242 Persian words and phrases start with چ (che). Common everyday words are in bold. Tap a word for its meanings, pronunciation and related words.
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- چابک châbok – agile, nimble, quick, swift
- چابکدست châbokdast – dexterous, deft, nimble-fingered
- چابکسوار châboksavâr – skilled rider, jockey
- چابکی châboki – agility, quickness, nimbleness, dexterity
- چاپ châp – printing, print, edition, publication
- چاپ کردن châp kardan – to print, to publish
- چاپ مجدد châp-e mojaddad – reprint, reissue
- چاپار châpâr – courier, mounted messenger, post
- چاپلوس châplus – flattering, sycophantic, servile, flatterer
- چاپلوسانه châplusâne – flatteringly, obsequiously
- چاپلوسی châplusi – flattery, sycophancy, bootlicking
- چاپلوسی کردن châplusi kardan – to flatter, to butter up, to suck up to
- چاپی châpi – printed, print
- چاپیدن châpidan – to rob, to loot, to plunder, to rip off (spoken)
- چاخان châkhân – bluff, boasting, lie, braggart
- چاخان کردن châkhân kardan – to bluff, to brag, to talk big, to tell tall tales
- چادر châdor – tent, chador, veil
- چادر زدن châdor zadan – to pitch a tent, to camp
- چارپایه chârpâye – stool
- چاردیواری chârdivâri – four walls, enclosure, home
- چارقد chârghad – headscarf, kerchief
- چارگوش chârgush – square, quadrangular
- چاره châre – solution, remedy, cure, way out
- چاره کردن châre kardan – to remedy, to solve, to find a solution, to cure
- چاشنی châshni – seasoning, condiment, spice, flavor, detonator
- چاشنی غذا châshni-ye ghazâ – seasoning, condiment, spice
- چاق châgh – fat, overweight, obese, chubby
- چاق شدن châgh shodan – to get fat, to gain weight, to put on weight
- چاقو châghu – knife
- چاقی châghi – obesity, fatness, being overweight
- چاک châk – slit, crack, tear, split
- چاک خوردن châk khordan – to crack, to split, to tear
- چاک دادن châk dâdan – to tear, to slit, to rip
- چاکر châker – servant, your humble servant (spoken)
- چال châl – hole, pit, dimple
- چالاک châlâk – agile, nimble, quick, deft, adroit
- چاله châle – hole, pit, pothole
- چالهچاله châle-châle – full of potholes, pitted, bumpy
- چانه châne – chin, bargaining
- چانه زدن châne zadan – to bargain, to haggle
- چاه châh – well, pit, shaft
- چای chây – tea
- چاییدن châyidan – to catch a cold, to get chilled
- چپ chap – left, left-wing, cross-eyed
- چپاندن chapândan – to cram, to stuff, to jam, to squeeze
- چپانیدن chapânidan – to cram, to stuff, to jam
- چپاول chapâvol – plunder, looting, pillage
- چپاول کردن chapâvol kardan – to plunder, to loot, to ransack
- چپاولگر chapâvolgar – plunderer, looter, marauder
- چپچپ chap-chap – askance, with a dirty look
- چپدست chapdast – left-handed
- چپیدن chapidan – to crowd in, to squeeze in, to cram
- چتر chatr – umbrella
- چتر نجات chatr-e nejât – parachute
- چترباز chatrbâz – parachutist, skydiver
- چخماق chakhmâgh – flint, flintlock, hammer (of a gun)
- چرا cherâ – why, sure (spoken), why not
- چراغ cherâgh – light, lamp, traffic light
- چراغ خانه cherâgh-e khâne – light of the house, family's joy
- چراغ قوه cherâgh ghovve – flashlight, torch
- چراغانی کردن cherâghâni kardan – to decorate with lights, to illuminate
- چراندن charândan – to graze, to pasture, to put out to graze
- چرانیدن cherânidan – to graze, to pasture
- چرب charb – greasy, oily, fatty, fat
- چرب و نرم charb-o-narm – smooth, sleek, flattering
- چربزبان charbzabân – smooth-talking, glib, silver-tongued
- چربزبانی charbzabâni – smooth talk, glibness, flattery
- چربزبانی کردن charbzabâni kardan – to sweet-talk, to coax, to flatter
- چربکننده charbkonande – lubricant
- چربی charbi – fat, grease, oil
- چربیدن charbidan – to prevail, to predominate, to outweigh
- چرت chort – nap, doze, nonsense (spoken)
- چرت زدن chort zadan – to nap, to doze, to snooze
- چرت کوتاه chort-e kutâh – catnap, short nap
- چرتزن chortzan – drowsy, dozing
- چرخ charkh – wheel, wheel of fortune, grinder, sewing machine
- چرخ خوردن charkh khordan – to spin, to turn, to rotate, to roll
