3 · 40 words

Personality

What people are like: warm, careful, shy, funny or lazy.

To say what someone is like, Chinese often makes 性格(xìnggé) or 脾气(píqi) the subject: 他(tā)性格(xìnggé)很(hěn)好(hǎo), “he has a nice personality”. Several words here also describe how a single job was done — 认真(rènzhēn) is a conscientious person and a careful piece of work — and a few, such as 老实(lǎoshi), carry praise and a faint criticism at the same time.

The words

Verb (1)

努力(nǔlì)to make an effort; hard-workingVerb2

只要(zhǐyào)努力(nǔlì)，你(nǐ)一定(yídìng)能(néng)学好(xuéhǎo)。As long as you put in the effort, you will certainly learn it well.

Also before a verb: 努力(nǔlì)学习(xuéxí), study hard.

This list belongs to People and feelings — eleven lists and 442 words that can also be practised as a whole.

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