Antonym Pairs – Chinese Vocabulary

yīn – yáng

Yin – Yang

kāi – guān

On – Off

gāo – dī

High – Low

sǐ – huó

Death – Life

yǒu – wú

Have – Not have

jiā – jiǎn

Add – Subtract

gōng – sī

Public – Private

shǒu – wěi

Head – Tail

tuī – lā

Push – Pull

dádào – líkāi

Reach – Leave

lái – qù

Come – Go

yíng – sòng

Welcome – Send off

dòng – jìng

Movement – Stillness

duì – cuò

Right – Wrong

huò – fú

Misfortune – Blessing

wèn – dá

Question – Answer

kū – xiào

Cry – Laugh

lěng – rè

Cold – Hot

sōng – jǐn

Loose – Tight

chuān – tuō

Put on – Take off

kuài – màn

Fast – Slow

tūn – tù

Swallow – Spit

kuān – zhǎi

Wide – Narrow

fēn – hé

Separate – Unite

shèng – fù

Win – Lose

jìn – tuì

Advance – Retreat

zuǒ – yòu

Left – Right

tiān – dì

Heaven – Earth

qián – hòu

Front – Back

wén – wǔ

Civil – Military

biǎn – gǔ

Everywhere – Accident

zhǎng – duǎn

Long – Short

hēi – bái

Black – White

měi – chǒu

Beautiful – Ugly

jī – bǎo

Hungry – Full

shì – fēi

Yes – No

lǎo – shǎo

Old – Young

fùyǒu – pínqióng

Rich – Poor

xū – shí

Empty – Solid

nán – róngyì

Difficult – Easy

Dà – xiǎo

Big – Small

xián – dàn

Salty – Bland

qiáng – ruò

Strong – Weak

xīn – jiù

New – Old

báo – hòu

Thin – Thick

qīng – zhòng

Light – Heavy

duō – shǎo

Many – Few

piányi – guì

Cheap – Expensive

kuānkuò- xiázhǎi

Wide – Narrow

gānjìng – zāng

Clean – Dirty

liàng – àn

Bright – Dark

shēn – qiǎn

Deep – Shallow

zhí – wān

Straight – Bent

zhèng – xié

Upright – Slanted

zhēn – jiǎ

True – False

shàn – è

Good – Evil

cū – xì

Coarse – Fine

hǎo – huài

Good – Bad

gāoxìng- fánmen

Happy – Frustrated

yuǎn – jìn

Far – Near

měilì – chǒulòu

Beautiful – Ugly

nánkàn- piàoliang

Unsightly – Pretty

ài – hèn

Love – Hate

bāoguǒ – páichú

Include – Exclude

xiāoshī – chūxiàn

Disappear – Appear

lěngjìng – jǐnzhāng

Calm – Nervous

gǔdài – xiàndài

Ancient – Modern

zébèi – zànyáng

Blame – Praise

dānshēn – yǐ hūn

Single – Married

yǒnggǎn – dǎn xiǎo

Brave – Timid

xīwàng – shīwàng

Hope – Disappointment

huāngzhāng – zhèndìng

Panic – Calm

héshàng – dǎkāi

Close – Open

yǒu xìngqù – wúliáo

Interested – Bored

xiàng xià – xiàngshàng

Down – Up

hòutuì – qiánjìn

Backward – Forward

zhǔrèn – púrén

Director – Servant

fādá – luòhòu

Developed – Backward

tānlán – wúsī

Greedy – Selfless

chéngrèn – fǒurèn

Admit – Deny

jīngcháng -cóng bù

Often – Never

yǒnghù – fǎnduì

Support – Oppose

Jìngjì – rènào

Quiet – Bustling

wéibèi – zūnxún

Violate – Follow

kuàilè – shāngxīn

Happy – Sad

xīn yìng – xīnruǎn

Hard-hearted – Soft-hearted

ānjìng – chǎo

Quiet – Noisy