2 Adjectives – building your vocabulary
Table 1 shows adjectives which can be used to describe people’s appearance and status. Listen to how they are pronounced and repeat afterwards. Listen as many times as you wish.
Transcript
kù 酷
shuài 帅
cōngmíng 聪明
làngmàn 浪漫
piàoliang 漂亮
gāo 高
pàng 胖
shòu 瘦
shǎo 少
ǎi 矮
yǒuqián 有钱
méiqián 没钱
yǒuyòng 有用
yuǎn 远
jìn 近
| kù | 酷 | cool (great) |
| shuài | 帅 | handsome |
| cōngmíng | 聪明 | clever |
| làngmàn | 浪漫 | romantic |
| piàoliang | 漂亮 | pretty, beautiful |
| gāo | 高 | tall (person or building), high |
| pàng | 胖 | fat, stout |
| shòu | 瘦 | thin (person) |
| shǎo | 少 | few; less |
| ǎi | 矮 | short (height) |
| yǒuqián | 有钱 | rich (lit. have money) |
| méiqián | 没钱 | poor (lit. have no money） |
| yǒuyòng | 有用 | useful |
| yuǎn | 远 | far |
| jìn | 近 | near, close |
Now have a go at Activity 4.
Activity 4
Part 1
Match the Chinese adjectives to their English translation.
Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter.
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kù 酷
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piàoliang 漂亮
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làngmàn 浪漫
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shuài 帅
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cōngmíng 聪明
a.handsome
b.romantic
c.clever
d.pretty
e.cool
- 1 = e
- 2 = d
- 3 = b
- 4 = a
- 5 = c
Part 2
Match the antonyms of these Chinese adjectives.
Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter.
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yuǎn 远
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pàng 胖
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yǒuqián 有钱
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gāo 高
a.shòu 瘦
b.méiqián 没钱
c.jìn 近
d.ǎi 矮
- 1 = c
- 2 = a
- 3 = b
- 4 = d