Precise adjectives

At this level an adjective is often the more exact or more formal version of one you already know: 显著(xiǎnzhù) beside 明显(míngxiǎn), 迫切(pòqiè) beside 急(jí), 艰难(jiānnán) beside 难(nán). Many of them settle into fixed pairs with a noun, such as 严峻(yánjùn)的(de)考验(kǎoyàn), a severe test, or 深远(shēnyuǎn)的(de)影响(yǐngxiǎng), a far-reaching influence, and are best learnt in those pairs. As with all Chinese adjectives, no verb “to be” is needed: 天气(tiānqì)恶劣(èliè) is a complete sentence.