Browse "Adjective" Characters

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

羞赧

xiū nǎn

羞赧 (xiū nǎn) is a literary, two-character adje

羞怯

xiū qiè

羞怯 (xiū qiè) is an adjective describing a gent

害羞

hài xiū

害羞 (hài xiū) is an adjective meaning 'shy' or

美味

měi wèi

美味 literally means 'beautiful taste' — combinin

美丽

měi lì

美丽 (měi lì) is a common two-character adjectiv

缺德

quē dé

缺德 literally means 'lacking virtue'—'缺' (quē)

断续

duàn xù

‘断续’ is an adjective meaning ‘intermittent’

紧闭

jǐn bì

紧闭 (jǐn bì) is an adjective meaning 'tightly s

紧要

jǐn yào

紧要 (jǐn yào) is an adjective meaning 'urgent'

紧凑

jǐn còu

‘紧凑’ (jǐn còu) is an adjective meaning ‘com

绝望

jué wàng

‘绝望’ (jué wàng) literally combines ‘绝’ (j

绝对

jué duì

绝对 (jué duì) means 'absolute' or 'absolutely'

细致

xì zhì

细致 (xì zhì) is an adjective meaning 'meticulou

细心

xì xīn

细心 (xì xīn) is an adjective meaning 'careful'

精明

jīngmíng

精明 (jīngmíng) is an adjective describing someo

粗鲁

cū lǔ

粗鲁 (cū lǔ) is an adjective meaning 'rude' or '

粗略

cū lüè

粗略 (cū lüè) is an adjective meaning 'rough',

粗心

cū xīn

粗心 (cū xīn) literally means 'coarse heart' —

粗糙

cū cāo

‘粗糙’ (cū cāo) is an adjective describing a p

管用

guǎn yòng

管用 is an adjective meaning 'effective' or 'works

呆笨

dāi bèn

呆笨 is an adjective meaning 'dull-witted' or 'vac

愚笨

yú bèn

愚笨 is an adjective meaning 'foolish' or 'unintel

笨手笨脚

bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo

‘笨手笨脚’ is a reduplicative idiomatic expressi

笨重

bèn zhòng

‘笨重’ is a compound adjective formed by combini

未竟

wèi jìng

‘未竟’ is a formal literary adjective meaning ‘

穷凶极恶

qióng xiōng jí è

‘穷凶极恶’ is a four-character idiom (chengyu) m

穷苦

qióng kǔ

穷苦 (qióng kǔ) is an adjective describing a sta

无穷

wú qióng

‘无穷’ literally means 'without end' — ‘无’ (

考究

kǎo jiū

考究 (kǎo jiū) is a compound word where 考 means

积极

jī jí

积极 (jī jí) is an adjective meaning 'active,' '

稍纵即逝

shāo zòng jí shì

‘稍纵即逝’ is a four-character idiom describing

清秀

qīng xiù

‘清秀’ (qīng xiù) is an adjective describing a

秀丽

xiù lì

秀 means 'elegant,' 'refined,' or 'outstanding' —

确凿

què záo

确凿 (què záo) is an adjective meaning 'irrefuta

确定

què dìng

确定 (què dìng) is a versatile word meaning 'to

硕大

shuò dà

硕大 is an adjective meaning 'huge' or 'enormous',

省事

shěng shì

省事 (shěng shì) literally combines 省 (to save,

省心

shěng xīn

省心 (shěng xīn) literally means 'to save heart/

省力

shěng lì

省力 (shěng lì) literally combines 省 (to save,

完毕

wán bì

完毕 is a formal, written adjective meaning 'compl