Chinese words starting with “mai”
15 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable mai. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
Initial m · final ai · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 2nd tone 5
- 3rd tone 3
- 4th tone 7
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 15 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 买 | mǎi | v | to buy; to purchase | |
| 2 | 卖 | mài | v | to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt | |
| 3 | 埋 | mái | v | to bury | |
| 4 | 买卖 | mǎi mài | vn,v,n | buying and selling; business; business transactions | |
| 5 | 迈 | mài | v | to take a step; to stride | |
| 6 | 埋伏 | mái fú | v,vn | to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush | |
| 7 | 脉搏 | mài bó | n | pulse (both medical and figurative) | |
| 8 | 埋葬 | mái zàng | v | to bury | |
| 9 | 麦克风 | mài kè fēng | n | microphone (loanword) | |
| 10 | 迈进 | mài jìn | v | to step in; to stride forward; to forge ahead | |
| 11 | 买不起 | mǎi bu qǐ | v | cannot afford; can't afford buying | |
| 12 | 埋藏 | mái cáng | v | to bury; to hide by burying; hidden | |
| 13 | 卖弄 | mài nong | v | to show off; to make a display of | |
| 14 | 埋没 | mái mò | v | to engulf; to bury; to overlook; to stifle; to neglect; to fall into oblivion | |
| 15 | 脉络 | mài luò | n | arteries and veins; network of blood vessels; vascular system (of a plant or animal); (fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric"); overall context |
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