Chinese words starting with “H”
2,222 words · page 8 of 12
- 何谓hé wèiwhat is meant by; what is the meaning of (formal/literary)HSK 7-9
- 华裔Huá yìethnic Chinese (person of Chinese descent who is a citizen of another country)HSK 7-9
- 厚礼hòu lǐgenerous gift; lavish presentHSK 7-9
- 后勤部hòu qín bùlogistics department; rear-service departmentHSK 7-9
- 含冤hán yuānto suffer an injustice; to be wrongfully accusedHSK 7-9
- 含辛茹苦hán xīn rú kǔto endure all sorts of hardships (especially in raising a family or supporting someone)HSK 7-9
- 和田Hé tiánHotan (city and region in Xinjiang, China)HSK 7-9
- 哈密Hā mìHami (city in Xinjiang, China)HSK 7-9
- 哈蒙德hā méng déHammond (surname)HSK 7-9
- 嚎啕háo táoto cry loudly, to wailHSK 7-9
- 回收站huí shōu zhàn(physical) recycling center, collection depot for waste materials; (computing) Recycle Bin (temporary storage for deleted files)HSK 7-9
- 好容易hǎo róng yì(idiomatic) with great difficulty; it takes a lot of effort (often followed by 才); (literal) very easy; so easyHSK 6
- 幻境huàn jìngan illusory realm; dreamland; fantasy worldHSK 7-9
- 怀德huái dé(verb-object) to cherish virtue; to hold virtue in one's heartHSK 7-9
- 恍然大悟huǎng rán dà wù(idiom) to suddenly realize, to have a sudden epiphany, to see the lightHSK 7-9
- 慧眼huì yǎninsight; keen discernment; ability to recognize true talent or valueHSK 7-9
- 护罩hù zhàoprotective cover; guard; shieldHSK 7-9
- 昏死hūn sǐto faint; to lose consciousness temporarily; to fall into a comaHSK 7-9
- 欢度huān dùto spend (an occasion) joyfully, to celebrateHSK 7-9
- 欢送huān sòngto see off (with a warm send-off), to hold a farewell party forHSK 7-9
- 汇率huì lǜexchange rateHSK 5
- 河道hé dàoriver course; river channelHSK 7-9
- 活动室huó dòng shìactivity room, recreation room, common roomHSK 7-9
- 海沟hǎi gōuoceanic trenchHSK 7-9
- 海獭hǎi tàsea otter (Enhydra lutris)HSK 7-9
- 涣散huàn sǎn(of discipline, morale, organization) to become slack; lax; disorganizedHSK 7-9
- 混饭hùn fànto eat without paying or working; to freeload; to coast through a job just for the payHSK 7-9
- 滑稽剧huá jī jùfarce; slapstick comedyHSK 7-9
- 滑翔伞huá xiáng sǎn(noun) paraglider (the equipment); (noun) paragliding (the sport)HSK 7-9
- 祸不单行huò bù dān xíngmisfortunes never come singly; when it rains, it poursHSK 7-9
- 缓冲器huǎn chōng qìbuffer (device that absorbs shock or impact); bumper (on a vehicle)HSK 7-9
- 荷包蛋hé bāo dànfried egg (sunny-side up or poached, with yolk intact)HSK 7-9
- 蚝háooysterHSK 7-9
- 贿huì(bound form) bribe; briberyHSK 7-9
- 还嘴huán zuǐ(colloquial) to talk back, to retort (defiantly)HSK 7-9
- 魂灵hún líng(colloquial) soul, spirit; (colloquial) ghost, apparitionHSK 7-9
- 黄道huáng dào(astronomy) eclipticHSK 7-9
- 黑海Hēi HǎiBlack SeaHSK 7-9
- 伙食费huǒ shí fèifood expenses, mess fee, board (as in room and board)HSK 7-9
- 号令hào lìngverbal command, orderHSK 7-9
- 后轮hòu lúnrear wheelHSK 7-9
