Good & Bad
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- 三流sān liúthird-rate quality, low grade (as a noun in ranking or quality)HSK 7-9
- 妙不可言miào búindescribably wonderful, too good for words; (can be used sarcastically) so ridiculous or absurd that words failHSK 7-9
- 一等yī děngfirst class, first rate; a category, a kindHSK 7-9
- 优质yōu zhìhigh-quality, excellent qualityHSK 5
- 评语píng yǔcomment, remark; evaluation, assessmentHSK 7-9
- 不像话bù xiàng huàoutrageous; unreasonable; shocking (used to criticize unacceptable behavior or speech)HSK 7-9
- 不易bù yìnot easy; difficult; (literary) unchanging; constantHSK 7-9
- 价值连城jiàinvaluable, priceless (idiom)HSK 7-9
- 像话xiàng huàto be proper, to be reasonable (used in negative or rhetorical questions)HSK 7-9
- 怪诞guài dànbizarre, grotesque, absurdly strangeHSK 7-9
- 简陋jiǎn lòusimple and crude, basic and shabbyHSK 7-9
- 良宵liáng xiāoa beautiful night; a delightful eveningHSK 7-9
- 伪wěi(bound form) false, fake, pseudo-; (bound form) puppet (as in puppet regime)HSK 7-9
- 嘈杂cáo zánoisy, clamorousHSK 7-9
- 对劲儿duì jìn rsuitable; agreeable; normalHSK 7-9
- 过得去guò dé qù(figurative) acceptable, passable, not too bad; (figurative) feel at ease (about something), can look oneself in the mirror; (literal) can pass through, can get through (a physical space)HSK 7-9
- 低贱dī jiànlow and degrading, base, servileHSK 7-9
- 切实qiè shípractical, realistic, feasibleHSK 6
- 无误wú wùwithout error, verified as correctHSK 7-9
- 有效率yǒuefficiencyHSK 7-9
- 洁净jié jìngclean, pristine (formal or written style)HSK 7-9
- 腐fǔrotten, putrid, decayed (physical); corrupt, degenerate (moral)HSK 7-9
- 冗长rǒng chánglong-winded, verbose, tedious (of writing or speech)HSK 7-9
- 区区qū qūinsignificant; trifling; mereHSK 7-9
- 均匀jūn yún(of mixture, distribution) even, uniform, well-distributed; (of body, figure) well-proportioned, symmetricalHSK 6
- 松懈sōng xiè(verb) to slack off, to relax one's efforts (negatively); (adjective) slack, lax, negligentHSK 7-9
- 欠缺qiàn quē(verb) to lack, to be deficient in; (noun) shortcoming, deficiency, inadequacyHSK 7-9
- 不算bù suàn(phrase) to not count, to not be counted or included; (phrase) to not count as, to not be considered as; used before adjectives to mean 'not really, not particularly'HSK 7-9
- 杂乱zá luànin a mess; chaotic; disorderlyHSK 7-9
- 琐碎suǒ suìtrivial, trifling (of matters or details)HSK 7-9
- 不凡bù fánout of the ordinary, remarkable, extraordinaryHSK 7-9
- 独到dú dàounique; distinctive; originalHSK 7-9
- 相称xiāng chènto match, to be proportionate, to be suitableHSK 7-9
- 可嘉kěcommendable, praiseworthyHSK 7-9
- 可憎kě zēngdisgusting, hateful, loathsomeHSK 7-9
- 可贵kě guìvaluable, commendable, to be treasuredHSK 7-9
- 奢shē(bound form) luxurious, extravagant, excessiveHSK 7-9
- 普普通通pǔ pǔ tōng tōngordinary, mediocre, nothing specialHSK 7-9
- 难听nán tīng(of sound) unpleasant to hear; (of speech or behavior) coarse, vulgar, offensiveHSK 3
- 坚不可摧jiān búindestructible, unbreakable, impregnable (of a fortress, will, or relationship)HSK 7-9
- 必不可少bì bù kě shǎoabsolutely necessary, indispensable, essentialHSK 7-9
- 没出息méito lack promise, to be a disappointment (often used as criticism or scolding); (scolding interjection) Shame on you!; You're hopeless!HSK 7-9
- 真切zhēn qièvivid, clear, distinct (of descriptions, images, memories); sincere, genuine (of feelings, attitudes, words)HSK 7-9
- 端正duān zhèng(adjective) upright, regular, proper (of character, handwriting, attitude, etc.); (verb) to correct, to rectify, to straightenHSK 7-9
- 轻度qīng dùmild (in degree, severity, or intensity)HSK 7-9
- 低劣dī lièinferior, low-gradeHSK 7-9
- 叹为观止tàn wéi guān zhǐto acclaim something as the acme of perfection; to be awestruck by something's excellenceHSK 7-9
- 在理zài lǐreasonable, sensible, rightHSK 7-9
- 均衡jūn héngbalanced, well-proportioned, in equilibriumHSK 7-9
- 精良jīng liángexcellent, superior (of quality, craftsmanship, equipment)HSK 7-9
- 简简单单jiǎn jiǎn chán(reduplicated form of 简单) in a very simple and straightforward manner; plain and easyHSK 7-9
- 精妙jīng miàoexquisite, fine and delicate (of art, design, craftsmanship)HSK 7-9
- 腐化fǔ huà(of organic matter) to rot, to decay, to decompose; (of people, institutions, morals) to become corrupt, to degenerateHSK 7-9
- 迟缓chí huǎnslow, sluggishHSK 7-9
- 透彻tòu chèthorough; penetrating; incisiveHSK 7-9
- 可喜kě xǐgratifying; hearteningHSK 7-9
- 无益wú yìunprofitable; uselessHSK 7-9
- 旦dàndawn, daybreak (literary); female role in Chinese opera (旦角)HSK 7-9
- 暹xiānused in 暹罗 (Xiān Luó), the former Chinese name for Siam/ThailandHSK 7-9
- 杂货zá huòsundry goods, groceriesHSK 7-9