颇

pō

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adverb Uncommon

Definitions

1. rather
2. quite
3. considerably
4. oblique
5. inclined
6. slanting
7. Taiwan pr. [pǒ]

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Related words

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• 非常 fēi cháng 非常 fēi cháng very; really 非常 is a common intensifier, similar in meaning but more colloquial than 颇.: very; really

Synonyms

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• 相当 xiāng dāng 相当 xiāng dāng equivalent to Both 颇 and 相当 can mean 'quite' or 'rather', with 颇 being more formal.: equivalent to

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Learners often overuse 颇 in conversation, making speech sound stilted; reserve it for writing or formal speeches.

Formality

颇 is primarily used in formal written Chinese; in everyday speech, 很 or 挺 are preferred.

Example Sentences

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他对这个结果 颇 感意外。

He was quite surprised by the result.

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Words Containing 颇

• 偏颇 偏颇 piān pō: biased; partial
• 廉颇 廉颇 lián pō: Lian Po (327-243 BC), famous general of Zhao 趙國|赵国, repeatedly victorious over Qin 秦國|秦国 and Qi 齊國|齐国
• 德宏傣族景颇族自治州 德宏傣族景颇族自治州 dé hóng dǎi zú jǐng pō zú zì zhì zhōu: Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture in west Yunnan, surrounded on three sides by Myanmar (Burma), capital Luxi 潞西市
• 景颇 景颇 jǐng pō: Jingpo ethnic group of Tibet and Yunnan
• 景颇族 景颇族 jǐng pō zú: Jingpo ethnic group of Tibet and Yunnan
• 颇具 颇具 pō jù: rather
• 颇多 颇多 pō duō: (quite) a lot
• 颇为 颇为 pō wéi: rather