Chinese words starting with “J”
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- 拘押jū yāto detain, to take into custodyHSK 7-9
- 教务jiào wùacademic affairs; educational administrationHSK 7-9
- 教程jiào chéngcourse of study; instructional material (such as a textbook or published lectures)HSK 7-9
- 既来之jì lái zhī(idiom) since one has come, one may as well accept the situation and settle downHSK 7-9
- 景致jǐng zhìscenery, view, sceneHSK 7-9
- 机房jī fángmachine room, generator room, engine room (a room housing mechanical equipment such as generators, engines, or servers)HSK 7-9
- 激动不已jī dòng bù yǐextremely excited; unable to contain one's excitementHSK 7-9
- 监守自盗jiān shǒu zì dàoto embezzle; to steal what one is entrusted to guardHSK 7-9
- 祭拜jì bàito worship (by offering sacrifices, especially to ancestors or gods)HSK 7-9
- 禁毒jìn dúto ban drugs; drug prohibition (verb-object compound)HSK 7-9
- 积德jī dé(verb-object) to accumulate merit through good deeds (Buddhist/Daoist concept); (colloquial) to be kind, to be nice (often in 积点德 or 积积德)HSK 7-9
- 筋斗jīn dǒusomersault, tumbleHSK 7-9
- 纠jiūto correct, to rectify (as in 纠正); to entangle, to pester (as in 纠缠); to gather together, to unite (as in 纠集)HSK 7-9
- 纪念堂jì niàn tángmemorial hall (a building dedicated to the memory of a notable person or event)HSK 7-9
- 绝经期jué jīng qīmenopause; menopausal periodHSK 7-9
- 缰jiāng(bound form) reins; halterHSK 7-9
- 脊梁jǐ liángspine, backbone; (figurative) backbone, mainstay, pillarHSK 7-9
- 脚手架jiǎo shǒu jiàscaffold (construction)HSK 7-9
- 节目单jié mù dānprogram (for a performance or event); playbillHSK 7-9
- 讲授jiǎng shòuto teach, to lecture, to give instructionHSK 7-9
- 进取心jìn qǔ xīnenterprising spirit; initiative; driveHSK 7-9
- 酒宴jiǔ yànfeast; banquetHSK 7-9
- 酒瘾jiǔ yǐnalcohol addiction; alcoholismHSK 7-9
- 金光闪闪jīn guāng shǎn shǎnglittering with golden light; resplendentHSK 7-9
- 镜框jìng kuàngpicture frame; spectacle (eyeglasses) frameHSK 7-9
- 降压jiàng yāto lower (blood) pressure; to decompress; to reduce (voltage, pressure)HSK 7-9
- 鞠躬尽瘁jū gōng jìn cuìto spare no effort in one's duty; to dedicate oneself wholeheartedlyHSK 7-9
- 举例来说jǔ lì lái shuōfor example; for instanceHSK 7-9
- 举出jǔ chūto enumerate, to itemize, to cite (as an example)HSK 7-9
- 久违jiǔ wéi(preceded by 了) an expression used when meeting someone after a long time; 'long time no see'; (preceded by 了) used to express that one hasn't experienced or done something for a long time; 'it's been a long while'HSK 7-9
- 九万jiǔ mòninety thousand; 90,000HSK 7-9
- 交易商jiāo yì shāngdealer, trader (in securities, commodities, or other financial instruments)HSK 7-9
- 交椅jiāo yīancient folding chair; (figurative) position, post, especially a leadership roleHSK 7-9
- 介绍人jiè shào rénperson who introduces or recommends someone; matchmaker, sponsorHSK 7-9
- 俊俏jùn qiào(of a young person) pretty and charming; handsome and livelyHSK 7-9
- 假条jià tiáoleave request form; leave permit slipHSK 7-9
- 假释犯jiǎ shì fànparolee; person on paroleHSK 7-9
- 军法jūn fǎmilitary lawHSK 7-9
- 减低jiǎn dīto reduce, to lower, to cut (prices, costs, speed, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 几内亚Jī nèi yàGuinea (country)HSK 7-9
- 君主制jūn zhǔ zhìmonarchyHSK 7-9
- 娇生惯养jiāo shēng guàn yǎngto be pampered and spoiled since childhood (often with the connotation of being unable to cope with hardships)HSK 7-9
- 家境jiā jìngfamily financial situation; family circumstancesHSK 7-9
- 急流jí liútorrent, rapids; jet stream (meteorology)HSK 7-9
