Browse "Adverb" Characters

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

众目睽睽

zhòng mù kuí kuí

'Zhòng mù kuí kuí' literally means 'many eyes

毕竟

bì jìng

毕竟 (bì jìng) is a conjunction or adverb meanin

未甚

wèi shèn

'未甚' is an adverbial phrase meaning 'not yet to

不甚

bù shèn

不甚 is an adverb meaning 'not very' or 'not parti

果尔

guǒ ěr

果尔 (guǒ ěr) is a classical Chinese adverb mean

率尔

shuài ěr

率尔 (shuài ěr) is an adverb meaning 'casually'

莞尔

wǎn ěr

‘莞尔’ is a literary, elegant term describing a

无疑

wú yí

‘无疑’ (wú yí) is an adverb meaning 'undoubted

汤汤

shāng shāng

‘汤汤’ (shāng shāng) is a reduplicated adverb

永远

yǒngyuǎn

'永远' (yǒngyuǎn) literally combines '永' (yǒng

拼死

pīn sǐ

拼死 (pīn sǐ) is an adverbial phrase meaning 'wi

此间

cǐ jiān

此间 literally means 'this place' or 'this time',

此时

cǐ shí

此时 literally means 'this time' — 此 (cǐ) means

此处

cǐ chù

此处 is a formal, written-style adverb meaning 'he

不止

bù zhǐ

不止 means 'not only' or 'more than' and functions

大概

dà gài

大概 (dà gài) is an adverb meaning 'roughly', 'a

暂时

zàn shí

暂时 (zàn shí) is an adverb meaning 'temporarily

既而

jì ér

‘既而’ is a classical Chinese adverb meaning ‘s

按期

àn qī

按期 means 'on schedule' or 'according to the sche

懒得

lǎn de

'Lǎn de' is an adverbial phrase meaning 'too lazy

懒洋洋

lǎn yáng yáng

懒洋洋 (lǎn yáng yáng) is a reduplicated ABB-st

愉然

yú rán

愉然 (yú rán) is an adverb meaning 'contentedly'

悉心

xī xīn

悉心 is an adverb meaning 'with great care and att

恐怕

kǒng pà

恐怕 is an adverbial phrase meaning 'I’m afraid (

到底

dào dǐ

到底 (dào dǐ) is an adverb used to express empha

尤甚

yóu shèn

'尤甚' is an adverb meaning 'even more so' or 'esp

尤为

yóu wéi

'尤为' is an adverb meaning 'particularly' or 'esp

存心

cúnxīn

‘Cúnxīn’ literally combines ‘cún’ (to keep,

奋勇

fèn yǒng

‘奋勇’ is an adverb meaning 'courageously' or 'b

未尝

wèi cháng

‘未尝’ is a literary adverb meaning ‘never’ or

咸知

xián zhī

咸知 (xián zhī) is a literary and formal adverb

咸有

xián yǒu

咸有 (xián yǒu) is a classical and literary adve

拼命

pīn mìng

拼 means 'to strive, to exert oneself' and 命 mean

另外

lìng wài

另外 (lìng wài) is an adverbial and conjunctive

及时

jí shí

‘及时’ (jí shí) means 'in time' or 'timely' —

厉声

lì shēng

‘厉声’ is an adverb meaning ‘sharply’ or ‘ste

即兴

jí xìng

‘即兴’ (jí xìng) describes something created o

立即

lì jí

立即 means 'immediately' or 'right away' and funct

勇往直前

yǒng wǎng zhí qián

勇往直前 is an idiom meaning 'to advance bravely a

尽心

jìn xīn

尽心 (jìn xīn) literally means 'exhaust the hear