15 Commonly-used Chinese Adverbs of Degree | 中文常见之程度副词 (很、好、非常、十分.....) [with flashcards]
很hěn
very; the most common adverb to modify an adjective
[Oftentimes, this word just modifies an adjective
without really having the meaning of “very”]
天空很蓝。草很绿
天空很藍。草很綠
tiān kōng hěn lán 。 cǎo hěn lǜ
The sky is blue. The grass is green.
好hǎo
very
海伦好漂亮。彼得好丑
海倫好漂亮。彼得好醜
hǎi lún hǎo piào liang 。 bǐ dé hǎo chǒu
Helen is very pretty. Pete is very ugly.
非常fēi cháng
very
天气非常热。我非常渴
天氣非常熱。我非常渴
tiān qì fēi cháng rè 。 wǒ fēi cháng kě
The weather is very hot. I am very thirsty.
真的(很) zhēn de ( hěn )
really
你真的很棒
你真的很棒
nǐ zhēn de hěn bàng
You are really awesome.
十分shí fēn
quite; completely
她十分伤心。汉语十分困难
她十分傷心。漢語十分困難
tā shí fēn shāng xīn 。 hàn yǔ shí fēn kùn nán
She is quite sad. Chinese is quite difficult.
相当xiāng dāng
quite; rather
法国人相当浪漫
法國人相當浪漫
fǎ guó rén xiāng dāng làng màn
French people are quite romantic.
太tài
too
他太老了, 走不动了
他太老了, 走不動了
tā tài lǎo le , zǒu bú dòng le
He is too old to walk.
[He’s so old that he can’t walk.]
更gèng
more/ adj.-er
晚上温度变得更低了
晚上溫度變得更低了
wǎn shàng wēn dù biàn de gèng dī le
The temperature at night becomes lower.
比较bǐ jiào
comparatively; more/ adj.-er
他住的房子比较贵
他住的房子比較貴
tā zhù de fáng zi bǐ jiào guì
The house he lives in is more expensive.
最 zuì
most / adj.-est
她是公司里最美的女子
她是公司裡最美的女子
tā shì gōng sī li zuì měi de nǚ zǐ
She is the prettiest lady in the company.
如此rú cǐ
so
美国队长为何如此生气
美國隊長為何如此生氣
měi guó duì zhǎng wèi hé rú cǐ shēng qì
Why is Captain America so angry?
格外gé wài
exceptionally; particularly; abnormally; especially
今年夏天格外炎热
今年夏天格外炎熱
jīn nián xià tiān gé wài yán rè
This summer is exceptionally hot.
极为jí wéi
extremely
他是极为成功的生意人
他是極為成功的生意人
tā shì jí wéi chéng gōng de shēng yì rén
He is an extremely successful businessman.
超(级) chāo ( jí )
super [a colloquial term]
他竟然吃鼻屎,超恶的
他竟然吃鼻屎, 超噁的
tā jìng rán chī bí shǐ , chāo ě de
How can he just eat his boogers!? Super gross!
稍微/略微 shāo wēi / lüè wēi
slightly; a little
这位病人的病情略微好转
這位病人的病情略微好轉
zhè wèi bìng rén de bìng qíng lüè wēi hǎo zhuǎn
This patient is slightly better.
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