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.

肥美

féi měi

肥美 (féi měi) is an adjective describing food—

肥沃

féi wò

肥沃 (féi wò) is an adjective meaning 'fertile',

在职

zài zhí

在职 (zài zhí) literally means 'at duty' or 'in

联合

liánhé

'联合' (liánhé) is a compound word formed from t

特聘

tè pìn

特聘 means 'specially appointed' and is used to de

耐寒

nàihán

耐寒 (nàihán) literally combines 耐 (nài), mean

耐热

nàirè

耐热 (nàirè) is an adjective meaning 'heat-resis

耐磨

nàimó

'耐磨' (nàimó) is a compound adjective meaning '

令人羡慕

lìng rén xiàn mù

令人羡慕 literally means 'causing people to admire

羞赧

xiū nǎn

羞赧 (xiū nǎn) is a literary, two-character adje

羞怯

xiū qiè

羞怯 (xiū qiè) is an adjective describing a gent

害羞

hài xiū

害羞 (hài xiū) is an adjective meaning 'shy' or

美味

měi wèi

美味 literally means 'beautiful taste' — combinin

美丽

měi lì

美丽 (měi lì) is a common two-character adjectiv

缺德

quē dé

缺德 literally means 'lacking virtue'—'缺' (quē)

断续

duàn xù

‘断续’ is an adjective meaning ‘intermittent’

紧闭

jǐn bì

紧闭 (jǐn bì) is an adjective meaning 'tightly s

紧要

jǐn yào

紧要 (jǐn yào) is an adjective meaning 'urgent'

紧凑

jǐn còu

‘紧凑’ (jǐn còu) is an adjective meaning ‘com

绝望

jué wàng

‘绝望’ (jué wàng) literally combines ‘绝’ (j

绝对

jué duì

绝对 (jué duì) means 'absolute' or 'absolutely'

细致

xì zhì

细致 (xì zhì) is an adjective meaning 'meticulou

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