Chinese words starting with “yuan”
55 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable yuan. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 7 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial — · final üan · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 3
- 2nd tone 37
- 3rd tone 8
- 4th tone 7
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 原因yuán yīnHSK 2
cause; origin; root cause; reason
- 愿意yuàn yìHSK 2
to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)
- 原来yuán láiHSK 2
original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out
- 员工yuán gōngHSK 3
staff; personnel; employee
- 愿望yuàn wàngHSK 3
desire; wish
- 院长yuàn zhǎngHSK 2
the head of an institution whose name ends in 院; chair of a board; president of a university; department head; dean; premier of the Republic of China
- 院子yuàn ziHSK 2
courtyard; garden; yard; patio; (old) servant
All 55 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 圆珠笔 | yuán zhū bǐ | n | ballpoint pen | |
| 52 | 园地 | yuán dì | n | garden area | |
| 53 | 远近闻名 | yuǎn jìn wén míng | l | to be known far and wide; to be well-known | |
| 54 | 院士 | yuàn shì | n | scholar; academician; fellow (of an academy) | |
| 55 | 原创 | yuán chuàng | to create (sth original); (adj.) original; originality; original work |
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