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sōng
HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. pine
  2. 2. loose
  3. 3. to loosen
  4. 4. to relax
  5. 5. floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)

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Words Containing 松

酥松
sū sōng

loose (soil, or limbs of a relaxed person etc)

松花江
sōng huā jiāng

Songhua River in Jilin province 吉林省 through Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], a tributary of Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江

松柏
sōng bǎi

pine and cypress

放松管制
fàng sōng guǎn zhì

deregulation

抚松县
fǔ sōng xiàn

Fusong county in Baishan 白山, Jilin

宽松
kuān sōng

to relax (policy)

松缓
sōng huǎn

to loosen

松蘑
sōng mó

matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan

松果体
sōng guǒ tǐ

pineal body

稀松骨质
xī sōng gǔ zhì

cancellous bone

松气
sōng qì

to relax one's efforts

松雀
sōng què

(bird species of China) pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)

松原市
sōng yuán shì

Songyuan, prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

青松
qīng sōng

pine tree

松岛
sōng dǎo

Matsushima (name)

小松糕
xiǎo sōng gāo

muffin

松手
sōng shǒu

to relinquish one's grip

泊松分布
bó sōng fēn bù

Poisson distribution (in statistics)

松垮
sōng kuǎ

undisciplined

武松
wǔ sōng

Wu Song, a heroic outlaw of Liangshan Marsh in the classic novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[shuǐ hǔ zhuàn], whose exploits include killing a tiger with his bare hands

松阳
sōng yáng

Songyang county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang

杜松子
dù sōng zǐ

juniper berry

蒲松龄
pú sōng líng

Pu Songling (1640-1715), author of 聊齋志異|聊斋志异[liáo zhāi zhì yì]

松潘
sōng pān

Songpan County (Tibetan: zung chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan

松仁
sōng rén

pine nuts

松散物料
sōng san wù liào

diffuse medium (liquid or gas)

松辽平原
sōng liáo píng yuán

Songliao Plain of northeast China including Songhua River 松花江 through the Liaoning Peninsula, also called the Northeast Plain 東北平原|东北平原[dōng běi píng yuán]

松坡湖
sōng pō hú

see 草海[cǎo hǎi]

抚松
fǔ sōng

Fusong county in Baishan 白山, Jilin

埃格尔松
āi gé ěr sōng

Egersund (city in Norway)

松下电器
sōng xià diàn qì

Panasonic Corporation (formerly Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.)

嘴松
zuǐ sōng

loose-tongued

陆均松
lù jūn sōng

podocarp tree (Dacrydium pierrei)

松下电气工业
sōng xià diàn qì gōng yè

Matsushita Electronics Industry

手松
shǒu sōng

liberal with one's money

鱼松
yú sōng

fish floss

松鸦
sōng yā

(bird species of China) Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)

松赞干布
sōng zàn gàn bù

Songtsen Gampo or Songzain Gambo (604-650) Tibetan emperor, founder of the Tubo 吐蕃[tǔ bō] dynasty

松溪县
sōng xī xiàn

Songxi county in Nanping 南平[nán píng] Fujian

松弛法
sōng chí fǎ

relaxation (alternative medicine)

放松
fàng sōng

to relax; to slacken; to loosen

松鹤遐龄
sōng hè xiá líng

longevity

马拉松
mǎ lā sōng

marathon (loanword)

松弛
sōng chí

to relax

曲松县
qǔ sōng xiàn

Qusum county, Tibetan: Chu gsum rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[shān nán dì qū], Tibet

松果
sōng guǒ

pine cone

蓬松
péng sōng

fluffy

松鼠
sōng shǔ

squirrel

松桃县
sōng táo xiàn

Songtao Hmong autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[tóng rén dì qū], Guizhou

松北区
sōng běi qū

Songbei district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn] in Heilongjiang

黑嘴松鸡
hēi zuǐ sōng jī

(bird species of China) black-billed capercaillie (Tetrao urogalloides)

松露猪
sōng lù zhū

truffle hog

松江
sōng jiāng

Songjiang suburban district of Shanghai

日本松雀鹰
rì běn sōng què yīng

(bird species of China) Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)

巴松管
bā sōng guǎn

bassoon (loanword)

克里斯蒂安松
kè lǐ sī dì ān sōng

Kristiansund (city in Norway)

松脱
sōng tuō

loose

松花蛋
sōng huā dàn

century egg; preserved egg

松巴哇岛
sōng bā wā dǎo

Sumbawa, Indonesian island east of Java

松树
sōng shù

pine

油松
yóu sōng

Chinese red pine

松露
sōng lù

truffle

绿松石
lǜ sōng shí

turquoise (gemstone)

松菌
sōng jùn

matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan

刘松龄
liú sōng líng

Ferdinand Augustin Hallerstein (1703-1774), Slovenian Jesuit missionary, astronomer and mathematician, spent 35 years at Emperor Qianlong's court

松山
sōng shān

Songshan or Sungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[tái běi shì], Taiwan

马拉松赛
mǎ lā sōng sài

marathon race

松开
sōng kāi

to release

松瓤
sōng ráng

pine nut

松糕鞋
sōng gāo xié

platform shoes

松泛
sōng fàn

relaxed

迎客松
yíng kè sōng

Greeting Pine, symbol of Huangshan 黃山|黄山[huáng shān]

骨质疏松
gǔ zhì shū sōng

osteoporosis

苍松翠柏
cāng sōng cuì bǎi

evergreen pine and cypress (idiom); steadfast nobility

松石
sōng shí

turquoise (gemstone)

阿松森岛
ā sōng sēn dǎo

Ascension Island

松下
sōng xià

Matsushita (name)

松动
sōng dòng

slack

膨松剂
péng sōng jì

leavening agent

姬松茸
jī sōng róng

himematsutake mushroom (Agaricus subrufescens or Agaricus blazei Murill)

阿森松岛
ā sēn sōng dǎo

Ascension Island

松节油
sōng jié yóu

turpentine

松下公司
sōng xià gōng sī

Panasonic Corporation (formerly Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.)

