{"id":13119,"date":"2017-03-15T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=13119"},"modified":"2017-03-14T19:38:57","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T23:38:57","slug":"chinese-adjectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/chinese-adjectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Adjectives"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning adjectives is an important aspect of studying any language. After all, you need adjectives to describe people, places, and things. Building up your vocabulary with more and more adjectives will help increase your fluency in no time. A great way to learn adjectives is to learn two opposite words at the same time. We’re here to help you learn Chinese adjectives through a matching activity and a fill-in-the-blank exercise.<\/p>\n

Matching Activity<\/h2>\n
\"Chinese

Learn the words for hot and cold at the same time!<\/p><\/div>\n

If you’re really awesome<\/strong> (\u5389\u5bb3 – l\u00ec h\u00e0i), you might be able to tackle this activity all on your own. If it’s a bit intimidating, never fear – this activity is based on a past post about Chinese opposite words<\/a>. Go ahead and study that one first if you need to, but don’t use it as a cheat-sheet when you eventually try to do the matching activity! When you’re ready, go ahead and try to match up the 15 sets of opposite words. Then you’ll have 30 common Chinese adjectives in your word bank.<\/p>\n

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1. <\/span>\u8fd1<\/b><\/span> (j\u00ecn)<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

2. <\/b><\/span>\u5435<\/b><\/span> (ch\u01ceo)<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

3. <\/b><\/span>\u6709\u8da3<\/b><\/span> (y\u01d2u q\u00f9)<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

4. <\/b><\/span>\u8d35<\/b><\/span> (gu\u00ec)<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

5. <\/b><\/span>\u786c<\/b><\/span> (y\u00ecng)<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

6. <\/b><\/span>\u9ad8<\/b><\/span> (g\u0101o)<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

7. <\/b><\/span>\u5371\u9669<\/b><\/span> (w\u00e9i xi\u01cen)<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

8. <\/b><\/span>\u51b7<\/b><\/span> (l\u011bng)<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

9. <\/b><\/span>\u80d6<\/b><\/span> (p\u00e0ng)<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

10. <\/b><\/span>\u9ad8\u5174<\/b><\/span> (g\u0101o x\u00ecng)<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

11. <\/b><\/span>\u5927<\/b><\/span> (d\u00e0)<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

12. <\/b><\/span>\u5f3a<\/b><\/span> (qi\u00e1ng)<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

13. <\/b><\/span>\u65e7<\/b><\/span> (ji\u00f9)<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

14. <\/b><\/span>\u73b0\u4ee3<\/b><\/span> (xi\u00e0n d\u00e0i)<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

15. <\/b><\/span>\u8001<\/b><\/span> (l\u01ceo)<\/b><\/span><\/div>
<\/h4>\n

a.\u00a0\u4f24\u5fc3<\/span> (sh\u0101ng x\u012bn)<\/span><\/h4>\n

b. <\/span>\u5b89\u5168<\/span> (\u0101n qu\u00e1n)<\/span><\/h4>\n

c. <\/span>\u70ed<\/span> (r\u00e8)<\/span><\/h4>\n

d. <\/span>\u4f20\u7edf<\/span> (chu\u00e1n t\u01d2ng)<\/span><\/h4>\n

e. <\/span>\u8fdc<\/span> (yu\u01cen)<\/span><\/h4>\n

f. <\/span>\u7626<\/span> (sh\u00f2u)<\/span><\/h4>\n

g. <\/span>\u5e74\u8f7b<\/span> (ni\u00e1n q\u012bng)<\/span><\/h4>\n

h. <\/span>\u5f31<\/span> (ru\u00f2)<\/span><\/h4>\n

i. \u5b89\u9759<\/span> (\u0101n j\u00ecng)<\/span><\/h4>\n

j. <\/span>\u77ee<\/span> (\u01cei)<\/span><\/h4>\n

k.\u00a0\u8f6f<\/span> (ru\u01cen)<\/span><\/h4>\n

l. <\/span>\u5c0f<\/span> (xi\u01ceo)<\/span><\/h4>\n

m. <\/span>\u65e0\u804a<\/span> (w\u00fa li\u00e1o)<\/span><\/h4>\n

n. \u65b0<\/span> (x\u012bn)<\/span><\/h4>\n

o. \u4fbf\u5b9c<\/span> (pi\u00e1n y\u00ed)<\/span><\/div>
<\/div><\/h4>\n

Ready for the answers? Check them and see how you did!<\/p>\n

Open Me<\/a><\/h4>\n
1-E: near-far
\n2-I: noisy-quiet
\n3-M: interesting-boring
\n4-O: expensive-cheap
\n5-K: hard-soft
\n6-J: tall-short
\n7-B: dangerous-safe
\n8-C: cold-hot
\n9-F: fat-thin
\n10-A: happy-sad
\n11-L: big-small
\n12-H: strong-weak
\n13-N: old-new
\n14-D: modern-traditional
\n15-G: old-young<\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n

