Chinese Antonyms
- By Varun Shukla & Vaibhavi Shukla
- Jul 30, 2015
- 2 min read

重 – zhòng – heavy x 轻 – qīng – light
强 – qiáng – strong x 弱 – ruò – weak
软 – ruǎn – soft x 硬 – yìng – hard
宽 – kuān – wide x 窄 – zhǎi – narrow
好 – hǎo – good x 坏 – huài – bad
慌张 – huāng zhāng – scared, nervous x 镇定 – zhèn dìng – calm
香 – xiāng – fragrant x 臭 – chòu – stinky
生 – shēng – alive x 死 – sǐ – dead
吃饱 – chī bǎo – full x 饿 – è – hungry
左 – zuǒ – left x 右 – yòu – right
近 – jìn – near x 远 – yuǎn – far
湿 – shī – wet x 干 – gàn – dry
入口 – rùkǒu – entrance x 出口 – chūkǒu – exit
上 – shàng – up x 下 – xià – down
冬天 – dōngtiān – winter x 夏天 – xiàtiān – summer
对 – duì – correct x 错 – cuò – wrong
白天 - Báitiān - Day x 夜里 - Yèlǐ - Night

浅 – qiǎn – shallow x 深 – shēn – deep
长 – chǎng – long x 短 – duǎn – short
干净 – gān jìng – clean x 脏 – zàng – dirty
空 – kōng – empty x 满 – mǎn – full
软 – ruǎn – soft x 硬 – yìng – hard
厚 – hòu – thick x 薄 – báo – thin
炎热 – yán rè – very hot x 寒冷 – hán lěng – frosty, very cold
努力 – nǔ lì – to strive x 懈怠 – xiè dài – to slack, to be lazy, to be sluggish

大 – dà – big x 小 – xiǎo – small
黑 – hēi – black x 白 – bái – white
慢 – màn – slow x 快 – kuài – fast
关 – guān – to close x 开 – kāi – to open
高 – gāo – tall x 低 – dī – low, short
热 – rè – hot x 冷 – lěng – cold
便宜 – pián yí – cheap x 贵 – guì – expensive
穷人 – qióng rén – a poor man x 富人 – fù rén – a rich man



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