Chinese words starting with “yan”
82 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable yan. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 9 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
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- 1st tone 7
- 2nd tone 36
- 3rd tone 28
- 4th tone 11
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 研究yán jiūHSK 4
research; a study; to research; to look into
- 严重yán zhòngHSK 4
grave; serious; severe; critical
- 眼睛yǎn jingHSK 2
eye
- 演出yǎn chūHSK 3
to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show
- 演员yǎn yuánHSK 3
actor or actress; performer
- 颜色yán sèHSK 2
color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff
- 眼前yǎn qiánHSK 3
before one's eyes; now; at present
- 演唱会yǎn chàng huìHSK 3
vocal recital or concert
- 演唱yǎn chàngHSK 3
sung performance; to sing for an audience
All 82 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 眼 | yǎn | n,q | eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) | |
| 2 | 演 | yǎn | v | to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act | |
| 3 | 烟 | yān | n | cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke | |
| 4 | 严格 | yán gé | a,ad,v | strict; stringent; tight; rigorous | |
| 5 | 眼神 | yǎn shén | n | expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect) | |
| 6 | 眼泪 | yǎn lèi | n | tears; crying | |
| 7 | 演讲 | yǎn jiǎng | vn,v | lecture; to make a speech | |
| 8 | 严肃 | yán sù | a,ad,v | solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe | |
| 9 | 盐 | yán | n | salt | |
| 10 | 眼镜 | yǎn jìng | n | spectacles; eyeglasses | |
| 11 | 沿着 | yán zhe | p | to go along; to follow | |
| 12 | 眼里 | yǎnli | s | In the eyes | |
| 13 | 沿 | yán | p,f,v | along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge | |
| 14 | 眼光 | yǎn guāng | n | gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things | |
| 15 | 演绎 | yǎn yì | v,vn | (of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc); to enact; (logic) to deduce; to infer | |
| 16 | 严厉 | yán lì | a,ad | severe; strict | |
| 17 | 严 | yán | a,ad,nr | tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father | |
| 18 | 延长 | yán cháng | v,vn | to prolong; to extend; to delay | |
| 19 | 延续 | yán xù | v,vn | to continue; to go on; to last | |
| 20 | 掩饰 | yǎn shì | v,vn | to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over | |
| 21 | 掩盖 | yǎn gài | v,vn | to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up | |
| 22 | 演习 | yǎn xí | vn,v | maneuver; exercise; practice; to maneuver | |
| 23 | 演奏 | yǎn zòu | v,vn | to perform on a musical instrument | |
| 24 | 研发 | yán fā | v | research and development; to develop | |
| 25 | 言论 | yán lùn | n | expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments | |
| 26 | 言语 | yán yǔ | n,v,vn | words; speech; (spoken) language | |
| 27 | 宴会 | yàn huì | n | banquet; feast; dinner party | |
| 28 | 眼下 | yǎn xià | t | now; at present; subocular (medicine) | |
| 29 | 研究生 | yán jiū shēng | n | graduate student; postgraduate student; research student | |
| 30 | 烟花 | yān huā | n | fireworks; prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater) | |
| 31 | 验证 | yàn zhèng | v,vn | to inspect and verify; experimental verification; to validate (a theory); to authenticate | |
| 32 | 岩石 | yán shí | n | rock | |
| 33 | 研究所 | yán jiū suǒ | n | research institute; graduate studies; graduate school | |
| 34 | 延 | yán | g,b | to prolong; to extend; to delay | |
| 35 | 掩护 | yǎn hù | v,vn | to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover | |
| 36 | 延伸 | yán shēn | v,vn | to extend; to spread | |
| 37 | 厌倦 | yàn juàn | v,vn | to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with | |
| 38 | 厌恶 | yàn wù | v,vn | to loathe; to hate; disgusted with sth | |
| 39 | 验 | yàn | v | to examine; to test; to check | |
| 40 | 严密 | yán mì | a,ad | strict; tight (organization, surveillance etc) | |
| 41 | 演戏 | yǎn xì | v | to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign | |
| 42 | 演示 | yǎn shì | v,vn | to demonstrate; to show; presentation; demonstration | |
| 43 | 研制 | yán zhì | v,vn | to research and manufacture; to research and to develop | |
| 44 | 严峻 | yán jùn | a | grim; severe; rigorous | |
| 45 | 眼看 | yǎn kàn | v,d | soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens | |
| 46 | 咽 | yàn | v | to swallow | |
| 47 | 演技 | yǎn jì | n | acting; performing skills | |
| 48 | 演变 | yǎn biàn | v,vn | to develop; to evolve; development; evolution | |
| 49 | 淹没 | yān mò | v | to submerge; to drown; to flood; to drown out (also fig.) | |
| 50 | 演说 | yǎn shuō | vn,v | speech; to deliver a speech |
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