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23 Essential Newbie Adjectives

Beginner 1  •  24 words
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Just because you've only just begun learning Chinese doesn't mean you don't need a few terms to spice up your conversation! In this FluentU deck, master 23 of the most common and essential adjectives you need to start describing things around you today!
WordDefinitionFluency
 
(adj.) big; large; great
(adj.) big; large; great
 
xiǎo
(adj.) small; little (of size)
(adj.) small; little (of size)
 
duǎn
(adj.) short
(adj.) short
 
cháng
(adj.) long
(adj.) long
 
ǎi
(adj.) short (in height); low
(adj.) short (in height); low
 
gāo
(adj.) tall; high
(adj.) tall; high
 
漂亮
piào liang
(adj.) pretty; beautiful
(adj.) pretty; beautiful
 
难看
nán kàn
(adj.) ugly; unsightly
(adj.) ugly; unsightly
 
huài
(adj.) bad; rotten; damaged
(adj.) bad; rotten; damaged
 
hǎo
(adj.) good; nice; fine
(adj.) good; nice; fine
 
便宜
pián yi
(adj.) cheap
(adj.) cheap
 
guì
(adj.) expensive
(adj.) expensive
 
好吃
hǎo chī
(adj.) tasty; delicious; good to eat
(adj.) tasty; delicious; good to eat
 
容易
róng yì
(adj.) easy
(adj.) easy
 
nán
(adj.) difficult; hard
(adj.) difficult; hard
 
qīng
(adj.) light (weight)
(adj.) light (weight)
 
zhòng
(adj.) heavy
(adj.) heavy
 
干净
gān jìng
(adj.) clean
(adj.) clean
 
肮脏
āng zāng
(adj.) dirty; filthy
(adj.) dirty; filthy
 
好玩
hǎo wán
(adj.) interesting; fun; funny
(adj.) interesting; fun; funny
 
无聊
wú liáo
(adj.) boring
(adj.) boring
 
lěng
(adj.) cold
(adj.) cold
 
(adj.) hot (weather, temperature, etc.)
(adj.) hot (weather, temperature, etc.)
 
gāo
(name) Gao
(name) Gao

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