🇨🇳 Chinese (Mandarin)
中文 • Han
Adjectives: placement and meaning
Learn where adjectives go and how to keep descriptions simple.
What to know
Some languages place adjectives before the noun, some after — copy native patterns.
- Learn the noun together with its marker (article/ending) when possible.
- Start with a small set of adjectives you use daily: good/bad/big/small.
一个人
yí gè rén
one person
一杯水
yì bēi shuǐ
a cup of water
我的朋友
wǒ de péngyou
my friend
我在这里。
Wǒ zài zhèlǐ
I am here.
我想要水。
Wǒ xiǎng yào shuǐ
I want water.
我不懂。
Wǒ bù dǒng
I don't understand.
你会说英语吗？
Nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma
Do you speak English?
厕所在哪里？
Cèsuǒ zài nǎlǐ
Where is the bathroom?
Mini‑quiz
Mini-quiz
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Which sentence matches “one person”?