The most common Chinese adjectives

300adjectives

3.3%of everyday speech

#10rank of the commonest

#	Word	English	Say it	Share
10	好	good; appropriate	hǎo	1.000%
76	快	rapid; quick	kuài	0.160%
98	大	big; large	dà	0.130%
124	小	small; tiny	xiǎo	0.100%
153	所有	all; to have	suǒ yǒu	0.080%
216	不错	correct; right	bù cuò	0.060%
228	新	new; newly	xīn	0.050%
235	高兴	happy; glad	gāo xìng	0.050%
237	老	old; venerable	lǎo	0.050%
281	亲爱	dear; beloved	qīn ài	0.040%
290	早	early; morning	zǎo	0.040%
292	长	chief; head	zhǎng	0.040%
301	重要	important; significant	zhòng yào	0.030%
321	漂亮	pretty; beautiful	piào liàng	0.030%
340	根本	fundamental; basic	gēn běn	0.030%
343	难	difficult; problem	nán	0.030%
364	清楚	clear; distinct	qīng chǔ	0.030%
408	女	female; woman	nǚ	0.020%
422	唯一	only; sole	wéi yī	0.020%
429	坏	bad; spoiled	huài	0.020%
435	全	all; whole	quán	0.020%
450	高	high; tall	gāo	0.020%
478	久	time; duration of time	jiǔ	0.020%
494	整个	whole; entire	zhěng gè	0.020%
504	远	far; distant	yuǎn	0.020%
531	成功	success; to succeed	chéng gōng	0.020%
587	伤害	to injure; to harm	shāng hài	0.020%
592	快乐	happy; joyful	kuài lè	0.020%
612	少	few; less	shǎo	0.020%
613	有趣	interesting; fascinating	yǒu qù	0.020%
621	糟糕	too bad; how terrible	zāo gāo	0.020%
623	容易	easy; straightforward	róng yì	0.020%
633	简单	simple; not complicated	jiǎn dān	0.020%
634	不同	different; distinct	bù tóng	0.020%
637	重	heavy; serious	zhòng	0.020%
659	紧张	nervous; keyed up	jǐn zhāng	0.010%
665	强	strong; powerful	qiáng	0.010%
666	不好意思	embarrassed; excuse me (polite phrase for feeling awkward)	bù hǎo yì sī	0.010%
684	重新	again; once more	chóng xīn	0.014%
686	疯狂	crazy; frenzied	fēng kuáng	0.014%
693	黑	black; dark	hēi	0.014%
710	聪明	intelligent; clever	cōng míng	0.016%
714	甜	sweet	tián	0.016%
742	傻	foolish	shǎ	0.012%
745	冷静	calm; cool-headed	lěng jìng	0.012%
751	完美	perfect	wán měi	0.012%
804	自由	freedom; liberty	zì yóu	0.011%
824	年轻	young	nián qīng	0.011%
879	幸运	fortunate; lucky	xìng yùn	0.010%
928	满	to fill; full	mǎn	0.010%
930	明显	clear; distinct	míng xiǎn	0.010%
966	严重	grave; serious	yán zhòng	0.009%
970	恭喜	to congratulate; congratulations!	gōng xǐ	0.009%
987	主	owner; master	zhǔ	0.009%
991	差	different; wrong	chà	0.009%
994	恐怖	terrible; frightful	kǒng bù	0.009%
1008	模特	model	mó tè	0.009%
1013	红	red; popular	hóng	0.009%
1031	慢	slow	màn	0.009%
1071	副	secondary; auxiliary	fù	0.008%
1089	近	near; close to	jìn	0.008%
1094	白	white; snowy	bái	0.008%
1118	舒服	comfortable; feeling well	shū fú	0.008%
1122	一般	same; ordinary	yì bān	0.008%
1125	意外	unexpected; accident	yì wài	0.008%
1131	遗憾	regret; to regret	yí hàn	0.008%
1144	厉害	terrible; intense	lì hài	0.008%
1148	蠢	stupid; sluggish	chǔn	0.008%
1154	伟大	huge; great	wěi dà	0.007%
1157	臭	stench; smelly	chòu	0.007%
1187	超级	super-; ultra-	chāo jí	0.007%
1192	愉快	cheerful; cheerily	yú kuài	0.007%
1203	秀	handsome; refined	xiù	0.007%
1205	合适	suitable; fitting	hé shì	0.007%
1210	累	tired; weary	lèi	0.007%
1219	冷	cold	lěng	0.007%
1232	深	deep	shēn	0.007%
