How to Describe people in Chinese 1-on-1 online lessons at tutormandarin
Do you remember the lady who sits across you in the metro last night? Or the man who stand next to you on the bus this morning? What does he or she look like? Is he tall? Is her hair blond? With long curly hair? Wearing glasses or earrings? Don’t worry, this is not a memory test. Today, we’ll teach you how to describe people in Chinese. How they look, their hair, their eye color, their nose, their height, their body shape….etc.
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Describing Hair 头发 Tóufǎ
| Long/ short hair | 长/ 短 发 | zhǎng/ duǎn fā |
| Straight/ curly / wavy hair | 直/ 卷/ 波浪 发 | zhí/ juǎn/ bōlàng fā |
| Brown/ black/ blond/red hair | 咖啡色/ 黑色/ 金色/ 红色 头发 | kāfēisè/ hēisè/ jīnsè/ hóngsè tóufǎ |
| Pony tail | 马尾 | mǎwěi |
| bald/ crew, buzz cut/ bareheaded | 秃头/ 平头/ 光头 | tūtóu/ píngtóu/ guāngtóu |
She has beautiful long black hair.
她留着一头乌黑的长发
Tā liúzhe yītóu wūhēi de cháng fā
His brother got a buzz cut a few days ago.
他哥哥前几天理了平头
Tā gēgē qián jǐ tiān lǐle píngtóu
Describing Eyes 眼睛 Yǎnjīng
| Big / small Eyes | 大/ 小眼睛 | Dà/ xiǎo yǎnjīng |
| Double/ single eyelids | 双/ 单眼皮 | shuāng/ dānyǎnpí |
| Blue/ brown/ black/ gray eyes | 蓝色/ 棕色/ 黑色/ 灰色 眼睛 | lán sè/ zōngsè/ hēisè/ huīsè yǎnjīng |
| Long/ short eyelashes | 眼睫毛很长/ 很短 | yǎnjiémáo hěn zhǎng/ hěn duǎn |
| Thick/ thin eyebrow | 浓/ 细眉 | nóng/ xì méi |
His sister has a pair of big brown eyes.
他姊姊有着一双棕色的大眼睛
Tā jiě jie yǒuzhe yīshuāng zōngsè de dà yǎnjīng
With his thick eyebrows and big eyes with double eyelashes, girls always fall for him.
有着浓眉大眼和双眼皮的他，总是迷倒许多女生
Yǒuzhe nóngméi dà yǎn hé shuāng yǎnpí de tā, zǒng shì mí dào xǔduō nǚshēng
Describing Nose, Mouth, Ears
鼻子, 嘴巴, 耳朵 Bízi, zuǐba, ěrduo
| Big/ small nose | 大/ 小 鼻子 | Dà/ xiǎo bízi |
| Straight/ flat nose | 鼻子挺/ 塌 | bízi tǐng/ tā |
| Big/ small mouth | 大/ 小 嘴巴 | dà/ xiǎo zuǐba |
| Beard/ mustache | 胡子 | húzi |
| Big/ small ears | 大/ 小 耳朵 | dà/ xiǎo ěrduo |
His dad has a straight nose and bushy beard.
他爸爸有着直挺的鼻子和浓密的胡须
Tā bàba yǒuzhe zhí tǐng de bízi hé nóngmì de húxū
Describing Height, Body Shape
身高, 体型 Shēngāo, tǐxíng
| Tall/ short | 高/ 矮 | Gāo/ ǎi |
| Fat/ skinny/ fit/ strong | 胖/ 瘦/ 健康/ 强壮 | pàng/ shòu/ jiànkāng/ qiángzhuàng |
| Tanned/ White | 黑/ 白 | hēi/ bái |
She has two brothers, one is taller and skinnier. The other is shorter and fatter.
她有两个哥哥，一个哥哥比较高、比较瘦，另一个比较矮也比较胖
Tā yǒu liǎng gè gēgē, yīgè gēgē bǐjiào gāo bǐjiào shòu, lìng yīgè bǐjiào ǎi yě bǐjiào pàng
Other useful descriptions
| Wearing glasses | 戴眼镜 | Dài yǎnjìng |
| Wearing earrings | 戴耳环 | Dài ěrhuán |
| Wearing a hat/ cap | 戴帽子 | Dài màozi |
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