Developing Chinese Fluency Unit 3 Lesson 3

一般

ordinary, plain (yībān)

清秀

delicate and pretty (qīngxiù)

漂亮

pretty, gorgeous (piàoliang)

秀美

(f.) delicate, elegant (xiùměi)

帅

(m.) (colloq.) handsome (shuài)

英俊

(m.) handsome (yīngjùn)

美丽

(f.) good-looking, beautiful (měilì)

丑陋

bad-looking, ugly (chǒulòu)

浓眉大眼

strong featured (nóngméi dà yǎn)

眉清目秀

fine featured, elegant (méiqīngmùxiù)

五官端正

well-featured wǔguān (duānzhèng)

相貌平平

plain, average-looking (xiàngmào píngpíng)

相貌出众

great looking (xiàngmào chūzhòng)

一般

ordinary, common (yībān)

讲究

stylish, fancy (jiǎngjiù)

随便

casual, informal (suíbiàn)

正式

conservative, formal (zhèngshì)

俗气

in poor taste, tacky (súqì)

素雅

simple but elegant, unadorned (sùyǎ)

时髦

fashionable, stylish (shímáo)

保守

old-fashioned (bǎoshǒu)

古板

conventional, straight, stiff (gǔbǎn)

开放

liberal, anti-traditional (kāifàng)

艳丽

gaudy, gorgeous, dazzling (yànlì)

邋遢

sloppy, slovenly (lātà)

整洁

clean and tidy, neat (zhěngjié)

得体

appropriate, proper (détǐ)

有品位

tasteful (yǒu pǐnwèi)

土气

countrified (tǔqì)

美观大方

elegant and in good taste (měiguān dàfāng)

西装革履

(m.) formally dressed in western suit (xīzhuāng gélǚ)

雍容华贵

dignified and gorgeous (yōngróng huáguì)

邋里邋遢

slovenly, sloppy, messy (lā lǐ lātà)

土里土气

countrified, peasant-look (tǔ lǐ tǔqì)

性格

character, nature (xìnggé)

性情

temperament (xìngqíng)

言谈

talk, manner of speech (yántán)

举止

behavior, manner (jǔzhǐ)

素质

quality (sùzhì)

特点

traits, characteristics (tèdiǎn)

表情

facial expression (biǎoqíng)

印象

impression (yìnxiàng)

感觉

feeling (gǎnjué)

内向

quiet, reticent, introverted (nèixiàng)

热情

friendly, ardent (rèqíng)

大方

natural and poised; generous (dàfāng)

活泼

lively, active, vivacious (huópō)

开朗

optimistic, sanguine (kāilǎng)

轻松

relaxed (qīngsōng)

自在

at ease, comfortable (zìzài)

愉快

happy, joyful (yúkuài)

文雅

elegant, refined, cultured (wényǎ)

风趣

funny, witty, humorous (fēngqù)

幽默

humorous (yōumò)

成熟

mature (chéngshú)

合群

gregarious, sociable (héqún)

随和

easy-going, agreeable (suíhe)

文静

gentle and quiet (wénjìng)

单纯

simple, pure (dānchún)

直爽

frank, candid (zhíshuǎng)

老实

honest, half-witted (lǎoshí)

宽厚

kind and lenient, tolerant (kuānhòu)

深沉

reserved, deep (shēnchén)

细心

careful, thoughtful (xìxīn)

自信

self-confident (zìxìn)

腼腆

shy, bashful (miǎn tiǎn)

严肃

serious, solemn (yánsù)

自大

conceited, full of oneself (zì dà)

傲慢

arrogant, haughty (àomàn)

冷漠

cold, unfriendly, indifferent (lěngmò)

孤僻

unsociable, solitary, odd (gūpì)

固执

stubborn, obstinate (gùzhí)

圆滑

sleek and sly, smooth (yuánhuá)

浅薄

shallow, superficial (qiǎnbó)

粗心

careless, thoughtless (cūxīn)

粗俗

vulgar, coarse (cūsú)

粗鲁

rough, rude, rash (cū lǔ)

礼貌

well-mannared (lǐmào)

教养

well-raised (jiàoyǎng)

见解

insightful, perspstive, sharp (jiànjiě)

学问

learned, knowledgeable (xuéwèn)

能力

capable, efficient (nénglì)

才干

talented, able, efficient (cáigàn)

知识

well-read, knowledgeable (zhīshì)

想法

innovative, creative (xiǎngfǎ)

经验

experienced, accomplished (jīngyàn)