Chinese words starting with “shen”
59 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable shen. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 11 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial sh · final en · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 34
- 2nd tone 11
- 3rd tone 9
- 4th tone 5
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 什么shén meHSK 1
what?; something; anything
- 身上shēn shangHSK 1
on the body; at hand; among
- 甚至shèn zhìHSK 4
even; so much so that
- 身体shēn tǐHSK 1
the body; one's health; in person
- 身边shēn biānHSK 2
at one's side; on hand
- 身份shēn fènHSK 4
identity; aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…份); status (social, legal etc); position; rank
- 申请shēn qǐngHSK 4
to apply for sth; application form
- 什么样shén me yàngHSK 2
what kind?; what sort?
- 深刻shēn kèHSK 3
profound; deep; deep-going
- 深入shēn rùHSK 3
to penetrate deeply; thorough
- 身份证shēn fèn zhèngHSK 3
identity card; ID
All 59 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 身不由己 | shēn bù yóu jǐ | v | without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself | |
| 52 | 神气 | shén qì | a,n | expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious | |
| 53 | 甚至于 | shèn zhì yú | d | so much (that); even (to the extent that) | |
| 54 | 伸缩 | shēn suō | vn,v | to lengthen and shorten; flexible; adjustable; retractable; extensible; telescoping (collapsible) | |
| 55 | 深化 | shēn huà | v | to deepen; to intensify | |
| 56 | 深入人心 | shēn rù rén xīn | v | to enter deeply into people's hearts; to have a real impact on the people (idiom) | |
| 57 | 审定 | shěn dìng | v,vn | to examine sth and make a decision; to screen; to evaluate; to approve | |
| 58 | 伸张 | shēn zhāng | v,vn | to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote | |
| 59 | 深情厚谊 | shēn qíng hòu yì | l | deep friendship |
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