This lesson will teach you to describe the colors and appearance of people and things in Chinese. Learn to express whether something is big or small, red or green, beautiful of ugly.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Chinese (Mandarin)“.
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Colors
| English | Chinese | Chinese (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| light / clear | 光 清除 | guāng qīng chú | ||
| dark | 黑 | hēi | ||
 | color | 颜色 | yán sè | |
 | colored | 彩色的 | cǎi sè de | |
 | white | 白色 | bái sè | |
 | black | 黑色 | hēi sè | |
 | yellow | 黄色 | huáng sè | |
 | orange | 橙 | chéng | |
 | red | 红色 | hóng sè | |
 | pink | 粉红色 | fěn hóng sè | |
 | violet | 紫罗兰色 | zǐ luó lán sè | |
 | blue | 蓝色 | lán sè | |
 | green | 绿色 | lǜ sè | |
 | brown | 棕色 | zōng sè | |
 | grey | 灰色 | huī sè |
Appearance & attributes
| English | Chinese | Chinese (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| new | 新增功能 | xīn zēng gōng néng | ||
| old | 老 | lǎo | ||
| small | 小 | xiǎo | ||
| large / big | 大 | dà | ||
| young | 年轻 | nián qīng | ||
| kind / pleasant | 善良 愉快 | shàn liáng yú kuài | ||
| unkind / unpleasant | 不客气 令人不快 | bú kè qì lìng rén bú kuài | ||
| patient | 耐心 | nài xīn | ||
| tall (When talking about people) | 高 | gāo | ||
| middle sized (When talking about people) | 中型 | zhōng xíng | ||
| small (When talking about people) | 小 | xiǎo | ||
| fat | 肥 | féi | ||
| thin / slim | 瘦 苗条 | shòu miáo tiáo | ||
| nice / pretty | 好的 漂亮的 | hǎo de piāo liàng de | ||
| beautiful | 美丽 | měi lì | ||
| ugly | 丑 | chǒu | ||
| ill / sick | 不舒服 生病 | bú shū fú shēng bìng | ||
| healthy | 健康 | jiàn kāng | ||
| happy / cheerful | 幸福 快乐 | xìng fú kuài lè | ||
| sad | 悲伤 | bēi shāng | ||
| sporty | 运动型的 | yùn dòng xíng de | ||
| ambitioned | 想要 | xiǎng yào | ||
| intelligent | 聪明 | cōng míng | ||
| creative | 创意 | chuàng yì | ||
| active | 活跃 | huó yuè | ||
| sentimental | 感伤 | gǎn shāng | ||
| rational | 理性 | lǐ xìng | ||
| emotional | 情感 | qíng gǎn | ||
| natural | 自然 | zì rán | ||
| romantic | 浪漫 | làng màn | ||
| nice / amiable | 好的 和蔼可亲的 | hǎo de hé ǎi kě qīn de | ||
| spontaneous | 自发性 | zì fā xìng | ||
| energetic | 充满活力 | chōng mǎn huó lì | ||
| stressed (out) | 强调 | qiáng diào | ||
| relaxed | 放松 | fàng sōng | ||
| frustrated | 沮丧 | jǔ sàng | ||
| talented | 有才华 | yǒu cái huá |
Questions & phrases
| English | Chinese | Chinese (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What does he look like? | 他长得什么样子？ | tā zhǎng dé shí me yàng zǐ? | ||
| What does she look like? | 她长得什么样子？ | tā zhǎng dé shí me yàng zǐ? | ||
| What is he like? | 他像是什么？ | tā xiàng shì shí me? | ||
| What is she like? | 她喜欢什么？ | tā xǐ huān shí me? |
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