cold; pleasantly cool
- 凉水liáng shuǐHSK 3
cool water; unboiled water
All 23 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 两 | liǎng | m,t | two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old) | |
| 2 | 辆 | liàng | q | classifier for vehicles | |
| 3 | 亮 | liàng | v,a | bright; clear; resonant; to shine; to show; to reveal | |
| 4 | 量 | liàng | n,v | capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量词, classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word | |
| 5 | 良好 | liáng hǎo | a | good; favorable; well; fine | |
| 6 | 凉 | liáng | a,v,ad,b,g | cool; cold | |
| 7 | 粮食 | liáng shi | n | foodstuff; cereals | |
| 8 | 良心 | liáng xīn | n | conscience | |
| 9 | 两边 | liǎng bian | f | either side; both sides | |
| 10 | 良 | liáng | g,d | good; very; very much | |
| 11 | 亮相 | liàng xiàng | v | to strike a pose (Chinese opera); (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc | |
| 12 | 亮点 | liàng diǎn | n | highlight; bright spot | |
| 13 | 谅解 | liàng jiě | vn,v | to understand; to make allowances for; understanding | |
| 14 | 晾 | liàng | v | to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder | |
| 15 | 良性 | liáng xìng | b | positive (in its effect); leading to good consequences; virtuous; (medicine) benign (tumor etc) | |
| 16 | 两侧 | liǎng cè | f | two sides; both sides | |
| 17 | 凉爽 | liáng shuǎng | a,an | cool and refreshing | |
| 18 | 亮丽 | liàng lì | a | bright and beautiful | |
| 19 | 凉鞋 | liáng xié | n | sandal | |
| 20 | 两岸 | liǎng àn | n | bilateral; both shores; both sides; both coasts; Taiwan and mainland | |
| 21 | 两口子 | liǎng kǒu zi | n | husband and wife | |
| 22 | 两手 | liǎng shǒu | mq | one's two hands; two prongs (of a strategy); both aspects, eventualities etc; skills; expertise | |
| 23 | 两栖 | liǎng qī | b | amphibious; dual-talented; able to work in two different lines |
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