adjective; word describing qualities or states
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
adjective; word class expressing qualities or states of people or things
A basic part of speech in Chinese grammar that modifies nouns, such as 高 (tall), 软 (soft), or 暖和 (warm).
“
Piào漂
liang亮
”
shì是
yí一
gè个
cháng常
yòng用
de的
xíng形
róng容
cí词
。
Beautiful is a commonly used adjective.
Xíng形
róng容
cí词
tōng通
cháng常
yòng用
lái来
xiū修
shì饰
míng名
cí词
。
Adjectives are typically used to modify nouns.
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Zài在
zhè这
gè个
jù句
zi子
zhōng中
，
“
huó活
po泼
”
shì是
miáo描
shù述
hái孩
zi子
xìng性
gé格
de的
xíng形
róng容
cí词
。
In this sentence, lively is an adjective describing the child's personality.