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.

忽然

hū rán

忽然 is an adverb meaning 'suddenly' — it describ

当然

dāng rán

'当然' (dāng rán) is an adverb meaning 'of cours

还好

hái hǎo

'还好' (hái hǎo) is an adverbial phrase meaning

还是

hái shì

'还是' (hái shì) is a versatile two-character ex

还有

hái yǒu

还有 (hái yǒu) is a versatile two-character expr

从小

cóngxiǎo

'Cóngxiǎo' literally combines 'cóng' (from, sin

从前

cóngqián

从前 (cóngqián) is an adverb meaning 'formerly'

从来

cónglái

从来 (cónglái) is an adverb meaning 'never' or '

经常

jīng cháng

经常 (jīng cháng) is an adverb meaning 'often' o

所谓

suǒ wèi

所谓 (suǒ wèi) is an adverbial phrase meaning 's

过度

guò dù

过度 (guò dù) means 'excessive' or 'overly' and

甚至

shèn zhì

甚 means 'very' or 'to a great degree', and 至 mea

也许

yě xǔ

也许 is an adverb meaning 'perhaps' or 'maybe', ex

可惜

kě xī

可惜 (kě xī) expresses regret or disappointment

可以

kě yǐ

'可以' (kě yǐ) is a modal verb expressing abilit

就近

jiù jìn

就近 means 'nearby' or 'at a convenient, nearby lo

就是

jiù shì

就是 is a versatile two-character expression that

以此

yǐ cǐ

以此 is a formal, written conjunction or adverb me

为何

wèi hé

为何 (wèi hé) is a formal, literary way to ask '

飞快

fēikuài

飞快 (fēikuài) is an adverb meaning 'extremely f

没时间

méi shí jiān

‘没时间’ literally means ‘not have time’ and f

还没

hái méi

‘还没’ is an adverbial phrase meaning ‘not yet

每月

měi yuè

每月 (měi yuè) literally combines 每 (měi), mea

昨晚

zuó wǎn

'昨晚' literally combines '昨' (zuó), meaning 'ye

昨天

zuó tiān

'Yesterday' is a time noun and adverb formed by co

想不到

xiǎng bù dào

想不到 is an adverbial phrase meaning 'unexpectedl

怎能

zěn néng

怎能 is an adverbial phrase expressing strong rhet

怎么样

zěn me yàng

怎么样 (zěn me yàng) is a versatile, commonly us

怎么

zěn me

怎么 (zěn me) is an interrogative adverb meaning

很快

hěn kuài

很 (hěn) means 'very' or 'quite', and 快 (kuài)

很少

hěn shǎo

'很少' (hěn shǎo) literally combines 'very' (很)

很多

hěn duō

很 (hěn) means 'very' and 多 (duō) means 'many'

少许

shǎoxǔ

少许 (shǎoxǔ) literally combines 少 (shǎo, 'few

太过

tài guò

太過 (tài guò) is an adverb meaning 'excessively

回头

huí tóu

回头 literally means 'to turn one's head back' —

行吗

xíng ma

'行吗' (xíng ma) is a common, versatile phrase us

再三

zài sān

再三 means 'repeatedly' or 'again and again', emph

再次

zài cì

再次 is an adverb meaning 'once again' or 'again',

八成

bā chéng

‘八成’ literally means ‘eight parts out of ten

率先

shuài xiān

率先 means 'to take the lead' or 'to be the first