How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Adjectives”. The full topic holds 232 in the KoKo app: 92 at the easy level, 82 at the medium level and 58 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Traditional Chinese vocabulary: adjectives

Big, small, easy, expensive, tired: the Traditional Chinese adjectives you need to describe a person, an object or a situation.

Here are 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Adjectives”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Traditional Chinese	English
更好	better
大	big
空白	blankSpace or form not filled in
平靜	calm
古典	classic
乾淨	clean
目前的	current
危險	dangerous
死了的	dead
困難	difficult
容易	easyDone without effort
昂貴	expensive
公正	fair
假	false
快	fast
肥胖	fatHeavily built person or animal
滿	full
高興	glad
堅硬	hard
高	high
難以置信	incredible
有趣	interesting
長	long
低	low
主要	main
自然	natural
新	newRecently appeared or acquired
眾多	numerous
特殊	particular
實用	practical
生的	raw
認真	serious
生病	sick
單純	simple
小	small
奇怪	strange
強	strong
真實	true
唯一	unique
接下來的	upcomingComing right after in time

Level 2: medium 35 words

Traditional Chinese	English
獲准	allowed
可用	available
無憂無慮	carefree
中央的	central
舒服	comfortable
完整	complete
強制性	compulsory
彎曲	curved
乾	dry
永恆	eternal
例外	exceptional
填滿	filled
好玩	fun
廣大	huge
一模一樣	identical
很可能	likely
當地的	local
鬆	looseNot tight, slack
鄰近的	neighbouring
平凡	ordinary
部分的	partial
永久	permanent
好看	pretty
先前的	previous
最近的	recent
可靠	reliable
安靜	silent
相似	similar
苗條	slim
合適	suitable
出色	superb
疲倦	tired
傳統	traditional
不公平	unfair
遼闊	vast

Level 3: hard 25 words

Traditional Chinese	English
大概的	approximate
睡著	asleep
誘人	attractive
煮熟	cooked
損壞	damaged
遙遠	distant
可怕	dreadful
布滿灰塵	dusty
過度	excessive
頻繁	frequent
有天分	gifted
醜陋	hideous
幸運	lucky
多重	multiple
吵鬧	noisy
精神飽滿	rested
令人滿意	satisfactory
柔軟	soft
難看	ugly
無法取得	unavailable
不確定	uncertain
不舒服	uncomfortable
不太可能	unlikely
倒楣	unlucky
用舊	worn out

Mini quiz

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Adjectives”. The full topic holds 232 in the KoKo app: 92 at the easy level, 82 at the medium level and 58 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Traditional Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.