We have a colorful language that allows us to speak about the same emotion/feeling or characteristic for hours without repeating the same Adjective. That's all good in 4 years from now, when I get bored of being so proficient in Chinese that I can just sit around and find new words to replace the ones I have already learned. For now, I will stick to the basics.
I have narrowed my Adjective list down to about 137 words. This includes 11 Basic Colors and 4 words without opposites. I sat and debated for a little while about whether or not I should include certain words. Each word I picked has an antonym. Some of the adjectives can simply be used with "Not" to give its opposite. However, if you were having a nice day at the zoo, I don't think it would be correct to say "Today was not painful". Other words can be tricky to define in a foreign language.
In English we have Tall/Short and Long/Short. We see 3 different words, but when translated they might be used differently. Tall/Short is referring to height while Long/Short is referring to length.
This blog is about me attempting to obtain working knowledge of Chinese within a one year time frame. I wish to be able to leave the house on a daily basis without speaking English.
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