- 后顾之忧hòu gù zhī yōuworries about the future (especially family matters) that hinder one's freedom of action; in negative expressions (e.g. 无后顾之忧) meaning 'to have no further worries or concerns'HSK 7-9
- 呼吸系统hū xī xì tǒngrespiratory systemHSK 7-9
- 哈雷彗星Hā léi huì xīngHalley's CometHSK 7-9
- 唤回huàn huíto call back, to summon backHSK 7-9
- 好强hǎo qiángcompetitive (as a personality trait)HSK 7-9
- 寰huán(bound form) extensive region; the whole worldHSK 7-9
- 幻术huàn shùmagic (stage illusion, conjuring)HSK 7-9
- 挥发huī fāto volatilize; to evaporateHSK 7-9
- 换言之huàn yán zhī(fixed phrase) in other words, that is to sayHSK 7-9
- 核电厂hé diàn chǎngnuclear power plantHSK 7-9
- 洪恩hóng ēnHong'en (Chinese educational brand)HSK 7-9
- 活到老huó dào lǎoto live to an old age (often in the context of lifelong learning)HSK 7-9
- 海军蓝hǎi jūn lánnavy blueHSK 7-9
- 海参崴Hǎi shēn wǎiVladivostokHSK 7-9
- 海味hǎi wèiseafoodHSK 7-9
- 海带hǎi dàikelpHSK 7-9
- 海运hǎi yùnto ship by sea; sea freightHSK 7-9
- 海鸟hǎi diǎoseabirdHSK 7-9
- 猴年hóu niányear of the Monkey (in the Chinese zodiac)HSK 7-9
- 环保局huán bǎo júbureau of environmental protection; environmental protection agencyHSK 7-9
- 环状huán zhuàng(attributive) annular, ring-shapedHSK 7-9
- 画蛇添足huà shé tiān zúto overdo something, ruining the effect; to add something superfluousHSK 7-9
- 磺胺huáng ànsulfanilamideHSK 7-9
- 红斑狼疮hóng bān láng chuānglupus erythematosus (medical condition)HSK 7-9
- 红桃hóng táo(playing cards) heart (suit)HSK 7-9
- 红烧hóng shāobraise in soy sauce (a Chinese cooking method using soy sauce, sugar, and aromatics to give a rich red-brown color)HSK 7-9
- 红石hóng shí(place name) Gongshi (likely a toponym, but reading is uncertain)HSK 7-9
- 缓存huǎn cúncache (computing); buffer memoryHSK 7-9
- 花呢huā nítweed; fancy suiting fabricHSK 7-9
- 花市huā shìflower marketHSK 7-9
- 花枝招展huā zhī zhāo zhǎn(idiom) gorgeously dressed (of a woman); dressed in one's finest, often with a flamboyant or showy connotationHSK 7-9
- 花生糖huā shēng tángpeanut brittleHSK 7-9
- 花都Huā dūHuadu (a district in Guangzhou, known for its flower industry)HSK 7-9
- 藿香huò xiāngwrinkled giant hyssop (a medicinal herb)HSK 7-9
- 豁然开朗huò rán kāi lǎng(chengyu) suddenly enlightened, a flash of insight, to see things clearly all at onceHSK 7-9
- 貉háoraccoon dog (bound form, used in compounds)HSK 7-9
- 黑种hēi chóngthe Black race (dated or formal term; modern usage prefers 黑人)HSK 7-9
- 会厌huì yànepiglottisHSK 7-9
- 何干hé gān(in rhetorical questions) what connection / what relation (to something)HSK 7-9
- 划定huà dìngto delimit, to demarcateHSK 7-9
- 化油器huà yóu qìcarburetorHSK 7-9
- 合拢hé lǒngto close (e.g. a book, umbrella); to bring together (e.g. hands, wings)HSK 7-9
- 后坐力hòu zuò lìrecoil (of a gun); backlash; reactive forceHSK 7-9
- 后悔药hòu huǐ yàoregret medicine (figurative: no way to undo a regretted action, often in 没有后悔药)HSK 7-9
- 后来居上hòu lái jū shàng(idiom) the latecomers surpass the old-timers; the later ones outdo the earlier onesHSK 7-9
- 后来者hòu lái zhělatecomer; person who arrives later; successor (in a competitive context, especially referring to someone who catches up or surpasses)HSK 7-9
