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.

原来

yuán lái

'原来' (yuán lái) literally combines '原' (yuán

有时

yǒu shí

'有时' (yǒu shí) is an adverb meaning 'sometimes

按时

àn shí

按时 literally means 'according to time' — 按 (à

他日

tā rì

‘他日’ literally combines ‘he/other’ (他) and

各个

gè gè

各个 means 'each' or 'respective' and functions as

这儿

zhèr

这儿 (zhèr) is a colloquial, contracted form of

这么

zhè me

这么 (zhè me) is an adverb meaning 'so' or 'this

这次

zhè cì

'这次' (zhè cì) literally combines '这' (zhè),

完了

wán le

完了 (wán le) is a versatile, high-frequency expr

好了

hǎo le

'Hǎo le' is a versatile, commonly used phrase tha

不用

bù yòng

‘不用’ (bù yòng) literally combines ‘not’ (

不过

bù guò

不过 (bù guò) is a versatile conjunction and adv

一心

yī xīn

‘一心’ literally combines ‘one’ (一) and ‘hea

一起

yì qǐ

'Yì qǐ' literally combines 'yì' (one) and 'qǐ'

一定

yídìng

'一定' (yídìng) is an adverb meaning 'certainly'