The HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists 53 words as
tone 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 |
|---|
| 都 | dōu | scope adverb; tone adverb | all; both; already; even |
HSK 2
| Word | Pinyin | Role | Meaning |
|---|
| 就 | jiù | linking adverb; tone adverb; scope adverb | just; only; as little as; merely; precisely; ; in that case; then; if not... then must be...; as soon as; immediately after; taking advantage of |
| 才 | cái | tone adverb; time adverb | just now; only (before a quantity); then and only then |
| 正好 | zhèng hǎo | tone adverb | just right, just enough; to happen to, just in time |
HSK 3
| Word | Pinyin | Role | Meaning |
|---|
| 并 | bìng | tone adverb; conjunction | and, furthermore, also, simultaneously; to combine, to join, to merge, together with; (not) at all |
| 其实 | qí shí | tone adverb | actually, in fact, really |
| 到底 | dào dǐ | tone adverb | finally, in the end, after all, when all is said and done; to the end, to the last |
| 千万 | qiān wàn | tone adverb | ten million, countless; must by all means |
| 反正 | fǎn zhèng | tone adverb | anyway, in any case; to come over from the enemy's side |
| 只好 | zhǐ hǎo | tone adverb | have no choice but to, have to, be forced to |
| 当然 | dāng rán | tone adverb | certainly, of course, without doubt, only natural, as it should be |
| 果然 | guǒ rán | tone adverb | sure enough; as expected; really |
| 根本 | gēn běn | tone adverb | fundamental; basic; root |
| 白 | bái | tone adverb | white; snowy; pure; bright; clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; empty; blank; plain |
| 确实 | què shí | tone adverb | indeed; really; reliable; true |
| 简直 | jiǎn zhí | tone adverb | simply; really |
| 终于 | zhōng yú | tone adverb | finally, at last, eventually, in the end |
| 绝对 | jué duì | tone adverb | absolute; unconditional |
| 难道 | nán dào | tone adverb | could it be that...?; don't tell me... |
HSK 4
| Word | Pinyin | Role | Meaning |
|---|
| 反而 | fǎn ér | tone adverb | on the contrary, instead |
| 的确 | dí què | tone adverb | really or indeed |
| 究竟 | jiū jìng | tone adverb | after all, when all is said and done; outcome, result, to go to the bottom of a matter |
| 竟然 | jìng rán | tone adverb | unexpectedly, to one's surprise, actually, to go as far as to |
HSK 5
| Word | Pinyin | Role | Meaning |
|---|
| 可 | kě | degree adverb; tone adverb; clause connector | can; may; -able; approve; permit; suit |
| 不免 | bù miǎn | tone adverb | inevitably |
| 倒是 | dào shi | tone adverb | actually; contrary to expectations; (conversational marker indicating a shift in tone) |
| 居然 | jū rán | tone adverb | unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to |
| 干脆 | gān cuì | tone adverb | simply; just; might as well |
| 总算 | zǒng suàn | tone adverb | finally, at long last; on the whole |
| 明明 | míng míng | tone adverb | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely |
| 毕竟 | bì jìng | tone adverb | after all; all in all; when all is said and done |
HSK 6
| Word | Pinyin | Role | Meaning |
|---|
| 偏 | piān | tone adverb | to lean; to slant; to deviate |
| 刚好 | gāng hǎo | tone adverb | just; exactly; to happen to be |
| 恰好 | qià hǎo | tone adverb | just right (in size, time, number); as it turns out; by lucky coincidence |
HSK 7–9
| Word | Pinyin | Role | Meaning |
|---|
| 万万 | wàn wàn | tone adverb | absolutely; entirely (usually used in negative context) |
| 不妨 | bù fáng | tone adverb | there is no harm in; might as well |
| 乃 | nǎi | tone adverb | to be; thus; so |
| 何必 | hé bì | tone adverb | there is no need; why should |
| 偏偏 | piān piān | tone adverb | contrarily; against expectations; precisely; only (singling out) |
| 分明 | fēn míng | tone adverb | clear; distinct; evidently |
| 反倒 | fǎn dào | tone adverb | but on the contrary; but expectedly |
| 好在 | hǎo zài | tone adverb | luckily, fortunately |
| 幸亏 | xìng kuī | tone adverb | fortunately; luckily |
| 幸好 | xìng hǎo | tone adverb | fortunately |
| 必定 | bì dìng | tone adverb | bound to; sure to |
| 怪不得 | guài bu de | tone adverb | no wonder |
| 无非 | wú fēi | tone adverb | only; nothing more than |
| 未免 | wèi miǎn | tone adverb | rather; unavoidably; can't help but |
| 白白 | bái bái | tone adverb | in vain; to no purpose; white |
| 索性 | suǒ xìng | tone adverb | simply; you might as well |
| 终究 | zhōng jiū | tone adverb | in the end, after all |
| 莫非 | mò fēi | tone adverb | can it be possible that; could it be |
| 难怪 | nán guài | tone adverb | no wonder; not surprising |
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