- 哈哈大笑hā hā dà xiàoto roar with laughter; to laugh heartilyHSK 7-9
- 哗啦huá la(colloquial verb) to collapse, to fall down with a crashHSK 7-9
- 喉炎hóu yánlaryngitisHSK 7-9
- 好性hǎo xìnggood nature, amiabilityHSK 7-9
- 好景不长hǎo jǐng bù chánggood times don't last long; all good things must come to an endHSK 7-9
- 好走hǎo zǒu(interjection) good-bye (said to someone leaving on foot)HSK 7-9
- 寒假hán jiàwinter vacation, winter breakHSK 4
- 户主hù zhǔhead of a householdHSK 7-9
- 晃眼huǎng yǎndazzling, blinding (of light); twinkling, flashing brieflyHSK 7-9
- 核潜艇hé qián tǐngnuclear-powered submarineHSK 7-9
- 欢欣huān xīnelated, joyful (formal/literary)HSK 7-9
- 欢送会huān sòng huìfarewell party, farewell meetingHSK 7-9
- 毫无疑义háo wú yí yìbeyond all doubt; unquestionably; without any questionHSK 7-9
- 汗渍hàn zìsweat stainsHSK 7-9
- 洪流hóng liúmighty torrent; powerful current (literal and metaphorical)HSK 7-9
- 活动房huó dòng fángmobile home (a portable prefabricated house); prefabricated house (temporary or modular building); training room (for sports or physical activities)HSK 7-9
- 活性炭huó xìng tànactivated carbonHSK 7-9
- 浑浊hún zhuómuddy, turbidHSK 7-9
- 海峡群岛Hǎi xiá qún dǎoChannel IslandsHSK 7-9
- 海市蜃楼hǎi shì shèn lóumirage (literal optical phenomenon); figurative illusion, pipe dream, unreal visionHSK 7-9
- 海螺hǎi luóconch; sea snail (especially large spiral-shelled species)HSK 7-9
- 灰溜溜huī liū liū(of appearance) grayish and dull; (of demeanor) dejected, crestfallen, looking defeatedHSK 7-9
- 灰白huī báigrayish white; ashen; paleHSK 7-9
- 狐狸尾巴hú li wěi ba(figurative) telltale sign, giveaway, something that reveals one's hidden intention or true natureHSK 7-9
- 猴儿hóu érmonkey; (fig., affectionate) little devil, mischievous kidHSK 7-9
- 画眉huà méi(noun) Chinese hwamei, a type of thrush (Garrulax canorus); (noun) eyebrow pencil; eyebrow makeupHSK 7-9
- 画风huà fēng(art) style; style of painting or illustrationHSK 7-9
- 红海Hóng Hǎithe Red SeaHSK 7-9
- 红红hóng hóng(coll.) redHSK 7-9
- 缓期huǎn qīto postpone a deadline; to defer a due dateHSK 7-9
- 胡乐hú yuèmusic of the ancient non-Han peoples from northern and western regions (Xiongnu, Xianbei, Turkic, etc.); (historical) foreign-influenced music that entered the Chinese central plainsHSK 7-9
- 花旗huā qí(historical or literary) the United States; (noun) Star-Spangled Banner (the U.S. flag)HSK 7-9
- 花生油huā shēng yóupeanut oilHSK 7-9
- 花童huā tóngflower girl or page boy (child attendant at a wedding)HSK 7-9
- 花边新闻huā biān xīn wéngossip news; sensational or trivial news (especially about celebrities)HSK 7-9
- 荒淫huāng yíndissolute, licentious (of a person's lifestyle, especially in formal or literary contexts)HSK 7-9
- 虎头蛇尾hǔ tóu shé wěito start off strong but fizzle out; a fine start with a poor finishHSK 7-9
- 行长háng zhǎngbank presidentHSK 7-9
- 话匣子huà xiá zi(dated) phonograph or old-fashioned radio; (figurative) chatterbox; someone who talks incessantlyHSK 7-9
