Developing Chinese Fluency Unit 3 Lesson 1

年龄

(niánlíng) age (of a person)

性别

(xìngbié) gender

身高

(shēngāo) height

体重

(tǐzhòng) weight

个（子）

(gè[zi]) height

身材

(shēncái) figure

体型

(tǐxíng) build

长相

(zhǎngxiàng) looks

相貌

(xiàngmào) facial features, looks

脸型

(liǎnxíng) facial type

肤色

(fūsè) color of skin, complexion

头发

(tóufa) hair (on one's head)

发型

(fàxíng) hair style

五官

(wǔguān) facial features

声音

(shēngyīn) voice

口音

(kǒuyīn) accent

儿童

(értóng) child; children

青少年

(qīngshàonián) teenagers and adolescents

青年

(qīngnián) youth

年轻人

(niánqīngrén) young person, young people

中年人

(zhōngniánrén) middle-aged person, middle-aged people

老年人

(lǎoniánrén) senior person, senior people

男／女性

(nán/nǚxìng) male/female

男／女士

(nán/nǚshì) (fml.) gentleman/lady

姑娘

(gūniang) (colloq.) girl

小伙子

(xiǎohuǒzi) (colloq.) young man

妇女

(fùnǚ) woman, women

老头儿

(lǎotóur) (colloq.) old man

老太太

(lǎotàitài) (colloq.) old woman, old lady

米

(mǐ) meter

英尺

(yīngchǐ) foot

公斤

(gōngjīn) kilogram

磅

(bàng) pound

大个（子）

(dàgè[zi]) big

高个（子）

(gāogè[zi]) tall

矮个（子）

(ǎigè[zi]) short

瘦高个

(shòugāogè) tall and thin

矮胖个

(ǎipànggè) short and fat

中等个

(zhōngděnggè) medium build

胖

(pàng) fat

瘦

(shòu) thin, skinny

高大

(gāodà) big, tall

瘦小

(shòuxiǎo) thin and small

矮小

(ǎixiǎo) short and small

健壮

(jiànzhuàng) well-built, muscular

单薄

(dānbó) thin and weak, frail

丰满

(fēngmǎn) (f.) plump (in a complimentary sense)

苗条

(miáotiao) (f.) slim

长脸

(zhǎngliǎn) long face

方脸

(fāngliǎn) square face

圆脸

(yuánliǎn) round face

娃娃脸

(wáwaliǎn) baby face

鹅蛋脸

(édànliǎn) (f.) egg-shaped face

瓜子脸

(guāzǐliǎn) (f.) seed-shaped face

苹果脸

(píngguǒliǎn) "apple" face (round)

(双)大眼睛

([shuāng] dàyǎnjīng) big eyes

(对)浓眉毛

([duì] nóngméimáo) thick eyebrows

(对)细眉毛

([duì] xìméimáo) (f.) narrow eyebrows

双眼皮

(shuāngyǎnpí) double eyelid

(个)大额头

([ge] dà'étóu) large forehead

高颧骨

(gāoquángǔ) high cheekbones

(个)高鼻子

([ge] gāobízi) high-bridged nose

(张)小嘴巴

([zhāng] xiǎozuǐba) small mouth

(片)厚嘴唇

([piàn] hòuzuǐchún) thick lips

小胡子

(xiǎohúzi) moustache

络腮胡

(luòsāihú) beard

(个)尖下巴

([ge] jiānxiàba) pointed chin

双下巴

(shuāngxiàba) double chin

(对)大耳朵

([duì] dà'ěrduo) large ears

(对)酒窝

([duì] jiǔwō) dimples

(颗)痣

([kē] zhì) mole

(个)疤

([ge] bā) scar

留 ... 发

(liú ... fà) to wear (...) hair

理／剪发

(lǐ/jiǎnfà) to cut hair

染发

(rǎnfà) to dye one's hair

剃光头

(tìguāngtóu) to have a shaven-head

梳头

(shūtóu) to comb hair

扎辫子

(zhābiànzi) to wear one's hair in braids

(长)黑发

([zhǎng] hēifà) black hair

(长)卷发

([zhǎng] juǎnfà) curly hair, wavy hair

(长)金发

([zhǎng] jīnfà) blonde

(留)短发

([liú] duǎnfà) short hair

(留)长发

([liú] chángfà) long hair

(留)披肩发

([liú] pījiānfà) long straight hair

(扎／梳)辫子

([zhā/shū] biànzi) plait, braid

(扎／梳)马尾辫

([zhā/shū] mǎwěibiàn) pony tail

(留／理)小平头

([liú/lǐ] xiǎopíngtóu) crew cut

(留／理)寸头

([liú/lǐ] cùntóu) close cut

(理／剃)光头

([lǐ/tì] guāngtóu) shaven head

(是)秃头

([shì] tūtóu) (naturally) bald

白人

(báirén) white

黑人

(hēirén) black

东方人

(dōngfāngrén) oriental

西方人

(xīfāngrén) western

亚洲人

(yàzhōurén) Asian

非洲人

(fēizhōurén) African

欧洲人

(ōuzhōurén) European

南美人

(nánměirén) Latino

北美人

(běiměirén) American

澳洲人

(àozhōurén) Australian