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.

垂直

chuí zhí

'垂直' (chuí zhí) literally combines '垂' (to ha

嚼蜡

jiáo là

‘嚼蜡’ (jiáo là) literally means 'to chew wax'

聒噪

guōzào

聒噪 (guōzào) is an adjective describing persist

嘿然无语

hēi rán wú yǔ

‘嘿然无语’ is a literary, four-character idiom m

嘿然

hēi rán

嘿然 (hēi rán) is a literary, somewhat formal ad

嘈囋

cáo zá

‘嘈囋’ is an archaic literary adjective meaning

喧嘈

xuān cáo

喧嘈 is a literary, compound adjective meaning 'bo

嘈聒

cáo guō

‘嘈聒’ is an expressive, somewhat literary adjec

嘈杂

cáo zá

‘嘈杂’ (cáo zá) is an adjective describing a l

叹为观止

tàn wéi guān zhǐ

‘叹为观止’ is an elegant, literary idiom meaning

慷慨

kāng kǎi

慷慨 (kāng kǎi) is an adjective meaning 'generou

嗨翻了

hāi fān le

'Hi fān le' is an energetic, colloquial expressio

嗨皮

hāi pí

'Hi pi' (嗨皮) is a phonetic loanword from English

啬吝

sèlìn

‘啬吝’ is a literary, somewhat formal adjective

俭啬

jiǎnsè

‘俭啬’ is an adjective describing extreme frugal

啬薄

sèbó

‘啬薄’ is a literary and somewhat formal adjecti

啬刻

sèkè

'Sèkè' is an adjective describing someone who is

喧闹

xuān nào

喧闹 (xuān nào) is an adjective meaning 'bustlin

哑口无言

yǎ kǒu wú yán

‘哑口无言’ literally means ‘mute mouth, no word

沙哑

shā yǎ

沙哑 (shā yǎ) is an adjective describing a voice

哑然

yǎ rán

哑然 (yǎ rán) is an adjective meaning 'dumbfound

唾手可得

tuò shǒu kě dé

‘唾手可得’ is an idiom meaning 'effortlessly obt

唐突

táng tū

‘唐突’ is an adjective describing behavior that

兴高采烈

xìng gāo cǎi liè

‘兴高采烈’ is a four-character idiom (chengyu) d

哀伤

āi shāng

Āi shāng is a compound word formed from two char

悲哀

bēi āi

‘悲哀’ is a compound word formed by two characte

笑呵呵

xiào hē hē

‘笑呵呵’ is a reduplicated adjective that vividl

吝音

lìn yīn

‘吝音’ is an archaic, literary term meaning 'unw

吝于

lìn yú

‘吝于’ is a two-character phrase meaning 'reluct

吝啬

lìn sè

吝啬 is an adjective meaning 'stingy' or 'niggardl

吉利

jí lì

吉利 (jí lì) is an adjective meaning 'lucky' or

吉祥

jí xiáng

吉祥 (jí xiáng) is an adjective meaning 'auspici

卓绝

zhuó jué

‘卓绝’ is an adjective meaning 'preeminent' or '

卓尔不群

zhuó ěr bù qún

‘卓尔不群’ is a classical Chinese idiom describi

卑怯

bēi qiè

卑怯 (bēi qiè) is an adjective meaning 'cowardly

卑鄙

bēi bǐ

‘卑鄙’ (bēi bǐ) is an adjective meaning ‘desp

卑微

bēi wēi

卑微 (bēi wēi) is an adjective meaning 'humble'

谦卑

qiān bēi

谦卑 is a compound word expressing deep humility a

勤勉

qín miǎn

勤勉 is an adjective meaning 'diligent' or 'indust

勃郁

bó yù

勃郁 is a literary, somewhat formal adjective desc