1241	短	short; brief	duǎn	0.007%
1243	紧	tight; strict	jǐn	0.007%
1247	愚蠢	silly; stupid	yú chǔn	0.007%
1264	充满	full of; brimming with	chōng mǎn	0.007%
1271	美好	beautiful; fine	měi hǎo	0.007%
1287	不幸	misfortune; adversity	bù xìng	0.007%
1297	干净	clean; neat	gān jìng	0.007%
1299	痛	ache; pain	tòng	0.007%
1305	健康	health; healthy	jiàn kāng	0.006%
1315	幸福	happiness; happy	xìng fú	0.006%
1331	紧急	urgent; emergency	jǐn jí	0.006%
1333	正好	just; just right	zhèng hǎo	0.006%
1338	惊喜	a pleasant surprise	jīng xǐ	0.006%
1344	激动	to move emotionally; to stir up	jī dòng	0.006%
1345	骄傲	pride; arrogance	jiāo ào	0.006%
1454	尊重	to esteem; to respect	zūn zhòng	0.006%
1485	无聊	bored; boring	wú liáo	0.005%
1499	低	low; beneath	dī	0.005%
1504	复杂	complicated; complex	fù zá	0.005%
1545	乐	happy; cheerful	lè	0.005%
1548	轻松	light; gentle	qīng sōng	0.005%
1565	著名	famous; noted	zhù míng	0.005%
1573	邪恶	sinister; vicious	xié è	0.005%
1635	惊讶	amazed; astonished	jīng yà	0.005%
1641	黑暗	dark; darkly	hēi àn	0.005%
1651	特殊	special; particular	tè shū	0.005%
1727	旧	old; opposite: new	jiù	0.005%
1800	脏	viscera; organ	zàng	0.004%
1810	勇敢	brave; courageous	yǒng gǎn	0.004%
1813	奇	strange; odd	qí	0.004%
1828	优秀	outstanding; excellent	yōu xiù	0.004%
1830	迟	late; delayed	chí	0.004%
1855	主要	main; principal	zhǔ yào	0.004%
1890	基	base; foundation	jī	0.004%
1899	所谓	so-called; what is called	suǒ wèi	0.004%
1912	神秘	mysterious; mystery	shén mì	0.004%
1919	孤独	lonely; solitary	gū dú	0.004%
1922	巨大	huge; immense	jù dà	0.004%
1934	神奇	magical; mystical	shén qí	0.004%
1936	年级	grade; year	nián jí	0.004%
1948	最佳	optimum; optimal	zuì jiā	0.004%
1962	强大	large; formidable	qiáng dà	0.004%
1982	浪漫	romantic	làng màn	0.004%
1994	尴尬	awkward; embarrassed	gān gà	0.004%
2004	唯	only; alone	wéi	0.004%
2011	轻	light; easy	qīng	0.004%
2022	吃惊	to be startled; to be shocked	chī jīng	0.004%
2034	有效	effective; in effect	yǒu xiào	0.004%
2038	清醒	clear-headed; sober	qīng xǐng	0.004%
2051	胖	fat; plump	pàng	0.004%
2057	美妙	beautiful; wonderful	měi miào	0.004%
2079	明	bright; opposite: dark	míng	0.004%
2088	干活	to work; to be employed	gàn huó	0.004%
2090	清理	to clear up; to tidy up	qīng lǐ	0.004%
2103	最高	tallest; highest	zuì gāo	0.004%
2121	碎	to break into pieces; to shatter	suì	0.003%
2128	艰难	difficult; hard	jiān nán	0.003%
2154	稳定	steady; stable	wěn dìng	0.003%
2169	好奇	inquisitive; curious	hào qí	0.003%
2183	摇滚	rock 'n' roll; to rock	yáo gǔn	0.003%
2207	硬	hard; stiff	yìng	0.003%
2280	成熟	mature; ripe	chéng shú	0.003%
2283	混乱	confusion; chaos	hùn luàn	0.003%
2287	惨	miserable; wretched	cǎn	0.003%
2320	非法	illegal	fēi fǎ	0.003%
2321	合同	contract	hé tóng	0.003%
2346	乖	obedient, well-behaved; clever	guāi	0.003%
2393	诚实	honest	chéng shí	0.003%
2415	方便	convenient; suitable	fāng biàn	0.003%
2426	黄	yellow; pornographic	huáng	0.003%
2436	悲伤	sad; sorrowful	bēi shāng	0.003%
2453	贵	expensive; noble	guì	0.003%
2456	重大	great; important	zhòng dà	0.003%
2470	具体	concrete; specific	jù tǐ	0.003%
