Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Chinese-adjectives
This page contains a course that teaches adjectives in Chinese, with examples such as:
colors, sizes, shapes, as well as a vocabulary list to reinforce your basic grammar in Chinese.
After completing this page, please visit our main Learn Chinese page for more lessons.
Learning Chinese adjectives is very important, because its structure is used in all everyday conversations. The only solution is to master grammar and vocabulary to be able to speak the language fluently.
But first we must know the role that adjectives in Chinese play in the language.
Grammar tip: Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.
Here are some examples:
| xíng róng cí 形容词 | adjective |
| yī kē lǜ sè de shù 一棵绿色的树 | a green tree |
| yī zuò gāo lóu 一座高楼 | a large building |
| yī gè hěn lǎo de rén 一个很老的人 | a very old man |
| lǎo hóng fáng zi 老红房子 | the old red house |
| yī gè fēi cháng hǎo de péng yǒu 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.
| yán sè 颜色 | colors |
| hēi sè 黑色 | black |
| lán sè 蓝色 | blue |
| zōng sè 棕色 | brown |
| huī sè 灰色 | Grey |
| lǜ sè 绿色 | green |
| chéng sè 橙色 | orange |
| zǐ sè 紫色 | purple |
| hóng sè 红色 | red |
| bái sè 白色 | White |
| huáng sè 黄色 | yellow |
| chǐ cùn 尺寸 | sizes |
| dà 大 | great |
| shēn 深 | deep |
| cháng;zhǎng 长 | long |
| zhǎi 窄 | narrow |
| duǎn;duān 短 | short |
| xiǎo 小 | small |
| hòu 厚 | thick |
| bò;báo;bó 薄 | slim |
| kuān 宽 | large |
| xíng zhuàng 形状 | forms |
| yuán de， yuán xíng de 圆的，圆形的 | circular |
| zhí de， zhí xiàn de 直的，直线的 | straight |
| fāng xíng de 方形的 | square |
| sān jiǎo xíng de 三角形的 | triangular |
| wèi dào 味道 | tastes |
| kǔ 苦 | bitter |
| dàn 淡 | fresh |
| xián;xiān 咸 | dirty |
| suān 酸 | sour |
| là 辣 | spice |
| tián 甜 | soft |
| xìng zhì 性质 | qualities |
| huài 坏 | bad |
| gān jìng 干净 | clean |
| hēi àn 黑暗 | dark |
| kùn nán;kùn nan 困难 | difficult |
| āng zàng 肮脏 | dirty |
| gān;gàn;hàn 干 | dry |
| róng yì 容易 | easy |
| kōng de 空的 | empty |
| áng guì 昂贵 | expensive |
| kuài 快 | fast |
| guó wài 国外 | strange |
| mǎn 满 | full |
| hǎo;hào 好 | good |
| yìng 硬 | hard |
| zhòng;chóng 重 | heavy |
| pián yí de 便宜的 | cheap |
| qīng 轻 | lightweight |
| dāng dì 当地 | local |
| xīn 新 | new |
| cáo zá 嘈杂 | noisy |
| lǎo 老 | old |
| qiáng dà 强大 | powerful |
| ān jìng 安静 | calm |
| zhèng què 正确 | correct |
| huǎn màn 缓慢 | slow |
| ruǎn 软 | soft |
| hěn 很 | very |
| ruò 弱 | low |
| cháo shī 潮湿 | wet |
| cuò wù 错误 | wrong |
| nián qīng 年轻 | young |
| shù liàng 数量 | quantities |
| hěn shǎo 很少 | little (number) |
| hěn shǎo 很少 | little (quantity) |
| xǔ duō 许多 | a lot |
| xǔ duō 许多 | a lot |
| bù fēn 部分 | part |
| yī xiē 一些 | some |
| jǐ gě 几个 | a few |
| zhěng gè 整个 | all |