100 Most Common Adjectives in Mandarin Chinese

A list of the 100 most common adjectives in Mandarin Chinese with English translations and examples.

56 words in this list

有名 (yǒumíng) → famous

🗣️ 这个城市很有名。 (This city is very famous.)

多 (duō) → many

🗣️ 这里有很多人。 (There are many people here.)

矮 (ǎi) → short

🗣️ 她很矮。 (She is very short.)

快 (kuài) → fast

🗣️ 他跑得很快。 (He runs very fast.)

丑 (chǒu) → ugly

🗣️ 他很丑。 (He is very ugly.)

少 (shǎo) → few

🗣️ 这里很少有人。 (There are few people here.)

小 (xiǎo) → small

🗣️ 这是一个小村庄。 (This is a small village.)

新 (xīn) → new

🗣️ 这是一件新衣服。 (This is a new piece of clothing.)

漂亮 (piàoliang) → beautiful

🗣️ 她很漂亮。 (She is very beautiful.)

悲伤 (bēishāng) → sad

🗣️ 她很悲伤。 (She is very sad.)

热 (rè) → hot

🗣️ 天气很热。 (The weather is very hot.)

脏 (zāng) → dirty

🗣️ 这个衣服很脏。 (This clothing is very dirty.)

快 (kuài) → fast

🗣️ 这辆车很快。 (This car is very fast.)

轻 (qīng) → light

🗣️ 这个包很轻。 (This bag is very light.)

容易 (róngyì) → easy

🗣️ 这个问题很容易。 (This problem is very easy.)

美丽 (měilì) → beautiful

🗣️ 这个花园很美丽。 (This garden is very beautiful.)

旧 (jiù) → old

🗣️ 这个手机很旧。 (This phone is very old.)

高 (gāo) → tall

🗣️ 他很高。 (He is very tall.)

旧 (jiù) → old

🗣️ 这是一辆旧车。 (This is an old car.)

高兴 (gāoxìng) → happy

🗣️ 他很高兴。 (He is very happy.)

饿 (è) → hungry

🗣️ 我很饿。 (I am very hungry.)

悲哀 (bēiāi) → sad

🗣️ 她很悲哀。 (She is very sad.)

短 (duǎn) → short

🗣️ 这个人很短。 (This person is very short.)

难 (nán) → difficult

🗣️ 这个问题很难。 (This problem is very difficult.)

新 (xīn) → new

🗣️ 这是一件新衣服。 (This is a new piece of clothing.)

健康 (jiànkāng) → healthy

🗣️ 他很健康。 (He is very healthy.)

大 (dà) → big

🗣️ 这是一个大城市。 (This is a big city.)

轻 (qīng) → light

🗣️ 这个袋子很轻。 (This bag is very light.)

难看 (nánkàn) → ugly-looking

🗣️ 这个人很难看。 (This person is ugly-looking.)

闲 (xián) → idle

🗣️ 我很闲。 (I am very idle.)

快乐 (kuàilè) → happy

🗣️ 他很快乐。 (He is very happy.)

慢 (màn) → slow

🗣️ 这个人很慢。 (This person is very slow.)

好 (hǎo) → good

🗣️ 这是一个好想法。 (This is a good idea.)

瘦 (shòu) → thin

🗣️ 这个人很瘦。 (This person is very thin.)

胖 (pàng) → fat

🗣️ 这个人很胖。 (This person is very fat.)

好 (hǎo) → good

🗣️ 这个饭很好吃。 (This food is very delicious.)

重 (zhòng) → heavy

🗣️ 这个箱子很重。 (This box is very heavy.)

慢 (màn) → slow

🗣️ 她走得很慢。 (She walks very slowly.)

好看 (hǎokàn) → good-looking

🗣️ 这个人很好看。 (This person is good-looking.)

累 (lèi) → tired

🗣️ 我很累。 (I am very tired.)

冷 (lěng) → cold

🗣️ 天气很冷。 (The weather is very cold.)

干净 (gānjìng) → clean

🗣️ 这个房间很干净。 (This room is very clean.)

宽 (kuān) → wide

🗣️ 这个门很宽。 (This door is very wide.)

重 (zhòng) → heavy

🗣️ 这个箱子很重。 (This box is very heavy.)

长 (cháng) → long

🗣️ 这条裙子很长。 (This skirt is very long.)

丑陋 (chǒulòu) → ugly

🗣️ 这个房子很丑陋。 (This house is very ugly.)

高 (gāo) → tall

🗣️ 这个人很高。 (This person is very tall.)

生病 (shēngbìng) → sick

🗣️ 他生病了。 (He is sick.)

无名 (wúmíng) → unknown

🗣️ 这个人很无名。 (This person is unknown.)

贵 (guì) → expensive

🗣️ 这件衣服很贵。 (This piece of clothing is very expensive.)

矮 (ǎi) → short (height)

🗣️ 这个人很矮。 (This person is very short.)

渴 (kě) → thirsty

🗣️ 我很渴。 (I am very thirsty.)

忙 (máng) → busy

🗣️ 他很忙。 (He is very busy.)

窄 (zhǎi) → narrow

🗣️ 这个路很窄。 (This road is very narrow.)

坏 (huài) → bad

🗣️ 这个人很坏。 (This person is very bad.)

便宜 (piányi) → cheap

🗣️ 这个东西很便宜。 (This thing is very cheap.)

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