Chinese words starting with “yi”
170 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable yi. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 47 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial — · final i · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 96
- 2nd tone 24
- 3rd tone 13
- 4th tone 37
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 已经yǐ jīngHSK 2
already
- 一起yī qǐHSK 1
in the same place; together; with; altogether (in total)
- 一些yī xiēHSK 1
some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 一定yī dìngHSK 2
surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must
- 一直yī zhíHSK 2
straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
- 一样yī yàngHSK 1
same; like; equal to; the same as; just like
- 一切yī qièHSK 3
everything; every; all
- 以后yǐ hòuHSK 2
after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
- 以前yǐ qiánHSK 2
before; formerly; previous; ago
- 以及yǐ jíHSK 4
as well as; too; and
- 以为yǐ wéiHSK 2
to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
- 医院yī yuànHSK 1
hospital
- 一般yī bānHSK 2
same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general
- 意义yì yìHSK 3
sense; meaning; significance; importance
- 医生yī shēngHSK 1
doctor
- 意思yì siHSK 2
idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
- 意见yì jiànHSK 2
idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint
- 以来yǐ láiHSK 3
since (a previous event)
- 一边yī biānHSK 1
one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
- 意识yì shíHSK 5
consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize
- 一旦yī dànHSK 5
in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day
- 衣服yī fuHSK 1
clothes
- 艺术yì shùHSK 3
art
- 一半yī bànHSK 1
half
All 170 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 一揽子 | yī lǎn zi | l,q | all-inclusive; undiscriminating | |
| 152 | 易拉罐 | yì lā guàn | n | pull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull) | |
| 153 | 一举两得 | yī jǔ liǎng dé | v | one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone | |
| 154 | 一应俱全 | yī yīng jù quán | v | with everything needed available | |
| 155 | 一筹莫展 | yī chóu mò zhǎn | v | to be unable to find a solution; to be at wits' end | |
| 156 | 义工 | yì gōng | nr | volunteer worker; volunteer work | |
| 157 | 依依不舍 | yī yī bù shě | v | reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave | |
| 158 | 一鼓作气 | yī gǔ zuò qì | v | in a spurt of energy | |
| 159 | 一个劲儿 | yī gè jìn r | erhua variant of 一个劲; continuously | ||
| 160 | 一技之长 | yī jì zhī cháng | l | proficiency in a particular field (idiom); skill in a specialized area (idiom) | |
| 161 | 一年到头 | yī nián dào tóu | l | all year round | |
| 162 | 一言一行 | yī yán yī xíng | l | every word and action (idiom) | |
| 163 | 衣食住行 | yī shí zhù xíng | l | clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs | |
| 164 | 一锅粥 | yī guō zhōu | l | (lit.) a pot of porridge; (fig.) a complete mess | |
| 165 | 一概而论 | yī gài ér lùn | v | to lump different matters together (idiom) | |
| 166 | 怡然自得 | yí rán zì dé | v | happy and content (idiom) | |
| 167 | 抑扬顿挫 | yì yáng dùn cuò | l | see 顿挫抑扬 | |
| 168 | 一毛不拔 | yī máo bù bá | stingy (idiom) | ||
| 169 | 一长一短 | yī cháng yī duǎn | talking endlessly; long-winded | ||
| 170 | 一卡通 | yī kǎ tōng | the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan) |
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