HSK Adjectives

These page makes it easy to find an adjective, regardless of what HSK level it is.

HSK 1 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

HSK 2 Adjectives

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
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

HSK 3 Adjectives

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
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

HSK 4 Adjectives

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
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 5 Adjectives

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
暗	àn	dark	HSK 5
薄	báo	thin (e.g. of clothing)	HSK 5
宝贵	bǎoguì	valuable, precious	HSK 5
悲观	bēiguān	pessimistic	HSK 5
必然	bìrán	inevitable	HSK 5
必要	bìyào	necessary	HSK 5
不安	bù'ān	uneasy	HSK 5
不得了	bùdéliǎo	serious, exceedingly	HSK 5
不耐烦	bùnàifán	impatient	HSK 5
不足	bùzú	insufficient, lacking	HSK 5
惭愧	cánkuì	ashamed	HSK 5
长途	chángtú	long distance	HSK 5
吵	chǎo	noisy	HSK 5
超级	chāojí	super	HSK 5
潮湿	cháoshī	humid	HSK 5
诚恳	chéngkěn	sincere	HSK 5
成熟	chéngshú	mature; ripe	HSK 5
沉默	chénmò	silent, uncommunicative	HSK 5
充分	chōngfèn	full, ample	HSK 5
臭	chòu	stinky, smelly	HSK 5
丑	chǒu	ugly	HSK 5
传统	chuántǒng	traditional	HSK 5
初级	chūjí	elementary-level	HSK 5
出口	chūkǒu	an exit	HSK 5
出色	chūsè	outstanding	HSK 5
次要	cìyào	secondary	HSK 5
粗糙	cūcāo	rough, coarse	HSK 5
大方	dàfang	generous, giving	HSK 5
淡	dàn	weak in color or taste	HSK 5
单纯	dānchún	simple, pure	HSK 5
单调	dāndiào	monotonous, dull	HSK 5
大型	dàxíng	large-scale	HSK 5
地道	dìdao	authentic	HSK 5
逗	dòu	amusing	HSK 5
独立	dúlì	independent	HSK 5
多余	duōyú	extra, superfluous	HSK 5
独特	dútè	unique and special	HSK 5
恶劣	èliè	of very poor quality	HSK 5
发达	fādá	developed	HSK 5
方	fāng	square	HSK 5
繁荣	fánróng	prosperous, flourishing	HSK 5
非	fēi	non-	HSK 5
疯狂	fēngkuáng	crazy	HSK 5
干脆	gāncuì	straightforward	HSK 5
干燥	gānzào	dry, arid	HSK 5
高档	gāodàng	superior quality	HSK 5
高级	gāojí	high-level	HSK 5
个别	gèbié	individual, specific, respective	HSK 5
公平	gōngpíng	fair	HSK 5
乖	guāi	(of a child) good, well-behaved	HSK 5
广大	guǎngdà	(of an area) vast or extensive	HSK 5
广泛	guǎngfàn	broad, wide-ranging	HSK 5
光滑	guānghuá	smooth, shiny	HSK 5
古典	gǔdiǎn	classical	HSK 5
固定	gùdìng	fixed	HSK 5
过分	guòfèn	excessive, over the top	HSK 5
豪华	háohuá	luxurious	HSK 5
好客	hàokè	hospitable	HSK 5
好奇	hàoqí	curious	HSK 5
合法	héfǎ	legal, lawful	HSK 5
合理	hélǐ	reasonable	HSK 5
滑	huá	slippery	HSK 5
慌张	huāngzhāng	confused, flustered	HSK 5
活跃	huóyuè	active, lively	HSK 5
糊涂	hútu	confused, muddled	HSK 5
讲究	jiǎngjiu	to pay particular attention to	HSK 5
艰巨	jiānjù	arduous	HSK 5
坚决	jiānjué	firm, resolute	HSK 5
艰苦	jiānkǔ	difficult	HSK 5
坚强	jiānqiáng	strong, staunch	HSK 5
狡猾	jiǎohuá	cunning, sly	HSK 5
基本	jīběn	fundamental	HSK 5
结实	jiēshi	sturdy	HSK 5
寂寞	jìmò	lonely	HSK 5
近代	jìndài	early modern times (mid-19th century to 1919)	HSK 5
经典	jīngdiǎn	classic, classical	HSK 5
紧急	jǐnjí	urgent, pressing	HSK 5
谨慎	jǐnshèn	cautious	HSK 5
巨大	jùdà	huge	HSK 5
均匀	jūnyún	well-distributed	HSK 5
具体	jùtǐ	specific	HSK 5
客观	kèguān	objective (opposite of subjective)	HSK 5
可靠	kěkào	reliable	HSK 5
刻苦	kèkǔ	hardworking, painstaking	HSK 5
可怕	kěpà	scary, terrible	HSK 5
空闲	kòngxián	idle	HSK 5
宽	kuān	wide, broad	HSK 5
夸张	kuāzhāng	exaggerated	HSK 5
烂	làn	rotten; overcooked; lousy	HSK 5
老实	lǎoshí	honest, naive	HSK 5
