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.

愣是

lèng shì

‘愣是’ is an emphatic adverbial phrase used to e

愈陷愈深

yù xiàn yù shēn

‘愈陷愈深’ is an adverbial phrase meaning 'deepe

愈演愈烈

yù yǎn yù liè

‘愈演愈烈’ is a fixed four-character expression

愈来愈

yù lái yù

‘愈来愈’ is an adverbial phrase meaning 'more an

愈发

yù fā

愈发 is an adverb meaning 'increasingly' or 'more

蠢蠢欲动

chǔn chǔn yù dòng

‘蠢蠢欲动’ is an idiom that literally means ‘st

蠢得

chǔn de

'Chǔn de' is a grammatical structure, not a stand

牵肠挂肚地惦

qiān cháng guà dù de diàn

'Qiān cháng guà dù de diàn' is an expressive,

闷头

mēn tóu

‘闷头’ is an adverbial phrase meaning 'stubbornl

闷声

mēn shēng

‘闷声’ literally combines ‘闷’ (mēn), meaning

恰逢

qià féng

恰逢 is a formal conjunction or adverb meaning 'ju

恰似

qià sì

恰似 is an elegant, literary adverb meaning 'just

恰巧

qià qiǎo

恰巧 is an adverb meaning 'coincidentally' or 'jus

恰好

qià hǎo

恰好 means 'just right' or 'exactly' — it emphasi

恍如

huǎngrú

‘恍如’ is an adverbial phrase meaning 'as if' or

恍恍惚惚

huǎnghuǎnghūhū

‘Huǎnghuǎnghūhū’ is a reduplicated, four-cha

恍若

huǎngruò

‘恍若’ is an adverb meaning ‘as if’ or ‘seemi

恍然

huǎngrán

‘恍然’ is an adverb meaning ‘suddenly realizing

怯生生

qiè shēng shēng

‘怯生生’ is an adverb that vividly describes som

循例

xún lì

‘循例’ is an adverb meaning ‘in accordance with

循序渐进

xún xù jiàn jìn

‘循序渐进’ literally means ‘follow order, gradu

崭然

zhǎn rán

'Zhǎn rán' is an adverb meaning 'strikingly,' 'p

屡试不爽

lǚ shì bù shuǎng

'Lǚ shì bù shuǎng' literally means 'repeatedly

屡次

lǚ cì

屢次 is an adverb meaning 'repeatedly' or 'on seve

上坡

shàng pō

Shàng pō literally combines shàng (to go up, as

下坡

xià pō

'Xià pō' literally combines 'xià' (down) and 'p

唠得欢

làodehuān

'Làodehuān' is an adverbial phrase describing th

哗啦啦

huā lā lā

'Huā lā lā' is an onomatopoeic reduplicated adv

其實嘛

qí shí ma

其實嘛 is a conversational adverbial phrase used t

反正嘛

fǎn zhèng ma

‘反正嘛’ is a colloquial discourse marker used t

嘈嘈

cáo cáo

‘Cáo cáo’ is a reduplicative onomatopoeic adve

慨然

kǎi rán

‘Kǎi rán’ is an adverb meaning 'resolutely' or

啥时候

shá shí hou

‘啥时候’ is an informal, colloquial contraction

哄哄

hōng hōng

‘哄哄’ is an onomatopoeic reduplication that mim

勉强

miǎn qiǎng

‘勉强’ is an adverb meaning 'reluctantly' or 'wi

勃然

bó rán

勃然 is an adverb meaning 'suddenly' or 'abruptly'

劈面

pī miàn

‘劈面’ is an adverb meaning ‘straight at the fa

劈头盖脸

pī tóu gài liǎn

‘劈头盖脸’ is an idiomatic adverb meaning ‘sudd

凄然

qīrán

‘凄然’ is an adverb meaning ‘forlornly’ or ‘w

兢兢战战

jīng jīng zhàn zhàn

‘兢兢战战’ is a four-character idiom describing