非
常

Very in Chinese: 非常 (fēi cháng)

fēi cháng

very

HSK 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1very; really
  2. 2unusual; extraordinary

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非
常

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄟ

fēi

ㄈ/ fㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

ㄔㄤˊ

cháng

ㄔ/ chㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 非常感谢！

    fēi cháng gǎn xiè！

    Thank you very much!

  • 天非常暗。

    tiān fēi cháng àn。

    The sky is very dark.

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Related words

非

fēi

to not be

常

cháng

always

经常

jīng cháng

frequently

正常

zhèng cháng

regular

常识

cháng shí

common sense

除非

chú fēi

only if (..., or otherwise, ...)

平常

píng cháng

ordinary

日常

rì cháng

day-to-day

通常

tōng cháng

regular

照常

zhào cháng

as usual

常常

cháng cháng

frequently

常见

cháng jiàn

commonly seen

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