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.

已经

yǐjīng

'已经' (yǐjīng) is an adverb meaning 'already'

左右

zuǒ yòu

左右 literally means 'left and right', but as an a

始终

shǐ zhōng

始终 is an adverb meaning 'from beginning to end'

务必

wù bì

务必 is an adverb meaning 'must' or 'certainly', u

别处

bié chù

别处 means 'elsewhere' — literally 'other place'.

共计

gòng jì

共计 is an adverb meaning 'in total' or 'altogethe

随便

suí biàn

‘随便’ (suí biàn) literally combines ‘随’ (t

外面

wàimiàn

外面 (wàimiàn) literally combines 外 (wài), mea

显然

xiǎn rán

'显然' (xiǎn rán) is an adverb meaning 'obviousl

依然

yī rán

‘依然’ is an adverb meaning ‘still’ or ‘never

竟然

jìng rán

竟然 is an adverb meaning 'unexpectedly' or 'to on

自然

zì rán

‘自然’ (zì rán) literally combines 自 (zì, 's

忽然

hū rán

忽然 is an adverb meaning 'suddenly' — it describ

当然

dāng rán

'当然' (dāng rán) is an adverb meaning 'of cours

还好

hái hǎo

'还好' (hái hǎo) is an adverbial phrase meaning

还是

hái shì

'还是' (hái shì) is a versatile two-character ex

还有

hái yǒu

还有 (hái yǒu) is a versatile two-character expr

从小

cóngxiǎo

'Cóngxiǎo' literally combines 'cóng' (from, sin

从前

cóngqián

从前 (cóngqián) is an adverb meaning 'formerly'

从来

cónglái

从来 (cónglái) is an adverb meaning 'never' or '

经常

jīng cháng

经常 (jīng cháng) is an adverb meaning 'often' o

所谓

suǒ wèi

所谓 (suǒ wèi) is an adverbial phrase meaning 's

过度

guò dù

过度 (guò dù) means 'excessive' or 'overly' and

甚至

shèn zhì

甚 means 'very' or 'to a great degree', and 至 mea

也许

yě xǔ

也许 is an adverb meaning 'perhaps' or 'maybe', ex

可惜

kě xī

可惜 (kě xī) expresses regret or disappointment

可以

kě yǐ

'可以' (kě yǐ) is a modal verb expressing abilit

就近

jiù jìn

就近 means 'nearby' or 'at a convenient, nearby lo

就是

jiù shì

就是 is a versatile two-character expression that

以此

yǐ cǐ

以此 is a formal, written conjunction or adverb me

为何

wèi hé

为何 (wèi hé) is a formal, literary way to ask '

飞快

fēikuài

飞快 (fēikuài) is an adverb meaning 'extremely f

没时间

méi shí jiān

‘没时间’ literally means ‘not have time’ and f

还没

hái méi

‘还没’ is an adverbial phrase meaning ‘not yet

每月

měi yuè

每月 (měi yuè) literally combines 每 (měi), mea

昨晚

zuó wǎn

'昨晚' literally combines '昨' (zuó), meaning 'ye

昨天

zuó tiān

'Yesterday' is a time noun and adverb formed by co

想不到

xiǎng bù dào

想不到 is an adverbial phrase meaning 'unexpectedl

怎能

zěn néng

怎能 is an adverbial phrase expressing strong rhet

怎么样

zěn me yàng

怎么样 (zěn me yàng) is a versatile, commonly us