- 豪放háo fàngbold and unrestrained; powerful and freeHSK 7-9
- 货箱huò xiāngpacking box; container (for shipping goods)HSK 7-9
- 赫赫有名hè hè yǒu míngillustrious, far-famed, very famousHSK 7-9
- 轰动一时hōng dòng yī shíto cause a sensation (for a time); to make a splashHSK 7-9
- 轰隆hōng lōng(onomatopoeia) rumble, roar (of thunder, explosions, machinery)HSK 7-9
- 铪hāhafnium (chemical element, Hf)HSK 7-9
- 魂飞魄散hún fēi pò sànto be scared out of one's wits; frightened half to deathHSK 7-9
- 黄河Huáng héYellow RiverHSK 7-9
- 黄金分割huáng jīn fēn gē(noun) golden section (a mathematical ratio used in art, architecture, and nature)HSK 7-9
- 黑漆漆hēi qī qīpitch-dark; totally darkHSK 7-9
- 互殴hù ōuto exchange blows, to fight each otherHSK 7-9
- 会心huì xīnto have a meeting of minds; to understand each other tacitlyHSK 7-9
- 会聚huì jùto gather together; to assemble; to convergeHSK 7-9
- 会议桌huì yì zhuōconference table; meeting tableHSK 7-9
- 会馆huì guǎnguild hall (historical regional or trade association building); clubhouse; association hall (modern, e.g., alumni or embassy venue)HSK 7-9
- 何乐而不为hé lè ér bù wéiwhy not? (said when something is clearly beneficial and there is no reason not to do it)HSK 7-9
- 候鸟hòu niǎomigratory birdHSK 7-9
- 函授hán shòuto teach by correspondence; to offer a correspondence course inHSK 7-9
- 合意hé yìto be to one's liking, to suit one's taste (often separable: 合…的意); (legal) mutual agreement, consensus; to be mutually agreeableHSK 7-9
- 后劲hòu jìnstaying power, endurance (after initial effort); delayed effect (of a medicine, policy, or action)HSK 7-9
- 含泪hán lèito have tears in one's eyes; to be tearful (verb-object phrase)HSK 7-9
- 含混hán húnto be ambiguous, vague, indistinctHSK 7-9
- 呵欠hē qiànyawnHSK 7-9
- 喊话hǎn huàto shout to someone (from a distance), to hail; to broadcast a message to the enemy (military propaganda)HSK 7-9
- 嗨哟hāi yō(interjection) heave-ho, yo-heave-ho (a work chant for coordinated group effort)HSK 7-9
- 怀疑论huái yí lúnskepticism (philosophical doctrine questioning the possibility of certain knowledge)HSK 7-9
- 护短hù duǎnto cover up someone's faults or shortcomings (out of protectiveness or bias)HSK 7-9
- 挥发性huī fā xìngvolatility (the property of evaporating easily at room temperature)HSK 7-9
- 昊hào(bound form) vast sky, the heavens (used in literary/formal compounds)HSK 7-9
- 横流héng liúoverflow (of water); water flowing out of its proper course; figurative overflow or rampant spread (of evil, corruption, negative forces)HSK 7-9
- 欢迎会huān yíng huìwelcoming partyHSK 7-9
- 汗珠hàn zhūbeads of sweatHSK 7-9
- 汗颜hàn yán(literary) ashamed, deeply embarrassedHSK 7-9
- 河堤hé dīriver embankment, dikeHSK 7-9
- 活动家huó dòng jiāactivist; public figureHSK 7-9
- 浑水摸鱼hún shuǐ mō yúto fish in troubled waters (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gainHSK 7-9
- 海参hǎi shēnsea cucumber (a marine animal often used in Chinese cuisine)HSK 7-9
