Chinese words starting with “ni”
9 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable ni. 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 n · final i · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 2nd tone 4
- 3rd tone 3
- 4th tone 2
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 你们nǐ menHSK 1
you (plural)
All 9 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 你 | nǐ | r | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您) | |
| 2 | 泥 | ní | n,v | mud; clay; paste; pulp | |
| 3 | 逆 | nì | g | contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel | |
| 4 | 泥土 | ní tǔ | n | earth; soil; mud; clay | |
| 5 | 拟 | nǐ | v | doubtful; suspicious; variant of 拟; to emulate; to imitate | |
| 6 | 匿名 | nì míng | vn,v | anonymous | |
| 7 | 拟定 | nǐ dìng | v | to draw up; to draft; to formulate | |
| 8 | 泥潭 | ní tán | n | quagmire | |
| 9 | 尼龙 | ní lóng | n | nylon (loanword) |
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