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.

细心

xì xīn

细心 (xì xīn) is an adjective meaning 'careful'

精明

jīngmíng

精明 (jīngmíng) is an adjective describing someo

粗鲁

cū lǔ

粗鲁 (cū lǔ) is an adjective meaning 'rude' or '

粗略

cū lüè

粗略 (cū lüè) is an adjective meaning 'rough',

粗心

cū xīn

粗心 (cū xīn) literally means 'coarse heart' —

粗糙

cū cāo

‘粗糙’ (cū cāo) is an adjective describing a p

管用

guǎn yòng

管用 is an adjective meaning 'effective' or 'works

呆笨

dāi bèn

呆笨 is an adjective meaning 'dull-witted' or 'vac

愚笨

yú bèn

愚笨 is an adjective meaning 'foolish' or 'unintel

笨手笨脚

bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo

‘笨手笨脚’ is a reduplicative idiomatic expressi

笨重

bèn zhòng

‘笨重’ is a compound adjective formed by combini

未竟

wèi jìng

‘未竟’ is a formal literary adjective meaning ‘

穷凶极恶

qióng xiōng jí è

‘穷凶极恶’ is a four-character idiom (chengyu) m

穷苦

qióng kǔ

穷苦 (qióng kǔ) is an adjective describing a sta

无穷

wú qióng

‘无穷’ literally means 'without end' — ‘无’ (

考究

kǎo jiū

考究 (kǎo jiū) is a compound word where 考 means

积极

jī jí

积极 (jī jí) is an adjective meaning 'active,' '

稍纵即逝

shāo zòng jí shì

‘稍纵即逝’ is a four-character idiom describing

清秀

qīng xiù

‘清秀’ (qīng xiù) is an adjective describing a

秀丽

xiù lì

秀 means 'elegant,' 'refined,' or 'outstanding' —

确凿

què záo

确凿 (què záo) is an adjective meaning 'irrefuta

确定

què dìng

确定 (què dìng) is a versatile word meaning 'to

硕大

shuò dà

硕大 is an adjective meaning 'huge' or 'enormous',

省事

shěng shì

省事 (shěng shì) literally combines 省 (to save,

省心

shěng xīn

省心 (shěng xīn) literally means 'to save heart/

省力

shěng lì

省力 (shěng lì) literally combines 省 (to save,

完毕

wán bì

完毕 is a formal, written adjective meaning 'compl

甚好

shèn hǎo

甚好 (shèn hǎo) is a formal, literary expression

過甚

guò shèn

過甚 (guò shèn) is an adjective meaning 'excessi

卓尔

zhuó ěr

卓尔 (zhuó ěr) is a literary and formal adjectiv

熟练

shú liàn

熟练 (shú liàn) is an adjective meaning 'skilled

成熟

chéng shú

成 means 'to become' or 'to complete', and 熟 mean

麻烦

má fan

‘麻烦’ (má fan) literally combines ‘麻’ (numb

烦闷

fán mèn

烦闷 (fán mèn) is an adjective describing a heav

烦躁

fán zào

烦躁 (fán zào) is an adjective describing a stat

无畏

wú wèi

'Wú wèi' literally means 'without fear' — 无 (w

无能

wú néng

‘无能’ literally means 'without ability' — 无 (

无价

wú jià

‘无价’ literally means 'without price' — 无 (w

无限

wú xiàn

无限 (wú xiàn) literally means 'without limit'

激烈

jī liè

激烈 (jī liè) is an adjective meaning 'intense'