Adverbs

“Again” with 又 and 再

There are several ways to express the meaning “again", "once more” in Chinese. Let's look at the adverbs 又 and 再.

The adjective 偶然

The adverb and adjective 相对

Expressing “still” with 还是 and 还(没)…呢

Let’s learn how we can express an ongoing or an incomplete action.

The adverbs 将近 and 将要 "soon"

Both adverbs are used to indicate something that is going to happen in the near future. They are used in different situations.

The modal adverb 反正

The modal adverb (语气副词) expresses subjective judgment or assurance toward an action.

The adverb of degree 极为 “extremely”

Adverbs of degree (程度副词) are used to intensify or modify the degree of an adjective (or verb): very, really, extremely.

The adverb 断然 “categorically”

The modal adverb 倒是

The modal adverb (语气副词) expresses subjective judgment or assurance toward an action.

The adverb 纷纷 "one by one"

The adverbs 亲眼 and 亲身

We can use the adverbs 亲眼 and 亲身 to indicate that a person has personally seen or experienced something.

The adverb 总归 “eventually”

The most commonly used adverbs of degree

Adverbs of degree (程度副词) are used to intensify or modify the degree of an adjective or verb: very, really, extremely.

The adverb 皆 "all"

急切 as an adjective and an adverb

Expressing "just now" with 刚, 刚 and 刚刚

The adverbs 刚才, 刚 and 刚刚 have similar meanings, but differ on a few key uses.

Expressing "especially" with 专门 and 专程

Both adverbs have the same meaning, but differ slightly in usage.

The adverbs with the meaning “usually”

Let's take a look at the adverbs 一般 and 通常.

Expressing "perhaps" with 也许 and 或许

The adverb 稍稍 “slightly”