Chinese words starting with “shuai”
13 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable shuai. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
Initial sh · final uai · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 8
- 3rd tone 1
- 4th tone 4
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 13 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 帅 | shuài | nr,g | (bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) | |
| 2 | 摔 | shuāi | v | to throw down; to fall; to drop and break | |
| 3 | 甩 | shuǎi | v | to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb) | |
| 4 | 帅哥 | shuài gē | nr | handsome guy; lady-killer; handsome (form of address) | |
| 5 | 摔倒 | shuāi dǎo | v | to fall down; to slip and fall; to throw sb to the ground | |
| 6 | 衰老 | shuāi lǎo | a,an | to age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak | |
| 7 | 衰竭 | shuāi jié | v | organ failure; exhaustion; prostration (medicine) | |
| 8 | 率领 | shuài lǐng | v,vn | to lead; to command; to head | |
| 9 | 摔跤 | shuāi jiāo | vn,v | to trip and fall; to wrestle; wrestling (sports) | |
| 10 | 率先 | shuài xiān | d | to take the lead; to show initiative | |
| 11 | 衰退 | shuāi tuì | v,vn | to decline; to fall; to drop; to falter; a decline; recession (in economics) | |
| 12 | 衰弱 | shuāi ruò | a,an | weak; feeble | |
| 13 | 衰减 | shuāi jiǎn | vn,v | to weaken; to attenuate |
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