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Chinese common adverbs

26 words with English translations. 0 of them appear in the 5,000 most common Chinese words, and the table shows exactly where each one ranks — so you can learn the ones you will actually hear first.

26words
0in the top 5,000
Chineselanguage
WordEnglishHow common
快 kuàiquicklyoutside the top 5,000
慢 mànslowlyoutside the top 5,000
这里 zhèlǐhereoutside the top 5,000
那里 nàlǐthereoutside the top 5,000
总是 zǒngshìalwaysoutside the top 5,000
从不 cóngbùneveroutside the top 5,000
今天 jīntiāntodayoutside the top 5,000
昨天 zuótiānyesterdayoutside the top 5,000
明天 míngtiāntomorrowoutside the top 5,000
很 hěnveryoutside the top 5,000
少 shǎolittleoutside the top 5,000
够 gòuquite or enoughoutside the top 5,000
太多 tài duōtoo muchoutside the top 5,000
好 hǎowelloutside the top 5,000
差 chàbadlyoutside the top 5,000
早 zǎoearlyoutside the top 5,000
晚 wǎnlateoutside the top 5,000
近 jìncloseoutside the top 5,000
远 yuǎnfaroutside the top 5,000
经常 jīngchángoftenoutside the top 5,000
从来不 cónglái bùnever everoutside the top 5,000
也许 yěxǔmaybeoutside the top 5,000
现在 xiànzàinowoutside the top 5,000
以后 yǐhòulater or afteroutside the top 5,000
不久 bùjiǔsoonoutside the top 5,000
勉强 miǎnqiǎngbarelyoutside the top 5,000

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