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.

绝对

jué duì

绝对 (jué duì) means 'absolute' or 'absolutely'

精心

jīngxīn

精心 is an adverb meaning 'with great care' or 'me

不管

bù guǎn

‘不管’ is a conjunction or adverb meaning ‘no m

竟自

jìng zì

竟自 is a literary adverb meaning 'actually', 'une

竟日

jìng rì

竟日 (jìng rì) is an elegant, literary adverb me

究竟

jiū jìng

究竟 is an adverb meaning 'after all', 'in the end

稍有

shāo yǒu

稍有 (shāo yǒu) is an adverbial phrase meaning '

稍加

shāo jiā

稍加 is an adverb meaning 'to add slightly' or 'to

稍许

shāo xǔ

稍许 is an adverb meaning 'a little' or 'slightly'

稍后

shāo hòu

稍后 (shāo hòu) is an adverb meaning 'a little l

每秒

měi miǎo

每秒 (měi miǎo) literally means 'each second' an

确实

què shí

确实 is an adverb meaning 'indeed', 'truly', or 'i

众目睽睽

zhòng mù kuí kuí

'Zhòng mù kuí kuí' literally means 'many eyes

毕竟

bì jìng

毕竟 (bì jìng) is a conjunction or adverb meanin

未甚

wèi shèn

'未甚' is an adverbial phrase meaning 'not yet to

不甚

bù shèn

不甚 is an adverb meaning 'not very' or 'not parti

果尔

guǒ ěr

果尔 (guǒ ěr) is a classical Chinese adverb mean

率尔

shuài ěr

率尔 (shuài ěr) is an adverb meaning 'casually'

莞尔

wǎn ěr

‘莞尔’ is a literary, elegant term describing a

无疑

wú yí

‘无疑’ (wú yí) is an adverb meaning 'undoubted

汤汤

shāng shāng

‘汤汤’ (shāng shāng) is a reduplicated adverb

永远

yǒngyuǎn

'永远' (yǒngyuǎn) literally combines '永' (yǒng

拼死

pīn sǐ

拼死 (pīn sǐ) is an adverbial phrase meaning 'wi

此间

cǐ jiān

此间 literally means 'this place' or 'this time',

此时

cǐ shí

此时 literally means 'this time' — 此 (cǐ) means

此处

cǐ chù

此处 is a formal, written-style adverb meaning 'he

不止

bù zhǐ

不止 means 'not only' or 'more than' and functions

大概

dà gài

大概 (dà gài) is an adverb meaning 'roughly', 'a

暂时

zàn shí

暂时 (zàn shí) is an adverb meaning 'temporarily

既而

jì ér

‘既而’ is a classical Chinese adverb meaning ‘s

按期

àn qī

按期 means 'on schedule' or 'according to the sche

懒得

lǎn de

'Lǎn de' is an adverbial phrase meaning 'too lazy

懒洋洋

lǎn yáng yáng

懒洋洋 (lǎn yáng yáng) is a reduplicated ABB-st

愉然

yú rán

愉然 (yú rán) is an adverb meaning 'contentedly'

悉心

xī xīn

悉心 is an adverb meaning 'with great care and att

恐怕

kǒng pà

恐怕 is an adverbial phrase meaning 'I’m afraid (

到底

dào dǐ

到底 (dào dǐ) is an adverb used to express empha

尤甚

yóu shèn

'尤甚' is an adverb meaning 'even more so' or 'esp

尤为

yóu wéi

'尤为' is an adverb meaning 'particularly' or 'esp

存心

cúnxīn

‘Cúnxīn’ literally combines ‘cún’ (to keep,