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.

虚心

xū xīn

虚心 (xū xīn) literally means 'empty heart' — c

薄弱

bó ruò

薄弱 (bó ruò) is an adjective meaning 'weak' or

单薄

dān bó

‘单薄’ (dān bó) is an adjective describing som

华丽

huálì

华丽 (huálì) is an adjective meaning 'splendid',

英式

Yīngshì

‘英式’ is a compound adjective meaning 'British-

艰涩

jiān sè

‘艰涩’ (jiān sè) is an adjective describing la

艰深

jiān shēn

‘艰深’ is an adjective meaning 'profoundly diffi

艰苦

jiān kǔ

‘艰苦’ (jiān kǔ) is an adjective meaning ‘har

艰巨

jiān jù

‘艰巨’ is an adjective meaning 'arduous' or 'for

臭烘烘

chòu hōng hōng

'Chòu hōng hōng' is a reduplicative adjective t

臭名昭著

chòu míng zhāo zhù

臭名昭著 literally means 'stinking reputation clea

临场

lín chǎng

‘临场’ literally combines ‘临’ (lín), meaning

临时

lín shí

‘临时’ (lín shí) is an adjective meaning 'temp

胆怯

dǎn qiè

胆怯 (dǎn qiè) is an adjective meaning 'timid' o

胆小

dǎn xiǎo

胆小 (dǎn xiǎo) literally means 'small胆 (gallbl

胶着

jiāo zháo

'胶着' (jiāo zháo) literally combines '胶' (jiā

膀大腰圆

bǎng dà yāo yuán

'Bǎng dà yāo yuán' literally means 'broad shou

断肠

duàn cháng

‘断肠’ is a classical Chinese idiom meaning deep

腐朽

fǔxiǔ

腐朽 (fǔxiǔ) is an adjective meaning 'decadent'

长脖子

cháng bó zi

长脖子 (cháng bó zi) literally means 'long neck'

脆生生

cuì shēng shēng

脆生生 (cuì shēng shēng) is a vivid, reduplicat

酥脆

sū cuì

酥脆 (sū cuì) is a compound adjective describing

清脆

qīng cuì

‘清脆’ (qīng cuì) is an adjective describing s

胸无点墨

xiōng wú diǎn mò

‘胸无点墨’ is an idiomatic expression literally

背光

bèi guāng

背光 (bèi guāng) literally means 'back light' —

肃静

sù jìng

肃静 (sù jìng) is an adjective meaning 'silent'

肃穆

sù mù

肃穆 (sù mù) is an adjective describing a solemn

迂回

yū huí

迂回 (yū huí) literally combines 迂 (yū), meani

繁重

fánzhòng

繁重 (fánzhòng) is an adjective meaning 'heavy'

繁荣

fánróng

繁荣 (fánróng) is an adjective meaning 'prospero

繁琐

fánsuǒ

繁琐 (fánsuǒ) is an adjective meaning 'complicat

繁忙

fánmáng

繁忙 (fánmáng) is an adjective meaning 'busy'—s

县级

xiàn jí

'County-level' (xiàn jí) is a Chinese administra

一致

yī zhì

一致 (yī zhì) is an adjective meaning 'unanimous

致命

zhì mìng

致 means 'to cause' or 'to bring about', and 命 me

错综

cuò zōng

错综 (cuò zōng) is an adjective meaning 'intrica

综合

zōng hé

综合 (zōng hé) is a versatile word meaning 'comp

丝毫无损

sī háo wú sǔn

丝毫无损 literally means 'not even a thread or a h

丝丝入扣

sī sī rù kòu

The idiom sī sī rù kòu literally means 'each s

一丝不苟

yī sī bù gǒu

'Yī sī bù gǒu' literally means 'not even one t