Describing people in Chinese

Ever tried describing people in Chinese? After this free audio lesson you’ll know some Chinese adjectives to describe someone’s appearance and the kind of person they are as well. This is going to make Chinese conversations a whole lot more interesting – let’s hope you don’t decide ignorance is bliss!
 
How do you explain someone is good-looking? What is the Chinese word for lazy? Listen to the Rocket Chinese speakers and practice saying the words and phrases aloud. Describing people in Chinese can be fun – let’s get started!

Pronunciation help for describing people in Chinese

As hard as you try, without helpful feedback your Chinese pronunciation is never going to be the same as a native speaker’s. If you've found it difficult to perfect the way you say Chinese words and phrases, this lesson will help you.
 
Using the blue Rocket Record buttons you can record the way you say each adjective and phrase, and compare it with the way a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese does. That’s right, with Rocket Chinese voice mapping technology you can record your voice as many times as you need until your pronunciation matches the Chinese speaker!
  • A chinese lady
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Níkè tóufà duǎn。
尼克头发短。
Nik has short hair.
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Lìshā tóufà cháng。
丽莎头发长。
Lisa has long hair.
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Tā tóufà bùcháng yě bùduǎn。
她头发不长也不短。
She has medium-length hair.
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Tā tóufà zhí。
他头发直。
He has straight hair.
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Tā tóufà juǎnqǔ。
她头发卷曲。
She has wavy hair.
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Tīngnà yǒu yìtóu juǎnfà。
汀娜有一头卷发。
Tina has curly hair.
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Mǎlì’ān yǒu zōngsè de tóufà。
玛丽安有棕色的头发。
Maria has brown hair.
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Bǐdé yǒu hēisè de tóufà。
彼得有黑色的头发。
Peter has black hair.
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àolì yǒu jīnhuángsè de tóufà。
奥莉有金黄色的头发。
Oli has blond hair.
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Luósīyǒu hóngsè de tóufà。
罗丝有红色的头发。
Rosi has red hair.

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What about eyes and skin color?

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Tā yǒu yìshuāng zōngsè de yǎnjīng。
他有一双棕色的眼睛。
He has brown eyes.
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Tā yǒu yìshuāng qiǎnlánsè de yǎnjīng。
她有一双浅蓝色的眼睛。
She has green eyes.
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Tā yǒu yìshuāng lánsè de yǎnjīng。
他有一双蓝色的眼睛。
He has blue eyes.
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Tā yǒu shēnsè pífū。
他有深色皮肤。
He is dark-skinned.
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Tā yǒu báinèn de pífū。
她有白嫩的皮肤。
She is fair-skinned.
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What about other features, like height and weight?

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Tā gèzi bùgāo。
她个子不高。
She is short.
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Tā gèzi hěngāo。
他个子很高。
He is tall.
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Tā hěnshòu。
她很瘦。
She is thin.
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Tā hěnpàng。
他很胖。
He is fat.
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Tā shēncái shòuxuē。
他身材瘦削。
He is skinny.

What about other abilities and features?

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Tā dòngzuò kuài。
她动作快。
She is fast.
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Tā dòngzuò màn。
他动作慢。
He is slow.
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Tā shēntǐ qiángzhuàng。
她身体强壮。
She is strong.
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Tā shēntǐ xūruò。
她身体虚弱。
She is weak.
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Tā hěn piàoliang。
她很漂亮。
She is pretty.
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Tā hěn shuài。
他很帅。
He is handsome.
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Tā múyàng hěnhǎo。
他模样很好。
He is good-looking.
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Tā hěn nánkàn。
她很难看。
She is ugly.

What about personality?

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Tā hěn yǒushàn。
她很友善。
She is friendly.
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Tā rén hěnhǎo。
他人很好。
He is nice.
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Tā hěnjìng。
她很静。
She is quiet.
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Tā hěn hàixiū。
她很害羞。
She is shy.
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Tā hěn yōumò。
他很幽默。
He is humorous.
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Tā hěn cōngmíng。
她很聪明。
She is intelligent.
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Tā hěn yǒunàixīn。
他很有耐心。
He is patient.
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Tā hěn lǎn。
她很懒。
She is lazy.
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Tā xíngwéi èliè。
他行为恶劣。
He is bad-mannered.
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Tā hěn yánsù。
他很严肃。
He is serious.
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Tā hěn hòudào。
他很厚道。
He is kind.
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Tā hěn qínláo。
她很勤劳。
She is hard-working.
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Tā hěn shìgù。
他很世故。
He is sophisticated.
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Tā hěn yǒnggǎn。
她很勇敢。
She is brave.
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Tā hěn fēngqù。
他很风趣。
He is funny.
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Tā hěnqióng。
她很穷。
She is poor.
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Tā hěn fùyǒu。
她很富有。
She is rich.

Xià cì jiàn! (下次见)

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P.S. Here is a little exercise for you to test your Chinese skills.

Exercise. Match the Chinese phrases with the correct English translation.

1. Tā hěnjìng。 她很静。( ____ ) a. Tina has curly hair.
2.  Tā gèzi hěngāo。 他个子很高。( ____ ) b. She is brave.
3. Tīngnà yǒu yìtóu juǎnfà。 汀娜有一头卷发。( ____ ) c. He is good-looking.
4. Tā hěn yǒnggǎn。 她很勇敢。( ____ ) d. She is quiet.
5. Tā múyàng hěnhǎo。 他模样很好。( ____ ) e. He is tall.

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