Adjectives

Describing words to expand your sentences.

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Word list: Adjectives

Describing words to expand your sentences. Below you'll find all 327 words in simplified characters (with the traditional form where it differs), with pinyin and the English meaning. Click 🔊 to listen to the pronunciation.

Chinese	Traditional	Pinyin	English	HSK
大		dà	big	HSK 1
多		duō	many	HSK 1
好		hǎo	good	HSK 1
漂亮		piàoliang	pretty	HSK 1
少		shǎo	few	HSK 1
小		xiǎo	small	HSK 1
白		bái	white	HSK 2
长	長	cháng, zhǎng	long	HSK 2
错	錯	cuò	mistake	HSK 2
对	對	duì	correct	HSK 2
高		gāo	high	HSK 2
黑		hēi	black	HSK 2
红	紅	hóng	red	HSK 2
近		jìn	near	HSK 2
快		kuài	fast	HSK 2
慢		màn	slow	HSK 2
新		xīn	new	HSK 2
远	遠	yuǎn	far	HSK 2
矮		ǎi	short	HSK 3
差		chà	differ from	HSK 3
短		duǎn	short	HSK 3
方便		fāngbiàn	convenient	HSK 3
干净	干淨	gānjìng	clean	HSK 3
坏	壞	huài	bad	HSK 3
简单	簡單	jiǎndān	simple	HSK 3
旧	舊	jiù	old	HSK 3
可爱	可愛	kě'ài	cute	HSK 3
渴		kě	thirsty	HSK 3
蓝	藍	lán	blue	HSK 3
老		lǎo	old	HSK 3
绿	綠	lǜ	green	HSK 3
难	難	nán	difficult	HSK 3
年轻	年輕	niánqīng	young	HSK 3
胖		pàng	fat	HSK 3
奇怪		qíguài	strange	HSK 3
清楚		qīngchu	clear	HSK 3
容易		róngyì	easy	HSK 3
瘦		shòu	thin	HSK 3
一般		yìbān	general	HSK 3
一样	一樣	yíyàng	the same	HSK 3
有名		yǒumíng	famous	HSK 3
重要		zhòngyào	important	HSK 3
主要		zhǔyào	main	HSK 3
棒		bàng	stick	HSK 4
低		dī	low	HSK 4
丰富	豐富	fēngfù	rich	HSK 4
复杂	複雜	fùzá	complicated	HSK 4
合适	合適	héshì	suitable	HSK 4
厚		hòu	thick	HSK 4
厉害	厲害	lìhai	terrible	HSK 4
乱	亂	luàn	disorder	HSK 4
麻烦	麻煩	máfan	trouble	HSK 4
满	滿	mǎn	full	HSK 4
美丽	美麗	měilì	beautiful	HSK 4
破		pò	broken	HSK 4
普遍		pǔbiàn	common	HSK 4
轻	輕	qīng	light	HSK 4
热闹	熱鬧	rènao	bustling	HSK 4
深		shēn	deep	HSK 4
帅	帥	shuài	handsome	HSK 4
顺利	順利	shùnlì	go smoothly	HSK 4
危险	危險	wēixiǎn	danger	HSK 4
相反		xiāngfǎn	opposite	HSK 4
相同		xiāngtóng	identical	HSK 4
详细	詳細	xiángxì	detailed	HSK 4
辛苦		xīnkǔ	hard	HSK 4
严重	嚴重	yánzhòng	grave	HSK 4
优秀	優秀	yōuxiù	outstanding	HSK 4
有趣		yǒuqù	interesting	HSK 4
脏	髒	zāng	filthy	HSK 4
真正		zhēnzhèng	genuine	HSK 4
正常		zhèngcháng	normal	HSK 4
正确	正確	zhèngquè	correct	HSK 4
正式		zhèngshì	formal	HSK 4
值得		zhíde	be worth	HSK 4
重		zhòng	heavy	HSK 4
著名		zhùmíng	famous	HSK 4
准确	准確	zhǔnquè	accurate	HSK 4
暗		àn	dark	HSK 5
薄		báo	thin	HSK 5
宝贵	寶貴	bǎoguì	valuable	HSK 5
必要		bìyào	necessary	HSK 5
