Updated on May 22, 2024
Welcome to Lesson 3 (Level 1) of Ming Mandarin’s free online Mandarin Chinese course. In this lesson, let’s learn some simple Mandarin Chinese adjectives with examples.
These adjectives and example sentences are very fundamental to learning Chinese.
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Common Mandarin Chinese Adjectives (1-10)
| Big | dà | 大 |
| Big cup of coffee | dà bēi de kāfēi | 大杯的咖啡 |
| Small | xiǎo | 小 |
| Small child | xiǎo háizi | 小孩子 |
| A lot, many | duō | 多 |
| Lots of people | hěn duō rén | 很多人 |
| A few, a little | shǎo | 少 |
| Too little (not enough) | tài shǎo le | 太少了 |
| Fast | kuài | 快 |
| Fast! Hurry up! | kuài yì diǎn-er | 快一点儿 |
| Slow | màn | 慢 |
| Take your time | màn man lái | 慢慢来 |
| Cold | lěnɡ | 冷 |
| Weather is cold | tiānqì hěn lěnɡ | 天气很冷 |
| Hot | rè | 热 |
| Hot water | rè shuǐ | 热水 |
| Correct | duì | 对 |
| Is it right? Is that correct? | duì ma | 对吗？？ |
| Wrong | cuò | 错 |
| You made a mistake | nǐ cuò le | 你错了 |
Common Mandarin Chinese Adjectives (11-20)
| Long | chánɡ | 长 |
| Long hair | chánɡ tóufa | 长头发 |
| Short | duǎn | 短 |
| Cut it shorter | jiǎn duǎn yìdiǎn-er | 剪短一点儿 |
| Expensive | ɡuì | 贵 |
| Too expensive | tài ɡuì le | 太贵了 |
| Cheap | pián yi | 便宜 |
| Make it cheaper please | piányì yìdiǎn-er | 便宜一点儿 |
| Tall, high | ɡāo | 高 |
| I am taller than you | wǒ bǐ nǐ ɡāo | 我比你高 |
| Short (height) | ǎi | 矮 |
| He is very short | tā ɡèzi hěn ǎi | 他个子很矮 |
| Fat | pànɡ | 胖 |
| I am so fat | wǒ tài pànɡ le | 我太胖了 |
| Thin, slim | shòu | 瘦 |
| You've lost weight | nǐ shòu le | 你瘦了 |
| Pretty | piào lianɡ | 漂亮 |
| So pretty | hǎo piàolianɡ a!! | 好漂亮啊! |
| Handsome | shuài | 帅 |
| You're really handsome | nǐ zhēn shuài | 你真帅！ |
Common Mandarin Chinese Adjectives (21-32)
| Happy | ɡāo xìnɡ | 高兴 |
| Why you are not happy? | nǐ wèishénme bù ɡāoxìnɡ | 你为什么不高兴? |
| Happy | kuài lè | 快乐 |
| Happy new year | xīn nián kuài lè | 新年快乐! |
| Busy | mánɡ | 忙 |
| Lots of work | ɡōnɡzuò hěn mánɡ | 工作很忙 |
| Tired | lèi | 累 |
| I am exhausted | wǒ lèi sǐ le | 我累死了 |
| Far | yuǎn | 远 |
| Is it far? | yuǎn ma？ | 远吗？ |
| Close, near | jìn | 近 |
| Near my home | lí wǒjiā hěn jìn | 离我家很近 |
| New | xīn | 新 |
| Is this a new one? | zhèɡè shì xīnde ma | 这个是新的吗? |
| Old, used | jiù | 旧 |
| Old clothes | jiù yīfu | 旧衣服 |
| Old (in age) | lǎo | 老 |
| I am getting old | wǒ lǎo le | 我老了 |
| Young | nián qīnɡ | 年轻 |
| You're still young | nǐ hái niánqīnɡ | 你还年轻 |
| Easy | rónɡ yì | 容易 |
| Not so easy | méi nàme rónɡyì | 没那么容易 |
| Hard, difficult | nán | 难 |
| Zhōnɡwén tài nán le | Chinese is so hard | 中文太难了 |
How do you feel about these adjectives, and examples sentences? I look forward to hear your comments and suggestion on Ming Mandarin’s free online lessons.
-Jia