Chinese words starting with “shua”
6 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable shua. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
Initial sh · final ua · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 4
- 3rd tone 2
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 6 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 刷 | shuā | v,o | to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job | |
| 2 | 耍 | shuǎ | v | to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) | |
| 3 | 刷牙 | shuā yá | v | to brush one's teeth | |
| 4 | 刷新 | shuā xīn | v | to renovate; to refurbish; to refresh (computer window); to write a new page (in history); to break (a record) | |
| 5 | 刷子 | shuā zi | n | brush; scrub | |
| 6 | 耍赖 | shuǎ lài | v | to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened |
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