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.

十分

shí fēn

十分 (shí fēn) is an adverb meaning 'very' or 'e

多么

duō me

多么 (duō me) is an adverb used exclusively in ex

课后

kèhòu

‘课后’ literally combines ‘课’ (kè), meaning

饭后

fànhòu

‘饭后’ literally combines ‘饭’ (fàn, meaning

事后

shìhòu

‘事后’ literally combines 事 (shì, 'matter' or

背后

bèihòu

背后 literally means 'back + behind' and functions

后来

hòulái

Later (hòulái) is an adverb meaning 'afterwards'

以后

yǐhòu

以后 (yǐhòu) literally combines 以 (yǐ, 'by' or

下面

xià miàn

'下面' (xià miàn) literally combines '下' (xià)

可能

kě néng

可能 (kě néng) means 'possible' or 'may/might' a

一同

yī tóng

"Yī tóng" literally combines "yī" (one) and "t

每年

měi nián

每年 (měi nián) means 'every year' and functions

原来

yuán lái

'原来' (yuán lái) literally combines '原' (yuán

有时

yǒu shí

'有时' (yǒu shí) is an adverb meaning 'sometimes

按时

àn shí

按时 literally means 'according to time' — 按 (à

他日

tā rì

‘他日’ literally combines ‘he/other’ (他) and

各个

gè gè

各个 means 'each' or 'respective' and functions as

这儿

zhèr

这儿 (zhèr) is a colloquial, contracted form of

这么

zhè me

这么 (zhè me) is an adverb meaning 'so' or 'this

这次

zhè cì

'这次' (zhè cì) literally combines '这' (zhè),

完了

wán le

完了 (wán le) is a versatile, high-frequency expr

好了

hǎo le

'Hǎo le' is a versatile, commonly used phrase tha

不用

bù yòng

‘不用’ (bù yòng) literally combines ‘not’ (

不过

bù guò

不过 (bù guò) is a versatile conjunction and adv

一心

yī xīn

‘一心’ literally combines ‘one’ (一) and ‘hea

一起

yì qǐ

'Yì qǐ' literally combines 'yì' (one) and 'qǐ'

一定

yídìng

'一定' (yídìng) is an adverb meaning 'certainly'