Adjectives – 형용사 – 形容詞

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Adjectives — 形容詞

Eight opposite adjective pairs, degree adverbs, and a few example sentences.

Opposite Pairs

Long长cháng

Long

↔
Short短duǎn

Short

Tall高gāo

Tall

↔
Short矮ǎi

Short

Fat胖pàng

Fat

↔
Thin瘦shòu

Thin

Fast快kuài

Fast

↔
Slow慢màn

Slow

Expensive贵guì

Expensive

↔
Cheap便宜piányí

Cheap

Many多duō

Many

↔
Few少shǎo

Few

Big大dà

Big

↔
Small小xiǎo

Small

Hot热rè

Hot

↔
Cold冷lěng

Cold

Degree Adverbs

Using 大 (big) as an example, from strongest to weakest:

太tài大dà了le

太 + Adj + 了

too big

非常fēicháng大dà

非常 + Adj

very big

很hěn大dà

很 + Adj

big

有一点yǒuyìdiǎn大dà

有一點 + Adj

a little bit big

不太bútài大dà

不太 + Adj

not very big

不bú大dà

不 + Adj

not big

Sentences

台湾Táiwān不bú大dà，但是dànshì人rén非常fēicháng多duō

Taiwan is not big, but there are a lot of people.

台湾Táiwān的de咖啡kāfēi很hěn便宜piányí，但是dànshì酒jiǔ有一点yǒuyìdiǎn贵guì

Coffee in Taiwan is very cheap, but alcohol is a little expensive.

今天jīntiān太tài热rè了le

It’s too hot today.

我wǒ太太tàitai不太bútài高gāo

My wife is not very tall.