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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
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.
Colors
| 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 |
sizes
| chǐ cùn 尺寸 | sizes |
|---|---|
| dà 大 | big, large |
| 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 |
Forms
| 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 |
Tastes
| wèi dào 味道 | tastes |
|---|---|
| kǔ 苦 | bitter |
| dàn 淡 | fresh |
| xián;xiān 咸 | dirty |
| suān 酸 | sour |
| là 辣 | spicy |
| tián 甜 | soft |
Qualities
| 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 |
Quantities
| 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 |