what are the words in Mandarin
I am compiling some chinese words regarding human's characteristics. (幼稚： naive, 成熟： mature, 慷慨： genorous，善良：kind-hearted，体贴：considerate....脾气不好： irascible，responsible：有责任感，开通:open-minded )

I'm wondering which are good words for describing a person:

1. who is pragmatic, realistic or practical?
2. who is shrew and clever (they are also pragmatic, i guess, 聪明不太一样)
3. who is straightforward or frank (we may use 诚实， but the meaning is a bit different)
4. who is narrow-minded

there are many other characteristics that i didn't cover. I'll really appreciate if you guys can add up to the list.

thanks a lot!

Question

what are the words in Mandarin 
I am compiling some chinese words regarding human's characteristics. (幼稚： naive, 成熟： mature, 慷慨： genorous，善良：kind-hearted， 体贴：considerate....脾气不好： irascible，responsible： 有责任感，开通:open-minded )

I'm wondering which are good words for describing a person: 
 
1. who is pragmatic, realistic or practical? 
2. who is shrew and clever (they are also pragmatic, i guess, 聪明 不太一样) 
3. who is straightforward or frank (we may use 诚实， but the meaning is a bit different) 
4. who is narrow-minded

there are many other characteristics that i didn't cover. I'll really appreciate if you guys can add up to the list.

thanks a lot!

Answer

1. who is pragmatic, realistic or practical? 务实、实在
2. who is shrew and clever 精明
3. who is straightforward or frank 坦率、直率 
4. who is narrow-minded 小气、心胸狭隘
5. lazy 懒的 
6. punctual 守时的 
7. efficient 办事高效率的 
8. strict 严厉的 
9. patient 有耐心的 
10. forgetful 健忘的 
11. reliable 可靠的 
12. boring 令人乏味的  
13. traditional 思想保守的，传统的
14. fractious 易怒的,倔强的,脾气不好的
15. cute 可爱的
16. pessimistic 悲观的,厌世的
17. optimistic 乐观的
18. coy/shy 腼腆的, 害羞的
19. smart聪明的
20. valorous 勇敢的, 勇武的, 无畏的
21. cranky 任性的, 暴躁的
22. easy-going 随和的
23. selfish 自私的
24. coward 懦弱的, 胆小的
25. gentle温和的，文雅的
26. trickish 狡猾的
27. cheeky 无耻的
28. humorous 幽默的

Answer

1.务实
2.伶俐
3.坦率
4.心胸狭窄

Answer

1. who is pragmatic, realistic or practical?
pragmatic:务实的，一般描述工作，例如：他工作很务实。
realistic:现实的,一般描述社会，例如：这才是现实的社会。
practical:实际的，可以描述人。例如：他是一个很实际的人，不会夸夸奇谈。

2. who is shrew and clever (they are also pragmatic, i guess, 聪明 不太一样)
shrew：泼妇,悍妇，形容凶悍﹑不讲道理的女人。
clever:形容人很聪明。

3. who is straightforward or frank (we may use 诚实， but the meaning is a bit different)
straightforward ：形容人直率。
frank:坦白的，率直地说。

4. who is narrow-minded
narrow-minded：形容人狭隘，心胸不宽广。

Answer

1.稳重，脚踏实地
2.厉害
3.直爽
4.小气？not sure

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