便		biàn, pián	plain	HSK 5
不足		bùzú	insufficient	HSK 5
超级	超級	chāojí	super	HSK 5
充分		chōngfèn	full	HSK 5
充满	充滿	chōngmǎn	brimming with	HSK 5
丑	醜	chǒu	ugly	HSK 5
臭		chòu	stench	HSK 5
出色		chūsè	remarkable	HSK 5
次要		cìyào	secondary	HSK 5
匆忙		cōngmáng	hasty	HSK 5
粗糙		cūcāo	coarse	HSK 5
大型		dàxíng	large-scale	HSK 5
单纯	單純	dānchún	simple	HSK 5
单调	單調	dāndiào	monotonous	HSK 5
地道		dìdao	authentic	HSK 5
独特	獨特	dútè	unique	HSK 5
多余		duōyú	unnecessary	HSK 5
恶劣	惡劣	èliè	vile	HSK 5
高档	高檔	gāodàng	top quality	HSK 5
高级	高級	gāojí	high-level	HSK 5
个别	個別	gèbié	individual	HSK 5
固定		gùdìng	fixed	HSK 5
光滑		guānghuá	glossy	HSK 5
光明		guāngmíng	bright	HSK 5
广大	廣大	guǎngdà	vast	HSK 5
广泛	廣泛	guǎngfàn	extensive	HSK 5
豪华	豪華	háohuá	luxurious	HSK 5
合理		hélǐ	rational	HSK 5
滑		huá	slippery	HSK 5
基本		jīběn	basic	HSK 5
激烈		jīliè	intense	HSK 5
艰巨	艱巨	jiānjù	very difficult	HSK 5
艰苦	艱苦	jiānkǔ	difficult	HSK 5
结实	結實	jiēshi	sturdy	HSK 5
接近		jiējìn	near	HSK 5
紧急	緊急	jǐnjí	urgent	HSK 5
巨大		jùdà	immense	HSK 5
具体	具體	jùtǐ	concrete	HSK 5
均匀	均勻	jūnyún	even	HSK 5
开放	開放	kāifàng	to bloom	HSK 5
可靠		kěkào	reliable	HSK 5
可怕		kěpà	terrible	HSK 5
宽	寬	kuān	wide	HSK 5
良好		liánghǎo	good	HSK 5
亮		liàng	bright	HSK 5
了不起		liǎobuqǐ	incredible	HSK 5
灵活	靈活	línghuó	flexible	HSK 5
明确	明確	míngquè	clear-cut	HSK 5
明显	明顯	míngxiǎn	clear	HSK 5
模糊		móhu	vague	HSK 5
陌生		mòshēng	strange	HSK 5
难免	難免	nánmiǎn	hard to avoid	HSK 5
浓	濃	nóng	concentrated	HSK 5
片面		piànmiàn	one-sided	HSK 5
平		píng	flat	HSK 5
平安		píng'ān	safe and sound	HSK 5
迫切		pòqiè	urgent	HSK 5
浅	淺	qiǎn	shallow	HSK 5
强烈	強烈	qiángliè	intense	HSK 5
巧妙		qiǎomiào	ingenious	HSK 5
青		qīng	blue	HSK 5
全面		quánmiàn	all-around	HSK 5
软	軟	ruǎn	soft	HSK 5
弱		ruò	weak	HSK 5
深刻		shēnkè	profound	HSK 5
神秘		shénmì	mysterious	HSK 5
生动	生動	shēngdòng	vivid	HSK 5
实用	實用	shíyòng	practical	HSK 5
舒适	舒適	shūshì	cozy	HSK 5
私人		sīrén	private	HSK 5
特殊		tèshū	special	HSK 5
透明		tòumíng	transparent	HSK 5
突出		tūchū	prominent	HSK 5
歪		wāi	askew	HSK 5
完美		wánměi	perfect	HSK 5
完善		wánshàn	perfect	HSK 5
完整		wánzhěng	complete	HSK 5
唯一		wéiyī	only	HSK 5
伟大	偉大	wěidà	great	HSK 5
稳定	穩定	wěndìng	stable	HSK 5
无数	無數	wúshù	countless	HSK 5
鲜艳	鮮豔	xiānyàn	bright-colored	HSK 5
相似		xiāngsì	similar	HSK 5
斜		xié	slanting	HSK 5
迅速		xùnsù	fast	HSK 5
一致		yízhì	unanimous	HSK 5
英俊		yīngjùn	handsome	HSK 5
硬		yìng	hard	HSK 5
拥挤	擁擠	yōngjǐ	to crowd	HSK 5
