Adverbs (pinyin) Flashcards
Continuously (nonstop)
yīzhi
一直
Often
chángcháng
常常
Sometimes
yǒu shìhou
有时候
Occasionally - Once or twice a year
oǔ’ěr
偶尔
Never (& will never do)
cóng lái bù
从来不
Never (but may do in future)
cóng lái méi
从来没
Always
zǒng shì
总是
Already, currently
I already have a plan
(We) currently don’t have …
yǐjīng … le
已经
wǒ yǐjīng yǒu ānpái le
我已经有安排了
yǐjīng méiyǒu le …
已经没有了 …
Quite
He’s quite happy
I quite like coffee
tíng … de
挺 … 的
tā tíng gaōxìng de
他 挺 高兴 的
wǒ tíng xǐhuan kāfēi
我 挺 喜欢 咖啡
Altogether, in total
yígòng
一共
Too, also (the same)
I am American, he is also American
yě
也
wǒ shì měiguórén，tā yě shì měiguórén
我是美国人，她也是美国人
Still, more, also, in addition
I also want to buy an apple
Today is colder than yesterday
hái
还
wǒ hái yào yī ge píngguǒ
我还要一个苹果
jīntiān bǐ zuótiān hái lěng
今天比昨天还冷
Possible, able, allowed, Ok
I may go to school tomorrow
May (I) try (this) on?
You cannot ask a woman’s age
kěyǐ
可以
míngtiān wǒ kěyǐ qù xuéxiào
明天我可以去学校
kěyǐ shìshi ma？
可以试试吗？
nǐ bù kěyǐ wèn nǔrén de niánjì
你不可以问女人的年纪
Just (emphasis), may (if hypothesis is true)
jiù
就
A little bit, a bit too (negative)
A bit too expensive
yǒudiǎnr
有点儿
yǒudiǎnr guì
有点儿贵
A little bit (wishful), a little more
(Do you) have a little bit longer one?
This skirt is a little shorter than that one
yìdiǎnr
一点儿
yǒu méiyǒu cháng yìdiǎnr de？
有没有长一点儿的？
zhè tiáo qúnzi bǐ nà tiáo duǎn yìdiǎnr
这条裙子比那条短一点儿
Together
Together we go shopping
yìqǐ
一起
wǒmen yìqǐ qù mǎi dōngxi
我们一起去买东西
Only
I only have apples
zhǐ
只
wǒ zhǐ yǒu pínggǔo
我只有苹果
All (2 ways)
Americans all like to drink coffee
All Americans like to drink coffee
dōu，sǔoyǒu
都，所有
měiguórén dōu xǐhuan hē kāfēi
美国人都喜欢喝咖啡
suǒyǒu měiguórén xǐhuan hē kāfēi
所有美国人喜欢喝咖啡
Somewhat (more)
Today is somewhat colder than yesterday
yìxiē
一些
jīntiān bǐ zuótiān lěng yìxiē
今天比昨天冷一些
A lot (more)
Beijing is a lot colder than Shanghai
Beijing’s population is much greater than Honolulu’s
de duō
得多
běijīng bǐ shànghǎi lěng de duō
北京比上海冷得多
běijīng de rénkǒu bǐ tánxiāngshān dà duō de duō
北京的人口比檀香山大多得多
Even (more) (2 ways)
This bag is even more expensive than that bag
Who is smarter?
hái，gèng
还，更
zhè ge bāo bǐ nà ge bāo hái guì
这个包比那个包还贵
shéi gèng cōngming？
谁更聪明？
Extremely
Yesterday’s weather was extremely hot
jí le
极了
zuótiān tiānqì rè jí le
昨天天气热极了
The most (-est)
The highest temperature
China has the most people
The best coffee
zuì
最
zuì gāo wēndù
最高温度
zhōngguó yǒu zuìduō de rénkǒu
中国有最多的人口
zuì hǎo de kāfēi
最好的咖啡
More and more (trend over time)
The weather is getting warmer and warmer
More and more foreigners come here
yuèláiyue
越来越
tiānqì yuèláiyue rè le
天气越来越热了
lái zhèlǐ de wàiguó rén yuèláiyue duō le
来这里的外国人越来越多了
Recently
zuìjìn
最近
Must, have to
I must leave China after 30 days
bìxū
必须
wǒ bìxū líkāi zhōngguó 30 tiān yǐhòu
我必须离开中国30天以后
Probably, approximately
Approximately one hour
dàgài
大概
dàgài yī ge xiǎoshí
大概一个小时
Special, especially
tèbié
特别
Independent
dúlì
独立
