Vocabulary: Degree adverbs & modality
Intensity, frequency, certainty and modal adverbs.
Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 2–5J5
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 会 | huì / kuài | to know how |
| 1 | 太 | tài | too |
| 1 | 差 | chà / chā / chāi / cī | difference |
| 1 | 很 | hěn | very |
| 1 | 最 | zuì | most |
| 1 | 能 | néng | can |
| 1 | 有一些 | yǒuyīxiē | somewhat |
| 1 | 请假 | qǐngjià | to request leave of absence |
| 1 | 非常 | fēicháng | very |
| 2 | 份 | fèn | job |
| 2 | 刚 | gāng | hard |
| 2 | 力 | lì | strength |
| 2 | 可 | kě / kè | may |
| 2 | 必 | bì | surely |
| 2 | 须 | xū | beard |
| 2 | 不少 | bù shǎo | many |
| 2 | 从小 | cóngxiǎo | from childhood |
| 2 | 刚刚 | gānggāng | just recently |
| 2 | 十分 | shífēn | very |
| 2 | 可以 | kěyǐ | can |
| 2 | 可能 | kěnéng | might |
| 2 | 好多 | hǎoduō | many |
| 2 | 完全 | wánquán | complete |
| 2 | 就要 | jiùyào | About to / Soon |
| 2 | 应该 | yīnggāi | ought to |
| 2 | 必须 | bìxū | to have to |
| 2 | 快要 | kuàiyào | nearly at the point of |
| 2 | 或者 | huòzhě | or |
| 2 | 挺好 | tǐng hǎo | very good |
| 2 | 能够 | nénggòu | to be capable of |
| 3 | 势 | shì | power |
| 3 | 概 | gài | generally |
| 3 | 职 | zhí | duty |
| 3 | 至 | zhì | reach |
| 3 | 责 | zé | one's responsibility |
| 3 | 功能 | gōngnéng | function |
| 3 | 听力 | tīnglì | hearing |
| 3 | 大概 | dàgài | roughly |
| 3 | 大约 | dàyuē | approximately |
| 3 | 才能 | cáinéng | talent |
| 3 | 本领 | běnlǐng | skill |
| 3 | 极了 | jí le | extremely |
| 3 | 果然 | guǒrán | really |
| 3 | 能力 | nénglì | capability |
| 3 | 责任 | zérèn | responsibility |
| 4 | 劲 | jìn / jìng | strong |
| 4 | 权 | quán | authority |
| 4 | 甚 | shén | considerably |
| 4 | 几乎 | jīhū | almost |
| 4 | 权利 | quánlì | right |
| 4 | 极其 | jíqí | extremely |
| 4 | 而是 | ér shì | bastante |
| 4 | 近代 | jìndài | the not-very-distant past |
| 5 | 欠 | qiàn | to lack |
| 5 | 人力 | rénlì | manpower |
| 5 | 体力 | tǐlì | physical strength |
| 5 | 将要 | jiāngyào | will |
| 5 | 尽可能 | jìn kěnéng | as far as possible |
| 5 | 技能 | jìnéng | technical ability |
| 5 | 漫长 | màncháng | very long |
| 6 | 不怎么样 | bùzěnmeyàng | not up to much |
| 6 | 全新 | quánxīn | all new |
| 6 | 好不容易 | hǎobùróngyì | with great difficulty |
| 6 | 政权 | zhèngquán | regime |
| 6 | 潜力 | qiánlì | potential |
| 6 | 用得着 | yòngdezháo | to be able to use |
| 6 | 看得见 | kàndejiàn | to be able to see |
| 6 | 远方 | yuǎnfāng | far away |
| 6 | 通红 | tōnghóng | very red |
| 7 | 一塌糊涂 | yītāhútú | muddled and completely collapsing |
| 7 | 一干二净 | yīgān-èrjìng | thoroughly |
| 7 | 一无所知 | yīwúsuǒzhī | not knowing anything at all |
| 7 | 一毛不拔 | yīmáo-bùbá | unwilling to spare a single hair |
| 7 | 一筹莫展 | yīchóu-mòzhǎn | to be unable to find a solution |
| 7 | 万分 | wànfēn | very much |
| 7 | 不亦乐乎 | bùyìlèhū | lit. isn't that a joy? |
| 7 | 体能 | tǐnéng | physical capability |
| 7 | 凌晨 | língchén | very early in the morning |
| 7 | 力不从心 | lìbùcóngxīn | to lack the ability to do what one would wish |
| 7 | 哭笑不得 | kūxiào-bùdé | lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry |
| 7 | 大款 | dàkuǎn | very wealthy person |
| 7 | 威力 | wēilì | might |
| 7 | 寥寥无几 | liáoliáo-wújǐ | very few |
| 7 | 废寝忘食 | fèiqǐn-wàngshí | to skip one's sleep and meals |
| 7 | 心急如焚 | xīnjí-rúfén | burning with anxiety |
| 7 | 忙活 | mánghuo | to be really busy |
| 7 | 悬殊 | xuánshū | vastly different |
| 7 | 截然不同 | jiérán-bùtóng | entirely different |
| 7 | 执照 | zhízhào | license |
| 7 | 拼命 | pīnmìng | to do one's utmost |
| 7 | 擅自 | shànzì | without permission |
| 7 | 无情无义 | wúqíng-wúyì | completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice |
| 7 | 极为 | jíwéi | extremely |
| 7 | 极少数 | jí shǎoshù | extremely few |
| 7 | 极度 | jídù | extremely |
| 7 | 毫无 | háo wú | not in the least |
| 7 | 没说的 | méishuōde | nothing to pick on |
| 7 | 海量 | hǎiliàng | magnanimity |
| 7 | 深夜 | shēnyè | very late at night |
| 7 | 潜能 | qiánnéng | potential |
| 7 | 爆满 | bàomǎn | filled to capacity |
| 7 | 爱不释手 | àibùshìshǒu | to find something utterly irresistible |
| 7 | 目不转睛 | mùbùzhuǎnjīng | unable to take one's eyes off |
| 7 | 窘迫 | jiǒngpò | poverty-stricken |
| 7 | 绿灯 | lǜdēng | green light |
| 7 | 罐头 | guàntou | tin |
| 7 | 美滋滋 | měizīzī | very happy |
| 7 | 老大 | lǎodà | old age |
| 7 | 老远 | lǎo yuǎn | very far away |
| 7 | 职权 | zhíquán | authority |
| 7 | 能耐 | néngnai | ability |
| 7 | 至关重要 | zhìguān-zhòngyào | extremely important |
| 7 | 舒畅 | shūchàng | happy |
| 7 | 艰巨 | jiānjù | extremely difficult |
| 7 | 要命 | yàomìng | to cause someone's death |
| 7 | 说不上 | shuōbushàng | to be unable to say or tell |
| 7 | 辜负 | gūfù | to fail to live up to |
| 7 | 过意不去 | guòyìbùqù | to feel very apologetic |
| 7 | 迫不及待 | pòbùjídài | unable to hold oneself back |
| 7 | 逞能 | chěngnéng | to show off one's ability |
| 7 | 非得 | fēiděi | must |
| 7 | 饱和 | bǎohé | saturated |
| 7 | 鹤立鸡群 | hèlìjīqún | a crane in a flock of chicken |
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