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<div style="font-size:300%;"> Chinese adjectives </div>
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<div class="pg_page_title"> Chinese adjectives </div>


Learning Chinese adjectives is very important, because they are used a lot in everyday conversations.  
Learning Chinese adjectives is very important, because they are used a lot in everyday conversations.  


Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.
Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.
==Examples==


Here are some examples:
Here are some examples:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!xíng róng cí 形容词
!xíng róng cí 形容詞/形容词
!adjective
!adjective
|-
|-
|yī kē  lǜ sè de shù 一棵绿色的树
|yì kē lǜ sè de shù 一棵綠色的樹/一棵绿色的树
|a green tree
|a green tree
|-
|-
|yī zuò  gāo lóu 一座高楼
|yí zuò gāo lóu 一座高樓/一座高楼
|a large building
|a large building
|-
|-
|yī gè hěn  lǎo  de rén 一个很老的人
|yí gè hěn lǎo de rén 一個很老的人/一个很老的人
|a very old man
|a very old man
|-
|-
|lǎo hóng  fáng zi 老红房子
|lǎo hóng fáng zi 老紅房子/老红房子
|the old red house
|the old red house
|-
|-
|yī gè  fēi cháng hǎo de   péng yǒu 一个非常好的朋友
|yí gè fēi cháng hǎo de péng you 一個非常好的朋友/一个非常好的朋友
|a very kind friend
|a very kind friend
|}
|}
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==Colors==
==Colors==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!yán sè 颜色
!yán sè 顏色/颜色
!colors
!colors
|-
|-
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|black
|black
|-
|-
|lán sè 蓝色
|lán sè 藍色/蓝色
|blue
|blue
|-
|-
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|Grey
|Grey
|-
|-
|lǜ sè 绿色
|lǜ sè 綠色/绿色
|green
|green
|-
|-
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|purple
|purple
|-
|-
|hóng sè 红色
|hóng sè 紅色/红色
|red
|red
|-
|-
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|White
|White
|-
|-
|huáng sè 黄色
|huáng sè 黃色/黄色
|yellow
|yellow
|}
|}
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==sizes==
==sizes==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!chǐ cùn 尺寸
!chǐcùn 尺寸
!sizes
!sizes
|-
|-
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|deep
|deep
|-
|-
|cháng;zhǎng 长
|cháng 長/长
|long
|long
|-
|-
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|narrow
|narrow
|-
|-
|duǎn;duān 短
|duǎn 短
|short
|short
|-
|-
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|thick
|thick
|-
|-
|bò;báo;bó 薄
|báo; bó 薄
|slim
|thin
|-
|-
|kuān 宽
|kuān 寛/宽
|large
|large
|}
|}


==Forms==
==Shapes==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!xíng zhuàng 形状
!xíng zhuàng 形状
!forms
!forms
|-
|-
|yuán de， yuán xíng de 圆的，圆形的
|yuán de， yuán xíng de 圓的，圓形的/圆的，圆形的
|circular
|circular
|-
|-
|zhí de， zhí xiàn de 直的，直线的
|zhí de， zhí xiàn de 直的，直線的/直的，直线的
|straight
|straight
|-
|-
|fāng xíng de 方形的
|fāng de, fāng xíng de 方的，方形的
|square
|square
|-
|-
|sān jiǎo xíng de 三角形的
|sān jiǎo de, sān jiǎo xíng de 三角的，三角形的
|triangular
|triangular
|}
|}
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|fresh
|fresh
|-
|-
|xián;xiān 咸
|xián 咸
|dirty
|dirty
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|tián 甜
|tián 甜
|soft
|sweet
|}
|}


==Qualities==
==Qualities==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!xìng zhì 性质
!xìng zhì 性質/性质
!qualities
!qualities
|-
|-
|huài 坏
|huài 壞/坏
|bad
|bad
|-
|-
|gān jìng 干净
|gān jìng 干凈/干净
|clean
|clean
|-
|-
|hēi àn 黑暗
|hēi 'àn 黑暗
|dark
|dark
|-
|-
|kùn nán;kùn nan 困难
|kùn nán 困難/困难
|difficult
|difficult
|-
|-
|āng zàng 肮脏
|āng zāng 骯髒/肮脏
|dirty
|dirty
|-
|-
|gān;gàn;hàn 干
|gān 亁/干
|dry
|dry
|-
|-
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|easy
|easy
|-
|-
|kōng de 空的
|kōng 空
|empty
|empty
|-
|-
|áng guì 昂贵
|áng guì 昂貴/昂贵
|expensive
|expensive
|-
|-
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|fast
|fast
|-
|-
|guó wài 国外
|qí guài 奇怪
|strange
|strange
|-
|-
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|full
|full
|-
|-
|hǎo;hào 好
|hǎo 好
|good
|good
|-
|-
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|hard
|hard
|-
|-
|zhòng;chóng 重
|zhòng 重
|heavy
|heavy
|-
|-
|pián yí de 便宜的
|pián yi 便宜
|cheap
|cheap
|-
|-
|qīng 轻
|qīng 輕/轻
|lightweight
|lightweight
|-
|-
|dāng dì 当地
|dāng dì 當地/当地
|local
|local
|-
|-
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|old
|old
|-
|-
|qiáng dà 强大
|qiáng dà 強大/强大
|powerful
|powerful
|-
|-
|ān jìng 安静
|ān jìng 安靜/安静
|calm
|calm
|-
|-
|zhèng què 正确
|zhèng què 正確/正确
|correct
|correct
|-
|-
|huǎn màn 缓慢
|huǎn màn 緩慢/缓慢
|slow
|slow
|-
|-
|ruǎn 软
|ruǎn 軟/软
|soft
|soft
|-
|-
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|very
|very
|-
|-
|ruò 弱
|dī 低
|low
|low
|-
|-
|cháo shī 潮湿
|cháo shī 潮濕/潮湿
|wet
|wet
|-
|-
|cuò wù 错误
|cuò wù 錯誤/错误
|wrong
|wrong
|-
|-
|nián qīng 年轻
|nián qīng 年輕/年轻
|young
|young
|}
|}
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==Quantities==
==Quantities==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!shù liàng 数量
!shù liàng 數量/数量
!quantities
!quantities
|-
|-
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|little (number)
|little (number)
|-
|-
|hěn shǎo 很少
|xǔ duō 許多/许多
|little (quantity)
|-
|xǔ duō 许多
|a lot
|-
|xǔ duō 许多
|a lot
|a lot
|-
|-
|bù fēn 部分
|bù fen 部分
|part
|part
|-
|-
|yī xiē 一些
|yì xiē 一些
|some
|some
|-
|-
|jǐ gě 几个
|jǐ gè 幾個/几个
|a few
|a few
|-
|-
|zhěng gè 整个
|suǒ yǒu 所有
|all
|all
|}
|}
==Sources==
 
