Adverbs & degree
Very, also, already, always and other words of degree and manner.
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Very, also, already, always and other words of degree and manner. Below you'll find all 178 words in simplified characters (with the traditional form where it differs), with pinyin and the English meaning. Click 🔊 to listen to the pronunciation.
| 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 | 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 | HSK 2 | ||
| 真 | zhēn | real | 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 | HSK 3 | |
| 更 | gèng | more | HSK 3 | ||
| 几乎 | 幾乎 | jīhū | almost | HSK 3 | |
| 极 | 極 | jí | an extreme | HSK 3 | |
| 经常 | 經常 | jīngcháng | often | HSK 3 | |
| 其实 | 其實 | qíshí | actually | HSK 3 | |
| 特别 | 特別 | tèbié | 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 | HSK 3 | ||
| 又 | yòu | again | HSK 3 | ||
| 越 | yuè | even more | HSK 3 | ||
| 终于 | 終於 | zhōngyú | at last | HSK 3 | |
| 总是 | 總是 | zǒngshì | always | HSK 3 | |
| 本来 | 本來 | běnlái | originally | HSK 4 | |
| 差不多 | chàbuduō | almost | HSK 4 | ||
| 重新 | chóngxīn | again | HSK 4 | ||
| 从来 | 從來 | cónglái | always | 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 | HSK 4 | ||
| 共同 | gòngtóng | together | 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 | HSK 4 | ||
| 肯定 | kěndìng | sure | HSK 4 | ||
| 确实 | 確實 | quèshí | indeed | HSK 4 | |
| 仍然 | réngrán | still | HSK 4 | ||
| 稍微 | shāowēi | a little bit | HSK 4 | ||
| 十分 | shífēn | very | HSK 4 | ||
| 实在 | 實在 | shízài | honest | HSK 4 | |
| 顺便 | 順便 | shùnbiàn | conveniently | HSK 4 | |
| 挺 | tǐng | straighten up | HSK 4 | ||
| 完全 | wánquán | complete | HSK 4 | ||
| 也许 | 也許 | yěxǔ | perhaps | HSK 4 | |
| 尤其 | yóuqí | especially | HSK 4 | ||
| 原来 | 原來 | yuánlái | original | HSK 4 | |
| 正好 | zhènghǎo | just | HSK 4 | ||
| 直接 | zhíjiē | direct | HSK 4 | ||
| 至少 | zhìshǎo | at least | HSK 4 | ||
| 专门 | 專門 | zhuānmén | specialized | HSK 4 | |
| 最好 | zuìhǎo | the best | HSK 4 | ||
| 必然 | bìrán | inevitable | HSK 5 | ||
| 毕竟 | 畢竟 | bìjìng | after all | HSK 5 | |
| 不得了 | bùdéliǎo | extremely | HSK 5 | ||
| 不断 | 不斷 | búduàn | unceasing | HSK 5 | |
| 不见得 | 不見得 | bújiàndé | not necessarily | 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 | 反複 | fǎnfù | repeatedly | HSK 5 | |
| 纷纷 | 紛紛 | fēnfēn | one after another | HSK 5 | |
| 赶紧 | 趕緊 | gǎnjǐn | at once | HSK 5 | |
| 赶快 | 趕快 | gǎnkuài | at once | HSK 5 | |
| 格外 | géwài | especially | HSK 5 | ||
| 根本 | gēnběn | root | HSK 5 | ||
| 果然 | guǒrán | really | HSK 5 | ||
| 过分 | 過分 | guòfèn | excessive | HSK 5 | |
| 忽然 | hūrán | suddenly | HSK 5 | ||
| 或许 | 或許 | huòxǔ | perhaps | HSK 5 | |
| 极其 | 極其 | jíqí | extremely | HSK 5 | |
| 急忙 | jímáng | hastily | HSK 5 | ||
| 简直 | 簡直 | jiǎnzhí | simply | HSK 5 | |
| 尽快 | 盡快 | jǐnkuài | as quickly as possible | HSK 5 | |
| 尽量 | 盡量 | jǐnliàng | as much as possible | HSK 5 | |
| 尽力 | 盡力 | jìn lì | do one's best | HSK 5 | |
| 居然 | jūrán | unexpectedly | HSK 5 | ||
