Chinese words starting with “you”
83 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable you. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 29 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial — · final iu · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 17
- 2nd tone 27
- 3rd tone 31
- 4th tone 8
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 有些yǒu xiēHSK 1
some; somewhat
- 有人yǒu rénHSK 2
someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)
- 有关yǒu guānHSK 6
to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning
- 游戏yóu xìHSK 3
game; to play
- 由于yóu yúHSK 3
due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because
- 有的yǒu deHSK 1
(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)
- 有效yǒu xiàoHSK 3
effective; in effect; valid
- 有时yǒu shíHSK 1
sometimes; now and then
- 有所yǒu suǒHSK 7
somewhat; to some extent
- 优秀yōu xiùHSK 4
outstanding; excellent
- 有时候yǒu shí houHSK 1
sometimes
- 优势yōu shìHSK 3
superiority; dominance; advantage
- 右边yòu bianHSK 1
right side; right, to the right
- 有意思yǒu yì siHSK 2
interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun
- 友好yǒu hǎoHSK 2
friendly; amicable; close friend
- 游泳yóu yǒngHSK 3
swimming; to swim
- 邮件yóu jiànHSK 3
mail; post; email
- 有利yǒu lìHSK 3
advantageous; favorable
- 游客yóu kèHSK 2
traveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player
- 有用yǒu yòngHSK 1
useful
- 优点yōu diǎnHSK 3
merit; benefit; strong point; advantage
- 有名yǒu míngHSK 1
famous; well-known
- 邮箱yóu xiāngHSK 3
mailbox; post office box; email; email inbox
- 邮票yóu piàoHSK 3
(postage) stamp
All 83 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 优越 | yōu yuè | a,an | superior; superiority | |
| 52 | 悠久 | yōu jiǔ | a | long (tradition, history etc) | |
| 53 | 优异 | yōu yì | a | exceptional; outstandingly good | |
| 54 | 游戏机 | yóu xì jī | n | video game machine; video game console | |
| 55 | 悠闲 | yōu xián | a,ad | leisurely; carefree; relaxed | |
| 56 | 由衷 | yóu zhōng | d,b | heartfelt; sincere; unfeigned | |
| 57 | 优化 | yōu huà | v,vn | to optimize | |
| 58 | 诱发 | yòu fā | v | to induce; to cause; to elicit; to trigger | |
| 59 | 油炸 | yóu zhá | to deep fry | ||
| 60 | 诱饵 | yòu ěr | n | bait | |
| 61 | 游玩 | yóu wán | v | to amuse oneself; to have fun; to go sightseeing; to take a stroll | |
| 62 | 尤为 | yóu wéi | d | especially | |
| 63 | 忧愁 | yōu chóu | a,an | to be worried | |
| 64 | 友人 | yǒu rén | n | friend | |
| 65 | 犹豫不决 | yóu yù bù jué | v | hesitancy; indecision; to waver | |
| 66 | 油腻 | yóu nì | a | greasy food; oily food; (of food) greasy; oily; fatty; (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious; pretentious; vulgar | |
| 67 | 有效期 | yǒu xiào qī | n | period of validity; sell-by date | |
| 68 | 有序 | yǒu xù | a,ad | regular; orderly; successive; in order | |
| 69 | 有朝一日 | yǒu zhāo yī rì | l | one day; sometime in the future | |
| 70 | 有条不紊 | yǒu tiáo bù wěn | l | regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged | |
| 71 | 邮编 | yóu biān | n | postal code; zip code | |
| 72 | 游船 | yóu chuán | n | pleasure boat; cruise ship | |
| 73 | 由来 | yóu lái | n | origin | |
| 74 | 游人 | yóu rén | n | a tourist | |
| 75 | 优胜劣汰 | yōu shèng liè tài | v | survival of the fittest (idiom) | |
| 76 | 由此可见 | yóu cǐ kě jiàn | c | from this, it can be seen that... | |
| 77 | 有声有色 | yǒu shēng yǒu sè | l | having sound and color (idiom); vivid; dazzling | |
| 78 | 有的放矢 | yǒu dì fàng shǐ | v | lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom); fig. to have a clear objective | |
| 79 | 由此看来 | yóu cǐ kàn lái | l | thereby; judging from this | |
| 80 | 有口无心 | yǒu kǒu wú xīn | to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom) | ||
| 81 | 有两下子 | yǒu liǎng xià zi | to have real skill; to know one's stuff | ||
| 82 | 有劲儿 | yǒujìnr5 | Strength | ||
| 83 | 有没有 | yǒu méi yǒu | (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? |
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