Adverbs & degree
Very, also, already, always and other words of degree and manner.
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Word list: Adverbs & degree
Very, also, already, always and other words of degree and manner. Below you'll find all 179 words in simplified characters (with the traditional form where it differs), with pinyin and the English meaning. Click 🔊 to listen to the pronunciation.
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| Chinese | Traditional | Pinyin | English | HSK | Actions: pronunciation, favourites, Interval Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 都 | dōu | all | HSK 1 | ||
| 很 | hěn | very | HSK 1 | ||
| 太 | tài | too | HSK 1 | ||
| 非常 | fēicháng | extremely | HSK 2 | ||
| 还 | 還 | hái | still | HSK 2 | |
| 就 | jiù | then; right away; just | HSK 2 | ||
| 可能 | kěnéng | possible | HSK 2 | ||
| 也 | yě | also | HSK 2 | ||
| 一起 | yìqǐ | together | HSK 2 | ||
| 一下 | yíxià | a little bit/while | HSK 2 | ||
| 已经 | 已經 | yǐjing | already | HSK 2 | |
| 再 | zài | again (future, not yet done) | HSK 2 | ||
| 真 | zhēn | really; real; true | HSK 2 | ||
| 正在 | zhèngzài | in the process of | HSK 2 | ||
| 最 | zuì | the most | HSK 2 | ||
| 必须 | 必須 | bìxū | must | HSK 3 | |
| 当然 | 當然 | dāngrán | of course | HSK 3 | |
| 多么 | 多麼 | duōme | how (exclamation: how ...!) | HSK 3 | |
| 更 | gèng | more | HSK 3 | ||
| 几乎 | 幾乎 | jīhū | almost | HSK 3 | |
| 极 | 極 | jí | extremely (as in "great!") | HSK 3 | |
| 经常 | 經常 | jīngcháng | often | HSK 3 | |
| 其实 | 其實 | qíshí | actually | HSK 3 | |
| 特别 | 特別 | tèbié | especially; special | HSK 3 | |
| 突然 | tūrán | sudden | HSK 3 | ||
| 一定 | yídìng | surely | HSK 3 | ||
| 一共 | yígòng | altogether | HSK 3 | ||
| 一直 | yìzhí | always (all along, continuously) | HSK 3 | ||
| 又 | yòu | again (already happened) | HSK 3 | ||
| 越 | yuè | the more... the more; to exceed | HSK 3 | ||
| 终于 | 終於 | zhōngyú | at last | HSK 3 | |
| 总是 | 總是 | zǒngshì | always (every time) | HSK 3 | |
| 本来 | 本來 | běnlái | originally | HSK 4 | |
| 差不多 | chàbuduō | almost (more or less; colloquial) | HSK 4 | ||
| 重新 | chóngxīn | again (anew, from scratch) | HSK 4 | ||
| 从来 | 從來 | cónglái | always; (with negative) never | HSK 4 | |
| 大概 | dàgài | probably | HSK 4 | ||
| 大约 | 大約 | dàyuē | approximately | HSK 4 | |
| 到处 | 到處 | dàochù | everywhere | HSK 4 | |
| 到底 | dào dǐ | after all (what on earth, colloq.) | HSK 4 | ||
| 共同 | gòngtóng | together (jointly, in common) | HSK 4 | ||
| 故意 | gùyì | deliberately | HSK 4 | ||
| 及时 | 及時 | jíshí | timely | HSK 4 | |
| 竟然 | jìngrán | unexpectedly | HSK 4 | ||
| 究竟 | jiūjìng | after all (what exactly, formal) | HSK 4 | ||
| 肯定 | kěndìng | sure | HSK 4 | ||
| 确实 | 確實 | quèshí | indeed | HSK 4 | |
| 仍然 | réngrán | still (yet, formal) | HSK 4 | ||
| 稍微 | shāowēi | a little bit | HSK 4 | ||
| 十分 | shífēn | very (fully, extremely) | HSK 4 | ||
| 实在 | 實在 | shízài | really; indeed; honest | HSK 4 | |
| 顺便 | 順便 | shùnbiàn | on the way; in passing | HSK 4 | |
| 挺 | tǐng | quite; rather | HSK 4 | ||
| 完全 | wánquán | completely; complete | HSK 4 | ||
| 也许 | 也許 | yěxǔ | perhaps | HSK 4 | |
| 尤其 | yóuqí | especially | HSK 4 | ||
