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.

业业

yè yè

'业业' (yè yè) is never used alone—it always ap

兢兢

jīng jīng

‘兢兢’ is a reduplicative adverb meaning ‘with

侥幸

jiǎo xìng

侥幸 (jiǎo xìng) literally combines 侥 (jiǎo),

偏偏

piān piān

'Piān piān' is an adverb expressing ironic or fr

倘或

tǎng huò

倘或 is a formal or literary conjunction meaning '

侃侃

kǎn kǎn

'Kǎn kǎn' is an adverb describing speech or deme

侃侃而谈

kǎn kǎn ér tán

‘侃侃而谈’ describes speaking fluently, confiden

亦复如是

yì fù rú shì

'亦复如是' is a classical Chinese adverbial phrase

齐声

qí shēng

齐声 (qí shēng) literally combines 齐 (qí), mea

骤然

zhòu rán

骤然 (zhòu rán) is an emphatic literary adverb m

频繁

pínfán

频繁 (pínfán) means 'frequent' or 'frequently' a

顿时

dùn shí

顿时 means 'immediately' or 'at once', emphasizing

隔日

gé rì

隔日 (gé rì) literally combines 隔 (gé), meanin

陆续

lù xù

陆续 (lù xù) is an adverb meaning 'one after ano

逐一

zhú yī

逐一 means 'one by one' or 'individually', emphasi

逐渐

zhú jiàn

逐渐 (zhú jiàn) is an adverb meaning 'gradually'

迅即

xùn jí

迅即 is an adverb meaning 'immediately' or 'at onc

迅速

xùn sù

迅速 (xùn sù) is an adjective meaning 'swift' or

趁热

chèn rè

'Chèn rè' literally means 'take advantage of the

趁便

chèn biàn

趁便 (chèn biàn) is an adverb meaning 'while at

趁早

chèn zǎo

'Chèn zǎo' literally combines 'chèn' (to take a

贸然

mào rán

‘贸然’ is an adverb meaning ‘rashly’ or ‘prec

可谓

kě wèi

可谓 is a formal, literary adverb meaning 'can tru

一览

yī lǎn

‘一览’ literally combines ‘一’ (yī, meaning '

临场

lín chǎng

‘临场’ literally combines ‘临’ (lín), meaning

并肩

bìng jiān

并肩 literally means 'together shoulder' — combin

纷至沓来

fēn zhì tà lái

‘纷至沓来’ is a literary four-character idiom me

纷纷

fēn fēn

纷 (fēn) means 'in disorder' or 'in profusion', a

纯属

chún shǔ

‘纯属’ is an adverbial phrase meaning 'purely,'

立刻

lì kè

立刻 (lìkè) is an adverb meaning 'immediately' o

稳扎稳打

wěn zhā wěn dǎ

稳扎稳打 literally means 'steady staking, steady s

称意

chèn yì

'Chèn yì' literally combines 'chèn' (to match,

神速

shén sù

神速 (shén sù) literally combines 神 (shén, 'di

碰巧

pèng qiǎo

碰巧 is an adverb meaning 'by coincidence' or 'as

益发

yì fā

益发 is an adverb meaning 'increasingly' or 'more

发疯似地

fā fēng shì de

'Fā fēng shì de' is an adverbial phrase meaning

略为

lüè wéi

略为 is an adverb meaning 'slightly' or 'somewhat'

略加

lüè jiā

略加 is an adverb meaning 'slightly add' or 'add a

犹自

yóu zì

‘犹自’ is a literary adverb meaning ‘still’ or

犹然

yóu rán

‘犹然’ is an adverb meaning ‘still,’ ‘yet,’