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Chinese descriptive words

62 words with English translations. 0 of them appear in the 5,000 most common Chinese words, and the table shows exactly where each one ranks — so you can learn the ones you will actually hear first.

62words
0in the top 5,000
Chineselanguage
WordEnglishHow common
大 dàlargeoutside the top 5,000
小 xiǎosmalloutside the top 5,000
高 gāohighoutside the top 5,000
低 dīlowoutside the top 5,000
长 chánglongoutside the top 5,000
短 duǎnshortoutside the top 5,000
宽 kuānwideoutside the top 5,000
窄 zhǎinarrowoutside the top 5,000
薄 báothinoutside the top 5,000
厚 hòuthickoutside the top 5,000
美丽 měilìbeautifuloutside the top 5,000
丑 chǒuuglyoutside the top 5,000
帅 shuàihandsomeoutside the top 5,000
漂亮 piàoliangprettyoutside the top 5,000
老 lǎooldoutside the top 5,000
年轻 niánqīngyoungoutside the top 5,000
新 xīnnewoutside the top 5,000
破旧 pòjiùwornoutside the top 5,000
现代 xiàndàimodernoutside the top 5,000
旧 jiùoldoutside the top 5,000
长方形 chángfāngxíngrectangularoutside the top 5,000
圆 yuánroundoutside the top 5,000
椭圆形 tuǒyuánxíngovaloutside the top 5,000
方形 fāngxíngsquareoutside the top 5,000
快 kuàifastoutside the top 5,000
慢 mànslowoutside the top 5,000
重 zhòngheavyoutside the top 5,000
轻 qīnglightoutside the top 5,000
软 ruǎnsoftoutside the top 5,000
硬 yìnghardoutside the top 5,000
易碎 yìsuìfragileoutside the top 5,000
强壮 qiángzhuàngstrongoutside the top 5,000
虚弱 xūruòweakoutside the top 5,000
富有 fùyǒurichoutside the top 5,000
贫穷 pínqióngpooroutside the top 5,000
容易 róngyìeasyoutside the top 5,000
困难 kùnnándifficultoutside the top 5,000
焦虑 jiāolǜanxiousoutside the top 5,000
善良 shànliángkindoutside the top 5,000
不友好 bù yǒuhǎounfriendlyoutside the top 5,000
勇敢 yǒnggǎnbraveoutside the top 5,000
胆小 dǎnxiǎocowardlyoutside the top 5,000
慷慨 kāngkǎigenerousoutside the top 5,000
自私 zìsīselfishoutside the top 5,000
有礼貌 yǒu lǐmàopoliteoutside the top 5,000
粗鲁 cūlǔrudeoutside the top 5,000
有条理 yǒu tiáolǐorderlyoutside the top 5,000
凌乱 língluànuntidyoutside the top 5,000
有趣 yǒuqùinterestingoutside the top 5,000
无聊 wúliáoboringoutside the top 5,000
吵闹 chǎonàonoisyoutside the top 5,000
安静 ānjìngquietoutside the top 5,000
热 rèhotoutside the top 5,000
冷 lěngcoldoutside the top 5,000
脏 zāngdirtyoutside the top 5,000
干净 gānjìngcleanoutside the top 5,000
深 shēndeepoutside the top 5,000
浅 qiǎnshallowoutside the top 5,000
光滑 guānghuásmoothoutside the top 5,000
粗糙 cūcāoroughoutside the top 5,000
湿 shīwetoutside the top 5,000
干 gāndryoutside the top 5,000

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