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.

乱七八糟

luàn qī bā zāo

'Luàn qī bā zāo' literally combines 'luàn' (c

杂乱

zá luàn

‘杂乱’ (zá luàn) is an adjective meaning ‘clu

丰盛

fēng shèng

'丰盛' (fēng shèng) is an adjective meaning 'ple

丰富

fēng fù

丰富 (fēng fù) is an adjective meaning 'rich' or

丢三落四

diū sān là sì

'Diū sān là sì' literally means 'to lose three

丢人

diū rén

'丢人' (diū rén) literally means 'to lose face'

内部

nèi bù

内部 (nèi bù) literally combines 内 (nèi), mean

国内

guó nèi

‘国内’ literally means ‘within the country’ —

无线

wúxiàn

'无线' (wúxiàn) literally means 'without wires'

齐全

qí quán

齐 (qí) means 'in order', 'neat', or 'all togethe

全面

quán miàn

全面 (quán miàn) is an adjective meaning 'compre

全部

quán bù

全部 (quán bù) means 'entirety', 'all', or 'the

合理

hé lǐ

合理 (hé lǐ) is an adjective meaning 'reasonable

合格

hé gé

合格 (hé gé) literally combines 合 (‘to conform

鲜嫩

xiān nèn

鲜嫩 (xiān nèn) is a compound adjective meaning

鲜红

xiān hóng

鲜红 (xiān hóng) is an adjective meaning 'bright

鲜美

xiān měi

鲜美 (xiān měi) is an adjective describing food

鲜艳

xiān yàn

鲜艳 (xiān yàn) is an adjective meaning 'bright'

新鲜

xīn xiān

'新鲜' (xīn xiān) is an adjective meaning 'fresh

马虎

mǎ hu

‘马虎’ literally combines the characters for ‘h

饱和

bǎo hé

'饱和' (bǎo hé) literally combines '饱' (bǎo),

饱满

bǎo mǎn

饱满 (bǎo mǎn) is an adjective describing someth

响亮

xiǎng liàng

'响亮' (xiǎng liàng) is an adjective meaning 'lo

静止

jìng zhǐ

‘静止’ (jìng zhǐ) is an adjective meaning ‘mo

寂静

jì jìng

寂静 (jì jìng) describes a deep, profound silenc

宁静

níng jìng

宁静 is an adjective meaning 'serene' or 'tranquil

冷静

lěng jìng

冷静 (lěng jìng) is an adjective meaning 'calm'

难懂

nán dǒng

难懂 is an adjective meaning 'hard to understand'

艰难

jiān nán

‘艰难’ is an adjective meaning 'arduous', 'tough

困难

kùn nán

'Kùn nán' literally combines 'kùn' (to be trapp

双语

shuāng yǔ

‘双语’ literally means ‘two languages’ — 双 (

阳光

yáng guāng

阳光 literally combines 阳 (yáng, 'sun' or 'yang'

附属

fù shǔ

'附属' (fù shǔ) is an adjective meaning 'subordi

银色

yín sè

‘银色’ (yín sè) literally means ‘silver color

邻近

lín jìn

邻近 (lín jìn) is an adjective meaning 'adjacent

自选

zì xuǎn

自选 literally means 'self-select' — 自 (zì) mea

迟缓

chí huǎn

迟缓 is an adjective meaning 'slow' or 'sluggish',

轻率

qīng shuài

轻率 (qīng shuài) is an adjective meaning 'rash'

轻微

qīng wēi

轻微 (qīng wēi) is an adjective meaning 'slight'

轻松

qīng sōng

轻松 (qīng sōng) is an adjective meaning 'relaxe