Chinese words starting with “que”
15 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable que. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 5 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial q · final üe · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 6
- 2nd tone 1
- 4th tone 8
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 确定què dìngHSK 3
definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on sth); to determine; to be sure; to ensure; to make certain; to ascertain; to clinch; to recognize; to confirm; OK (on computer dialog box)
- 确实què shíHSK 3
indeed; really; reliable; real; true
- 确保què bǎoHSK 3
to ensure; to guarantee
- 缺少quē shǎoHSK 3
lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack
- 缺点quē diǎnHSK 3
weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage
All 15 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 却 | què | d | but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though | |
| 2 | 确认 | què rèn | v,vn | to confirm; to verify; confirmation | |
| 3 | 缺 | quē | v | deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of | |
| 4 | 缺乏 | quē fá | v,vn | to lack; to be short of | |
| 5 | 缺陷 | quē xiàn | n | defect; flaw | |
| 6 | 确切 | què qiè | a,ad | definite; exact; precise | |
| 7 | 确信 | què xìn | v | to be convinced; to be sure; to firmly believe; to be positive that; definite news | |
| 8 | 确诊 | què zhěn | v | to make a definite diagnosis; confirmed (case of a specific disease) | |
| 9 | 缺席 | quē xí | v,vn | to be absent | |
| 10 | 缺口 | quē kǒu | n | nick; jag; gap; shortfall | |
| 11 | 缺失 | quē shī | n | lack; deficiency; shortcoming; flaw; defect; to be deficient; to lack | |
| 12 | 确立 | què lì | v,vn | to establish; to institute | |
| 13 | 确凿 | què záo | a | definite; conclusive; undeniable; authentic; also pr. [què zuò] | |
| 14 | 瘸 | qué | v | lame | |
| 15 | 却是 | què shì | nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... |
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