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.

伟杰

wěi jié

伟杰 (wěi jié) is a literary, slightly archaic c

杰出

jié chū

‘杰出’ is an adjective meaning 'outstanding' or

逼真

bī zhēn

逼真 (bī zhēn) is an adjective meaning 'lifelike

不倦

bù juàn

不倦 (bù juàn) is an adjective meaning 'untiring

倘来

tǎng lái

‘倘来’ is an elegant, literary adjective meaning

倔巴

juè bā

‘倔巴’ is a Northern Chinese dialectal adjective

倔头倔脑

juè tóu juè nǎo

'Juè tóu juè nǎo' is a reduplicative, four-cha

倔强

jué jiàng

‘倔强’ (jué jiàng) is an adjective describing

仓皇

cāng huáng

‘仓皇’ is an adjective describing a state of sud

仓促

cāng cù

仓促 (cāng cù) is an adjective meaning 'hasty' o

侈纵

chǐ zòng

‘侈纵’ is an adjective describing a state of exc

骄侈

jiāo chǐ

骄侈 is a compound adjective formed from 骄 (jiāo

侈靡

chǐ mí

'Chǐ mí' is a compound adjective meaning 'extrav

奢侈

shē chǐ

奢侈 (shē chǐ) is a compound word meaning 'luxur

侃然

kǎn rán

侃然 is an archaic literary adjective describing a

侃直

kǎn zhí

侃直 describes a person who speaks or behaves in a

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