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.

奋勇

fèn yǒng

‘奋勇’ is an adverb meaning 'courageously' or 'b

未尝

wèi cháng

‘未尝’ is a literary adverb meaning ‘never’ or

咸知

xián zhī

咸知 (xián zhī) is a literary and formal adverb

咸有

xián yǒu

咸有 (xián yǒu) is a classical and literary adve

拼命

pīn mìng

拼 means 'to strive, to exert oneself' and 命 mean

另外

lìng wài

另外 (lìng wài) is an adverbial and conjunctive

及时

jí shí

‘及时’ (jí shí) means 'in time' or 'timely' —

厉声

lì shēng

‘厉声’ is an adverb meaning ‘sharply’ or ‘ste

即兴

jí xìng

‘即兴’ (jí xìng) describes something created o

立即

lì jí

立即 means 'immediately' or 'right away' and funct

勇往直前

yǒng wǎng zhí qián

勇往直前 is an idiom meaning 'to advance bravely a

尽心

jìn xīn

尽心 (jìn xīn) literally means 'exhaust the hear

尽早

jǐn zǎo

尽早 is an adverb meaning 'as early as possible' o

尽快

jǐn kuài

尽 (jǐn) means 'to the utmost extent' or 'as much

尽量

jǐn liàng

尽量 (jǐn liàng) is an adverb meaning 'as much a

仅约

jǐn yuē

‘仅约’ is an adverbial phrase meaning 'approxima

仅剩

jǐn shèng

'仅剩' is an adverbial phrase meaning 'only remain

仅能

jǐn néng

'仅能' is an adverbial phrase meaning 'can only' o

仅此

jǐn cǐ

仅此 means 'only this' or 'nothing more than this'

傲然

ào rán

Ào rán is an adverb meaning 'haughtily' or 'prou

偶尔

ǒu ěr

偶尔 (ǒu ěr) is an adverb meaning 'occasionally'

偶然

ǒu rán

'偶然' (ǒu rán) literally combines 偶 (ǒu), mea

成倍

chéng bèi

成倍 (chéng bèi) is an adverb meaning 'by multip

加倍

jiā bèi

‘加倍’ literally combines ‘加’ (to add) and ‘

何故

hé gù

何故 is a formal, literary adverb meaning 'for wha

何妨

hé fáng

‘何妨’ is an elegant, literary expression meanin

何等

hé děng

‘何等’ is an emphatic adverb meaning ‘how’ or

何苦

hé kǔ

‘何苦’ is an adverbial phrase expressing rhetori

任意

rènyì

任意 (rènyì) means 'arbitrary' or 'at will' — d

仍需

réng xū

'仍需' is a compound expression meaning 'still nee

仍须

réng xū

仍须 is an adverbial phrase meaning 'still need to

仍未

réng wèi

‘仍未’ is an adverbial phrase meaning 'still not

仍可

réng kě

仍可 is an adverbial phrase meaning 'still can' or

仍旧

réng jiù

仍旧 is an adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet', used t

仍然

réng rán

仍然 is an adverb meaning 'still' or 'nevertheless

互相

hù xiāng

‘互相’ is an adverb meaning ‘mutually’ or ‘ea

胡乱

hú luàn

胡乱 is an adverb meaning 'haphazardly', 'reckless

乒乓作响

pīngpāng zuò xiǎng

‘乒乓作响’ is an onomatopoeic phrase that vividl

即将

jí jiāng

即将 is an adverb meaning 'imminent' or 'about to

各自

gè zì

各自 (gè zì) is an adverb meaning 'each' or 'res