- چرخ زدن charkh zadan – to turn around, to spin, to twirl, to wander around
- چرخ فلک charkh-o-falak – Ferris wheel
- چرخان charkhân – rotating, revolving, spinning
- چرخاندن charkhândan – to turn, to rotate, to spin, to run (a business)
- چرخانیدن charkhânidan – to turn, to rotate, to whirl, to spin
- چرخدنده charkh-dande – gear, gearwheel, cogwheel
- چرخش charkhesh – rotation, turn, revolution, spin
- چرخشی charkheshi – rotary, rotational, revolving
- چرخک charkhak – pulley, caster, spinning wheel
- چرخکار charkhkâr – machine operator, sewing machinist
- چرخنده charkhande – rotating, revolving, rotary
- چرخیدن charkhidan – to turn, to rotate, to spin, to revolve, to wander around
- چرک cherk – dirt, grime, pus, dirty
- چرک شدن cherk shodan – to get dirty, to become infected
- چرکدار cherkdâr – infected, pus-filled, festering
- چرکی cherki – infected, septic, dirty
- چرکین cherkin – dirty, filthy, grimy
- چرم charm – leather, hide
- چرمی charmi – leather, made of leather
- چرند charand – nonsense, rubbish, crap
- چرند گفتن charand goftan – to talk nonsense, to talk rubbish
- چروک شدن choruk shodan – to wrinkle, to get wrinkled, to shrivel, to crease
- چروکیدن chorukidan – to wrinkle, to shrivel, to crease
- چروکیده شدن chorukide shodan – to wrinkle, to shrivel up
- چریدن charidan – to graze
- چسب chasb – glue, adhesive, tape, paste, gum
- چسب زدن chasb zadan – to glue, to tape, to stick
- چسباندن chasbândan – to stick, to glue, to attach, to paste
- چسبانیدن chasbânidan – to stick, to attach, to affix
- چسبدار chasbdâr – adhesive, sticky
- چسبناک chasbnâk – sticky, gooey, adhesive
- چسبندگی chasbandegi – stickiness, adhesion, cohesion, clinginess
- چسبنده chasbande – sticky, adhesive, gummy
- چسبیدگی chasbidegi – adhesion, stickiness
- چسبیدن chasbidan – to stick, to cling, to adhere, to hold on to
- چشایی cheshâyi – taste (sense), gustatory
- چشم cheshm – eye, sight, yes, sure (spoken)
- چشم بستن cheshm bastan – to close one's eyes, to turn a blind eye
- چشم پوشیدن cheshm pushidan – to overlook, to ignore, to give up, to waive
- چشم دوختن cheshm dukhtan – to stare, to gaze, to fix one's eyes on
- چشمانداز cheshmandâz – view, landscape, scenery, outlook, prospect, perspective
- چشمبند cheshmband – blindfold, eye mask
- چشمپزشک cheshmpezeshk – ophthalmologist, eye doctor
- چشمپوشی cheshmpushi – overlooking, renunciation, waiver, giving up
- چشمداشت cheshmdâsht – expectation, hope (of reward)
- چشمک cheshmak – wink, twinkle, blink
- چشمک زدن cheshmak zadan – to wink, to blink, to twinkle
- چشمکزن cheshmakzan – blinking, flashing, twinkling
- چشمگیر cheshmgir – remarkable, striking, impressive, significant
- چشمه cheshme – spring, fountain, source
- چشیدن cheshidan – to taste, to sample
- چطور chetor – how
- چطوری chetori – how are you? (informal, spoken)
- چغلی کردن chogholi kardan – to tattle, to tell on, to inform on
- چفت cheft – latch, bolt, hasp
- چفت در cheft-e dar – door latch
- چفت زدن به cheft zadan be – to latch, to bolt, to fasten
- چفت کردن cheft kardan – to latch, to bolt, to fasten
- چقدر cheghadr – how much, how many, how
- چک chek – check (bank), slap (spoken)
- چکامه chakâme – ode, poem
- چکامهسرا chakâmesarâ – poet, ode writer
- چکاندن chekândan – to drip, to make drip, to drop
- چکانیدن chekânidan – to drip, to trickle, to pour drops of
- چکاوک chakâvak – lark, skylark
- چکش chakosh – hammer
- چکش زدن chakosh zadan – to hammer
- چکه cheke – drop, drip, leak
- چکه کردن cheke kardan – to drip, to leak
- چکیدن chekidan – to drip, to trickle
- چکیده chekide – summary, abstract, gist, condensed
- چکیده کلام chekide-ye kalâm – in a nutshell, summary, gist
- چکیده مطلب chekide-ye matlab – summary, synopsis, abstract
- چگالی chegâli – density
- چگالیسنج chegâlisanj – densimeter, hydrometer
- چگونگی chegunegi – how, manner, nature, quality, condition
- چگونه chegune – how
- چلاق cholâgh – lame, crippled
- چلاق کردن cholâgh kardan – to cripple, to maim, to lame
- چلاندن chelândan – to squeeze, to wring
- چلچله chelchele – swallow