- 海王hǎi wángAquaman (DC Comics superhero); (slang) a player, a person who juggles multiple romantic partnersHSK 7-9
- 滑坡huá pōlandslide; (figurative, economics) decline, slumpHSK 7-9
- 滑稽戏huá jī xìfarceHSK 7-9
- 火盆huǒ pénbrazier; fire panHSK 7-9
- 画质huà zhìimage quality, resolution, definitionHSK 7-9
- 簧片huáng piànreed (of a musical instrument)HSK 7-9
- 糊涂虫hú tu chóngblunderer; bungler; muddleheadHSK 7-9
- 红娘hóng niángmatchmaker (especially in modern dating contexts)HSK 7-9
- 红杉hóng shānChinese larch; redwoodHSK 7-9
- 红极一时hóng jí yì shíto be extremely popular for a period (of a person, trend, or phenomenon); to have one's moment in the spotlightHSK 7-9
- 耗资hào zīto spend (a large sum of money), to cost (in formal/institutional contexts)HSK 7-9
- 航天员háng tiān yuánastronautHSK 7-9
- 航速háng sùspeed of a ship or aircraft; nautical or aerial speedHSK 7-9
- 花圃huā pǔflower nursery; flower bedHSK 7-9
- 花子huā zibeggar (old term)HSK 7-9
- 花季huā jì(literal) flowering season, prime bloom period for plants; (figurative) teenage years, the springtime of one's youthHSK 7-9
- 花里胡哨huā lǐ hú shàogaudy, flashy, excessively ornate (with a negative connotation of bad taste); flashy but insubstantial; all style and no substanceHSK 7-9
- 花饰huā shìornamental floral design; decorative pattern with flowersHSK 7-9
- 虎皮hǔ pítiger skin (the actual hide or fur pattern); (figurative) seeming bravery or bluster; a show of power borrowed from someone elseHSK 7-9
- 话音huà yīnthe sound or tone of someone's voice; implication, hint hidden in wordsHSK 7-9
- 货机huò jīcargo aircraft, cargo planeHSK 7-9
- 郇huánname of an ancient state (during the Zhou dynasty); surname (rare)HSK 7-9
- 黄牛huáng niú(literal) ox, cattle (a type of bovine); (figurative, slang) scalper, ticket tout; (figurative, slang) a person who fails to keep promises or shirks responsibilityHSK 7-9
- 黑乎乎hēi hū hūpitch-black, dark and gloomyHSK 7-9
- 黑户hēi hùunregistered resident (esp. without legal household registration); unlicensed or illegal business; person engaged in prohibited or underground activitiesHSK 7-9
- 黑车hēi chēillegal taxi; unlicensed motor vehicle (used for unauthorized passenger transport)HSK 7-9
- 黑金hēi jīnillicit political funding from organized crime; corrupt money-and-politics nexusHSK 7-9
- 会操huì cāomilitary drill (collective, often involving multiple units); joint exercise or parade (military or school context)HSK 7-9
- 会试huì shì(historical) metropolitan examination in imperial ChinaHSK 7-9
- 划时代huà shí dàiepoch-making, groundbreaking, landmarkHSK 7-9
- 化学元素huà xué yuán sùchemical elementHSK 7-9
- 厚厚hòu hòu(reduplicated adjective) thick (emphasizing the state or quality)HSK 7-9
- 合成纤维hé chéng xiān wéisynthetic fiberHSK 7-9
- 后怕hòu pàpost-event fear; to feel scared after the danger has passedHSK 7-9
- 后缀hòu zhuì(linguistics) suffixHSK 7-9
- 吼声hǒu shēngroar (of an animal or person)HSK 7-9
- 和乐hé lèharmonious and happy; in harmony and joyHSK 7-9