- 戒严令jiè yán lìngmartial law decreeHSK 7-9
- 教学楼jiào xué lóuteaching building, classroom building (on a campus)HSK 7-9
- 教宗jiào zōngpope (head of the Roman Catholic Church)HSK 7-9
- 机缘jī yuána fortunate opportunity or coincidence that seems fated; serendipitous chance; (Buddhist) a predestined situation or karmic conditionHSK 7-9
- 检察署jiǎn chá shǔprosecutor's office; procuratorateHSK 7-9
- 检测器jiǎn cè qìdetectorHSK 7-9
- 江郎才尽jiāng láng cái jìnto have exhausted one's literary talent; to run out of creative inspirationHSK 7-9
- 焗jú(bound form) to steam-bake in a covered pot (Cantonese cooking method); (bound form) to apply heat treatment to hair (as in 焗油)HSK 7-9
- 监工jiān gōngoverseer; supervisor; foremanHSK 7-9
- 绞架jiǎo jiàgallowsHSK 7-9
- 聚合物jù hé wùpolymerHSK 7-9
- 脊椎骨jǐ zhuī gǔvertebra; spine; backboneHSK 7-9
- 脚指头jiǎo zhǐ toutoeHSK 7-9
- 脚镣jiǎo liàofoot fetters, shacklesHSK 7-9
- 见义勇为jiàn yì yǒng wéi(idiom) to act heroically for a just cause; to see what is right and do it courageouslyHSK 7-9
- 近年来jìn nián láiin recent years; for the past few yearsHSK 5
- 近海jìn hǎicoastal waters; inshore watersHSK 7-9
- 酒席jiǔ xíbanquetHSK 7-9
- 降格jiàng géto lower one's standards or statusHSK 7-9
- 集锦jí jǐna collection of choice specimens (often used in book or album titles)HSK 7-9
- 举世闻名jǔ shì wén míngworld-famous; known throughout the worldHSK 7-9
- 久久jiǔ jiǔfor a long, long time; for a very long timeHSK 7-9
- 九州Jiǔ zhōu(poetic) a name for China; (geography) Kyushu, the southernmost island of Japan; (historical) the nine ancient divisions of ChinaHSK 7-9
- 九月份jiǔ yuè fènSeptemberHSK 7-9
- 交口Jiāo kǒu(verb) to converse, to chatHSK 7-9
- 决胜局jué shèng júdeciding game (in sports); tiebreakerHSK 7-9
- 减免jiǎn miǎnto reduce or waive (taxes, fines, tuition, rent, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 加之jiā zhī(conjunction) moreover; in addition to thatHSK 7-9
- 卷曲juǎn qǔto curl; to crimp; to twist into a curled shapeHSK 7-9
- 咎jiùto blame, to censure, to find fault withHSK 7-9
- 坚信不疑jiān xìn bù yíto firmly believe without the slightest doubtHSK 7-9
- 基准jī zhǔnbenchmark; standard; criterion (a reference used for measurement or comparison); (surveying) datumHSK 7-9
- 基因组jī yīn zǔgenomeHSK 7-9
- 奖状jiǎng zhuàngcertificate of merit, award certificateHSK 7-9
- 奸笑jiān xiào(noun) a sinister smile; (verb) to smile in a sinister or malicious wayHSK 7-9
- 季刊jì kānquarterly (publication)HSK 7-9
- 家电jiā diànhome appliance, household electrical applianceHSK 5
- 急不可待jí bù kě dàitoo impatient to waitHSK 7-9
- 急忙jí mánghastily, in a hurryHSK 5
- 技术性jì shù xìngtechnical nature, technicality (of a task, project, or field)HSK 7-9
- 机会主义jī huì zhǔ yìopportunismHSK 7-9
- 极光jí guāngaurora; polar lightsHSK 7-9
- 津津乐道jīn jīn lè dàoto talk about with great relish and enthusiasmHSK 7-9
- 畿jīthe imperial domain, area around the capitalHSK 7-9
- 眷juànfamily dependent; household member (bound form, used in 家眷, 眷属); to have tender feelings for; to be attached to (bound form, used in 眷恋, 眷顾)HSK 7-9
- 禁用jìn yòngto forbid the use of, to prohibit; to disable (a function or feature)HSK 7-9
- 禁运jìn yùnto impose an embargo (on); to embargoHSK 7-9
- 积压jī yā(of goods) to overstock, to keep in stock too long; (of tasks, work) to backlog, to put offHSK 7-9
- 绝情jué qíng(stative verb) heartless, ruthless (especially by severing emotional ties)HSK 7-9
- 继位jì wèito succeed to the throneHSK 7-9
