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Chinese words starting with “yong”

31 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable yong. 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.

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  • 1st tone 4
  • 3rd tone 11
  • 4th tone 16

Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.

Common words with this syllable

All 31 words

#WordPinyinPOSMeaningStudy list
1用yòngv,p,gto use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore
2勇敢yǒng gǎna,ad,anbrave; courageous
3勇气yǒng qìncourage; valor
4用于yòng yúvto use in; to use on; to use for
5用来yòng láiv,nrto be used for
6拥抱yōng bàov,vnto embrace; to hug
7用户yòng hùnuser; consumer; subscriber; customer
8用品yòng pǐnnarticles for use; products; goods
9永恒yǒng héngzeternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die)
10用心yòng xīnad,n,a,vmotive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful
11永不yǒng bùdnever; will never
12用力yòng lìad,a,vto exert oneself physically
13永久yǒng jiǔb,d,nzeverlasting; perpetual; lasting; forever; permanent
14涌yǒngvto bubble up; to rush forth
15用不着yòng bu zháolnot need; have no use for
16用途yòng túnuse; application
17拥挤yōng jǐa,vcrowded; to throng; congestion
18拥护yōng hùv,vnto endorse; to support
19用餐yòng cānv,vnto eat a meal
20用处yòng chunusefulness
21勇于yǒng yúvto dare to; to be brave enough to
22用意yòng yìnintention; purpose
23用人yòng rénvn,vservant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff
24涌现yǒng xiànvto emerge in large numbers; to spring up; to emerge prominently
25涌入yǒng rùvto come pouring in; influx
26用功yòng gōnga,vdiligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort
27庸俗yōng súavulgar; tacky; tawdry
28勇往直前yǒng wǎng zhí qiánvto advance bravely
29用得着yòng de zháoto be able to use; useable; to have a use for; (in a question) to be necessary to
30用法yòng fǎn,vusage
31踊跃yǒng yuèadto leap; to jump; eager; enthusiastically

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