How to Describe Personality in Chinese (30+ Essential Chinese Adjectives)

In Practical Chinese Phrases by Angel Huang

Smart or stupid. Hard-working or lazy. Confident or insecure...

These are some of the 30+ traits you’ll be able to describe with the Chinese personality adjectives you’re about to learn in this lesson.

Summary Of The Chinese Personality Adjectives From The Video Above

No.

Chinese Adjectives

Example Sentence

1

lè guān
乐观
optimistic

tā hěn lè guān.
他很乐观。
He is optimistic.

2

bēi guān
悲观
pessimistic

tā hěn bēi guān.
他很悲观。
He is pessimistic.

3

wài xiàng
外向
extroverted

tā hěn wài xiàng.
他很外向。
He is extroverted.

4

nèi xiàng
内向
introverted

tā hěn nèi xiàng.
他很内向。
He is introverted.

5

zì xìn
自信
confident

tā hěn zì xìn.
他很自信。
He is confident.

6

zì bēi
自卑
(have) low self-esteem

tā hěn zì bēi.
他很自卑。
He has low self-esteem.

7

cōng míng
聪明
smart

tā hěn cōng míng.
他很聪明。
He is smart.

8

bèn

stupid

tā hěn zì bèn.
他很笨。
He is stupid.

9

nài xīn
耐心
patient

tā hěn nài xīn.
他很耐心。
He is patient.

10

jí zào
急躁
impatient

tā hěn jí zào.
他很急躁。
He is impatient.

11

yōu mò
幽默
humorous

tā hěn yōu mò.
他很幽默。
He is humorous.

12

wú liáo
无聊
boring

tā hěn wú liáo.
他很无聊。
He is boring.

13

suí hé
随和
easy-going

tā hěn suí hé.
他很随和。
He is easy-going.

14

gāo lěng
高冷
uptight

tā hěn gāo lěng.
他很高冷。
He is uptight.

15

bó xué
博学
knowledgeable

tā hěn bó xué.
他很博学。
He is knowledgeable.

16

wú zhī
无知
ignorant

tā hěn wú zhī.
他很无知。
He is ignorant.

17

tiē xīn
贴心
caring

tā hěn tiē xīn.
他很贴心。
He is caring.

18

lěng mò
冷漠
indifferent

tā hěn lěng mò.
他很冷漠。
He is indifferent.

19

shàn liáng
善良
kind

tā hěn shàn liáng.
他很善良。
He is kind.

20

è dú
恶毒
vicious

tā hěn è dú.
他很恶毒。
He is vicious.

21

dà fāng
大方
generous

tā hěn dà fāng.
他很大方。
He is generous.

22

xiǎo qì
小气
stingy

tā hěn xiǎo qì.
他很小气。
He is stingy.

23

zhōng chéng
忠诚
loyal / devoted

tā hěn zhōng chéng.
他很忠诚。
He is loyal.

24

xū wěi
虚伪
hypocritical / false

tā hěn xū wěi.
他很虚伪。
He is hypocritical.

25

yǒng gǎn
勇敢
brave

tā hěn yǒng gǎn.
他很勇敢。
He is brave.

26

dǎn xiǎo
胆小
timid

tā hěn dǎn xiǎo.
他很胆小。
He is timid.

27

qín láo
勤劳
hardworking

tā hěn qín láo.
他很勤劳。
He is hardworking.

28

lǎn duò
懒惰
lazy

tā hěn lǎn duò.
他很懒惰。
He is lazy.

29

rè qíng
热情
enthusiastic

tā hěn rè qíng.
他很热情。
He is enthusiastic.

30

lěng dàn
冷淡
apathetic

tā hěn lěng dàn.
他很冷淡。
He is apathetic.

31

kāi lǎng
开朗
open-minded

tā hěn kāi lǎng.
他很开朗。
He is open-minded.

32

gū pì
孤僻
antisocial

tā hěn gū pì.
他很孤僻。
He is antisocial.

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