丙酸氟替卡松
bǐng suān fú tì kǎ sōng

fluticasone propionate

杜松子酒
dù sōng zǐ jiǔ

gin

松快
sōng kuai

less crowded

松阳县
sōng yáng xiàn

Songyang county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang

松岭
sōng lǐng

Songling district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang

曲松
qǔ sōng

Qusum county, Tibetan: Chu gsum rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[shān nán dì qū], Tibet

鸟松乡
niǎo sōng xiāng

Niaosong or Niaosung township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

落叶松
luò yè sōng

larch tree (Pinus larix)

亚松森
yà sōng sēn

Asunción, capital of Paraguay

松懈
sōng xiè

to relax

柏节松操
bǎi jié sōng cāo

chaste widowhood

松软
sōng ruǎn

flexible

霍克松
huò kè sōng

Hokksund (city in Buskerud, Norway)

松木
sōng mù

pine wood

雪松
xuě sōng

cedar tree

松潘县
sōng pān xiàn

Songpan County (Tibetan: zung chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan

松岭区
sōng lǐng qū

Songling district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang

松鸡
sōng jī

grouse

松山区
sōng shān qū

Songshan or Sungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[tái běi shì], Taiwan

松土
sōng tǔ

to plow (loosen the soil)

松口
sōng kǒu

to let go of sth held in one's mouth

松巴哇
sōng bā wā

Sumbawa, Indonesian island east of Java

松嘴
sōng zuǐ

see 鬆口|松口[sōng kǒu]

西方松鸡
xī fāng sōng jī

(bird species of China) western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

白皮松
bái pí sōng

lacebark pine

西松建设
xī sōng jiàn shè

Nishimatsu Construction Co.

松茸
sōng róng

matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan

巴松
bā sōng

bassoon (loanword)

松饼
sōng bǐng

muffin

松北
sōng běi

Songbei district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn] in Heilongjiang

松果腺
sōng guǒ xiàn

pineal body

马尾松
mǎ wěi sōng

Masson pine (Pinus massoniana, Chinese red pine, horsetail pine)

松江区
sōng jiāng qū

Songjiang suburban district of Shanghai

松狮犬
sōng shī quǎn

Chow Chow (dog breed)

松雀鹰
sōng què yīng

(bird species of China) besra (Accipiter virgatus)

黑客松
hēi kè sōng

hackathon (loanword)

量化宽松
liàng huà kuān sōng

quantitative easing (finance)

松科
sōng kē

pinaceae

稀松
xī sōng

poor

石松
shí sōng

Lycopodiopsida (club mosses)

松化石
sōng huà shí

turquoise (gemstone)

轻松
qīng sōng

light

海于格松
hǎi yú gé sōng

Haugesund (city in Rogaland, Norway)

松赞干布陵
sōng zàn gàn bù líng

the tomb of Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo or Songzain Gambo in Lhoka prefecture

松糕
sōng gāo

sponge cake

蒙松雨
mēng sōng yǔ

drizzle

鸟松
niǎo sōng

Niaosong or Niaosung township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

松原
sōng yuán

Songyuan, prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

松口蘑
sōng kǒu mó

matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan

地塞米松
dì sāi mǐ sōng

dexamethasone

松滋市
sōng zī shì

Songzi, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[jīng zhōu], Hubei

松滋
sōng zī

Songzi county (Hubei)

松桃苗族自治县
sōng táo miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Songtao Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou

松溪
sōng xī

Songxi county in Nanping 南平[nán píng] Fujian

肌肉松弛剂
jī ròu sōng chí jì

muscle relaxant (medicine)

松明
sōng míng

pine torch

松子
sōng zǐ

pine nut

松紧带
sōng jǐn dài

(a length of) elastic

松一口气
sōng yī kǒu qì

to heave a sigh of relief

疏松
shū sōng

to loosen

郭松焘
guō sōng dào

Guo Songdao or Kuo Sun-tao (1818-1891), China's first imperial commissioner (ambassador) to UK and France

肉松
ròu sōng

meat floss

滨松
bīn sōng

Hamamatsu, city in Shizuoka prefecture 靜岡縣|静冈县[jìng gāng xiàn], Japan

宿松
sù sōng

Susong county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[ān qìng], Anhui

滨松市
bīn sōng shì

Hamamatsu, city in Shizuoka prefecture 靜岡縣|静冈县[jìng gāng xiàn], Japan

骨质疏松症
gǔ zhì shū sōng zhèng

osteoporosis

西松
xī sōng

see 西松建設|西松建设[xī sōng jiàn shè]

红眉松雀
hóng méi sōng què

(bird species of China) crimson-browed finch (Carpodacus subhimachalus)

宿松县
sù sōng xiàn

Susong county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[ān qìng], Anhui

松散
sōng san

to relax

松香
sōng xiāng

rosin

松球
sōng qiú

pine cone

泊松
bó sōng

S.D. Poisson (1781-1840), French mathematician

松绑
sōng bǎng

to untie