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.

敌对

dí duì

敌对 (dí duì) is an adjective meaning 'hostile'

敬爱

jìng ài

敬爱 (jìng ài) is a compound word expressing dee

敬业

jìng yè

敬业 (jìng yè) literally combines 敬 (jìng), me

勤敏

qín mǐn

勤敏 is a compound adjective formed by combining

过敏

guò mǐn

过敏 (guòmǐn) literally combines 过 (guò, 'exce

敏感

mǐn gǎn

敏感 (mǐn gǎn) is an adjective meaning 'sensitiv

敏锐

mǐn ruì

敏 (mǐn) means 'quick', 'sensitive', or 'alert',

敏捷

mǐn jié

敏捷 (mǐn jié) is an adjective meaning 'agile' o

拥挤

yōng jǐ

拥挤 (yōng jǐ) is an adjective meaning 'crowded'

挡风

dǎng fēng

‘挡风’ literally means ‘to block wind’ — 挡 (

手撕

shǒu sī

'Hand-torn' (shǒu sī) is a compound adjective fo

摩登

módēng

‘摩登’ is a phonetic loanword from the English w

抢眼

qiǎng yǎn

‘抢眼’ literally means ‘to snatch the eye’—a

抢手

qiǎng shǒu

‘抢手’ literally combines ‘抢’ (to snatch, gra

损人利己

sǔn rén lì jǐ

‘损人利己’ literally means ‘harm others and ben

构不着

gòu bu zháo

构不着 (gòu bu zháo) is an adjective meaning 'be

构得着

gòu de zháo

‘构得着’ is an informal, colloquial adjective me

构用

gòu yòng

构用 (gòu yòng) is an adjective meaning 'suffici

不知所措

bù zhī suǒ cuò

‘不知所措’ literally means ‘does not know where

措手不及

cuò shǒu bù jí

‘措手不及’ literally means ‘no time to arrange

恋旧

liàn jiù

恋旧 (liàn jiù) literally combines 恋 (liàn), m

恋家

liàn jiā

‘恋家’ literally means ‘to be attached to home

恳切

kěn qiè

恳切 (kěn qiè) is an adjective meaning 'earnest'

无可奈何

wú kě nài hé

‘无可奈何’ is an adjective meaning ‘helpless’

遗憾

yí hàn

遗憾 (yí hàn) expresses a feeling of regret or d

喜庆

xǐ qìng

喜庆 (xǐ qìng) is an adjective meaning 'festive'

慧黠

huì xiá

‘慧黠’ is an elegant, literary adjective describ

秀慧

xiù huì

秀慧 (xiù huì) is a literary, poetic adjective d

深惭

shēn cán

深惭 is a formal, literary adjective meaning 'deep

不惭

bù cán

不惭 is a classical Chinese adjective meaning 'una

自惭形秽

zì cán xíng huì

‘Zì cán xíng huì’ literally means ‘self-ash

谨慎

jǐn shèn

谨慎 (jǐn shèn) is an adjective meaning 'cautiou

慎重

shèn zhòng

Shèn zhòng means 'prudent' or 'cautious', emphas

不慌不忙

bù huāng bù máng

‘Bù huāng bù máng’ is a reduplicative four-c

慌乱

huāng luàn

慌乱 (huāng luàn) is an adjective describing a s

慌张

huāng zhāng

慌张 (huāng zhāng) is an adjective describing a

无愧

wú kuì

‘无愧’ literally means 'without shame' and funct

问心无愧

wèn xīn wú kuì

'Wèn xīn wú kuì' literally means 'to ask one's

惭愧

cán kuì

惭愧 (cán kuì) expresses a deep, self-reflective

愧疚

kuì jiù

愧疚 (kuì jiù) is a compound word expressing dee