day 3how much: degree words

how much: degree words

Say exactly how much with written degree adverbs (颇, 略微, 尤为, 万分, 越发) and describe how people act (拼命, 趁机, 公然, 刻意).

today’s words

• 大为 dàwéi · greatly (written)
• 分外 fènwài · especially, unusually
• 何等 héděng · how (in exclamations)
• 极度 jídù · extremely
• 极力 jílì · to do one’s utmost
• 略 lüè · slightly; brief; to omit
• 略微 lüèwēi · slightly, a little
• 颇 pō · quite, rather (written)
• 稍稍 shāoshāo · slightly, a little
• 万分 wànfēn · extremely, very much
• 微 wēi · slightly (written); tiny
• 尤为 yóuwéi · especially (before 2 syllables)
• 愈加 yùjiā · all the more, even more
• 越发 yuèfā · more and more, all the more
• 愈 yù · the more … (愈……愈……)
• 按理 ànlǐ · normally, by rights
• 按说 ànshuō · normally, by rights
• 百般 bǎibān · in every possible way
• 不由得 bùyóude · can’t help (doing)
• 趁机 chènjī · to take the chance
• 趁早 chènzǎo · as early as possible
• 大肆 dàsì · wantonly, on a large scale
• 断然 duànrán · resolutely, flatly
• 公然 gōngrán · openly, brazenly
• 火速 huǒsù · at top speed
• 竭力 jiélì · to do one’s utmost
• 尽情 jìnqíng · to one’s heart’s content
• 就近 jiùjìn · nearby, locally
• 刻意 kèyì · deliberately, painstakingly
• 拼命 pīnmìng · with all one’s might
• 强行 qiángxíng · to force, by force
• 任意 rènyì · at will, arbitrarily
• 日趋 rìqū · day by day, increasingly

sentences

• 听到这个消息，大家大为吃惊。 · Everyone was greatly surprised by the news.
• 节日的晚上，城市显得分外美丽。 · On festival nights, the city looks especially beautiful.
• 这次合作对我公司尤为重要。 · This partnership is particularly important to our company.
• 听到表扬，她的脸微红。 · When she was praised, her face turned slightly red.
• 我们的价格比对手略高。 · Our price is slightly higher than our rival’s.