http://mylanguages.org/fr/chinois_adjectifs.php
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/二-(èr)-versus-两-(liǎng)|二 (èr) versus 两 (liǎng)]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Questions|Questions]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Plurals|Plurals]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Describing-People-with-Suffixes-家-者-师-员-生-手|Describing People with Suffixes 家 者 师 员 生 手]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Basic-structure-of-a-sentence|Basic structure of a sentence]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Nouns|Nouns]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Transition-words|Transition words]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/和-(hé)|和 (hé)]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Questions-with-不-(bù)|Questions with 不 (bù)]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/How-to-ask-a-question-in-Chinese|How to ask a question in Chinese]]
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Latest revision as of 22:17, 26 March 2023

Chinese adjectives.png
Chinese adjectives

Learning Chinese adjectives is very important, because they are used a lot in everyday conversations.

Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.

Examples[edit | edit source]

Here are some examples:

xíng róng cí 形容詞/形容词 adjective
yì kē lǜ sè de shù 一棵綠色的樹/一棵绿色的树 a green tree
yí zuò gāo lóu 一座高樓/一座高楼 a large building
yí gè hěn lǎo de rén 一個很老的人/一个很老的人 a very old man
lǎo hóng fáng zi 老紅房子/老红房子 the old red house
yí gè fēi cháng hǎo de péng you 一個非常好的朋友/一个非常好的朋友 a very kind friend

Here is an additional list of vocabulary that can be helpful, and related to the subject: colors, sizes, shapes.

Try to memorize the new words you see and take note of any grammar patterns you have learned.

Colors[edit | edit source]

yán sè 顏色/颜色 colors
hēi sè 黑色 black
lán sè 藍色/蓝色 blue
zōng sè 棕色 brown
huī sè 灰色 Grey
lǜ sè 綠色/绿色 green
chéng sè 橙色 orange
zǐ sè 紫色 purple
hóng sè 紅色/红色 red
bái sè 白色 White
huáng sè 黃色/黄色 yellow

sizes[edit | edit source]

chǐcùn 尺寸 sizes
dà 大 big, large
shēn 深 deep
cháng 長/长 long
zhǎi 窄 narrow
duǎn 短 short
xiǎo 小 small
hòu 厚 thick
báo; bó 薄 thin
kuān 寛/宽 large

Shapes[edit | edit source]

xíng zhuàng 形状 forms
yuán de， yuán xíng de 圓的，圓形的/圆的，圆形的 circular
zhí de， zhí xiàn de 直的，直線的/直的，直线的 straight
fāng de, fāng xíng de 方的，方形的 square
sān jiǎo de, sān jiǎo xíng de 三角的，三角形的 triangular

Tastes[edit | edit source]

wèi dào 味道 tastes
kǔ 苦 bitter
dàn 淡 fresh
xián 咸 dirty
suān 酸 sour
là 辣 spicy
tián 甜 sweet

Qualities[edit | edit source]

xìng zhì 性質/性质 qualities
huài 壞/坏 bad
gān jìng 干凈/干净 clean
hēi 'àn 黑暗 dark
kùn nán 困難/困难 difficult
āng zāng 骯髒/肮脏 dirty
gān 亁/干 dry
róng yì 容易 easy
kōng 空 empty
áng guì 昂貴/昂贵 expensive
kuài 快 fast
qí guài 奇怪 strange
mǎn 满 full
hǎo 好 good
yìng 硬 hard
zhòng 重 heavy
pián yi 便宜 cheap
qīng 輕/轻 lightweight
dāng dì 當地/当地 local
xīn 新 new
cáo zá 嘈杂 noisy
lǎo 老 old
qiáng dà 強大/强大 powerful
ān jìng 安靜/安静 calm
zhèng què 正確/正确 correct
huǎn màn 緩慢/缓慢 slow
ruǎn 軟/软 soft
hěn 很 very
dī 低 low
cháo shī 潮濕/潮湿 wet
cuò wù 錯誤/错误 wrong
nián qīng 年輕/年轻 young

Quantities[edit | edit source]

shù liàng 數量/数量 quantities
hěn shǎo 很少 little (number)
xǔ duō 許多/许多 a lot
bù fen 部分 part
yì xiē 一些 some
jǐ gè 幾個/几个 a few
suǒ yǒu 所有 all

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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