Vocabulary: Degree adverbs & modality
Intensity, frequency, certainty and modal adverbs.
Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–5J5
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 会 | huì / kuài | can |
| 1 | 太 | tài | too |
| 1 | 很 | hěn | very |
| 1 | 能 | néng | can |
| 1 | 小小 | xiǎoxiǎo | Little |
| 1 | 就最 | jiùzuì | Very |
| 1 | 太好了 | tàihǎole | Bravo |
| 1 | 正是的 | zhèngshìde | Very |
| 2 | 务 | wù | affairs |
| 2 | 不错 | bú cuò / bù cuò | not bad |
| 2 | 从小 | cóngxiǎo | from childhood |
| 2 | 刚刚 | gāng gāng / gāng gang | just now |
| 2 | 可以 | kě yǐ | can |
| 2 | 可能 | kě néng | possible |
| 2 | 完全 | wánquán | complete |
| 2 | 快要 | kuài yào | soon |
| 2 | 才思 | cáisī | Wit |
| 2 | 挺好 | tǐng hǎo | Very |
| 2 | 糟糕 | zāogāo | terrible |
| 2 | 能够 | néng gòu | can |
| 2 | 过来 | guò lái | To come over |
| 2 | 非常 | fēi cháng | very |
| 2 | 不可能 | bùkěnéng | impossible |
| 2 | 不完全 | bùwánquán | Incomplete |
| 2 | 可能地 | kěnéngdì | Potentially |
| 2 | 可能的 | kěnéngde | Possible |
| 2 | 完全地 | wánquándì | Fully |
| 2 | 很可能 | hěnkěnéng | Likely |
| 2 | 很相当 | hěnxiāngdāng | Quite |
| 2 | 很非常 | hěnfēicháng | Greatly |
| 2 | 还可以 | háikěyǐ | Fine |
| 2 | 非常很 | fēichánghěn | Very |
| 2 | 高度地 | gāodùdì | Highly |
| 2 | 不可能的 | bùkěnéngde | Impossible |
| 2 | 不大可能 | bùdàkěnéng | Unlikely |
| 2 | 不完全地 | bùwánquándì | Partially |
| 2 | 不完全的 | bùwánquánde | Incomplete |
| 2 | 不错挺好 | bùcuòtǐnghǎo | Nicely |
| 2 | 好还可以 | hǎoháikěyǐ | Ok |
| 2 | 完全完全 | wánquánwánquán | Completely |
| 2 | 很可能地 | hěnkěnéngdì | Likely |
| 2 | 非常好的 | fēichánghǎode | Wonderful |
| 2 | 不可能的事 | bùkěnéngdeshì | Impossibility |
| 2 | 完全相同的 | wánquánxiāngtóngde | Identical |
| 2 | 很有可能的 | hěnyǒukěnéngde | Likely |
| 2 | 很可能地不是 | hěnkěnéngdìbúshì | Probably |
| 2 | 很有可能很可能 | hěnyǒukěnénghěnkěnéng | Likely |
| 3 | 势 | shì | power |
| 3 | 职 | zhí gōng / zhí | Position or job |
| 3 | 需 | xū | to need |
| 3 | 充满 | chōngmǎn / chōngmǎn | to fill |
| 3 | 几乎 | jī hū | almost |
| 3 | 功能 | gōngnéng | function |
| 3 | 应该 | yīng gāi | ought to |
| 3 | 必须 | bì xū | Must |
| 3 | 才能 | cái néng | ability |
| 3 | 极少 | jíshǎo | Rarely |
| 3 | 果然 | guǒrán / guǒrán | indeed |
| 3 | 胜地 | shèngdì | Resort |
| 3 | 请假 | qǐng jià | to ask for leave |
| 3 | 责任 | zérèn | responsibility |
| 3 | 近期 | jìn qī | Recent period |
| 3 | 几乎不 | jīhūbù | Hardly |
| 3 | 几乎没 | jīhūméi | Barely |
| 3 | 可能性 | kěnéngxìng | possibility |
| 3 | 生产力 | shēngchǎnlì | Productivity |
| 3 | 不可能性 | bùkěnéngxìng | Impossibility |
| 3 | 几乎几乎 | jīhūjīhū | Nearly |
| 3 | 几乎没有 | jīhūméiyǒu | Hardly |
| 3 | 可以理解 | kěyǐlǐjiě | Understandable |
| 3 | 精神饱满 | jīngshénbǎomǎn | Energetic |
| 3 | 能力能力 | nénglìnénglì | Capability |
| 3 | 使变得可能 | shǐbiàndékěnéng | Enable |
| 3 | 几乎没有的 | jīhūméiyǒude | Few |
| 3 | 可以理解的 | kěyǐlǐjiěde | Understandable |
| 3 | 很大程度上地 | hěndàchéngdùshàngdì | Greatly |
| 3 | 很少有几乎没 | hěnshǎoyǒujīhūméi | Few |
| 3 | 做某事的能力不以 | zuòmǒushìdenénglìbùyǐ | Capability |
| 3 | 应该到了预产约定 | yīnggāidàoleyùchǎnyuēdìng | Due |
| 4 | 至 | zhì | reach |
| 4 | 全无 | quánwú | None |
| 4 | 听力 | tīnglì | listening ability |
| 4 | 大约 | dà yuē | approximately |