- چلغوز chalghuz – bird droppings, wimp (spoken, insulting)
- چلیپا chelipâ – cross, crucifix
- چماق chomâgh – club, cudgel, bludgeon, stick
- چماق زدن chomâgh zadan – to club, to cudgel, to beat with a club
- چمباتمه زدن chombâtme zadan – to squat, to crouch
- چمدان chamedân – suitcase, luggage
- چمن chaman – grass, lawn, meadow
- چمنزار chamanzâr – meadow, grassland, lawn
- چموش chamush – unruly, skittish, restive, stubborn
- چنان chenân – so, such, in such a way
- چنانچه chenânche – if, in case
- چنانکه chenânke – as, so that, as if
- چنبره زدن chanbare zadan – to coil, to curl up
- چنته chante – pouch, bag, knapsack, bag of tricks
- چند chand – how many, how much, several, a few, some
- چند برابر کردن chand barâbar kardan – to multiply
- چندان chandân – so much, that much, very (in negatives)
- چندپهلو chandpahlu – ambiguous, multifaceted, polygonal
- چندتا chandtâ – a few, several, how many (spoken)
- چندجانبه chandjânebe – multilateral, many-sided
- چندصدا chandsedâ – polyphonic
- چندگانگی chandgânegi – plurality, multiplicity, diversity
- چندلا chandlâ – multilayered, folded several times, multiple
- چندی chandi – a while, for some time
- چندین chandin – several, many, numerous
- چنگ chang – claw, grip, clutch, harp
- چنگ زدن chang zadan – to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to claw, to scratch
- چنگال changâl – fork, claw, talon, clutch
- چنگک changak – hook, grapple, rake
- چنگنواز changnavâz – harpist
- چنین chenin – such, so, like this, thus
- چوب chub – wood, stick, rod, log
- چوب افرا chub-e afrâ – maple wood
- چوب بادوام chub-e bâdavâm – hardwood, durable wood
- چوب زدن chub zadan – to beat with a stick, to cane, to undercut (spoken: sell che...
- چوببر chubbor – lumberjack, logger
- چوببست chubbast – scaffolding, trellis, framework
- چوبپنبه chubpanbe – cork, stopper
- چوبخط chubkhat – tally stick, tally
- چوبه chube – post, stake, shaft
- چوبه دار chube-ye dâr – gallows, gibbet
- چوبی chubi – wooden, wood
- چوپان chupân – shepherd, herdsman
- چوچوله chuchule – clitoris
- چوگان chowgân – polo, polo stick, mallet
- چون chon – because, since, as, like (formal)
- چونکه chonke – because, since
- چه che – what, how (exclamatory), whether
- چه اندازه che andâze – how much, to what extent
- چه خوب che khub – how nice, great
- چه کسی che kasi – who, whom
- چه کسی را che kasi râ – whom
- چه مقدار che meghdâr – how much, what amount
- چه نوع che no'e – what kind, what type
- چه وقت che vaght – when, what time
- چهارپا chehârpâ – quadruped, four-legged animal, beast
- چهارچوب chehârchub – frame, framework
- چهارچوبه chehârchube – framework, frame
- چهاردهم chehârdaham – fourteenth
- چهارشنبه chehârshanbe – Wednesday
- چهارضلعی chehârzel'i – quadrilateral
- چهارقلو chehârgholu – quadruplets
- چهارگانه chehârgâne – fourfold, quadruple
- چهارگوش chehârgush – square, quadrilateral, rectangular
- چهارلا chehârlâ – fourfold, four-layered, quadruple
- چهارنعل chehârna'l – at full gallop, gallop
- چهچه زدن chah-chah zadan – to warble, to trill, to sing (of birds)
- چهچهه زدن chahchahe zadan – to warble, to trill
- چهره chehre – face, appearance, figure (well-known person)
- چی chi – what (spoken)
- چیدن chidan – to pick, to pluck, to arrange, to set (the table), to cut (h...
- چیدنی chidani – ready to pick, pickable
- چیرگی chiregi – dominance, mastery, superiority, proficiency
- چیره chire – dominant, victorious, skilled, proficient
- چیره شدن chire shodan – to overcome, to prevail, to dominate
- چیرهدست chiredast – skillful, dexterous, adroit, masterful
- چیز chiz – thing, stuff, object, something
- چیستان chistân – riddle, puzzle, enigma, conundrum
- چین chin – China, fold, wrinkle, crease, pleat
- چین خوردن chin khordan – to wrinkle, to crease, to fold
- چین دادن chin dâdan – to pleat, to gather (fabric), to wrinkle
- چینخوردگی chinkhordegi – wrinkle, fold, crease
- چینخورده chinkhorde – wrinkled, creased, folded
- چینی chini – Chinese, china, porcelain
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