优美	優美	yōuměi	graceful	HSK 5
有利		yǒulì	advantageous	HSK 5
糟糕		zāogāo	terrible	HSK 5
窄		zhǎi	narrow	HSK 5
真实	真實	zhēnshí	true	HSK 5
整个	整個	zhěnggè	whole	HSK 5
整齐	整齊	zhěngqí	tidy	HSK 5
直		zhí	straight	HSK 5
重大		zhòngdà	great	HSK 5
紫		zǐ	purple	HSK 5
扁		biǎn	flat	HSK 6
便利		biànlì	convenient	HSK 6
便于		biànyú	be easy	HSK 6
别致	別致	biézhì	unique	HSK 6
博大精深		bódàjīngshēn	broad and profound	HSK 6
薄弱		bóruò	weak	HSK 6
不可思议	不可思議	bùkěsīyì	unimaginable	HSK 6
不相上下		bù xiāng shàng xià	equally matched	HSK 6
不像话	不像話	búxiànghuà	unreasonable	HSK 6
灿烂	燦爛	cànlàn	to glitter	HSK 6
仓促	倉促	cāngcù	hurried	HSK 6
嘈杂	嘈雜	cáozá	noisy	HSK 6
沉重	沈重	chénzhòng	heavy	HSK 6
陈旧	陳舊	chénjiù	old fashioned	HSK 6
吃力		chīlì	strenuous	HSK 6
迟缓	遲緩	chíhuǎn	slow	HSK 6
充沛		chōngpèi	abundant	HSK 6
充实	充實	chōngshí	substantial	HSK 6
充足		chōngzú	adequate	HSK 6
崇高		chónggāo	lofty	HSK 6
稠密		chóumì	dense	HSK 6
丑恶	醜惡	chǒu'è	ugly	HSK 6
初步		chūbù	initial	HSK 6
纯洁	純潔	chúnjié	pure	HSK 6
脆弱		cuìruò	weak	HSK 6
得天独厚	得天獨厚	détiāndúhòu	enjoy exceptional advantages	HSK 6
额外	額外	éwài	extra	HSK 6
繁忙		fánmáng	busy	HSK 6
反常		fǎncháng	abnormal	HSK 6
分明		fēnmíng	clear	HSK 6
高超		gāochāo	excellent	HSK 6
高明		gāomíng	brilliant	HSK 6
根深蒂固		gēn shēn dì gù	deep-rooted	HSK 6
固有		gùyǒu	intrinsic/inherent to something	HSK 6
光彩		guāngcǎi	splendor	HSK 6
光辉	光輝	guānghuī	radiance	HSK 6
广阔	廣闊	guǎngkuò	wide	HSK 6
含糊		hánhu	unclear	HSK 6
罕见	罕見	hǎnjiàn	rare	HSK 6
横	橫	héng	horizontal	HSK 6
宏伟	宏偉	hóngwěi	grand	HSK 6
华丽	華麗	huálì	gorgeous	HSK 6
荒谬	荒謬	huāngmiù	ridiculous	HSK 6
荒唐		huāngtang	beyond belief	HSK 6
辉煌	輝煌	huīhuáng	splendid	HSK 6
极端	極端	jíduān	extreme	HSK 6
寂静	寂靜	jìjìng	quiet	HSK 6
尖锐	尖銳	jiānruì	sharp	HSK 6
艰难	艱難	jiānnán	difficult	HSK 6
简要	簡要	jiǎnyào	concise	HSK 6
间接	間接	jiànjiē	indirect	HSK 6
杰出	傑出	jiéchū	outstanding	HSK 6
紧迫	緊迫	jǐnpò	urgent	HSK 6
精密		jīngmì	accuracy	HSK 6
精确	精確	jīngquè	accurate	HSK 6
精通		jīngtōng	proficient	HSK 6
精致		jīngzhì	exquisite	HSK 6
剧烈	劇烈	jùliè	acute	HSK 6
开阔	開闊	kāikuò	wide	HSK 6
可观	可觀	kěguān	considerable	HSK 6
可行		kěxíng	feasible	HSK 6
空洞		kōngdòng	empty	HSK 6
枯燥		kūzào	dry and dull	HSK 6
宽敞	寬敞	kuānchang	spacious	HSK 6
牢固		láogù	firm	HSK 6
类似	類似	lèisì	similar	HSK 6
利害		lìhai	serious	HSK 6
灵敏	靈敏	língmǐn	sensitive	HSK 6
零星		língxīng	partial	HSK 6
隆重		lóngzhòng	grand	HSK 6
盲目		mángmù	blindness	HSK 6