| 4 | 寒冷 | hánlěng | cold |
| 4 | 差不多 | chà bu duō | almost |
| 4 | 可以原谅的 | kěyǐyuánliàngde | Forgivable |
| 5 | 体力 | tǐlì | Physical strength |
| 5 | 全力 | quánlì | full strength |
| 5 | 全新 | quánxīn | Brand new |
| 5 | 力量 | lìliàng / lìliang | power |
| 5 | 权利 | quánlì | right |
| 5 | 极其 | jíqí | Extremely |
| 5 | 话语权 | huàyǔquán | Say |
| 5 | 令人满意地 | lìngrénmǎnyìdì | Nicely |
| 6 | 尚 | shàng | still |
| 6 | 凌晨 | língchén | very early in the morning |
| 6 | 异常 | yìcháng | unusual |
| 6 | 微小 | wēixiǎo | Tiny |
| 6 | 恶劣 | èliè | bad |
| 6 | 明明 | míngmíng | obviously |
| 6 | 易于 | yìyú | To be easy to |
| 6 | 极为 | jíwéi | extremely |
| 6 | 毫无 | háo wú | Completely without |
| 6 | 深夜 | shēnyè | Late night |
| 6 | 漫长 | màncháng | very long |
| 6 | 潜力 | qiánlì | potential |
| 6 | 较为 | jiàowéi | Relatively |
| 6 | 远方 | yuǎnfāng | Distant place |
| 6 | 看得起 | kàndeqǐ | To think highly of |
| 6 | 粗略地 | cūlüèdì | Roughly |
| 6 | 官方许可 | guānfāngxǔkě | Permit |
| 6 | 恰好完全 | qiàhǎowánquán | Exactly |
| 6 | 至关重要 | zhìguān- / zhìguānzhòngyào | Crucialmente importante |
| 7 | 冪 | mì | cover-cloth |
| 7 | 別 | bié | to separate |
| 7 | 勁 | jìn | strong |
| 7 | 務 | wù | affairs |
| 7 | 勢 | shì | power |
| 7 | 勿 | wù | must not |
| 7 | 尙 | shàng | still |
| 7 | 幂 | mì | cover-cloth |
| 7 | 彀 | gòu | enough |
| 7 | 枢 | shū | door hinge |
| 7 | 樞 | shū | door hinge |
| 7 | 權 | quán | authority |
| 7 | 殆 | dài | almost |
| 7 | 澈 | chè | limpid |
| 7 | 纜 | lǎn | cable |
| 7 | 缆 | lǎn | cable |
| 7 | 該 | gāi | should |
| 7 | 責 | zé | one's responsibility |
| 7 | 专职 | zhuānzhí | Full-time job |
| 7 | 丰满 | fēngmǎn | Plump |
| 7 | 体能 | tǐnéng | Physical ability |
| 7 | 八成 | bāchéng | 80 percent |
| 7 | 功力 | gōnglì | Skill level |
| 7 | 功率 | gōnglǜ | Power (in physics) |
| 7 | 司法 | sīfǎ | Judiciary |
| 7 | 够呛 | gòuqiàng | To be very difficult |
| 7 | 大为 | dàwéi | Greatly |
| 7 | 威力 | wēilì | Can |
| 7 | 忙活 | mánghuo | To work busily |
| 7 | 悬殊 | xuánshū | Discrepancy |
| 7 | 执照 | zhízhào | license |
| 7 | 推崇 | tuīchóng | To admire |
| 7 | 擅自 | shànzì | Without authorization |
| 7 | 效力 | xiàolì | Effectiveness |
| 7 | 权威 | quánwēi | Authority |
| 7 | 权限 | quánxiàn | Permissions |
| 7 | 极度 | jídù | Extreme |
| 7 | 果真 | guǒzhēn | Really |
| 7 | 残缺 | cánquē | Defective |
| 7 | 潜心 | qiánxīn | Focus |
| 7 | 潜能 | qiánnéng | Potential |
| 7 | 澎湃 | péngpài | Surging |
| 7 | 空军 | kōngjūn | Air force |
| 7 | 窘迫 | jiǒngpò | Embarrassed |
| 7 | 纯粹 | chúncuì | Pure |
| 7 | 舒畅 | shūchàng | Happy and relaxed |
| 7 | 记性 | jìxing | Memory |
| 7 | 通红 | tōnghóng | To turn red |
| 7 | 饱和 | bǎohé | Saturation |
| 7 | 魔力 | mólì | Magical power |
| 7 | 美滋滋 | měizīzī | Pleased |
| 7 | 一无所知 | yī wú suǒ zhī | Not |
| 7 | 一筹莫展 | yī chóu mò zhǎn | Not |
| 7 | 不相上下 | bù xiāng shàng xià | Same |
| 7 | 兴高采烈 | xìng gāo cǎi liè | Very |
| 7 | 力不从心 | lì bù cóng xīn | lìbùcóngxīn |
| 7 | 寥寥无几 | liáo liáo wú jǐ | Pocosydistantes |
| 7 | 小菜一碟 | xiǎo cài yī dié | Bread |
| 7 | 心急如焚 | xīn jí rú fén | Impaciente |
| 7 | 截然不同 | jié rán bù tóng | Totalmente diferente |
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