Questions about adjectives (形容词 - xíngróngcí), i.e. a part of speech that can modify a noun.
Questions tagged [adjectives]
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When to use 不是 + adj
While I was studying, I came across this sentence.
如果她不是特别漂亮也没关系。
But I’m confused as to why 是 is there. I thought negation of adjectives should’nt be accompanied by 是. Could someone explain this please? Thank you!
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Why is it correct to omit 很 in 小男孩嫌小鱼儿丑?
小男孩嫌小鱼儿丑
Why is it correct to omit 很 before 丑? The sentence means "The little boy considered the little fish ugly".
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How do I order the adjectives for describing hair?
I have found multiple posts that state that adjectival order in Chinese can be challenging.
I understand that I can say 我有棕色的短发 for I have short, brown hair but I'm struggling to find any resources to add extra adjectives such as…
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Compound Structure of Chinese Nouns
Chinese compound nouns are one of the interesting parts of the language, which sometimes can be confusing for beginners.
One good example is compound nouns, in which the first part is an adjective.
Like,
lǎohǔ=tiger, which literally means "old…
Mohammad Talebi
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Chinese dictionary or list of ABB adjectives?
I found a list of ABB colours, is there a list of ABB adjectives in general and their corresponding meanings?
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What is the difference between 中国歌, 中国之歌 and 中国的歌?
When do we use each of the following cases? Is there even a difference between them?
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Definitive list of ABB colors
I'm looking for a definitive list of ABB colors, like:
绿茵茵
红彤彤
I'm sure there's tons of these, green has, for instance, apart from the 绿茵茵 written above, 绿油油 as well as many others (I would assume).
The lists I've found online are usually pretty…
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The connection of multiple adjectives
In the following sentence:
“现在大家坐上‘复兴号’，不仅更宽敞明亮舒服、速度更快，在车上打电话的信号也更好了，这些都是能感受到的变化。” 丁荣军说，“我们正在研究怎么接入媒体，让视频也能到车上去。”
The relevant part means:
Not only it is more spacious, lighter, and more comfortable, and faster, but the signal of the phone is…
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