形容词

形容詞

xíngróngcí

noun #16,131

Meanings

1 adjective

Characters

appearance; to contain

word; part of speech

Examples

HSK 2

"漂亮"是一个常用的形容词。

" Piàoliang " shì yīgè chángyòng de xíngróngcí.

"Beautiful" is a commonly used adjective.

HSK 7-9

中文的形容词可以直接修饰名词。

Zhōngwén de xíngróngcí kěyǐ zhíjiē xiūshì míngcí.

Chinese adjectives can directly modify nouns.

Tips

grammar

In Chinese grammar, adjectives (形容词) can function as predicates without a linking verb. You can say 她很漂亮 (she is pretty) without needing a word for 'is'.

Stroke Order

形 xíng

容 róng

词 cí