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.

非分

fēi fèn

非分 (fēi fèn) is an adjective meaning 'excessiv

非法

fēi fǎ

非法 (fēi fǎ) is an adjective meaning 'illegal'

零散

líng sǎn

零散 (líng sǎn) is an adjective meaning 'scatter

雪白

xuě bái

雪白 (xuě bái) is a compound adjective meaning '

虽败犹荣

suī bài yóu róng

‘虽败犹荣’ is a classical four-character idiom m

阴森

yīn sēn

Yīn sēn describes a place or atmosphere that fee

阴暗

yīn àn

阴暗 (yīn àn) is an adjective describing places

阴凉

yīn liáng

‘阴凉’ (yīn liáng) is an adjective meaning ‘c

含铅

hán qiān

‘含铅’ literally means 'contains lead' — 含 (h

长远

cháng yuǎn

长远 (cháng yuǎn) is an adjective meaning 'long-

遥远

yáo yuǎn

‘遥远’ is an adjective meaning 'distant' or 'rem

尊贵

zūn guì

尊贵 (zūn guì) is an adjective meaning 'honorabl

昂贵

áng guì

‘昂贵’ is an adjective meaning ‘exorbitantly ex

贵重

guì zhòng

贵重 (guì zhòng) is an adjective meaning 'valuab

红色

hóng sè

红色 (hóng sè) literally means 'red color' and f

累进

lěi jìn

‘累进’ (lěi jìn) is an adjective meaning 'prog

累计

lěi jì

累计 (lěi jì) means 'to accumulate (in totals)'

离谱

lí pǔ

离谱 literally means 'off the musical score'—'离'

睛明

jīng míng

‘睛明’ is an adjective meaning 'keen-sighted' or

天真

tiān zhēn

天真 (tiān zhēn) literally combines 天 (tiān, '

真诚

zhēn chéng

真诚 (zhēn chéng) is an adjective meaning 'since

真正

zhēn zhèng

真正 means 'real', 'genuine', or 'authentic' — em

好玩

hǎo wán

'Hǎo wán' literally combines 'hǎo' (good) and '

同步

tóng bù

同步 (tóng bù) literally combines 同 (‘same’ o

次要

cì yào

次要 (cì yào) is an adjective meaning 'secondary

乐于

lè yú

乐于 (lè yú) is a compound expression meaning 'w

乐观

lè guān

‘乐观’ (lè guān) is an adjective meaning 'opti

最快

zuì kuài

最快 (zuì kuài) literally means 'most fast' and

最小

zuì xiǎo

最小 (zuì xiǎo) is an adjective meaning 'smalles

最好

zuì hǎo

最好 means 'best' and functions primarily as an ad

最高

zuì gāo

最高 (zuì gāo) is an adjective meaning 'highest'

晴朗

qíng lǎng

晴朗 (qíng lǎng) is an adjective describing weat

似懂非懂

sì dǒng fēi dǒng

'Sì dǒng fēi dǒng' literally means 'seems to u

慢条斯理

màn tiáo sī lǐ

‘慢条斯理’ describes a manner that is deliberate

缓慢

huǎn màn

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

有意

yǒu yì

'有意' (yǒu yì) is an adjective meaning 'intenti

快乐

kuàilè

快乐 (kuàilè) is a common two-character adjectiv

不忙

bù máng

不忙 (bù máng) literally means 'not busy' — it

忙乱

máng luàn

忙乱 (máng luàn) is an adjective describing a st

忙碌

máng lù

忙碌 is an adjective meaning 'busy' or 'occupied',