Chinese words starting with “wan”
33 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable wan. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 13 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial — · final uan · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 2
- 2nd tone 14
- 3rd tone 10
- 4th tone 7
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 完全wán quánHSK 2
complete; whole; totally; entirely
- 完成wán chéngHSK 2
to complete; to accomplish
- 晚上wǎn shangHSK 1
evening; night; in the evening
- 晚安wǎn ānHSK 2
Good night!; Good evening!
- 完美wán měiHSK 3
perfect
- 完整wán zhěngHSK 3
complete; intact
- 玩具wán jùHSK 3
plaything; toy
- 晚餐wǎn cānHSK 2
evening meal; dinner
- 晚会wǎn huìHSK 2
evening party
- 晚饭wǎn fànHSK 1
evening meal; dinner; supper
- 完善wán shànHSK 3
(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed; excellent; to refine; to improve
- 玩儿wán rHSK 1
to play; to have fun; to hang out
- 晚报wǎn bàoHSK 2
evening newspaper; (in a newspaper's name) Evening News
All 33 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 完 | wán | v | to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire | |
| 2 | 玩 | wán | v | to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wàn]); to keep sth for entertainment | |
| 3 | 万 | wàn | m,t | ten thousand; a great number | |
| 4 | 晚 | wǎn | tg,a,ad | evening; night; late | |
| 5 | 万一 | wàn yī | c,d,t | just in case; if by any chance; contingency | |
| 6 | 碗 | wǎn | n,q | bowl; cup | |
| 7 | 完毕 | wán bì | v | to finish; to end; to complete | |
| 8 | 完了 | wán le | v | to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no | |
| 9 | 弯 | wān | v,g,a,q | to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc) | |
| 10 | 丸 | wán | g | ball; pellet; pill | |
| 11 | 挽救 | wǎn jiù | v,vn | to save; to remedy; to rescue | |
| 12 | 万分 | wàn fēn | d | very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part | |
| 13 | 挽回 | wǎn huí | v | to retrieve; to redeem | |
| 14 | 万能 | wàn néng | b | omnipotent; all-purpose; universal | |
| 15 | 晚点 | wǎn diǎn | v | (of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner | |
| 16 | 完蛋 | wán dàn | v | (coll.) to be done for | |
| 17 | 晚间 | wǎn jiān | t | evening; night | |
| 18 | 顽强 | wán qiáng | a,ad | tenacious; hard to defeat | |
| 19 | 玩耍 | wán shuǎ | v | to play (as children do); to amuse oneself | |
| 20 | 弯曲 | wān qū | a,an | to bend; to curve around; curved; crooked; to wind; to warp | |
| 21 | 玩弄 | wán nòng | v | to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to | |
| 22 | 顽固 | wán gù | a,ad | stubborn; obstinate | |
| 23 | 晚期 | wǎn qī | t | later period; end stage; terminal | |
| 24 | 完好 | wán hǎo | a | intact; in good condition | |
| 25 | 玩意儿 | wán yì r | erhua variant of 玩意; toy; thing; trick | ||
| 26 | 挽 | wǎn | v | to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up; to coil; to carry on the arm; to lament the dead; (fig.) to pull against; to recover | |
| 27 | 惋惜 | wǎn xī | an,a | to regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb | |
| 28 | 晚年 | wǎn nián | t | one's later years | |
| 29 | 万无一失 | wàn wú yī shī | v | surefire; absolutely safe (idiom) | |
| 30 | 顽皮 | wán pí | a | naughty | |
| 31 | 完备 | wán bèi | a,ad,v | faultless; complete; perfect; to leave nothing to be desired | |
| 32 | 万万 | wàn wàn | l | absolutely; wholly | |
| 33 | 万古长青 | wàn gǔ cháng qīng | remain fresh; last forever; eternal |
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