| 绝对 | 絕對 | juéduì | 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 amount or degree | HSK 5 | |
| 似乎 | sìhū | it seems | HSK 5 | ||
| 未必 | wèibì | not necessarily | HSK 5 | ||
| 显然 | 顯然 | xiǎnrán | clear | HSK 5 | |
| 相当 | 相當 | xiāngdāng | equivalent to | HSK 5 | |
| 相对 | 相對 | xiāngduì | opposite | HSK 5 | |
| 幸亏 | 幸虧 | xìngkuī | fortunately | HSK 5 | |
| 一律 | yílǜ | same | HSK 5 | ||
| 一再 | yízài | repeatedly | HSK 5 | ||
| 依然 | yīrán | still | HSK 5 | ||
| 再三 | zàisān | over and over again | HSK 5 | ||
| 照常 | zhàocháng | as usual | HSK 5 | ||
| 正 | zhèng | straight | HSK 5 | ||
| 逐步 | zhúbù | step by step | HSK 5 | ||
| 逐渐 | 逐漸 | zhújiàn | gradually | HSK 5 | |
| 总共 | 總共 | zǒnggòng | altogether | HSK 5 | |
| 总算 | 總算 | zǒngsuàn | at long last | HSK 5 | |
| 不得已 | bùdéyǐ | act against one's will | HSK 6 | ||
| 不妨 | bùfáng | there is no harm in | HSK 6 | ||
| 不禁 | bùjīn | cannot help | HSK 6 | ||
| 不堪 | bùkān | cannot bear/stand | HSK 6 | ||
| 不愧 | búkuì | be worthy of | HSK 6 | ||
| 不料 | búliào | unexpectedly | HSK 6 | ||
| 不免 | bùmiǎn | unavoidable | HSK 6 | ||
| 不惜 | bùxī | to not hesitate | HSK 6 | ||
| 不由得 | bùyóude | can't help | HSK 6 | ||
| 不止 | bùzhǐ | incessantly | HSK 6 | ||
| 成心 | chéngxīn | intentional | 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 | temporarily | HSK 6 | ||
| 过度 | 過度 | guòdù | excessive | HSK 6 | |
| 过于 | 過于 | guòyú | too much | HSK 6 | |
| 毫无 | 毫無 | háo wú | not at all | 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 | it goes without saying | HSK 6 | |
| 历来 | 曆來 | lìlái | always | HSK 6 | |
| 屡次 | 屢次 | lǚcì | repeatedly | 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 | unexpectedly | HSK 6 | ||
| 拼命 | pīn mìng | risk one's life | HSK 6 | ||
| 频繁 | 頻繁 | pínfán | frequently | HSK 6 | |
| 颇 | 頗 | pō | rather | HSK 6 | |
| 起码 | 起碼 | qǐmǎ | at the minimum | HSK 6 | |
| 恰巧 | qiàqiǎo | happen by chance | 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 | do at all costs | HSK 6 | ||
| 任意 | rènyì | arbitrarily | HSK 6 | ||
| 仍旧 | 仍舊 | réngjiù | still | HSK 6 | |
| 日益 | rìyì | day by day | HSK 6 | ||
| 擅自 | shànzì | unauthorized | 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 | HSK 6 | |
| 势必 | 勢必 | shìbì | is bound to | HSK 6 | |
| 私自 | sīzì | private | 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 | HSK 6 | |
| 未免 | wèimiǎn | rather a bit too | HSK 6 | ||
| 无非 | 無非 | wúfēi | nothing but | HSK 6 | |
| 务必 | 務必 | wùbì | must | HSK 6 | |
| 向来 | 向來 | xiànglái | always | HSK 6 | |
| 要命 | yàomìng | cause somebody's death | HSK 6 | ||
| 一贯 | 一貫 | yíguàn | consistent | HSK 6 | |
| 一如既往 | yìrújìwǎng | just as in the past | HSK 6 | ||
| 一向 | yíxiàng | all along | HSK 6 | ||
| 依旧 | 依舊 | yījiù | as before | HSK 6 | |
| 亦 | yì | also | HSK 6 | ||
| 毅然 | yìrán | without hesitation | HSK 6 | ||
| 踊跃 | 踴躍 | yǒngyuè | eager | HSK 6 | |
| 照样 | 照樣 | zhàoyàng | as before | HSK 6 | |
| 终究 | 終究 | zhōngjiū | in the end | HSK 6 | |
| 终身 | 終身 | zhōngshēn | lifelong | HSK 6 | |
| 足以 | zúyǐ | sufficient to ... | HSK 6 |
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