LEARN + CHINESE / 291 of 300 HSK 7–9
Quite 颇
In a review, the food is 颇受欢迎—quite popular. 颇 sounds more formal than 很; 稍稍 lowers the degree to “slightly,” while 尤为 singles out the feature that stands out most.
这家报社在当地知名度颇高。
zhè jiā bàoshè zài dāngdì zhīmíngdù pō gāo。
This newspaper is well known in the local area.
请稍稍等一下。
qǐng shāoshāo děng yíxià.
Please wait a little bit.
在所有科目中，他的数学成绩尤为突出，经常拿满分。
zhè jiā diàn yóuwéi ānjìng。
Among all subjects, his math grades are particularly outstanding, often getting full marks.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
pō | quite; rather |
shāoshāo | a little; slightly |
yóuwéi | especially; particularly |
zhīmíngdù | fame; visibility |
dāngdì | local |
chéngjì | grade; result; achievement |
suǒyǒu | all; every |
bàoshè | newspaper office |
zhīmíng | well-known; famous |
kēmù | subject (in school); category |
tūchū | prominent; outstanding |
jīngcháng | often; frequently |
bìngrén | patient (sick person) |
chà | lacking; bad; poor |
dòngzuò | action; movement |
fàndiàn | restaurant; hotel |
fēi | to fly |
fēng | wind |
gānjìng | clean |
gē | older brother |
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