Describing People and Things
Describe size, age, personality, seriousness, cuteness, interest, and importance.
Goal
Learners can use practical adjectives to describe people, objects, and situations.
Describe three people you know with one physical adjective and one personality adjective each.
Focus
Useful examples
他很认真，也很聪明。
Tā hěn rènzhēn, yě hěn cōngming.
He is serious and also smart.
这个问题很重要。
Zhège wèntí hěn zhòngyào.
This problem is important.
的, 得, and 地
Separate description, manner, and degree with the three de particles.
Practice sentences
她跟姐姐一样高。
She is as tall as her older sister.
The quality can come after 一样.
我能看出老的位置。
I can identify the position of 老.
Review where this pattern appears in the sentence.
这个问题重要。
This problem is becoming more and more important.
The adjective follows 越来越.
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Module word list
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level | Dictionary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 高 | gāo | high |
HSK 2.0 2
HSK 3.0 2
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Dictionary |
| 矮 | ǎi | low |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 3
|
Dictionary |
| 胖 | pàng | fat |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 3
|
Dictionary |
| 瘦 | shòu | thin |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 3
|
Dictionary |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 3
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Dictionary |
| 老 | lǎo | prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 3
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Dictionary |
| 聪明 | cōng ming | intelligent |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 3
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Dictionary |
| 安静 | ān jìng | quiet |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 3
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Dictionary |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 3
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Dictionary |
| 可爱 | kě ài | adorable |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 3
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Dictionary |
| 有意思 | yǒu yì si | interesting |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 2
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Dictionary |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 3
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Dictionary |