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.

亦真亦幻

yì zhēn yì huàn

‘亦真亦幻’ (yì zhēn yì huàn) is a literary,

亦喜亦忧

yì xǐ yì yōu

‘亦喜亦忧’ is a literary, four-character idiom m

亦庄亦谐

yì zhuāng yì xié

'Yì zhuāng yì xié' literally means 'both solem

井然

jǐng rán

‘井然’ is an adjective meaning ‘orderly,’ ‘me

齐整

qí zhěng

‘齐整’ (qí zhěng) is an adjective describing t

齐备

qí bèi

齐备 (qí bèi) is an adjective meaning 'fully pre

刻骨铭心

kè gǔ míng xīn

刻骨铭心 literally means 'to carve into bone and e

飘逸

piāo yì

‘飘逸’ describes a quality of graceful lightness

飘忽

piāo hū

‘飘忽’ is an adjective describing something that

显眼

xiǎn yǎn

显眼 (xiǎn yǎn) is an adjective meaning 'conspic

高频

gāopín

高频 (gāopín) literally combines 高 (gāo, 'high

频繁

pínfán

频繁 (pínfán) means 'frequent' or 'frequently' a

顶饱

dǐng bǎo

'Dǐng bǎo' literally combines 'dǐng' (to top, t

鞭辟入里

biān pì rù lǐ

‘Biān pì rù lǐ’ is a classical Chinese idiom

靠谱

kào pǔ

'Kào pǔ' literally combines 'kào' (to rely on,

灵验

líng yàn

灵验 (líng yàn) is an adjective meaning 'effecti

灵敏

líng mǐn

灵敏 (líng mǐn) is an adjective meaning 'keen' o

雾蒙蒙

wù méng méng

‘雾蒙蒙’ is a reduplicative adjective that vivid

倒楣

dǎo méi

‘倒楣’ (dǎo méi) is an adjective meaning 'unlu

震耳欲聋

zhèn ěr yù lóng

‘震耳欲聋’ is a vivid four-character idiom meani

雷同

léi tóng

雷同 (léi tóng) literally combines 雷 (léi, 'th

雄辩

xióng biàn

‘雄辩’ (xióng biàn) is an adjective describing

雄伟

xióng wěi

‘雄伟’ (xióng wěi) is an adjective meaning ‘m

隔代

gé dài

‘隔代’ literally means ‘separated by one genera

陌生

mò shēng

'陌生' is an adjective meaning 'unfamiliar' or 'st

防盗

fáng dào

防盗 (fáng dào) literally combines 防 (fáng, 't

闲散

xián sǎn

闲散 (xián sǎn) is an adjective describing a sta

清闲

qīng xián

清闲 (qīng xián) is an adjective describing a st

闭塞

bì sè

闭塞 literally combines 闭 (bì, 'to close') and

链式

liàn shì

‘链式’ (liàn shì) is an adjective meaning 'cha

违心

wéi xīn

违心 literally means 'to violate the heart' — com

违禁

wéi jìn

违禁 is an adjective meaning 'illegal' or 'prohibi

通达

tōng dá

通达 (tōng dá) is an elegant, somewhat formal ad

透明

tòu míng

透明 (tòu míng) literally combines 透 (tòu), me

冷透

lěng tòu

冷透 (lěng tòu) literally combines 冷 (‘cold’)

湿透

shī tòu

‘湿透’ (shī tòu) is an adjective meaning ‘soa

迅捷

xùn jié

迅捷 is an adjective meaning 'nimble and quick', e

迅猛

xùn měng

迅猛 is a compound adjective formed by combining

迅速

xùn sù

迅速 (xùn sù) is an adjective meaning 'swift' or

军用

jūn yòng

军用 (jūn yòng) is an adjective meaning 'for mil