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最近 zway-jean (zway rhymes with 'way', jean rhymes with 'lean')
lately; recently
adverb 真是 Juhn-shir (like 'Jen' + 'shir')
really is / truly is
adverb 慢慢 'Mahn-mahn' (like 'man' with a nasal 'n', both third tones)
slowly
adverb 刚才 gahng-tsye (tone 1, tone 2)
just now; a moment ago
adverb 一下子 ee sshya-dzuh (tone 1, tone 4, neutral)
all at once; suddenly; in a short while
adverb 以前 'yee-chyen'
before, in the past
adverb 几乎 Jee-hoo (like 'gee' whiz and 'hoo'dini)
almost, nearly
adverb 平时 Ping-shur (like 'ping' pong and 'sure' without the 'e')
usually, in ordinary times, weekdays
adverb 真 zhn (like 'jen' but with a 'z' sound)
really; truly
adverb 不如 boo-roo
how about; it would be better to
adverb 通常 Tong-chang
usually
adverb 好像 haow-shyang
seem, it seems like
adverb 实在 shir-dzai
truly, really, indeed
adverb 正 jhuhng (like 'jung' with a soft 'j')
exactly; precisely; just
adverb 差不多 cha-boo-dwor (cha like 'chat', boo like 'boot', dwor like 'door')
about/approximately/almost
adverb 已经 Yee-jing
already
adverb 刚 gahng (like 'gone' but with a flatter 'a')
just; a moment ago
adverb 前后 chee-en-hoe (like 'ch' in 'check' + 'en' in 'ten' + 'hoe' in 'garden hoe')
around; before and after
adverb 提前 Tee-chyen
ahead of time, in advance
adverb 怎么 'Zun-muh' (like 'zen' in Zen garden, 'muh' like mother)
how, in what way
adverb 大概 dah-guy (like 'da' in 'father' and 'guy')
about/approximately
adverb 当时 dong-shur
at that time
adverb 早点 tsao dee-en (like 'tsar' + 'dian')
earlier/sooner
adverb 快点 kwai dee-en
hurry/quickly
adverb 还 hai (like 'hi')
still/yet
adverb 没 may
not (used for past negation)
adverb 很可能 hun kuh-nung
probably, very likely
adverb 常常 chahng-chahng (like the 'chang' in 'change')
often/frequently
adverb 最 Zway
most
adverb 或许 'Hwor' + 'shoo'
perhaps / might / maybe
adverb 就 'Jyo' (like 'chose' without the 's')
then / consequently
adverb 共同 gong-tong
jointly, together, common
adverb 平均 Ping-jyoon
equally/average
adverb 无疑 Woo-yee
undoubtedly/definitely
adverb 多 'Dwor'
more / many
adverb 好好 'Hao' + 'hao'
properly / well (adds quality)
adverb 不 boo (like 'boo' in 'book')
not
adverb 万不得已 wahn boo duh yee
as a last resort; if push comes to shove
adverb 没有 may-yoh
hadn't; not have
adverb 太 tigh (like 'tie')
so; too
adverb 可能 kuh-nuhng
might, possibly, perhaps
adverb 这么 juh-muh
this (much/way)
adverb 正在 jung-tzai
currently; in the process of
adverb 这么快 juh-muh kwye (juh as in 'jealousy', kwye as in 'why')
so soon / so fast
adverb 现在 SHYEN-zai
now; at present
adverb 更 gung (like 'gong' but with a short 'uh' sound)
more, even more
adverb 一共 Yee-gong (like 'gong' in 'gong show')
altogether; in total
adverb 总是 Zong-shrr (Zong like 'song' but with a 'dz' sound; shrr like 'sure' without the 'e')
always
adverb 迟早 Chrr-zow
eventually/sooner or later
adverb 很 Hunn
very; quite
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