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The following 2 tables contain important adjectives about colors, size, shapes, tastes, quantities in Chinese as well as in English.
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| English | Chinese Adjectives | Mandarin Script |
|---|---|---|
| Black | hee | 黑 |
| Blue | lanso | 兰色 |
| Brown | kaafee so | 咖啡色 |
| Gray | hwayso | 灰色 |
| Green | looyso | 绿色 |
| Orange | jooyso | 橘色 |
| Purple | dzeeso | 紫色 |
| Red | hoongso | 红色 |
| White | baayso | 白色 |
| Yellow | ho aangso | 黄色 |
| Sizes | ||
| Big | daa | 大 |
| Deep | shen | 深 |
| Long | Jaang | 长 |
| Narrow | Jaa ey | 窄 |
| Short (in height) | eye | 矮 |
| Short (in length) | doo an | 短 |
| Small, little | Sheeyaw | 小 |
| Tall | gaw | 高 |
| Thick | ho | 厚 |
| Thin | sho | 瘦 |
| Wide | koo-an | 宽 |
| Shapes | ||
| Round | yoo-an | 圆 |
| Straight | Je | 直 |
| Square | faang | 方 |
| Triangular | sanjeeyaw | 三角 |
The following table contains important Chinese adjectives about directions that you might use when lost.
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| English | Chinese | Mandarin Adjectives |
|---|---|---|
| Tastes | ||
| Bitter | ko | 苦 |
| Fresh | SheenSheeyen | 新鲜 |
| Salty | Sheeyin | 咸 |
| Sour | soo an | 酸 |
| Spicy | la | 辣 |
| Sweet | teeyan | 甜 |
| Qualities | ||
| Bad | ho-ey | 坏 |
| Clean | ganjeeng | 干净 |
| Dark | hee-an | 黑暗 |
| Difficult | nan | 难 |
| Dirty | dzang | 脏 |
| Dry | gan | 干 |
| Easy | rongyee | 容易 |
| Empty | kong | 空 |
| Expensive | go-ay | 贵 |
| Fast | ku eye | 快 |
| Foreign | mosheng | 陌生 |
| Full | man | 满 |
| Good | haw | 好 |
| Hard (firm) | yeeng | 硬 |
| Heavy | Jong | 重 |
| Inexpensive | beeyaneey | 便宜 |
| Light (illumination) | leeyang | 亮 |
| Light (weight) | Cheeng | 轻 |
| Local | bendee | 本地 |
| New | Sheen | 新 |
| Noisy | chawnaw | 吵闹 |
| Noisy (loud noise) | jeeyoo | 旧 |
| Old (about things) | law | 老 |
| Old (about people) | yolee | 有力 |
| Powerful | anjeeng | 安静 |
| Quiet (person) | dway | 对 |
| Right / Correct | man | 慢 |
| Slow | rwan | 软 |
| Soft | hen | 很 |
| Very | rwo | 弱 |
| Weak | shi | 湿 |
| Wet | tswo | 错 |
| Wrong / Incorrect | neeyanCheeng | 年轻 |
| Young | ho-ey | 坏 |
| Quantities | ||
| Few / Little | shaw | 少 |
| Many / Much | do | 多 |
| Part | boofen | 部分 |
| Some / A few | yeeSheeye | 一些 |
| Whole | Choo-anboo | 全部 |
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