- 绩jībound morpheme meaning achievement, accomplishment (in compounds like 成绩, 业绩); (archaic) to twist hempen thread (historical sense)HSK 7-9
- 绩效jì xiàoperformance, results (in a work, business, or organizational context)HSK 7-9
- 街车jiē chētrolley; streetcarHSK 7-9
- 解约jiě yuēto terminate a contract (or agreement); to cancel a contractHSK 7-9
- 记账jì zhàngto keep accounts; to do bookkeeping; to charge to an account (as in recording a purchase on credit)HSK 7-9
- 谨小慎微jǐn xiǎo shèn wēiovercautious; too cautious to act; timid and hesitantHSK 7-9
- 金汤jīn shāngimpregnable fortressHSK 7-9
- 铰链jiǎo liànhingeHSK 7-9
- 静养jìng yǎngto recuperate quietly, to rest and recover (after illness or surgery)HSK 7-9
- 静态jìng tàistatic state; stationary stateHSK 7-9
- 静悄悄jìng qiāo qiāovery quiet; silent; stillHSK 7-9
- 举世jǔ shì(noun) the whole world; (adverb) throughout the world; universallyHSK 7-9
- 九尾狐jiǔ wěi húnine-tailed fox (mythological creature); (figurative) a crafty and villainous personHSK 7-9
- 井底jǐng debottom of a well or mine shaftHSK 7-9
- 井然有序jǐng rán yǒu xùorderly, in good order, well-organizedHSK 7-9
- 交差jiāo chāto report back to one's superior on completing a taskHSK 7-9
- 交融jiāo róngto blend, to mingle, to fuse together (often of abstract things)HSK 7-9
- 交费jiāo fèito pay a fee, to pay a chargeHSK 7-9
- 假面舞jiǎ miàn wǔmasquerade, masked danceHSK 7-9
- 兼具jiān jùto have both ... and ...; to combine (two qualities)HSK 7-9
- 兼得jiān déto have both at the same time; to obtain simultaneouslyHSK 7-9
- 击鼓jī gǔto beat a drum, to drumHSK 7-9
- 剪切jiǎn qiēto cut (with scissors or shears); to shear; (geology) shear (stress or deformation); (computing) to cut (as in cut-and-paste)HSK 7-9
- 剪纸jiǎn zhǐpaper-cut (traditional Chinese folk art)HSK 7-9
- 加价jiā jiàto raise or hike the priceHSK 7-9
- 加法jiā fǎaddition (mathematical operation)HSK 7-9
- 加速度jiā sù dùto accelerate, to increase speedHSK 7-9
- 劫掠jié lüèto plunder, to loot (by force)HSK 7-9
- 寄主jì zhǔhost (of a parasite)HSK 7-9
- 就近jiù jìn(adverb) at the nearest place; nearby (for convenience)HSK 7-9
- 局外jú wàioutside (of a situation, group, or event); external to the matter at handHSK 7-9
- 居室jū shìroom; living quartersHSK 7-9
- 急功近利jí gōng jìn lìto seek instant gratification (idiom); shortsighted and focused only on immediate gainsHSK 7-9
- 急急忙忙jí jí máng mánghurriedly, in a great hurryHSK 7-9
- 惊扰jīng rǎoto disturb, to alarm, to startleHSK 7-9
- 捷克人jié kè rénCzech personHSK 7-9
- 救生船jiù shēng chuánlifeboatHSK 7-9
- 机时jī shímachine hours; computer time; operation period (of a machine)HSK 7-9
- 机要jī yāo(attributive) confidential, top-secret (used before nouns in official contexts)HSK 7-9
- 棘轮jí lúnratchet; ratchet wheelHSK 7-9
- 津巴布韦Jīn bā bù wéiZimbabweHSK 7-9
- 激将法jī jiàng fǎgoading tactic; method of provoking someone into action by challenging their pride or honorHSK 7-9
- 犄角jī jiǎohorn (of an animal, colloquial)HSK 7-9
- 犟jiàngobstinate; stubbornHSK 7-9
- 窖jiàocellar, pit (for underground storage)HSK 7-9
- 笺jiānwriting paper, stationery (especially for letters); annotation, commentary (on a text)HSK 7-9
- 简写jiǎn xiěto write (characters) in simplified form; to shorten; to abbreviate; to simplify (a text, a work) for readers or beginnersHSK 7-9
- 紧张症jǐn zhāng zhēngcatatoniaHSK 7-9
- 紧缩jǐn suōto tighten, to cut back (on spending, budgets, or economic activity)HSK 7-9
- 紧缺jǐn quēscarce, in short supplyHSK 7-9
- 经传jīng zhuànthe Confucian classics and their commentariesHSK 7-9
- 经营者jīng yíng zhěmanagerHSK 7-9
- 结结巴巴jiē jiē bā bastammering, haltingly (describing speech)HSK 7-9