Fill in the Blank<\/h2>\n
\"\"<\/a>

Shanghai is a … city.<\/p><\/div>\n

Now try and use a few of those words to fill in the blanks in these sentences:<\/p>\n

1. \u51ac\u5929\u5f88___\uff0c\u590f\u5929\u5f88___.
\nd\u014dng ti\u0101n h\u011bn ___, xi\u00e0 ti\u0101n h\u011bn ___
\nWinter is very ____, summer is very ____.<\/h4>\n

2. \u4e0a\u6d77\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a___\u57ce\u5e02.
\nsh\u00e0ng h\u01cei sh\u00ec y\u012b g\u00e8 ___ ch\u00e9ng sh\u00ec
\nShanghai is a ____ city.<\/h4>\n

3. \u59da\u660e\u5f88___.
\ny\u00e1o m\u00edng h\u011bn ___
\nYao Ming is very ___.<\/h4>\n

4. \u6211\u4e09\u5341\u5c81\uff0c\u4ed6\u4e8c\u5341\u5c81. \u6211\u6bd4\u4ed6___.
\nw\u01d2 s\u0101n sh\u00ed su\u00ec, t\u0101 \u00e8r sh\u00ed su\u00ec. w\u01d2 b\u01d0 t\u0101 ___.
\nI’m 30 years old, he’s 20 years old. I’m _____ than him.<\/h4>\n

5. \u82f9\u679c\u624b\u673a\u6709\u70b9___. \u4e00\u4e2a6000\u4eba\u6c11\u5e01.
\np\u00edng gu\u01d2 sh\u01d2u j\u012b y\u01d2u di\u01cen ___. y\u012b g\u00e8 6,000 r\u00e9n m\u00edn b\u00ec
\nApple cell phones are a little ____. One is 6,000 RMB.<\/h4>\n

6. \u8e66\u6781\u8df3\u6709\u70b9___.
\nb\u00e8ng j\u00ed ti\u00e0o y\u01d2u di\u01cen ___.
\nBungee jumping is a little _____.<\/h4>\n

7. \u4ed6\u5f88___\uff0c\u5929\u5929\u953b\u70bc\u8eab\u4f53.
\nt\u0101 h\u011bn ___, ti\u0101n ti\u0101n du\u00e0n li\u00e0n sh\u0113n t\u01d0
\nHe’s very ____. He works out\u00a0every day.<\/h4>\n

8. \u6700\u8fd1\u6211\u5403\u591a\u4e86\uff0c\u6211\u6709\u70b9___.
\nzu\u00ec j\u00ecn w\u01d2 ch\u012b du\u014d le, w\u01d2 y\u01d2u di\u01cen ___
\nI’ve eaten a lot lately, I’m a little ____.<\/h4>\n

9. \u706b\u8f66\u7ad9\u79bb\u8fd9\u91cc\u5f88___. \u4f60\u9700\u8981\u6253\u8f66.
\nhu\u01d2 ch\u0113 zh\u00e0n l\u00ed zh\u00e8 l\u01d0 h\u011bn ___. n\u01d0 x\u016b y\u00e0o d\u01ce ch\u0113
\nThe train station is very ___ from here. You need to take a taxi.<\/h4>\n

10. \u6211\u660e\u5929\u653e\u5047. \u6211\u5f88___!
\nw\u01d2 m\u00edng ti\u0101n f\u00e0ng ji\u00e0. w\u01d2 h\u011bn ___
\nI’m off tomorrow. I’m very ___!<\/h4>\n

Ready for the answers? Here they are:<\/p>\n

Open Me<\/a><\/h4>\n
1. \u51b7 (l\u011bng), \u70ed (r\u00e8) – cold, hot
\n2. \u5927 (d\u00e0) – big
\n3. \u9ad8 (g\u0101o) – tall
\n4. \u8001 (l\u01ceo) – old(er)
\n5. \u8d35 (gu\u00ec) – expensive
\n6. \u5371\u9669 (w\u00e9i xi\u01cen) – dangerous
\n7. \u5f3a (qi\u00e1ng) – strong
\n8. \u80d6 (p\u00e0ng) – fat
\n9. \u8fdc (yu\u01cen) – far
\n10. \u9ad8\u5174 (g\u0101o x\u00ecng) – happy<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

You’ll find that all of these adjectives are quite common, so be sure to memorize them and start using them on a regular basis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"How

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