Dictionary of Common Adjective Categories

Author: Fu Yufang
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features:
- Includes 3,700 common adjectives—abundant in quantity.
- Organized by semantic categories—innovative.
- Defines with modern Chinese common meanings—standardized.
- Each entry includes example sentences—practical.
-—convenient for lookup.
Adjectives are words that express the quality, state, or changes in state of people and things. Arranging adjectives by semantic categories groups words with the same meaning together. This allows readers to not only distinguish meanings and select appropriate words but also enrich their vocabulary and expand related knowledge.
Views on adjectives vary among scholars. This dictionary references traditional Chinese classified dictionaries and modern Chinese and foreign classified vocabulary and dictionaries, adhering to practical principles. The nearly 3,700 adjectives collected are divided into 41 semantic categories. If an adjective represents multiple meanings, it is listed under different categories accordingly. For example, the word [wide] describes both large area or volume and generous tolerance toward people, so it is categorized under "Terrain·Area" and "Interpersonal·Social Conduct." Similarly, the word [luxurious] conveys both exquisite and valuable and wealthy and extravagant, so it is categorized under "Value·Hierarchy" and "Wealth·Frugality."