HSK 1-4 Adjectives

The point of this page is to show you HSK 1, 2, 3, and 4 adjectives combined in one list. Click on column headers to re-sort each table.

HSK 1-4 Adjectives

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
大	dà	big	HSK 1
多	duō	many	HSK 1
高兴	gāoxìng	happy	HSK 1
好	hǎo	good	HSK 1
冷	lěng	cold	HSK 1
漂亮	piàoliang	pretty	HSK 1
热	rè	hot	HSK 1
少	shǎo	few	HSK 1
小	xiǎo	small	HSK 1
白	bái	white	HSK 2
长	cháng	long	HSK 2
对	duì	correct	HSK 2
高	gāo	tall, high	HSK 2
贵	guì	expensive; noble	HSK 2
好吃	hǎochī	tasty, delicious	HSK 2
黑	hēi	black; dark; shady, illegal	HSK 2
红	hóng	red; popular; revolutionary	HSK 2
近	jìn	nearby, close	HSK 2
快	kuài	quick	HSK 2
快乐	kuàilè	happy	HSK 2
累	lèi	tired	HSK 2
慢	màn	slow	HSK 2
忙	máng	busy	HSK 2
便宜	piányi	cheap, inexpensive	HSK 2
新	xīn	new	HSK 2
远	yuǎn	far	HSK 2
矮	ǎi	short	HSK 3
安静	ānjìng	quiet	HSK 3
饱	bǎo	full (from eating)	HSK 3
聪明	cōngming	smart, intelligent	HSK 3
低	dī	low	HSK 3
短	duǎn	short	HSK 3
饿	è	to be hungry; hungry	HSK 3
方便	fāngbiàn	convenient	HSK 3
干净	gānjìng	clean, neat	HSK 3
高兴	gāoxìng	happy	HSK 3
坏	huài	bad; spoiled; broken; to break (down)	HSK 3
黄	huáng	yellow	HSK 3
简单	jiǎndān	simple	HSK 3
健康	jiànkāng	healthy; health	HSK 3
久	jiǔ	long (time)	HSK 3
旧	jiù	old and worn out	HSK 3
渴	kě	thirsty	HSK 3
可爱	kě'ài	lovable, cute	HSK 3
蓝	lán	blue	HSK 3
老	lǎo	old	HSK 3
绿	lǜ	green	HSK 3
难	nán	difficult	HSK 3
难过	nánguò	to feel upset	HSK 3
年轻	niánqīng	youthful	HSK 3
努力	nǔlì	to try hard, to strive	HSK 3
胖	pàng	fat, chubby	HSK 3
便宜	piányi	cheap, inexpensive	HSK 3
奇怪	qíguài	strange, odd; to be baffled	HSK 3
清楚	qīngchu	clear	HSK 3
认真	rènzhēn	serious; seriously	HSK 3
热情	rèqíng	enthusiastic, passionate, super friendly	HSK 3
容易	róngyì	easy	HSK 3
瘦	shòu	thin	HSK 3
舒服	shūfu	comfortable; pleasant-feeling; feeling well	HSK 3
甜	tián	sweet	HSK 3
突然	tūrán	sudden; suddenly	HSK 3
小心	xiǎoxīn	to be careful	HSK 3
新鲜	xīnxiān	fresh	HSK 3
一般	yībān	in general; average	HSK 3
一样	yīyàng	the same (as)	HSK 3
有名	yǒumíng	famous, well-known	HSK 3
着急	zháojí	to be anxious	HSK 3
真	zhēn	really, truly; real	HSK 3
重要	zhòngyào	important	HSK 3
主要	zhǔyào	main; mainly	HSK 3
安全	ānquán	safe	HSK 4
棒	bàng	great	HSK 4
笨	bèn	stupid	HSK 4
成功	chénggōng	successful	HSK 4
诚实	chéngshí	honest	HSK 4
粗心	cūxīn	careless, thoughtless	HSK 4
得意	déyì	proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent	HSK 4
低	dī	low	HSK 4
烦恼	fánnǎo	annoyances, pains, troubling matters	HSK 4
丰富	fēngfù	abundant	HSK 4
富	fù	rich	HSK 4
复杂	fùzá	complicated, complex	HSK 4
共同	gòngtóng	joint, in common	HSK 4
