Chinese words starting with “ze”
4 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable ze. 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.
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- 2nd tone 4
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 责任zé rènHSK 3
responsibility; blame; duty
All 4 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 则 | zé | d,c,q,g | (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items | |
| 2 | 责任感 | zé rèn gǎn | n | sense of responsibility | |
| 3 | 责怪 | zé guài | v | to blame; to rebuke | |
| 4 | 责备 | zé bèi | v,vn | to blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproach |
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