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.

必定

bì dìng

必定 is an adverb meaning 'certainly' or 'surely',

必然

bì rán

"Bìrán" means 'inevitable' or 'bound to happen'

必须

bì xū

必须 (bì xū) is an essential modal verb meaning

差不多

chà bu duō

差不多 (chà bu duō) is an adverb meaning 'almost

居中

jū zhōng

‘居中’ literally combines ‘居’ (to reside, to

居高临下

jū gāo lín xià

‘居高临下’ literally means ‘to dwell high and o

居然

jū rán

居然 is an adverb meaning 'unexpectedly' or 'surpr

从容

cóng róng

从容 (cóng róng) is an adverb meaning 'calmly' o

出奇

chū qí

出奇 (chū qí) is an adverb meaning 'unexpectedly

四周

sì zhōu

四周 has two distinct but related meanings, both d

只身

zhǐ shēn

只身 (zhǐ shēn) literally combines 只 (zhǐ), me

只管

zhǐ guǎn

只管 (zhǐ guǎn) is an adverbial phrase meaning '

只不过

zhǐ bú guò

‘只不过’ is an adverbial phrase meaning ‘nothin

只是

zhǐ shì

只是 is a common two-character conjunction or adve

只有

zhǐ yǒu

'只有' (zhǐ yǒu) is a two-character conjunction/

半途

bàn tú

半途 literally means 'halfway along a path' — 半

刚刚

gāng gāng

'刚刚' is an adverb meaning 'just now' or 'a momen

刚才

gāng cái

'刚才' (gāng cái) is an adverb meaning 'just now

随时随刻

suí shí suí kè

随时随刻 is an adverbial phrase meaning 'at any mo

冒昧

mào mèi

‘冒昧’ is an adverb used to politely preface a r

几乎

jī hū

几乎 (jī hū) is an adverb meaning 'almost' or 'n

近乎

jìn hū

近乎 is an adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly', us

似乎

sì hū

似乎 (sì hū) is an adverb meaning 'seemingly' or

多久

duō jiǔ

‘多久’ (duō jiǔ) is an interrogative adverb me

永久

yǒng jiǔ

永久 (yǒng jiǔ) means 'permanent' or 'forever' a

暂且

zàn qiě

暂且 (zàn qiě) is an adverb meaning 'for the tim

重新

chóng xīn

重新 means 'again' or 'anew' and functions primari

相对

xiāng duì

'相对' (xiāng duì) literally combines '相' (mutu

相反

xiāng fǎn

相 means 'mutual' or 'each other', and 反 means 't

尤其

yóu qí

尤其 is an adverb meaning 'especially' or 'particu

其实

qí shí

其实 (qí shí) is an adverb meaning 'actually' or

应该

yīng gāi

应该 (yīng gāi) is an adverb expressing obligati

当初

dāng chū

‘当初’ is an adverb meaning 'originally', 'at fi

当时

dāng shí

‘当时’ (dāng shí) literally combines ‘当’ (d

实在

shí zài

实在 (shí zài) is a versatile word that function

如约

rú yuē

如约 literally means 'as (rú) the agreement (yuē

如期

rú qī

如期 (rú qī) is an adverb meaning 'as scheduled'

如此

rú cǐ

如此 is an adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'like t

不行

bùxíng

‘不行’ (bùxíng) literally combines ‘not’ (不

肯定

kěn dìng

肯定 (kěn dìng) is a versatile word meaning 'cer