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.

拿手

ná shǒu

'拿手' (ná shǒu) literally means 'hand-grasping'

多才多艺

duō cái duō yì

‘Duō cái duō yì’ literally means ‘many tale

惯用

guàn yòng

惯用 (guàn yòng) is an adjective meaning 'habitu

自愿

zìyuàn

自愿 (zìyuàn) is an adjective meaning 'voluntary

古怪

gǔ guài

古怪 (gǔ guài) is an adjective meaning 'eccentri

焦急

jiāo jí

焦急 is an adjective meaning 'anxious' or 'distres

急躁

jí zào

急躁 (jí zào) is an adjective describing a state

不害怕

bù hàipà

'Bù hàipà' literally combines 'bù' (not), 'hà

怕生

pàshēng

‘怕生’ (pàshēng) literally means ‘fear birth,

可怕

kěpà

可怕 (kěpà) is an adjective meaning 'terrible',

不怕

bùpà

'Bùpà' literally combines the negation 'bù' (no

流连忘返

liú lián wàng fǎn

‘流连忘返’ is a four-character idiom describing

难忘

nán wàng

‘难忘’ (nán wàng) is an adjective meaning 'unf

必胜

bì shèng

‘必胜’ literally means ‘certain victory’ — co

必然

bì rán

"Bìrán" means 'inevitable' or 'bound to happen'

必要

bì yào

必要 (bì yào) is an adjective meaning 'necessary

复杂

fù zá

复杂 (fù zá) is an adjective meaning 'complex' o

紧张

jǐn zhāng

紧张 (jǐn zhāng) is an adjective meaning 'nervou

夸张

kuā zhāng

‘夸张’ (kuā zhāng) literally combines ‘夸’ (

严于律己

yán yú lǜ jǐ

‘严于律己’ literally means ‘strict in regulatin

居中

jū zhōng

‘居中’ literally combines ‘居’ (to reside, to

居家

jū jiā

居家 (jū jiā) literally combines 居 (jū), meani

居高临下

jū gāo lín xià

‘居高临下’ literally means ‘to dwell high and o

容易

róng yì

容易 (róng yì) is an adjective meaning 'easy' or

安全

ān quán

安全 (ān quán) literally combines 安 (ān), mean

安静

ān jìng

安静 (ān jìng) is an adjective meaning 'quiet' o

未婚

wèi hūn

'未婚' literally means 'not yet married', formed b

奇异

qí yì

奇异 (qí yì) is an adjective meaning 'extraordin

奇怪

qí guài

奇怪 (qí guài) is an adjective meaning 'strange'

嘴甜

zuǐ tián

嘴甜 literally means 'mouth sweet' — a vivid idio

嘴硬

zuǐ yìng

'嘴硬' (zuǐ yìng) is an idiomatic adjective mean

嘴馋

zuǐ chán

嘴馋 (zuǐ chán) literally means 'mouth greedy'

哭笑不得

kū xiào bù dé

‘哭笑不得’ literally means 'unable to cry or lau

周到

zhōu dào

周到 (zhōu dào) is an adjective meaning 'thoroug

口头

kǒu tóu

口头 (kǒu tóu) is an adjective meaning 'oral' or

又爱又恨

yòu ài yòu hèn

‘又爱又恨’ is an idiomatic four-character expres

又高又瘦

yòu gāo yòu shòu

‘又高又瘦’ is a common Chinese correlative struc

又香又脆

yòu xiāng yòu cuì

'Yòu xiāng yòu cuì' is a reduplicative adjecti

又大又圆

yòu dà yòu yuán

'又大又圆' is a fixed four-character pattern used

又快又准

yòu kuài yòu zhǔn

‘又快又准’ is a common four-character adjective