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.

尽早

jǐn zǎo

尽早 is an adverb meaning 'as early as possible' o

尽快

jǐn kuài

尽 (jǐn) means 'to the utmost extent' or 'as much

尽量

jǐn liàng

尽量 (jǐn liàng) is an adverb meaning 'as much a

仅约

jǐn yuē

‘仅约’ is an adverbial phrase meaning 'approxima

仅剩

jǐn shèng

'仅剩' is an adverbial phrase meaning 'only remain

仅能

jǐn néng

'仅能' is an adverbial phrase meaning 'can only' o

仅此

jǐn cǐ

仅此 means 'only this' or 'nothing more than this'

傲然

ào rán

Ào rán is an adverb meaning 'haughtily' or 'prou

偶尔

ǒu ěr

偶尔 (ǒu ěr) is an adverb meaning 'occasionally'

偶然

ǒu rán

'偶然' (ǒu rán) literally combines 偶 (ǒu), mea

成倍

chéng bèi

成倍 (chéng bèi) is an adverb meaning 'by multip

加倍

jiā bèi

‘加倍’ literally combines ‘加’ (to add) and ‘

何故

hé gù

何故 is a formal, literary adverb meaning 'for wha

何妨

hé fáng

‘何妨’ is an elegant, literary expression meanin

何等

hé děng

‘何等’ is an emphatic adverb meaning ‘how’ or

何苦

hé kǔ

‘何苦’ is an adverbial phrase expressing rhetori

任意

rènyì

任意 (rènyì) means 'arbitrary' or 'at will' — d

仍需

réng xū

'仍需' is a compound expression meaning 'still nee

仍须

réng xū

仍须 is an adverbial phrase meaning 'still need to

仍未

réng wèi

‘仍未’ is an adverbial phrase meaning 'still not

仍可

réng kě

仍可 is an adverbial phrase meaning 'still can' or

仍旧

réng jiù

仍旧 is an adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet', used t

仍然

réng rán

仍然 is an adverb meaning 'still' or 'nevertheless

互相

hù xiāng

‘互相’ is an adverb meaning ‘mutually’ or ‘ea

胡乱

hú luàn

胡乱 is an adverb meaning 'haphazardly', 'reckless

乒乓作响

pīngpāng zuò xiǎng

‘乒乓作响’ is an onomatopoeic phrase that vividl

即将

jí jiāng

即将 is an adverb meaning 'imminent' or 'about to

各自

gè zì

各自 (gè zì) is an adverb meaning 'each' or 'res

完全

wán quán

完全 (wán quán) is an adverb meaning 'completely

由此

yóu cǐ

由 means 'from', 'by', or 'due to', and 此 means '

马上

mǎ shàng

‘马上’ literally means 'on horseback' — combini

无须

wú xū

'无须' is an adverbial phrase meaning 'no need to'

无需

wú xū

‘无需’ is an adverb meaning 'no need to' or 'the

附带

fù dài

附带 (fù dài) is an adverb meaning 'incidentally

不迟

bù chí

不迟 (bù chí) is an adverbial phrase meaning 'no

迟早

chí zǎo

迟早 (chí zǎo) is an adverb meaning 'sooner or l

迎面

yíng miàn

迎面 literally means 'to meet the face' — combini

轻而易举

qīng ér yì jǔ

‘轻而易举’ is an idiom meaning something is extr

较少

jiào shǎo

较少 is an adverb meaning 'relatively fewer' or 'c

较多

jiào duō

较 means 'relatively' or 'comparatively', and 多 m