- 绝版jué bǎn(verb) go out of print; no longer publishedHSK 7-9
- 缴纳jiǎo nàto pay (taxes, fees, fines, dues)HSK 7-9
- 肩章jiān zhāngepaulet (shoulder insignia on a uniform)HSK 7-9
- 脚丫jiǎo yā(colloquial) footHSK 7-9
- 脚掌jiǎo zhǎngsole of the footHSK 7-9
- 街灯jiē dēngstreet lampHSK 7-9
- 讲价jiǎng jiàto bargain; to haggle over priceHSK 7-9
- 进账jìn zhàngincome; receipts (money coming into an account)HSK 7-9
- 集团军jí tuán jūnarmy group (large military formation)HSK 7-9
- 骄jiāoproud; arrogant; conceited (bound morpheme)HSK 7-9
- 九天jiǔ tiānthe ninth heaven (the highest heaven in Chinese mythology); (figurative) extremely high, sky-highHSK 7-9
- 九百jiǔ bǎinine hundredHSK 7-9
- 兼有jiān yǒuto possess both (features, qualities, etc.); to combineHSK 7-9
- 加力jiā lìto apply extra force; to boost powerHSK 7-9
- 加班加点jiā bān jiā diǎnto work overtime, to put in extra hoursHSK 7-9
- 吉卜赛人jí bǔ sài rénGypsy; Romani peopleHSK 7-9
- 咀jǔ(bound morpheme) to chewHSK 7-9
- 噘嘴juē zuǐto pout (to express displeasure or anger)HSK 7-9
- 坚忍jiān rěnsteadfast and perseveringHSK 7-9
- 建设者jiàn shè zhěbuilder, constructorHSK 7-9
- 揭幕jiē mùto unveil (a monument, plaque, exhibition, etc.); to inaugurate; (theater) to raise the curtain; to begin a performanceHSK 7-9
- 救生圈jiù shēng juānlife buoy, life ringHSK 7-9
- 旧物jiù wùold things, old stuff (e.g., discarded items); past heritage, cultural relics; (historical) lost territoryHSK 7-9
- 旧病jiù bìngold ailment, chronic complaintHSK 7-9
- 机动车jī dòng chēmotor vehicleHSK 6
- 机型jī xíngaircraft type (e.g., Boeing 737, Airbus A320); machine model (e.g., smartphone, printer)HSK 7-9
- 棘jí(bound form) thorn, thorns; (bound form) thorny, difficult (figurative)HSK 7-9
- 浸湿jìn shīto soak (through), to become thoroughly wetHSK 7-9
- 炬jùtorch (bound form, used in compounds)HSK 7-9
- 爵位jué wèinoble rank, title of nobilityHSK 7-9
- 疖子jiē zǐboil, furuncle (a painful skin infection)HSK 7-9
- 监测器jiān cè qìmonitor (device that tracks or observes continuously)HSK 7-9
- 矫形jiǎo xíngto correct a deformity or misalignment (medical, orthopedic/dental)HSK 7-9
- 竞逐jìng zhúto compete for, to vie for (in formal or literary contexts)HSK 7-9
- 竟是jìng shìturn out to be (surprisingly), unexpectedly is/areHSK 7-9
- 简略jiǎn lüèbrief, sketchy, lacking detail (of speech, writing, or explanations)HSK 7-9
- 简言之jiǎn yán zhīin short; in a word; brieflyHSK 7-9
- 精度jīng dùprecision, accuracy (of a device or measurement)HSK 7-9
- 经济学家jīng jì xué jiāeconomistHSK 7-9
- 结业jié yèto complete a course or program (non-degree), to finish one's studiesHSK 7-9
- 结节jié jié(medical) nodule, tubercleHSK 7-9
- 绝对值jué duì zhíabsolute valueHSK 7-9
- 缴枪jiǎo qiāngto lay down one's arms, to surrender (weapons); to give up, to admit defeat (figurative)HSK 7-9
- 聚乙烯jù yǐ xīpolyethylene (a common plastic material)HSK 7-9
- 聚居区jù jū ōua residential area where a specific group (ethnic, cultural, or demographic) lives in concentration; ethnic enclave; community clusterHSK 7-9
- 肼jǐng(chemistry) hydrazineHSK 7-9
- 胶鞋jiāo xiérubber-soled shoe; sneaker, tennis shoeHSK 7-9
- 腱jiàntendonHSK 7-9
- 节育jié yùto practice birth control, to use contraceptionHSK 7-9
- 见面礼jiàn miàn lǐa gift given upon first meeting someone (often in formal or family contexts)HSK 7-9
- 角儿jué r(colloquial) role, part (in a play, film, or performance)HSK 7-9
- 角质jiǎo zhì(noun) keratin; horny substance (protein forming hair, nails, horns, and outer skin layer)HSK 7-9
- 解渴jiě kěto quench (thirst)HSK 7-9