| 原来 | 原來 | yuánlái | as it turns out; originally | HSK 4 | |
| 正好 | zhènghǎo | just (right; just in time) | HSK 4 | ||
| 直接 | zhíjiē | direct | HSK 4 | ||
| 至少 | zhìshǎo | at least | HSK 4 | ||
| 专门 | 專門 | zhuānmén | specially; specialized | HSK 4 | |
| 最好 | zuìhǎo | had better; best | HSK 4 | ||
| 必然 | bìrán | inevitable | HSK 5 | ||
| 毕竟 | 畢竟 | bìjìng | after all | HSK 5 | |
| 不得了 | bùdéliǎo | extremely (after a verb, colloq.); terrible | HSK 5 | ||
| 不断 | 不斷 | búduàn | unceasing | HSK 5 | |
| 不见得 | 不見得 | bújiànde | not necessarily (colloquial) | HSK 5 | |
| 彻底 | 徹底 | chèdǐ | thorough | HSK 5 | |
| 单独 | 單獨 | dāndú | alone | HSK 5 | |
| 的确 | 的確 | díquè | really | HSK 5 | |
| 多亏 | 多虧 | duōkuī | thanks to | HSK 5 | |
| 反复 | 反覆 | fǎnfù | repeatedly (over and over) | HSK 5 | |
| 纷纷 | 紛紛 | fēnfēn | one after another (many, in profusion) | HSK 5 | |
| 赶紧 | 趕緊 | gǎnjǐn | at once (hastily, lose no time) | HSK 5 | |
| 赶快 | 趕快 | gǎnkuài | at once (quick! urging) | HSK 5 | |
| 格外 | géwài | especially (unusually, beyond usual) | HSK 5 | ||
| 根本 | gēnběn | at all (with neg.); fundamental | HSK 5 | ||
| 果然 | guǒrán | sure enough; as expected | HSK 5 | ||
| 过分 | 過分 | guòfèn | excessive (going too far, behavior) | HSK 5 | |
| 忽然 | hūrán | suddenly | HSK 5 | ||
| 或许 | 或許 | huòxǔ | perhaps (slightly formal) | HSK 5 | |
| 极其 | 極其 | jíqí | extremely (formal, written) | HSK 5 | |
| 急忙 | jímáng | hastily | HSK 5 | ||
| 简直 | 簡直 | jiǎnzhí | simply | HSK 5 | |
| 尽快 | 儘快 | jǐnkuài | as quickly as possible | HSK 5 | |
| 尽量 | 儘量 | jǐnliàng | as much as possible | HSK 5 | |
| 尽力 | 盡力 | jìn lì | do one's best | HSK 5 | |
| 居然 | jūrán | unexpectedly (to one's surprise; spoken) | HSK 5 | ||
| 绝对 | 絕對 | juéduì | absolutely; absolute | HSK 5 | |
| 偶然 | ǒurán | accidentally | HSK 5 | ||
| 悄悄 | qiāoqiāo | quietly | HSK 5 | ||
| 亲自 | 親自 | qīnzì | personally | HSK 5 | |
| 轻易 | 輕易 | qīngyì | easily | HSK 5 | |
| 丝毫 | 絲毫 | sīháo | the slightest bit | HSK 5 | |
| 似乎 | sìhū | it seems | HSK 5 | ||
| 未必 | wèibì | not necessarily | HSK 5 | ||
| 显然 | 顯然 | xiǎnrán | obviously; evidently | HSK 5 | |
| 相当 | 相當 | xiāngdāng | quite; equivalent to | HSK 5 | |
| 相对 | 相對 | xiāngduì | relative; relatively | HSK 5 | |
| 幸亏 | 幸虧 | xìngkuī | fortunately | HSK 5 | |
| 一律 | yílǜ | uniformly; without exception | HSK 5 | ||
| 一再 | yízài | repeatedly (again and again) | HSK 5 | ||
| 依然 | yīrán | still (as before) | HSK 5 | ||
| 再三 | zàisān | over and over again | HSK 5 | ||
| 照常 | zhàocháng | as usual | HSK 5 | ||
| 正 | zhèng | just (doing); upright; correct | HSK 5 | ||
| 逐步 | zhúbù | step by step | HSK 5 | ||
| 逐渐 | 逐漸 | zhújiàn | gradually | HSK 5 | |
| 总共 | 總共 | zǒnggòng | altogether (in sum, total) | HSK 5 | |
| 总算 | 總算 | zǒngsuàn | at long last | HSK 5 | |
| 不得已 | bùdéyǐ | to have no choice | HSK 6 | ||
| 不妨 | bùfáng | might as well; there's no harm in | HSK 6 | ||
| 不禁 | bùjīn | cannot help | HSK 6 | ||
| 不堪 | bùkān | cannot bear; utterly | HSK 6 | ||
| 不愧 | búkuì | to be worthy of | HSK 6 | ||
| 不料 | búliào | unexpectedly (who knew; written) | HSK 6 | ||
| 不免 | bùmiǎn | inevitably | HSK 6 | ||
