HSK 5 Vocabulary: 32 Words to Describe Character
HSK 5 Vocabulary · part 14 · 32 words 12:09 Mandarin audio · every word and sentence on screen with pinyin and English
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善良 shànliáng: kind-hearted. She's kind-hearted and often helps others.
她很善良，常常帮助别人。 Tā hěn shànliáng, chángcháng bāngzhù biérén.
温柔 wēnróu: gentle. Mum speaks very gently.
妈妈说话很温柔。 Māma shuō huà hěn wēnróu.
热心 rèxīn: warm-hearted, eager to help. My neighbour is eager to help and helped me move the furniture.
邻居很热心，帮我搬了家具。 Línjū hěn rèxīn, bāng wǒ bān le jiājù.
体贴 tǐtiē: considerate. He's very considerate; when it rains he brings me an umbrella.
他很体贴，下雨的时候给我送伞。 Tā hěn tǐtiē, xià yǔ de shíhou gěi wǒ sòng sǎn.
大方 dàfang: generous. He's generous and often treats his friends to dinner.
他很大方，常常请朋友吃饭。 Tā hěn dàfang, chángcháng qǐng péngyou chī fàn.
小气 xiǎoqi: stingy. He's stingy; he won't spend even one yuan.
他很小气，一块钱也不想花。 Tā hěn xiǎoqi, yí kuài qián yě bù xiǎng huā.
自私 zìsī: selfish. He's too selfish; he only thinks of himself.
他太自私了，只想着自己。 Tā tài zìsī le, zhǐ xiǎng zhe zìjǐ.
老实 lǎoshi: honest. He's an honest man; he never tells lies.
他是个老实人，从来不说假话。 Tā shì ge lǎoshi rén, cónglái bù shuō jiǎ huà.
诚恳 chéngkěn: sincere. He apologised to me sincerely.
他诚恳地向我道歉。 Tā chéngkěn de xiàng wǒ dàoqiàn.
坦率 tǎnshuài: frank. She's very frank and says what she thinks.
她很坦率，有什么就说什么。 Tā hěn tǎnshuài, yǒu shénme jiù shuō shénme.
狡猾 jiǎohuá: sly, cunning. This trader is very sly, so be careful.
这个商人很狡猾，你要小心。 Zhège shāngrén hěn jiǎohuá, nǐ yào xiǎoxīn.
谦虚 qiānxū: modest. He came first, but he's very modest.
他得了第一名，但是很谦虚。 Tā dé le dì yī míng, dànshì hěn qiānxū.
虚心 xūxīn: open-minded, willing to learn. She listens to the teacher's advice with an open mind.
她虚心地听老师的意见。 Tā xūxīn de tīng lǎoshī de yìjiàn.
天真 tiānzhēn: innocent, naive. Little children's ideas are very innocent.
小孩子的想法很天真。 Xiǎo háizi de xiǎngfǎ hěn tiānzhēn.
单纯 dānchún: simple, pure. She's a very simple, honest girl.
她是一个很单纯的女孩。 Tā shì yí ge hěn dānchún de nǚhái.
傻 shǎ: silly, foolish. How silly of you to get such an easy question wrong.
你真傻，这么简单的题也做错了。 Nǐ zhēn shǎ, zhème jiǎndān de tí yě zuò cuò le.
呆 dāi: dull, blank. He stood there blankly, not knowing what to say.
他呆呆地站在那里，不知道说什么。 Tā dāidāi de zhàn zài nàlǐ, bù zhīdào shuō shénme.
糊涂 hútu: muddled, confused. I'm so muddle-headed; I forgot my keys again.
我真糊涂，又忘了带钥匙。 Wǒ zhēn hútu, yòu wàng le dài yàoshi.
谨慎 jǐnshèn: careful, cautious. You must be careful when you drive.
开车要谨慎。 Kāi chē yào jǐnshèn.
周到 zhōudào: thoughtful, thorough. She thought of everything; she had it all ready.
她想得很周到，什么都准备好了。 Tā xiǎng de hěn zhōudào, shénme dōu zhǔnbèi hǎo le.
勤奋 qínfèn: diligent. He's a diligent student and reads until late every day.
他学习很勤奋，每天看书到很晚。 Tā xuéxí hěn qínfèn, měi tiān kàn shū dào hěn wǎn.
勤劳 qínláo: hard-working. Farmers are very hard-working.
农民们很勤劳。 Nóngmínmen hěn qínláo.
刻苦 kèkǔ: painstaking. She practised hard, and finally she succeeded.
她刻苦练习，终于成功了。 Tā kèkǔ liànxí, zhōngyú chénggōng le.
能干 nénggàn: capable. My mum is very capable; she can do anything.
我妈妈很能干，什么都会做。 Wǒ māma hěn nénggàn, shénme dōu huì zuò.
出色 chūsè: outstanding. His performance was outstanding.
他的表演很出色。 Tā de biǎoyǎn hěn chūsè.
了不起 liǎobuqǐ: amazing. You're amazing!
你真了不起！ Nǐ zhēn liǎobuqǐ!
个性 gèxìng: personality. Everyone has their own personality.
每个人都有自己的个性。 Měi ge rén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de gèxìng.
魅力 mèilì: charm. She has a lot of charm when she smiles.
她笑起来很有魅力。 Tā xiào qǐlái hěn yǒu mèilì.
坚强 jiānqiáng: strong (in spirit). When things get hard, be strong.
遇到困难的时候，要坚强。 Yù dào kùnnan de shíhou, yào jiānqiáng.
乐观 lèguān: optimistic. He's very optimistic and always smiling.
他很乐观，总是笑。 Tā hěn lèguān, zǒngshì xiào.
悲观 bēiguān: pessimistic. Don't be so pessimistic; tomorrow will be better.
别太悲观，明天会更好。 Bié tài bēiguān, míngtiān huì gèng hǎo.
胆小鬼 dǎnxiǎoguǐ: coward. He's scared of the dark; he's a coward.
他怕黑，是个胆小鬼。 Tā pà hēi, shì ge dǎnxiǎoguǐ.