Chinese words starting with “zan”
16 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable zan. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 1 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial z · final an · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 2nd tone 1
- 3rd tone 1
- 4th tone 14
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 咱们zán menHSK 2
we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [zá men]
All 16 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 暂时 | zàn shí | d,b | temporary; provisional; for the time being | |
| 2 | 咱 | zán | r | I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to) | |
| 3 | 暂停 | zàn tíng | v,vn | to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player) | |
| 4 | 赞助 | zàn zhù | v,vn | to support; to assist; to sponsor | |
| 5 | 赞成 | zàn chéng | v | to approve; to endorse; (literary) to assist | |
| 6 | 赞同 | zàn tóng | v,vn | to approve of; to endorse; (vote) in favor | |
| 7 | 赞美 | zàn měi | v,vn | to admire; to praise; to eulogize | |
| 8 | 暂 | zàn | d | temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhàn] | |
| 9 | 赞扬 | zàn yáng | v,vn | to praise; to approve of; to show approval | |
| 10 | 赞赏 | zàn shǎng | v,vn | to admire; to praise; to appreciate | |
| 11 | 攒 | zǎn | v | to collect; to hoard; to accumulate; to save | |
| 12 | 赞叹 | zàn tàn | v,vn | to exclaim in admiration | |
| 13 | 暂且 | zàn qiě | d | for now; for the time being; temporarily | |
| 14 | 赞许 | zàn xǔ | v,vn | to praise; to laud | |
| 15 | 赞不绝口 | zàn bù jué kǒu | v | to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven | |
| 16 | 赞叹不已 | zàn tàn bù yǐ | v | to be full of praise (idiom) |
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