| 不惜 | bùxī | to not hesitate | HSK 6 | ||
| 不由得 | bùyóude | can't help | HSK 6 | ||
| 不止 | bùzhǐ | more than; not limited to | HSK 6 | ||
| 成心 | chéngxīn | on purpose; deliberately | HSK 6 | ||
| 纯粹 | 純粹 | chúncuì | purely | HSK 6 | |
| 大不了 | dàbuliǎo | at the worst | HSK 6 | ||
| 大肆 | dàsì | wantonly | HSK 6 | ||
| 大体 | 大體 | dàtǐ | in general | HSK 6 | |
| 大致 | dàzhì | more or less | HSK 6 | ||
| 公然 | gōngrán | openly | HSK 6 | ||
| 姑且 | gūqiě | for the time being; tentatively | HSK 6 | ||
| 过度 | 過度 | guòdù | excessive; overdone | HSK 6 | |
| 过于 | 過於 | guòyú | too much | HSK 6 | |
| 毫无 | 毫無 | háo wú | not at all (without any + noun) | HSK 6 | |
| 胡乱 | 胡亂 | húluàn | carelessly | HSK 6 | |
| 急剧 | 急劇 | jíjù | rapid | HSK 6 | |
| 理所当然 | 理所當然 | lǐ suǒ dāng rán | of course; naturally | HSK 6 | |
| 历来 | 歷來 | lìlái | always (historically; formal) | HSK 6 | |
| 屡次 | 屢次 | lǚcì | repeatedly (time after time; formal) | HSK 6 | |
| 勉强 | 勉強 | miǎnqiǎng | reluctantly | HSK 6 | |
| 明明 | míngmíng | obviously | HSK 6 | ||
| 默默 | mòmò | in silence | HSK 6 | ||
| 偏偏 | piānpiān | against expectations; deliberately | HSK 6 | ||
| 拼命 | pīn mìng | to go all out; desperately | HSK 6 | ||
| 频繁 | 頻繁 | pínfán | frequent; frequently | HSK 6 | |
| 颇 | 頗 | pō | rather | HSK 6 | |
| 起码 | 起碼 | qǐmǎ | at the minimum | HSK 6 | |
| 恰巧 | qiàqiǎo | by chance; coincidentally | HSK 6 | ||
| 千方百计 | 千方百計 | qiān fāng bǎi jì | by every possible means | HSK 6 | |
| 全力以赴 | quán lì yǐ fù | to go all out | HSK 6 | ||
| 任意 | rènyì | arbitrarily | HSK 6 | ||
| 仍旧 | 仍舊 | réngjiù | still (unchanged, written) | HSK 6 | |
| 日益 | rìyì | day by day | HSK 6 | ||
| 擅自 | shànzì | without permission | HSK 6 | ||
| 十足 | shízú | full of | HSK 6 | ||
| 时常 | 時常 | shícháng | time and again | HSK 6 | |
| 时而 | 時而 | shí'ér | occasionally (now and then) | HSK 6 | |
| 势必 | 勢必 | shìbì | to be bound to | HSK 6 | |
| 私自 | sīzì | privately; without permission | HSK 6 | ||
| 随意 | 隨意 | suíyì | as one wishes | HSK 6 | |
| 索性 | suǒxìng | you might as well | HSK 6 | ||
| 特意 | tèyì | specially for | HSK 6 | ||
| 统统 | 統統 | tǒngtǒng | totally | HSK 6 | |
| 万分 | 萬分 | wànfēn | very much | HSK 6 | |
| 唯独 | 唯獨 | wéidú | only (alone, except for) | HSK 6 | |
| 未免 | wèimiǎn | a bit too; rather | HSK 6 | ||
| 无非 | 無非 | wúfēi | nothing but | HSK 6 | |
| 务必 | 務必 | wùbì | must (be sure to; formal) | HSK 6 | |
| 向来 | 向來 | xiànglái | always (by nature or habit) | HSK 6 | |
| 要命 | yàomìng | terribly; extremely | HSK 6 | ||
| 一贯 | 一貫 | yíguàn | consistent | HSK 6 | |
| 一如既往 | yìrújìwǎng | as always | HSK 6 | ||
| 一向 | yíxiàng | all along | HSK 6 | ||
| 依旧 | 依舊 | yījiù | as before (still unchanged; literary) | HSK 6 | |
| 亦 | yì | also (literary) | HSK 6 | ||
| 毅然 | yìrán | without hesitation | HSK 6 | ||
| 踊跃 | 踴躍 | yǒngyuè | eager (enthusiastic, of crowds) | HSK 6 | |
| 愈 | yù | the more… the more; to heal | HSK 6 | ||
| 照样 | 照樣 | zhàoyàng | as before (all the same) | HSK 6 | |
| 终究 | 終究 | zhōngjiū | in the end | HSK 6 | |
| 终身 | 終身 | zhōngshēn | lifelong | HSK 6 | |
| 足以 | zúyǐ | enough to; sufficient to | HSK 6 |
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