Chinese words starting with “te”
17 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable te. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 4 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
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- 4th tone 17
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 特别tè biéHSK 2
unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是) in particular
- 特殊tè shūHSK 4
special; particular; unusual; extraordinary
- 特点tè diǎnHSK 2
characteristic (feature); trait; feature
- 特色tè sèHSK 3
characteristic; distinguishing feature or quality
All 17 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 特 | tè | g,d | special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 斯, tex | |
| 2 | 特征 | tè zhēng | n | characteristic; diagnostic property; distinctive feature; trait | |
| 3 | 特定 | tè dìng | b | special; specific; designated; particular | |
| 4 | 特意 | tè yì | d | specially; intentionally | |
| 5 | 特地 | tè dì | d | specially; for a special purpose | |
| 6 | 特权 | tè quán | n | prerogative; privilege; privileged | |
| 7 | 特性 | tè xìng | n | property; characteristic | |
| 8 | 特大 | tè dà | b | exceptionally big | |
| 9 | 特有 | tè yǒu | b,v | specific (to); characteristic (of); distinctive | |
| 10 | 特质 | tè zhì | n | characteristic; special quality | |
| 11 | 特价 | tè jià | n | special price | |
| 12 | 特长 | tè cháng | n | personal strength; one's special ability or strong points | |
| 13 | 特制 | tè zhì | b,v | special; unique | |
| 14 | 特快 | tè kuài | b | express (train, delivery etc) | |
| 15 | 特邀 | tè yāo | vn,v | special invitation | |
| 16 | 特产 | tè chǎn | n | special local product; (regional) specialty | |
| 17 | 特例 | tè lì | n | special case; isolated example |
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