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Describing people in Chinese
82 Chinese words for adjectives for looks, character and feelings. Press ▶ to hear each word from a native speaker, slow or at normal speed, then say it back.
| Chinese | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| 大da4 | Big | |
| 小xiao3 | Little | |
| 高gao1 | Tall | |
| 矮duan3 | Short | |
| 瘦小shou4 xiao3 | Tiny | |
| 胖pan4 | Fat | |
| 丰满feng1 man3 | Plump | |
| 苗条miao2 tiao2 | Slim | |
| 瘦shou4 | Thin | |
| 瘦弱shou4 ruo4 | Slender | |
| 皮包骨pi2 bao1 gu3 | Skinny | |
| 年轻nian2 qing1 | Young | |
| 老的lao3 de1 | Old | |
| 有魅力you3 mei4 li4 | Attractive | |
| 帅shuai4 | Handsome | |
| 美丽 / 漂亮mei3 li4 / piao4 liang4 | Beautiful | |
| 可爱ke3 ai4 | Cute | |
| 丑chuo3 | Ugly | |
| 优雅you1 ya2 | Graceful | |
| 端庄duan1 zhuang1 | Elegant | |
| 有礼貌you3 li3 mao4 | Polite | |
| 勇敢yong3 gan3 | Brave | |
| 乐于助人le4 yu2 zhu4 ren2 | Helpful | |
| 有耐心you3 nai4 xin1 | Patient | |
| 高兴gao1 xing4 | Cheerful | |
| 生气sheng1 qi4 | Angry | |
| 滑稽hua2 ji1 | Funny | |
| 无聊wu3 liao3 | Boring | |
| 肮脏an1 zang1 | Nasty | |
| 糟糕zao1 gao1 | Awful | |
| 活泼huo2 po1 | Lively | |
| 快乐 / 幸福kuai4 le4 / xing4 fu2 | Happy | |
| 不快乐bu2 kuai4 le4 | Sad | |
| 不幸bu2 xing4 | Unhappy | |
| 友好you3 hao3 | Friendly | |
| 害羞hai4 xiu1 | Shy | |
| 多嘴duo1 zui3 | Talkative | |
| 安静an1 jing4 | Quiet | |
| 美好mei2 hao3 | Nice | |
| 吝啬lin4 se4 | Mean | |
| 乐观le4 guan1 | Optimist | |
| 悲观bei1 guan1 | Pessimist | |
| 幸运xing4 yun4 | Lucky | |
| 不幸运bu2 xing4 yun4 | Unlucky | |
| 热心re4 xin1 | Zealous | |
| 懒lan3 | Lazy | |
| 熟练shu2 lian4 | Skillful | |
| 笨拙ben4 zhuo2 | Clumsy | |
| 有才能的you3 cai2 neng4 de1 | Talented | |
| 忙mang2 | Busy | |
| 累了lei4 le1 | Tired | |
| 富有fu4 you3 | Rich | |
| 穷qiong2 | Poor | |
| 大方的da4 fang1 de1 | Generous | |
| 贪婪tan1 lan3 | Greedy | |
| 聪明cong1 ming2 | Clever | |
| 愚蠢yu2 chun3 | Dumb | |
| 无知wu3 zhi1 | Ignorant | |
| 笨蛋ben4 dan4 | Stupid | |
| 狡猾jiao3 hua2 | Cunning | |
| 幼稚you4 zhi4 | Naive | |
| 真诚zhen1 cheng2 | Sincere | |
| 虚假xu1 jia3 | Insincere | |
| 诚实cheng2 shi2 | Honest | |
| 不诚实bu4 cheng2 shi2 | Dishonest | |
| 自私zi4 shi1 | Selfish | |
| 骄傲jiao1 ao4 | Proud | |
| 谦虚qian1 xu1 | Humble | |
| 独立自主du2 li4 zi4 zhu3 | Independent | |
| 反叛fan3 pan4 | Rebellious | |
| 沉着chen2 zhuo2 | Calm | |
| 小心翼翼xiao3 xin1 yi4 yi4 | Carefree | |
| 守信shou3 xin4 | Faithful | |
| 嫉妒ji4 du4 | Jealous | |
| 疯狂feng1 kuang2 | Mad | |
| 伶俏ling2 qiao3 | Neat | |
| 慢man4 | Slow | |
| 整齐zhneg3 qi2 | Tidy | |
| 溺爱ni4 ai4 | Spoiled | |
| 坏huai4 | Bad | |
| 顽固wan2 gu4 | Stubborn | |
| 迷信mi2 xin4 | Superstitious |
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