美观	美觀	měiguān	pleasing to the eye	HSK 6
美妙		měimiào	beautiful	HSK 6
猛烈		měngliè	fierce	HSK 6
迷人		mírén	charming	HSK 6
渺小		miǎoxiǎo	tiny	HSK 6
耐用		nàiyòng	durable	HSK 6
难得	難得	nándé	hard to come by	HSK 6
难能可贵	難能可貴	nánnéngkěguì	estimable	HSK 6
庞大	龐大	pángdà	enormous	HSK 6
贫乏	貧乏	pínfá	lacking	HSK 6
平凡		píngfán	commonplace	HSK 6
平坦		píngtǎn	flat	HSK 6
平庸		píngyōng	mediocre	HSK 6
齐全	齊全	qíquán	complete	HSK 6
奇妙		qímiào	wonderful	HSK 6
恰当	恰當	qiàdàng	appropriate	HSK 6
恰到好处	恰到好處	qià dào hǎo chù	just right	HSK 6
切实	切實	qièshí	realistic	HSK 6
清晰		qīngxī	clear	HSK 6
曲折		qūzhé	winding	HSK 6
确切	確切	quèqiè	definite	HSK 6
热门	熱門	rèmén	in demand	HSK 6
柔和		róuhé	gentle	HSK 6
深奥	深奧	shēn'ào	profound	HSK 6
深沉	深沈	shēnchén	deep	HSK 6
神奇		shénqí	miraculous	HSK 6
生疏		shēngshū	unfamiliar	HSK 6
适宜	適宜	shìyí	suitable for	HSK 6
首要		shǒuyào	the most important	HSK 6
特定		tèdìng	special	HSK 6
挺拔		tǐngbá	tall and straight	HSK 6
通俗		tōngsú	popular	HSK 6
通用		tōngyòng	in common use	HSK 6
妥当	妥當	tuǒdang	appropriate	HSK 6
妥善		tuǒshàn	appropriate	HSK 6
完备	完備	wánbèi	complete	HSK 6
微不足道		wēi bù zú dào	negligible	HSK 6
乌黑	烏黑	wūhēi	jet-black	HSK 6
无比	無比	wúbǐ	matchless	HSK 6
无穷无尽	無窮無盡	wúqióngwújìn	vast and limitless	HSK 6
狭窄	狹窄	xiázhǎi	narrow	HSK 6
鲜明	鮮明	xiānmíng	bright	HSK 6
显著	顯著	xiǎnzhù	notable	HSK 6
现成	現成	xiànchéng	ready-made	HSK 6
响亮	響亮	xiǎngliàng	loud and clear	HSK 6
新颖	新穎	xīnyǐng	new and original	HSK 6
雄伟	雄偉	xióngwěi	grand	HSK 6
虚假	虛假	xūjiǎ	false	HSK 6
鸦雀无声	鴉雀無聲	yāquèwúshēng	not even a crow or sparrow can be heard	HSK 6
严峻	嚴峻	yánjùn	grim	HSK 6
严密	嚴密	yánmì	strict	HSK 6
遥远	遙遠	yáoyuǎn	distant	HSK 6
耀眼		yàoyǎn	dazzle	HSK 6
一流		yīliú	top-grade	HSK 6
一目了然		yímùliǎorán	obvious at a glance	HSK 6
异常	異常	yìcháng	exceptional	HSK 6
隐约	隱約	yǐnyuē	vague	HSK 6
永恒		yǒnghéng	eternal	HSK 6
优异	優異	yōuyì	exceptional	HSK 6
优越	優越	yōuyuè	superior	HSK 6
原始		yuánshǐ	first	HSK 6
圆满	圓滿	yuánmǎn	satisfactory	HSK 6
扎实	紮實	zhāshi	strong	HSK 6
崭新	嶄新	zhǎnxīn	brand new	HSK 6
珍贵	珍貴	zhēnguì	precious	HSK 6
珍稀		zhēnxī	rare	HSK 6
正当	正當	zhèng dāng	timely	HSK 6
正规	正規	zhèngguī	formal	HSK 6
正宗		zhèngzōng	authentic, orthodox	HSK 6
主导	主導	zhǔdǎo	leading	HSK 6
壮观	壯觀	zhuàngguān	spectacular	HSK 6
壮丽	壯麗	zhuànglì	magnificence	HSK 6
卓越		zhuóyuè	distinction	HSK 6
滋润	滋潤	zīrùn	quenched	HSK 6
自发	自發	zìfā	spontaneous	HSK 6

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