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.

犹如

yóu rú

犹如 is a literary and formal conjunction or adver

渐渐

jiān jiān

渐渐 is an adverb meaning 'gradually' or 'little b

漠然

mò rán

漠然 (mò rán) is an adverb meaning 'indifferentl

浅浅

jiān jiān

‘浅浅’ (jiān jiān) is an onomatopoeic adverb t

泛泛

fàn fàn

‘泛泛’ is an adverb meaning 'in a general, super

毫無疑問

háo wú yí wèn

'毫無疑問' literally means 'not the slightest doub

毫不

háo bù

毫 not only means 'a tiny amount' or 'a trace' (as

毫無

háo wú

毫無 (háo wú) is an adverbial phrase meaning 'no

欣然

xīn rán

欣然 is an adverb meaning 'gladly' or 'willingly',

未免

wèi miǎn

未免 is an adverb meaning 'cannot help but' or 'so

曾几何时

céngjǐhéshí

‘曾几何时’ is a literary, slightly formal adverb

未曾

wèicéng

未曾 is an adverb meaning 'never (before)' — it e

曾经

céngjīng

'曾经' (céngjīng) is an adverb meaning 'once' or

暗自

àn zì

暗自 (àn zì) is an adverb meaning 'inwardly,' 's

信誓旦旦

xìn shì dàn dàn

‘信誓旦旦’ is an idiom describing someone making

凭空

píng kōng

‘凭空’ literally combines ‘凭’ (to rely on, to

不慌不忙

bù huāng bù máng

‘Bù huāng bù máng’ is a reduplicative four-c

悠悠

yōu yōu

'Yōu yōu' is a reduplicated adjective that conve

悄没声儿

qiǎo méi shēng ér

‘悄没声儿’ is a colloquial Beijing-dialect adver

悄声

qiǎo shēng

‘悄声’ (qiǎo shēng) is an adverb meaning ‘in

悄然

qiǎo rán

悄然 (qiǎo rán) is an adverb meaning 'silently'

悄悄

qiǎo qiǎo

悄悄 is a reduplicated adverb meaning 'quietly' or

彻夜

chè yè

彻夜 means 'all night long' or 'throughout the nig

彻底

chè dǐ

彻底 (chè dǐ) means 'thorough' or 'complete'—it

待会儿

dāi huìr

'待会儿' (dāi huìr) is an informal, spoken adver

彼时

bǐ shí

彼时 (bǐ shí) is a literary and formal adverb me

幕后

mù hòu

‘幕后’ literally means ‘behind the curtain’—

屋内

wū nèi

‘屋内’ literally means ‘inside the house’ —

尚待

shàng dài

尚待 is an adverbial phrase meaning 'still awaits'

尚需

shàng xū

尚需 is an adverbial phrase meaning 'still needs'

尚未

shàng wèi

尚未 is an adverb meaning 'not yet' — it expresse

寂然

jìrán

寂然 (jìrán) is an adverb meaning 'in complete s

委实

wěi shí

委实 is a literary and emphatic adverb meaning 'tr

姑且

gū qiě

姑且 is an adverb meaning 'for the time being' or

不妨

bù fáng

不妨 is an adverb meaning 'might as well' or 'may

无妨

wú fáng

'Wú fáng' literally combines 'wú' (meaning 'wit

朝夕

zhāo xī

‘朝夕’ literally combines ‘朝’ (zhāo), meanin

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