HSK Grammar Words: Frequency adverb

The HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists 18 words as frequency adverb. Each is listed under the HSK level whose grammar introduces it, which is sometimes lower than the level of the word itself.

All grammar words · tone adverb (53) · measure word (44) · time adverb (43) · clause connector (33) · degree adverb (31) · demonstrative (26) · direction noun (24) · scope adverb (20) · frequency adverb (18) · personal pronoun (17) · preposition: target (15) · manner adverb (14) · question word (14) · separable verb (13) · attitude adverb (11) · conjunction (11) · modal verb (11) · preposition: basis (11) · sentence-final particle (11) · verbal measure word (11) · linking adverb (7) · negation (7) · preposition: time, place (7) · preposition: agent, object (6) · preposition: direction (5) · structural particle (5) · particle (4) · preposition: purpose, cause (4) · time measure word (4) · aspect particle (3) · numeral (3) · interjection (2) · preposition: exclusion (2) · preposition: time (1)

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HSK 1

Word	Pinyin	Role	Meaning
再	zài	frequency adverb; linking adverb	again; once more; second; another; then (sequence)
常	cháng	frequency adverb	often; frequently; always
常常	cháng cháng	frequency adverb	frequently; often

HSK 2

Word	Pinyin	Role	Meaning
又	yòu	frequency adverb	again; also; both... and...; and yet
经常	jīng cháng	frequency adverb	frequently; often; regularly; day-to-day; everyday
老	lǎo	frequency adverb	old (people); elderly; aged parents; of the past; outdated; tough (meat); venerable; experienced; of long standing; degree/intensity: very; always; all the time
老是	lǎo shi	frequency adverb	always
重新	chóng xīn	frequency adverb	again; once more; re-

HSK 3

Word	Pinyin	Role	Meaning
往往	wǎng wǎng	frequency adverb	usually, in many cases, more often than not
总	zǒng	frequency adverb	general, overall, to sum up; always, invariably; anyway, after all, eventually, surely
总是	zǒng shì	frequency adverb	always
通常	tōng cháng	frequency adverb	regular, usual, normal, usually, normally

HSK 4

Word	Pinyin	Role	Meaning
一再	yī zài	frequency adverb	repeatedly
再三	zài sān	frequency adverb	over and over again; again and again

HSK 5

Word	Pinyin	Role	Meaning
偶尔	ǒu ěr	frequency adverb	occasionally; once in a while; sometimes
再次	zài cì	frequency adverb	again; once again

HSK 7–9

Word	Pinyin	Role	Meaning
再度	zài dù	frequency adverb	once more; again
频频	pín pín	frequency adverb	repeatedly; constantly

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