乐观	lèguān	optimistic	HSK 5
冷淡	lěngdàn	cold	HSK 5
亮	liàng	bright	HSK 5
良好	liánghǎo	good	HSK 5
了不起	liǎobuqǐ	amazing	HSK 5
灵活	línghuó	flexible, nimble, agile	HSK 5
临时	línshí	temporary, at the last minute	HSK 5
矛盾	máodùn	contradicting	HSK 5
苗条	miáotiáo	slender and shapely	HSK 5
秘密	mìmì	secret	HSK 5
敏感	mǐngǎn	sensitive	HSK 5
明确	míngquè	clear-cut, definite	HSK 5
明显	míngxiǎn	obvious	HSK 5
密切	mìqiè	intimate, closely related	HSK 5
模糊	móhu	vague, blurry	HSK 5
陌生	mòshēng	unfamiliar	HSK 5
某	mǒu	some..., a certain...	HSK 5
嫩	nèn	tender	HSK 5
能干	nénggàn	capable	HSK 5
浓	nóng	concentrated, dense, strong	HSK 5
偶然	ǒurán	accidental, coincidental	HSK 5
片面	piànmiàn	one-sided	HSK 5
疲劳	píláo	weary	HSK 5
平	píng	flat	HSK 5
平安	píng'ān	safe and sound	HSK 5
平等	píngděng	equal	HSK 5
平静	píngjìng	serene	HSK 5
浅	qiǎn	shallow (of water), light (of colors)	HSK 5
谦虚	qiānxū	modest	HSK 5
巧妙	qiǎomiào	ingenious	HSK 5
亲爱	qīn'ài	dear	HSK 5
勤奋	qínfèn	diligent, hardworking	HSK 5
青	qīng	green	HSK 5
清淡	qīngdàn	light (of food, not greasy or strongly seasoned)	HSK 5
亲切	qīnqiè	amiable	HSK 5
其余	qíyú	the others	HSK 5
全面	quánmiàn	all-around, comprehensive	HSK 5
热心	rèxīn	enthusiasm, zeal	HSK 5
软	ruǎn	soft	HSK 5
弱	ruò	weak, inferior	HSK 5
傻	shǎ	silly, foolish	HSK 5
善良	shànliáng	kind, nice	HSK 5
深刻	shēnkè	deep, profound	HSK 5
神秘	shénmì	mysterious	HSK 5
时髦	shímáo	fashionable	HSK 5
湿润	shīrùn	moist	HSK 5
时尚	shíshàng	fashion	HSK 5
实用	shíyòng	practical	HSK 5
熟练	shúliàn	proficient in, well-versed in	HSK 5
舒适	shūshì	cozy, comfy	HSK 5
私人	sīrén	private, personal	HSK 5
烫	tàng	too hot to touch	HSK 5
坦率	tǎnshuài	candid	HSK 5
淘气	táoqì	naughty, mischievous	HSK 5
特殊	tèshū	special, unusual	HSK 5
天真	tiānzhēn	naive, innocent	HSK 5
调皮	tiáopí	naughty; mischievous; unruly	HSK 5
体贴	tǐtiē	considerate, caring	HSK 5
痛苦	tòngkǔ	painful, agonizing	HSK 5
透明	tòumíng	transparent	HSK 5
突出	tūchū	outstanding	HSK 5
歪	wāi	crooked, askew	HSK 5
完美	wánměi	perfect	HSK 5
完整	wánzhěng	complete	HSK 5
伟大	wěidà	great, grand	HSK 5
唯一	wéiyī	only, sole	HSK 5
稳定	wěndìng	steady, stable	HSK 5
温暖	wēnnuǎn	warm	HSK 5
温柔	wēnróu	gentle	HSK 5
无数	wúshù	countless	HSK 5
相对	xiāngduì	relative	HSK 5
相关	xiāngguān	related	HSK 5
显然	xiǎnrán	clear	HSK 5
现实	xiànshí	realistic, pragmatic	HSK 5
鲜艳	xiānyàn	brightly-colored	HSK 5
消极	xiāojí	negative	HSK 5
小气	xiǎoqì	stingy, petty	HSK 5
斜	xié	inclined	HSK 5
幸运	xìngyùn	lucky	HSK 5
虚心	xūxīn	open-minded	HSK 5
严肃	yánsù	serious	HSK 5
业余	yèyú	spare time, amateur	HSK 5
硬	yìng	hard, firm, tough	HSK 5
英俊	yīngjùn	handsome	HSK 5
意外	yìwài	unexpected	HSK 5
一致	yīzhì	consistent	HSK 5
用功	yònggōng	studious, hardworking	HSK 5
拥挤	yōngjǐ	crowded, congested	HSK 5
悠久	yōujiǔ	long (of history)	HSK 5
有利	yǒulì	advantageous, favorable	HSK 5
优美	yōuměi	graceful, fine	HSK 5
圆	yuán	round	HSK 5
晕	yūn	dizzy	HSK 5
糟糕	zāogāo	terrible (of s situation)	HSK 5
窄	zhǎi	narrow	HSK 5
正	zhèng	just (right); straight; correct	HSK 5
整个	zhěng gè	the entire (thing)	HSK 5
整齐	zhěngqí	neat, tidy	HSK 5
真实	zhēnshí	true, real	HSK 5
直	zhí	straight	HSK 5
重大	zhòngdà	great	HSK 5
周到	zhōudào	considerate, attentive, thorough (in some activity)	HSK 5
主动	zhǔdòng	proactive	HSK 5
主观	zhǔguān	subjective	HSK 5
逐渐	zhújiàn	gradual	HSK 5
自动	zìdòng	automatic	HSK 5
自豪	zìháo	proud (of one's achievements etc)	HSK 5
自觉	zìjué	self-aware	HSK 5
自私	zìsī	selfish	HSK 5
自由	zìyóu	free (as a bird)	HSK 5
最初	zuìchū	initial	HSK 5