2494	主任	director; head	zhǔ rèn	0.003%
2566	临时	temporary; at the last moment	lín shí	0.003%
2578	日常	everyday; daily	rì cháng	0.003%
2752	欣慰	gratified; pleased	xīn wèi	0.002%
2779	困惑	confused; puzzled	kùn huò	0.002%
2809	显著	notable; marked	xiǎn zhù	0.002%
2810	突出	outstanding; prominent	tū chū	0.002%
2811	优异	outstanding; excellent	yōu yì	0.002%
2812	卓越	outstanding; remarkable	zhuó yuè	0.002%
2813	杰出	outstanding; distinguished	jié chū	0.002%
2814	平凡	ordinary; common	píng fán	0.002%
2815	平庸	mediocre	píng yōng	0.002%
2816	罕见	rare; uncommon	hǎn jiàn	0.002%
2817	稀有	rare; scarce	xī yǒu	0.002%
2818	珍贵	precious; valuable	zhēn guì	0.002%
2819	宝贵	valuable; precious	bǎo guì	0.002%
2820	独特	unique; distinctive	dú tè	0.002%
2822	稳固	stable; firm	wěn gù	0.002%
2823	牢固	firm; solid	láo gù	0.002%
2824	坚固	solid; sturdy	jiān gù	0.002%
2825	结实	sturdy; strong	jiē shí	0.002%
2826	脆弱	fragile; vulnerable	cuì ruò	0.002%
2827	虚弱	weak; feeble	xū ruò	0.002%
2828	衰弱	weak; declining	shuāi ruò	0.002%
2829	软弱	weak; soft	ruǎn ruò	0.002%
2830	顽强	tenacious; unyielding	wán qiáng	0.002%
2831	坚韧	tough; tenacious	jiān rèn	0.002%
2832	刚强	strong; staunch	gāng qiáng	0.002%
2833	果断	decisive; resolute	guǒ duàn	0.002%
2836	谨慎	cautious; prudent	jǐn shèn	0.002%
2837	慎重	cautious; careful	shèn zhòng	0.002%
2838	草率	careless; hasty	cǎo shuài	0.002%
2839	马虎	careless; sloppy	mǎ hǔ	0.002%
2840	粗心	careless	cū xīn	0.002%
2841	周到	thoughtful; considerate	zhōu dào	0.002%
2842	周全	thorough; complete	zhōu quán	0.002%
2843	片面	one-sided; biased	piàn miàn	0.002%
2844	客观	objective	kè guān	0.002%
2845	主观	subjective	zhǔ guān	0.002%
2846	公正	fair; just	gōng zhèng	0.002%
2847	公道	fair; just	gōng dào	0.002%
2848	公允	fair; impartial	gōng yǔn	0.002%
2849	偏心	biased; partial	piān xīn	0.002%
2851	严厉	stern; severe	yán lì	0.002%
2852	宽容	tolerant; lenient	kuān róng	0.002%
2853	宽松	relaxed; loose	kuān sōng	0.002%
2854	宽厚	lenient and generous	kuān hòu	0.002%
2855	苛刻	harsh; demanding	kē kè	0.002%
2856	挑剔	picky; fault-finding	tiāo tī	0.002%
2857	刻薄	mean; harsh	kè bó	0.002%
2858	和蔼	kind; amiable	hé ǎi	0.002%
2859	和气	amiable; friendly	hé qì	0.002%
2860	冷淡	cold; indifferent	lěng dàn	0.002%
2861	冷漠	cold; indifferent	lěng mò	0.002%
2862	冷酷	cold-blooded; callous	lěng kù	0.002%
2863	无奈	helpless; to have no choice	wú nài	0.002%
2864	无助	helpless	wú zhù	0.002%
2865	孤单	lonely; solitary	gū dān	0.002%
2866	空虚	empty; hollow	kōng xū	0.002%
2867	充实	substantial; full	chōng shí	0.002%
2868	贫乏	poor; deficient	pín fá	0.002%
2869	单调	monotonous; dull	dān diào	0.002%
2870	乏味	dull; boring	fá wèi	0.002%
2871	枯燥	dry; tedious	kū zào	0.002%
2872	风趣	witty; humorous	fēng qù	0.002%
2873	滑稽	comical; funny	huá jī	0.002%
2874	荒唐	absurd; preposterous	huāng táng	0.002%
2875	荒谬	absurd; ridiculous	huāng miù	0.002%
2876	离谱	outrageous; preposterous	lí pǔ	0.002%
2877	虚假	false; fake	xū jiǎ	0.002%
2878	虚伪	hypocritical; false	xū wěi	0.002%
2879	诚恳	sincere; earnest	chéng kěn	0.002%
2880	坦率	candid; frank	tǎn shuài	0.002%
