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.

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',

日常

rì cháng

日常 (rì cháng) literally combines 日 (rì), mea

平常

píng cháng

平常 (píng cháng) is an adjective meaning 'ordin

希有

xī yǒu

‘希有’ (xī yǒu) is an adjective meaning 'rare'

希世

xī shì

‘希世’ (xī shì) is an elegant, literary adject

已知

yǐ zhī

已知 literally means 'already known' — 已 (yǐ) m

宜人

yí rén

宜人 (yí rén) is an adjective meaning 'pleasant

不宜

bù yí

不宜 is an adjective meaning 'not advisable' or 'u

适宜

shì yí

适宜 means 'suitable' or 'appropriate', emphasizin

完整

wán zhěng

完整 (wán zhěng) is an adjective meaning 'comple

完美

wán měi

完美 (wán měi) is an adjective meaning 'perfect'

原始

yuán shǐ

'原始' (yuán shǐ) is an adjective meaning 'primi

千真万确

qiān zhēn wàn què

‘千真万确’ is an emphatic idiom meaning 'absolut

千变万化

qiān biàn wàn huà

‘千变万化’ literally means ‘a thousand changes

务实

wù shí

务实 (wù shí) is an adjective meaning 'pragmatic

别扭

biè niu

别扭 is an adjective describing a feeling of disco

公平

gōngpíng

公平 (gōngpíng) means 'fair' or 'just' — descri

完备

wán bèi

完备 (wán bèi) is an adjective meaning 'complete

备用

bèi yòng

'备用' (bèi yòng) is an adjective meaning 'spare