Adjectives (People) in Mandarin

Happy

快乐 (kuàilè)

Sad

伤心 (shāngxīn)

Angry

生气 (shēngqì)

Brave

勇敢 (yǒnggǎn)

Calm

冷静 (lěngjìng)

Careful

小心 (xiǎoxīn)

Careless

粗心 (cūxīn)

Clever

聪明 (cōngmíng)

Clumsy

笨拙 (bènzhuō)

Confident

自信 (zìxìn)

Confused

困惑 (kùnhuò)

Cruel

残忍 (cánrěn)

Curious

好奇 (hàoqí)

Determined

坚定 (jiāndìng)

Disappointed

失望 (shīwàng)

Energetic

有活力 (yǒu huólì)

Friendly

友好 (yǒuhǎo)

Funny

有趣 (yǒuqù)

Generous

慷慨 (kāngkǎi)

Gentle

温和 (wēnhé)

Greedy

贪婪 (tānlán)

Guilty

有罪 (yǒuzuì)

Honest

诚实 (chéngshí)

Kind

善良 (shànliáng)

Lazy

懒惰 (lǎnduò)

Lonely

孤独 (gūdú)

Loving

有爱心 (yǒu àixīn)

Loyal

忠诚 (zhōngchéng)

Mean

刻薄 (kèbó)

Modest

谦虚 (qiānxū)

Moody

喜怒无常 (xǐnù wúcháng)

Nervous

紧张 (jǐnzhāng)

Nice

友善 (yǒushàn)

Optimistic

乐观 (lèguān)

Patient

有耐心 (yǒu nàixīn)

Polite

有礼貌 (yǒu lǐmào)

Proud

骄傲 (jiāo'ào)

Quiet

安静 (ānjìng)

Rude

粗鲁 (cūlǔ)

Selfish

自私 (zìsī)

Serious

认真 (rènzhēn)

Shy

害羞 (hàixiū)

Smart

聪明 (cōngmíng)

Stubborn

固执 (gùzhí)

Tidy

整洁 (zhěngjié)

Untidy

不整洁 (bù zhěngjié)

Wise

智慧 (zhìhuì)

Young

年轻 (niánqīng)

Old

年老 (niánlǎo)

Adventurous

爱冒险 (ài màoxiǎn)

Affectionate

深情 (shēnqíng)

Ambitious

有雄心 (yǒu xióngxīn)

Anxious

焦虑 (jiāolǜ)

Arrogant

傲慢 (àomàn)

Assertive

自信果断 (zìxìn guǒduàn)

Attentive

专心 (zhuānxīn)

Bad-tempered

脾气暴躁 (píqì bàozào)

Bashful

腼腆 (miǎntiǎn)

Blonde

金发 (jīnfà)

Boastful

爱夸耀 (ài kuāyào)

Bold

大胆 (dàdǎn)

Bossy

专横 (zhuānhèng)

Broad-minded

胸襟开阔 (xiōngjīn kāikuò)

Caring

关心 (guānxīn)

Charming

有魅力 (yǒu mèilì)

Cheerful

快乐 (kuàilè)

Childish

幼稚 (yòuzhì)

Compassionate

富有同情心 (fùyǒu tóngqíng xīn)

Competitive

好胜 (hàoshèng)

Conceited

自负 (zìfù)

Considerate

体贴 (tǐtiē)

Cooperative

合作 (hézuò)

Courageous

勇敢 (yǒnggǎn)

Courteous

有礼貌 (yǒu lǐmào)

Cowardly

胆小 (dǎnxiǎo)

Creative

有创意 (yǒu chuàngyì)

Critical

挑剔 (tiāotì)

Dependable

可靠 (kěkào)

Diligent

勤奋 (qínfèn)

Direct

直接 (zhíjiē)

Disloyal

不忠 (bù zhōng)

Disrespectful

不尊重 (bù zūnzhòng)

Distrustful

不信任 (bù xìnrèn)

Easygoing

随和 (suíhé)

Emotional

感情丰富 (gǎnqíng fēngfù)

Enthusiastic

热情 (rèqíng)

Excited

兴奋 (xīngfèn)

Faithful

忠诚 (zhōngchéng)

Fearless

无畏 (wúwèi)

Foolish

愚蠢 (yúchǔn)

Frank

坦率 (tǎnshuài)

Funny

有趣 (yǒuqù)

Generous

慷慨 (kāngkǎi)

Gentlemanly

有绅士风度 (yǒu shēnshì fēngdù)

Good-natured

性格好 (xìnggé hǎo)

Grumpy

脾气坏 (píqì huài)

Hard-working

勤奋 (qínfèn)

Helpful

乐于助人 (lèyú zhùrén)

Hot-tempered

脾气暴躁 (píqì bàozào)

Humorous

幽默 (yōumò)