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.

劣等

liè děng

劣等 (liè děng) is an adjective meaning 'inferio

恶劣

è liè

恶劣 (è liè) is an adjective meaning 'atrocious,

劣质

liè zhì

劣质 (liè zhì) is an adjective meaning 'substand

刺耳

cì ěr

‘刺耳’ literally means 'pricking the ear'—combi

刺眼

cì yǎn

‘刺眼’ literally means ‘stabbing the eye’ — c

冰冻

bīng dòng

冰冻 (bīng dòng) is an adjective meaning 'frozen

盛气凌人

shèng qì líng rén

Shèng qì líng rén literally means 'to overwhel

凌空

líng kōng

凌空 literally combines 凌 (to rise above, to surm

冠状

guānzhuàng

冠状 (guānzhuàng) is an adjective meaning 'crown

兼容

jiān róng

兼容 (jiān róng) literally means 'to simultaneou

充足

chōng zú

充足 means 'ample' or 'plentiful', especially when

充分

chōng fēn

充分 (chōng fēn) is an adjective meaning 'suffic

傻里傻气

shǎ lǐ shǎ qì

'Shǎ lǐ shǎ qì' is a reduplicated, onomatopoei

傻愣愣

shǎ lèng lèng

‘傻愣愣’ is a reduplicated, expressive adjective

傻乎乎

shǎ hū hū

'Shǎ hū hū' is a reduplicated, adverbial-adject

催泪

cuīlèi

‘催泪’ literally means ‘to urge tears’ — comb

宏伟

hóng wěi

宏伟 (hóng wěi) is an adjective meaning 'grand',

伟岸

wěi àn

‘伟岸’ is an elegant, literary adjective used pr

伟大

wěi dà

伟大 (wěi dà) is an adjective meaning 'great', '

面面俱到

miàn miàn jù dào

面面俱到 literally means 'every surface fully reac

声色俱厉

shēng sè jù lì

'Shēng sè jù lì' literally means 'voice and ex

与生俱来

yǔ shēng jù lái

'Yǔ shēng jù lái' literally means 'to come tog

俱备

jù bèi

俱备 is an adjective meaning 'fully prepared' or '

俱全

jù quán

俱全 is an adjective meaning 'complete' or 'fully

庸俗

yōng sú

庸俗 (yōng sú) is an adjective meaning 'vulgar'

通俗

tōng sú

‘通俗’ (tōng sú) is an adjective meaning ‘pop

英俊

yīng jùn

英俊 (yīng jùn) is an adjective used almost excl

俊俏

jùn qiào

‘俊俏’ (jùn qiào) is an adjective describing s

俊美

jùn měi

‘俊美’ is an adjective describing someone or som

短促

duǎn cù

短促 (duǎn cù) is an adjective meaning 'brief',

急促

jí cù

急促 (jí cù) is an adjective meaning 'rapid', 'h

神似

shénsì

‘神似’ (shénsì) literally combines ‘shén’ (

酷似

kùsì

酷似 (kùsì) is an adjective meaning 'uncannily s

类似

lèisì

'类似' (lèisì) is an adjective meaning 'similar

相似

xiāngsì

'相似' (xiāngsì) is an adjective meaning 'simila

仿生

fǎng shēng

‘仿生’ (fǎng shēng) literally means ‘imitatin

仿古

fǎng gǔ

'仿古' (fǎng gǔ) literally means 'imitating anti

时令

shí lìng

Shí lìng literally combines shí (time, season)

不乖

bù guāi

'Bù guāi' literally means 'not obedient' — 'bù

乖僻

guāi pì

‘乖僻’ (guāi pì) is a literary, somewhat archa