Chinese words starting with “liao”
15 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable liao. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 1 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial l · final iao · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 2nd tone 9
- 3rd tone 3
- 4th tone 3
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 了解liǎo jiěHSK 4
to understand; to realize; to find out
All 15 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 聊 | liáo | v | to chat; to depend upon (literary); temporarily; just; slightly | |
| 2 | 聊天 | liáo tiān | v,vn | to chat; to gossip | |
| 3 | 料 | liào | n,v | material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess | |
| 4 | 了不起 | liǎo bu qǐ | a | amazing; terrific; extraordinary | |
| 5 | 疗法 | liáo fǎ | n | therapy; treatment | |
| 6 | 料到 | liào dào | v | to foresee; to anticipate | |
| 7 | 料理 | liào lǐ | v,vn | to arrange; to handle; to cook; cuisine; art of cooking | |
| 8 | 了结 | liǎo jié | v | to settle; to finish; to conclude; to wind up | |
| 9 | 疗效 | liáo xiào | n | healing efficacy; healing effect | |
| 10 | 疗养 | liáo yǎng | v,vn | to get well; to heal; to recuperate; to convalesce; convalescence; to nurse | |
| 11 | 辽阔 | liáo kuò | a | vast; extensive | |
| 12 | 了却 | liǎo què | v | to resolve; to settle | |
| 13 | 寥寥无几 | liáo liáo wú jǐ | v | just a very few (idiom); tiny number; not many at all; You count them on your fingers. | |
| 14 | 潦草 | liáo cǎo | a | slipshod; careless; slovenly; (of handwriting) scrawly; illegible | |
| 15 | 聊天儿 | liáo tiān r | erhua variant of 聊天; to chat; to gossip |
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