Structure: Subject + 不断 + 地 + Verb Meaning: “不断” is usually placed before the verb it modifies, and it often requires the particle “地” to show that it is an adverb. Examples: 1. Read More

Structure: Subject + Positive adjective + 极了 Meaning: It’s as simple as using 极了 after the positive adjective. Examples: 1. 这 个 啤酒 好喝 极了。 Zhè ɡè píjiǔ hǎohē jíle.     This beer Read More

Structure: Subject + Adjective + 地 + Verb Meaning: You can easily convert Chinese adjectives into adverbs with 地 (de). This character is very similar to the English suffix -ly. Examples: 1. 我们 舒服 Read More

Structure: Subject + 几乎 + Adjective/Verb/[Verb phrase] Meaning: 几乎 means ‘nearly’, ‘almost’ or ‘practically’, and is used to emphasize that someone or something ‘almost’ meets a certain standard or is close to doing something. Read More

Structure: Subject + 还是 + Action + (吧) Meaning: 还是 as an adverb can express “had better” or “it would be better to”. The idea is that the speaker has given the matter some Read More

Structure: 尽量 + Verb/Adjective Meaning: Using 尽量 is as simple as adding it before a verb. Examples: 1. 你 看 书 吧，我 尽量 不 打扰 你。 Nǐ kàn shū bɑ, wǒ jǐnliànɡ bú dárǎo Read More

Structure: Subject + 从来 + 都 + Verb Phrase Meaning: Without the negative adverbs 不 and 没, 从来 takes on the meaning of “always.” (Literally, 从来 means something like “from the beginning,” although no Read More

Structure: 老是 + (Adverb +) Adjective Meaning: When it is used together with an adjective, it usually has an adverb before it, such as “很, 非常, 这么, 那么” etc. Examples: 1. 他 的 脸 Read More

Structure: 老是 + Verb Meaning: 老是 is an adverb, usually translated into English as “always”. It expresses that an action or a condition constantly repeats or continues. It also has an unsatisfied or frustrated Read More

Structure: 全 + Noun Meaning: The structure is quite simple, just put 全 in front of the noun you want to emphasize “the whole” of. You cannot use it with 的. Pay attention to Read More