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：
- “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.
- “好”（hǎo）has the meaning of ‘good’, and also ‘very’. It is often used in spoken Mandarin.
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
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
Expressing Repetition
yě
也
also, too
ye
zài
再
again (future)
zai
yòu
又
again (past)
you
hái
还
still, yet
hai
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
Expressing Estimation
dàgài
大概
about, maybe
dagai
kěnéng
可能
probably, maybe
keneng
yěxǔ
也许
perhaps, maybe
yexu
