HSK 3

语气副词:白、并、当然、到底、反正、根本、果然、简直、绝对、难道、其实、千万、确实、只好、终于

Adverbs expressing 语气 (mood, nuance)

Explanation

These are a group of adverbs used to convey the nuance, feeling, or attitude of the speaker in a sentence. They give the utterance more layers of meaning, for example emphasizing futility ('白' in '我白去了' - I went for nothing), negation ('并' negating what someone else says), affirmation ('当然' - of course), or questioning ('到底' - after all). Understanding and using these words correctly will help you speak Chinese more naturally and with more emotion.

Examples

老师不在办公室,我白去了。
lǎoshīzàibàngōngshìbáile
这次考试并没有他们说的那么简单。
zhèkǎoshìbìngméiyǒumenshuōdemejiǎndān
学生当然应该做作业。
xuéshēngdāngrányīnggāizuòzuò
他到底是老师还是学生?
dàoshìlǎoshīháishìxuéshēng
我不知道是谁做的,反正不是我做的。
zhīdàoshìshuízuòdefǎnzhèngshìzuòde
她根本不相信我。
gēnběnxiāngxìn
天气预报说要下雨,你看果然下了。
tiānbàoshuōyàoxiàkànguǒránxiàle
这纸花太漂亮了,简直跟真花一样。
zhèzhǐhuātàipiàolianglejiǎnzhígēnzhēnhuāyàng
他绝对不会干这种事,我相信他。
juéduìhuìgānzhèzhǒngshìxiāngxìn
别人都能学会,难道我就学不会吗?
biéréndōunéngxuéhuìnándàojiùxuéhuìma
大家以为他回国了,其实他去南方旅行了。
jiāwéihuíguóleshínánfāngxíngle
你明天千万要早点儿回来。
míngtiānqiānwànyàozǎodiǎnérhuílái
这次情况确实非常紧急。
zhèqíngkuàngquèshífēichángjǐn
我生病了,只好跟老师请假。
shēngbìnglezhǐhǎogēnlǎoshīqǐngjià
他努力复习了一个月,终于顺利地通过了所有的考试。
leyuèzhōngshùntōngguòlesuǒyǒudekǎoshì

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