Common Adjectives

Big

dà (大)

Small

xiǎo (小)

Long

cháng (长)

Short (length)

duǎn (短)

Tall

gāo (高)

Short (height)

ǎi (矮)

Fast

kuài (快)

Slow

màn (慢)

Hot

rè (热)

Cold

lěng (冷)

Warm

nuǎn (暖)

Cool (temperature)

liáng (凉)

Good

hǎo (好)

Bad

huài (坏)

Easy

róngyì (容易)

Difficult

nán (难)

New

xīn (新)

Old (object)

jiù (旧)

Young

niánqīng (年轻)

Old (person)

lǎo (老)

Happy

gāoxìng (高兴)

Sad

nán guò (难过)

Angry

shēngqì (生气)

Tired

lèi (累)

Busy

máng (忙)

Free (not busy)

kòng (空)

Full (not hungry)

bǎo (饱)

Hungry

è (饿)

Thirsty

kě (渴)

Beautiful

měi (美)

Handsome

shuài (帅)

Ugly

chǒu (丑)

Clean

gānjìng (干净)

Dirty

zāng (脏)

Expensive

guì (贵)

Cheap

piányi (便宜)

Important

zhòngyào (重要)

Interesting

yǒuqù (有趣)

Boring

wúliáo (无聊)

Early

zǎo (早)

Late

wǎn (晚)

Right (correct)

duì (对)

Wrong

cuò (错)

Same

yíyàng (一样)

Different

bùtóng (不同)

Many/ much

duō (多)

Few/ little

shǎo (少)