Adverbs

Question 1

Always （with Lǎo shì）

Answer 1

老是/老 (Lǎo shì) + Verb

Ex: 你 老是 加班 (jiābān)。(You always work overtime)

Question 2

Always (with Cónglái)

Answer 2

从来 + 都 + V

Ex: 他 从来 都 不 会 做饭 (He never [always doesn’t] cooks)

Question 3

As much as possible

Answer 3

尽量(Jinliàng)+ Verb

Ex: 我 会 尽量 帮 你 的。 (I will try to help you as much as possible).

Question 4

Nearly

Answer 4

Subject.+ 几乎(Jīhū) + Verb

Ex: 你 看 她 几乎 要 哭 了，别 问 了 (You can see that she’s nearly crying, don’t ask)

Question 5

Never again

Answer 5

再也不 + V

Ex: 我 再也不 喝 酒 了。 (I will never drink wine again.)

Question 6

Again in the future

Answer 6

再 + V

Ex: 我 下 次 再 来 (I will come again next time)

Question 7

Again in the past

Answer 7

又 + V

Ex: 你 又 迟(chí) 到 了 (You’re late again)

Question 8

emphasizing denial

Answer 8

又 + Negative words

Ex: 我 又 不吃，你 随便 (suíbiàn)。(I won’t eat, do whatever you’d like)

Question 9

Expressing “almost”

Answer 9

Subject + 差(Chà)点(儿) + Verb + 了

Ex: 看到 妈妈 走 了，她 差点 哭 了。(Seeing her mother leave, she almost cried)

Question 10

Expressing “no wonder”

Answer 10

难怪 (Nánguài)/怪不得…

Ex: 小张 请假 了，难怪 今天 没有 看到 他。(Zhang left, no wonder you did not see him today.)

Question 11

Expressing earliness

Answer 11

就

Ex: 我 十 二 岁 就 上 大学 了。(My twelve year old just went to college)

Question 12

Continuation/still

Answer 12

还 + V / Adj

Ex: 你 还 在 看 书？

Question 13

much more

Answer 13

N1 + 比 + N2 + Adj + 多了 / 得多

Ex: 我 比 你 高 多 了。

Question 14

Expressing “rather”

Answer 14

比较 (Bǐjiào) + Adj

Ex: 她 比较 聪明。