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.

坦然

tǎn rán

‘坦然’ is an adverb meaning 'calmly' or 'without

固然

gù rán

固然是一个 classical yet still widely used conjunc

唯独

wéi dú

‘唯独’ is an adverb meaning ‘only’ or ‘unique

含泪

hán lèi

‘含泪’ literally means 'holding back tears' or '

勿匆

wù cōng

'勿匆' is an archaic, literary variant of the more

急匆匆

jí cōng cōng

急匆匆 is an adverb meaning 'in great haste' or 'h

匆匆

cōng cōng

匆匆 (cōng cōng) is a reduplicated adverb meanin

起初

qǐ chū

起初 is an adverb meaning 'at first' or 'initially

凌空

líng kōng

凌空 literally combines 凌 (to rise above, to surm

充其量

chōng qí liàng

‘充其量’ is an adverbial phrase meaning ‘at mos

傍黑

bàng hēi

‘傍黑’ is a traditional, literary-sounding expre

偷偷

tōu tōu

'偷偷' is an adverb formed by reduplicating the ve

依稀

yī xī

‘依稀’ is an adverb meaning ‘faintly’ or ‘dim

乖乖

guāi guāi

'乖乖' is a reduplicated form of the adjective '乖

不乏

bù fá

不乏 is an adverbial phrase meaning 'not lacking'

默默

mò mò

默默 is an adverb meaning 'silently' or 'wordlessl

首次

shǒu cì

‘首次’ literally combines ‘首’ (shǒu), meanin

随缘

suí yuán

随缘 (suí yuán) literally means 'follow fate' or

随意

suí yì

随意 means 'at will' or 'freely, without constrain

连续

liánxù

连续 (liánxù) means 'continuous' or 'consecutive

通宵

tōngxiāo

'通宵' literally combines '通' (tōng), meaning 't

赶快

gǎn kuài

赶快 (gǎn kuài) is an adverb meaning 'hurry up'

貌似

mào sì

"Mào sì" literally combines 貌 (mào), meaning '

开诚布公

kāi chéng bù gōng

‘开诚布公’ literally means ‘to open sincerity a

亲自

qīn zì

‘亲自’ is an adverb meaning ‘in person’ or ‘p

至多

zhì duō

‘至多’ is an adverb meaning ‘at most’ or ‘no

至少

zhì shǎo

'至少' (zhì shǎo) literally combines '至' (meani

至今

zhì jīn

'Zhì jīn' literally combines 'zhì' (to reach, u

绝对

jué duì

绝对 (jué duì) means 'absolute' or 'absolutely'

精心

jīngxīn

精心 is an adverb meaning 'with great care' or 'me

不管

bù guǎn

‘不管’ is a conjunction or adverb meaning ‘no m

竟自

jìng zì

竟自 is a literary adverb meaning 'actually', 'une

竟日

jìng rì

竟日 (jìng rì) is an elegant, literary adverb me

究竟

jiū jìng

究竟 is an adverb meaning 'after all', 'in the end

稍有

shāo yǒu

稍有 (shāo yǒu) is an adverbial phrase meaning '

稍加

shāo jiā

稍加 is an adverb meaning 'to add slightly' or 'to

稍许

shāo xǔ

稍许 is an adverb meaning 'a little' or 'slightly'

稍后

shāo hòu

稍后 (shāo hòu) is an adverb meaning 'a little l

每秒

měi miǎo

每秒 (měi miǎo) literally means 'each second' an

确实

què shí

确实 is an adverb meaning 'indeed', 'truly', or 'i