合格	hégé	qualified, up to standard	HSK 4
合适	héshì	suitable	HSK 4
厚	hòu	thick, deep	HSK 4
火	huǒ	popular, hot	HSK 4
活泼	huópo	lively	HSK 4
假	jiǎ	fake	HSK 4
骄傲	jiāoào	proud	HSK 4
激动	jīdòng	excited	HSK 4
积极	jījí	active; positive	HSK 4
精彩	jīngcǎi	spectacular, wonderful	HSK 4
紧张	jǐnzhāng	nervous, tense; strained	HSK 4
开心	kāixīn	happy	HSK 4
可怜	kělián	pitiful, poor	HSK 4
可惜	kěxī	such a shame, unfortunately	HSK 4
空	kōng	empty	HSK 4
苦	kǔ	bitter, hardship	HSK 4
困	kùn	sleepy	HSK 4
辣	là	spicy	HSK 4
懒	lǎn	lazy	HSK 4
浪漫	làngmàn	romantic	HSK 4
冷静	lěngjìng	calm; cool-headed	HSK 4
凉快	liángkuai	cool (temperature)	HSK 4
厉害	lìhai	impressive, awesome; tremendous	HSK 4
礼貌	lǐmào	polite	HSK 4
流利	liúlì	fluent	HSK 4
乱	luàn	chaotic, messy, disorganized	HSK 4
麻烦	máfan	troublesome	HSK 4
马虎	mǎhu	careless	HSK 4
美丽	měilì	beautiful	HSK 4
免费	miǎnfèi	free	HSK 4
难受	nánshòu	to feel unwell;to suffer pain;to be difficult to bear	HSK 4
暖	nuǎn	warm	HSK 4
暖和	nuǎnhuo	warm	HSK 4
破	pò	worn out, lousy; to break	HSK 4
普遍	pǔbiàn	universal; general; widespread; common	HSK 4
轻	qīng	light, easy, gentle, soft	HSK 4
轻松	qīngsōng	gentle, relaxed	HSK 4
穷	qióng	poor	HSK 4
热闹	rènao	bustling with noise and excitement;lively	HSK 4
伤心	shāngxīn	sad	HSK 4
深	shēn	deep	HSK 4
失望	shīwàng	disappointed	HSK 4
帅	shuài	handsome	HSK 4
顺利	shùnlì	smooth; smoothly	HSK 4
死	sǐ	rigid, inflexible	HSK 4
酸	suān	sour; sore; acid	HSK 4
随便	suíbiàn	as one pleases	HSK 4
所有	suǒyǒu	all	HSK 4
危险	wēixiǎn	dangerous	HSK 4
无聊	wúliáo	boring; bored	HSK 4
咸	xián	salty	HSK 4
香	xiāng	fragrant, good-smelling	HSK 4
相同	xiāngtóng	same, identical	HSK 4
详细	xiángxì	detailed	HSK 4
兴奋	xīngfèn	excited	HSK 4
幸福	xìngfú	happy (in the fairytale sense)	HSK 4
辛苦	xīnkǔ	to be a lot of hard work, toilsome	HSK 4
严格	yángé	strict	HSK 4
阳光	yángguāng	sunshine	HSK 4
严重	yánzhòng	serious	HSK 4
勇敢	yǒnggǎn	brave	HSK 4
友好	yǒuhǎo	friendly	HSK 4
幽默	yōumò	humorous	HSK 4
有趣	yǒuqù	interesting, amusing	HSK 4
优秀	yōuxiù	outstanding, excellent	HSK 4
原来	yuánlái	formerly, original	HSK 4
愉快	yúkuài	pleasant, happy	HSK 4
脏	zāng	dirty	HSK 4
正常	zhèngcháng	normal	HSK 4
正确	zhèngquè	correct, right	HSK 4
正式	zhèngshì	formal	HSK 4
真正	zhēnzhèng	real, true	HSK 4
直接	zhíjiē	directly	HSK 4
重	zhòng	heavy; strong (accent, scent, flavor, etc.)	HSK 4
专业	zhuānyè	professional	HSK 4
著名	zhùmíng	famous	HSK 4
准确	zhǔnquè	accurate, precise	HSK 4
准时	zhǔnshí	on time; punctual	HSK 4
仔细	zǐxì	careful	HSK 4
自信	zìxìn	to be self-confident	HSK 4

HSK 1-4 Adjectives

HSK 1-4 Adjectives

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