Adverbs

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Expressing Degree

*hěn
*很
very
hen

tài
太
too~, extremely
tai

gèng
更
more
geng

fēicháng
非常
extremely
feichang

tèbié
特别
especially, particularly
tebie

zhēn
真
really
zhen

duōme/duō
多么/多
how ~
duome
duo

tǐng
挺
rather, quite
ting

chāo
超
super~
chao

*hǎo
*好
very, quite, so
hao

*Note：

1. “很”（hěn）means ‘very’, but the meaning is fairly weak, and is often used just as a filler. When you want to emphasise ‘very’, it’d be good to choose other adverbs.
2. “好”（hǎo）has the meaning of ‘good’, and also ‘very’. It is often used in spoken Mandarin.

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Expressing Scope

dōu
都
all
dou

zhǐ
只
only
zhi

yìqǐ
一起
altogether
yiqi

yígòng
一共
altogether
yigong

quán
全
entire, whole, all
quan

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Expressing Time

cái
才
only, just
cai

jiù
就
at once, already, as early as
jiu

gāng/ gānggāng
刚/刚刚
just, only just
gang
ganggang

yǐjing
已经
already
yijing

cháng/ chángcháng
常/常常
often
chang
changchang

zài/ zhèngzài
在/正在
in the process of
zai
zhengzai

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Expressing Repetition

yě
也
also, too
ye

zài
再
again (future)
zai

yòu
又
again (past)
you

hái
还
still, yet
hai

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Expressing Negation

bù
不
not
bu

méi/ méiyǒu
没/ 没有
not, never
mei
meiyou

bié
别
do not (do something)
bie

búyòng
不用
need not
buyong

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Expressing Estimation

dàgài
大概
about, maybe
dagai

kěnéng
可能
probably, maybe
keneng

yěxǔ
也许
perhaps, maybe
yexu

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