作文必用词语 (useful words or phrases for Chinese compositions)

身材 (body figure)
1. 身材肥胖 (fat)
2. 身材修长 (tall and thin, slender)
3. 身材高大 (tall and big. lofty)
4. 身材矮小
5. 大腹便便

脸: (face)
1. 瓜子脸 (face like melon seed; very sharp, thin and scrawny face)
2. 四方脸 (squarish face)
3. 脸色苍白(very pale face)
4. 红通通的脸(bright red; glowing face; describes an embarrassed face)
5. 满脸皱纹 (wrinkled face)

头发: (hair)
1. 一头乌发 (describes a head of very black hair)
2 浓密的头发 (thick; dense hair)
3. 满头白发 (describes a head of white hair - old people)
4. 白发苍苍 ( a head of whitish hair - old people)
5. 黑亮亮的头发 (bright black hair)
6. 披肩长发 (shoulder length hair; drape over one's shoulders)

眼睛：(eyes)
1. 一对水汪汪的大眼睛 ( a pair of bright and intelligent eyes)

高兴：(happy)
1.喜气洋洋 (full of joy)
2.眉开眼笑 (be all smiles; beam with joy)
3.兴高彩烈 (happily)
4.得意忘形 (get dizzy with success; proud)
5.心花怒放 (burst with joy; be wild with joy; elated)
6.喜出望外 (be overjoyed; pleasantly surprised)
7.手舞足蹈 (to dance with joy)
8.雀跃万分 (to jump with joy)


伤心：(sad)
1.心如刀割 (feel as if to have one’s heart being pierced)

泪：(tears)
1.泪如雨下 (tears drop like rain)
2.泪水像短了线的珠子掉落下来 (tears drop like a chain of pearls)

心急：(worried; anxious)
1.急得满头大汗 (worried till forehead is full of sweat)
2.急得像热锅上的蚂蚁 (worried like ants on hot pans)
3.迫不及待 (cant wait)

生气：
1.气得七窍生烟 (angry till there’s smoke rising from nose; mouth; ears and eyes)
2.气得满脸通红 (angry till whole face turned bright red)

气喘: (panting; after a run)
1. 气喘如牛 (to pant like a cow; to describe someone’s panting after a run)

跑/脚步：(run; footsteps)
1.一溜烟地跑 (to disappear like wind)
2.三步并作两步跑 (to run very fast; to run with big strides)
3.拔腿就跑 (to draw your legs and run off very quickly)
4.踏着轻快的脚步 (to walk with light steps; eg: when you’re happy)

吓：(scare; afraid)
1.吓得脸部发青 (to be so scared till face turns green)
2.吓得面无人色 (to be so scared till face turns pale)

吃饭：(eating)
1.血盆大口 (to open one’s mouth very big; to describe someone eating food with mouth open widely)
2.狼吞虎咽 (to gobble up; wolf down; to eat very fast)

盯著看：(stare)
1.目不转睛 (look with fixed eyes; with utmost concentration)

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