Chinese words starting with “xin”
60 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable xin. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 12 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial x · final in · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 51
- 4th tone 9
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 信息xìn xīHSK 2
information; news; message
- 新闻xīn wénHSK 2
news
- 心理xīn lǐHSK 4
psychology; mentality
- 心里xīn liHSK 2
chest; heart; mind
- 心情xīn qíngHSK 2
mood; frame of mind
- 信号xìn hàoHSK 2
signal
- 信任xìn rènHSK 3
to trust; to have confidence in
- 心中xīn zhōngHSK 2
central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart
- 信心xìn xīnHSK 2
confidence; faith (in sb or sth)
- 新年xīn niánHSK 1
New Year
- 信用卡xìn yòng kǎHSK 2
credit card
- 信封xìn fēngHSK 3
envelope
All 60 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 心肠 | xīn cháng | n | heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood | |
| 52 | 心酸 | xīn suān | a | to feel sad | |
| 53 | 心安理得 | xīn ān lǐ dé | v | to have a clear conscience; to have no qualms about sth | |
| 54 | 辛酸 | xīn suān | a,an | pungent (taste); bitter; fig. sad; miserable | |
| 55 | 心病 | xīn bìng | n | anxiety; sore point; secret worry; mental disorder; heart disease (medicine) | |
| 56 | 心慌 | xīn huāng | a,an | to be flustered; (dialect) irregular heart-beat | |
| 57 | 欣欣向荣 | xīn xīn xiàng róng | v | (idiom) flourishing; thriving | |
| 58 | 心急如焚 | xīn jí rú fén | v | to burn with impatience; torn with anxiety | |
| 59 | 心灵手巧 | xīn líng shǒu qiǎo | v | capable; clever; dexterous | |
| 60 | 心眼儿 | xīn yǎn r | one's thoughts; mind; intention; willingness to accept new ideas; baseless suspicions |
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