2881	坦诚	candid; honest	tǎn chéng	0.002%
2882	忠厚	honest and kind	zhōng hòu	0.002%
2883	忠诚	loyal; faithful	zhōng chéng	0.002%
2884	忠实	faithful; loyal	zhōng shí	0.002%
2885	靠谱	reliable; dependable	kào pǔ	0.002%
2886	精明	shrewd; astute	jīng míng	0.002%
2887	机灵	clever; smart	jī líng	0.002%
2888	敏捷	agile; nimble	mǐn jié	0.002%
2889	迟钝	slow; dull-witted	chí dùn	0.002%
2890	笨拙	clumsy; awkward	bèn zhuō	0.002%
2891	明智	wise; sensible	míng zhì	0.002%
2892	理智	rational; sensible	lǐ zhì	0.002%
2893	沉着	calm; composed	chén zhuó	0.002%
2894	镇定	calm; composed	zhèn dìng	0.002%
2895	焦急	anxious; worried	jiāo jí	0.002%
2896	焦虑	anxious; worried	jiāo lǜ	0.002%
2897	忧虑	worried; anxious	yōu lǜ	0.002%
2898	忧愁	sad; worried	yōu chóu	0.002%
2899	忧郁	melancholy; depressed	yōu yù	0.002%
2900	郁闷	depressed; gloomy	yù mèn	0.002%
2901	沮丧	dejected; depressed	jǔ sàng	0.002%
2902	失落	disappointed; lost	shī luò	0.002%
2903	绝望	desperate; hopeless	jué wàng	0.002%
2904	悲观	pessimistic	bēi guān	0.002%
2905	消极	negative; passive	xiāo jí	0.002%
2906	被动	passive	bèi dòng	0.002%
2907	小气	stingy; petty	xiǎo qì	0.002%
2908	吝啬	stingy; miserly	lìn sè	0.002%
2909	慷慨	generous	kāng kǎi	0.002%
2910	奢侈	extravagant; luxurious	shē chǐ	0.002%
2911	节俭	thrifty; frugal	jié jiǎn	0.002%
2912	简朴	simple and plain	jiǎn piáo	0.002%
2913	华丽	gorgeous; resplendent	huá lì	0.002%
2914	粗糙	rough; coarse	cū cāo	0.002%
2915	细腻	delicate; fine	xì nì	0.002%
2916	完善	perfect; complete	wán shàn	0.002%
2917	残缺	incomplete; defective	cán quē	0.002%
2918	破旧	shabby; worn-out	pò jiù	0.002%
2919	陈旧	outdated; obsolete	chén jiù	0.002%
2920	老旧	old; outdated	lǎo jiù	0.002%
2921	新颖	novel; original	xīn yǐng	0.002%
2922	独到	original; unique insight	dú dào	0.002%
2923	落伍	outdated; behind the times	luò wǔ	0.002%
2924	过时	outdated; old-fashioned	guò shí	0.002%
2925	落后	backward; behind	luò hòu	0.002%
2963	靠不住	unreliable	kào bú zhù	0.002%
2987	诧异	astonished; surprised	chà yì	0.002%
2988	新奇	novel and strange	xīn qí	0.002%
2989	奇妙	marvelous; wonderful	qí miào	0.002%
2990	巧妙	ingenious; clever	qiǎo miào	0.002%
2991	精细	fine; meticulous	jīng xì	0.002%
2992	细致	meticulous; careful	xì zhì	0.002%
2993	周密	careful; thorough	zhōu mì	0.002%
2994	稀疏	sparse	xī shū	0.002%
2996	拿手	good at; adept	ná shǒu	0.002%
3127	饱	full; satiated	bǎo	0.002%
3194	清淡	light (flavor)	qīng dàn	0.002%
3195	油腻	greasy; oily	yóu nì	0.002%
3196	难吃	not tasty	nán chī	0.002%
3197	咸	salty	xián	0.002%
3198	淡	bland; light	dàn	0.002%
3199	酸	sour	suān	0.002%
3200	苦	bitter	kǔ	0.002%
3311	便宜	cheap	pián yi	0.001%
3315	优惠	discount; preferential	yōu huì	0.001%
3336	划算	worth it	huá suàn	0.001%
3349	整洁	tidy	zhěng jié	0.001%
3350	舒适	comfortable	shū shì	0.001%
3351	吵闹	noisy	chǎo nào	0.001%
3363	麻辣	numbing-spicy	má là	0.001%
3364	红烧	braised in soy sauce	hóng shāo	0.001%
3365	糖醋	sweet and sour	táng cù	0.001%
3457	有机	organic	yǒu jī	0.001%
3677	多云	cloudy	duō yún	0.001%
3678	晴朗	sunny	qíng lǎng	0.001%
3697	潮湿	humid	cháo shī	0.001%

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