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.

半信半疑

bàn xìn bàn yí

半信半疑 is an adjective describing a state of mix

刚劲

gāng jìng

刚劲 (gāng jìng) is an adjective describing some

刚烈

gāng liè

刚烈 (gāng liè) is an adjective describing a per

刚正

gāng zhèng

刚正 (gāng zhèng) is an adjective describing a p

刚强

gāng qiáng

刚强 (gāng qiáng) is an adjective describing inn

冰镇

bīng zhèn

冰镇 literally combines 冰 (bīng, 'ice') and 镇 (

冰凉

bīng liáng

冰凉 (bīng liáng) is an adjective meaning 'ice-c

典型

diǎn xíng

‘典型’ (diǎn xíng) literally combines 典 (diǎ

伞形

sǎn xíng

'伞形' (sǎn xíng) is a compound adjective meanin

健忘

jiànwàng

健忘 (jiànwàng) is an adjective meaning 'forgetf

健壮

jiànzhuàng

健壮 (jiànzhuàng) is an adjective meaning 'sturd

健全

jiànquán

健全 (jiànquán) is an adjective meaning 'sound',

健康

jiànkāng

健康 (jiànkāng) means 'health' as a noun or 'hea

相关

xiāng guān

相关 (xiāng guān) is an adjective meaning 'relat

无关

wú guān

‘无关’ is an adjective meaning 'irrelevant' or '

悬乎

xuán hū

悬乎 (xuán hū) is an informal, colloquial adject

热乎乎

rè hū hū

热乎乎 is a reduplicated adjective that vividly de

长久

cháng jiǔ

长久 (cháng jiǔ) is an adjective meaning 'long-l

永久

yǒng jiǔ

永久 (yǒng jiǔ) means 'permanent' or 'forever' a

无数

wú shù

‘无数’ (wú shù) literally means ‘without numb

严重

yán zhòng

'Yán zhòng' is an adjective meaning 'serious'—u

重要

zhòng yào

Important is an adjective meaning 'having great si

相对

xiāng duì

'相对' (xiāng duì) literally combines '相' (mutu

平价

píng jià

平价 literally means 'flat price' — 平 (píng) co

平安

píng ān

平安 (píng ān) literally combines 平 (píng), me

平静

píng jìng

平静 (píng jìng) is an adjective meaning 'calm'

恰当

qià dàng

‘恰当’ is an adjective meaning 'appropriate' or

实在

shí zài

实在 (shí zài) is a versatile word that function

实际

shí jì

‘实际’ (shí jì) is an adjective meaning ‘actu

自动

zìdòng

自动 (zìdòng) is an adjective meaning 'automatic

自信

zìxìn

自信 (zìxìn) literally combines 自 (zì), meanin

不行

bùxíng

‘不行’ (bùxíng) literally combines ‘not’ (不

安定

ān dìng

Ān dìng (安定) is an adjective meaning 'stable'

种种

zhǒng zhǒng

'Zhǒng zhǒng' is a reduplicated adjective meanin

主观

zhǔ guān

主观 (zhǔ guān) means 'subjective' — describing

主要

zhǔ yào

‘主要’ (zhǔ yào) is an adjective meaning ‘mai

实用

shí yòng

实用 (shí yòng) is an adjective meaning 'practic

黑色

hēi sè

黑色 (hēi sè) literally means 'black color' and

笑逐颜开

xiào zhú yán kāi

‘笑逐颜开’ is a vivid, literary idiom describing

和颜悦色

hé yán yuè sè

和颜悦色 is an idiomatic four-character expression