Chinese words starting with “xun”
15 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable xun. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 2 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial x · final ün · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 3
- 2nd tone 8
- 4th tone 4
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 训练xùn liànHSK 3
to train; to drill; training
- 寻找xún zhǎoHSK 4
to seek; to look for
All 15 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 迅速 | xùn sù | ad,a | rapid; speedy; fast | |
| 2 | 询问 | xún wèn | v,vn | to inquire | |
| 3 | 寻 | xún | v | to search; to look for; to seek | |
| 4 | 寻求 | xún qiú | v | to seek; to look for | |
| 5 | 勋章 | xūn zhāng | n | medal; decoration | |
| 6 | 循环 | xún huán | vn,v | to cycle; to circulate; circle; loop | |
| 7 | 训 | xùn | v,g | to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule | |
| 8 | 巡逻 | xún luó | v,vn | to patrol (police, army or navy) | |
| 9 | 寻常 | xún cháng | a | usual; common; ordinary | |
| 10 | 熏 | xūn | v | to smoke; to fumigate; to assail the nostrils; to perfume | |
| 11 | 驯 | xùn | v | to attain gradually; to tame; Taiwan pr. [xún] | |
| 12 | 寻觅 | xún mì | v | to look for | |
| 13 | 逊色 | xùn sè | a | inferior (often in the combination 毫无逊色, not in the least inferior) | |
| 14 | 熏陶 | xūn táo | vn,v | to seep in; to influence; to nurture; influence; training | |
| 15 | 循序渐进 | xún xù jiàn jìn | v | in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally |
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