颇, 略微, 分外 and 越发: Formal Degree Adverbs

Padrão

degree adverb + adjective / psychological verb

Strong: 颇受欢迎, 大为感动, 分外明亮, 尤为重要, 万分感谢. Slight: 略微大一点儿, 稍稍休息. Increasing: 越发懂事, 愈加明显.

这本书在学生中颇受欢迎，图书馆里总是借不到。

When to use 颇, 略微, 分外 and 越发: Formal Degree Adverbs

Like 很 and 非常, these adverbs go before an adjective or a feeling verb, but they sound more written and each adds its own shade. Strong degree: 颇 “quite, rather” (颇受欢迎, 颇有道理); 大为 “greatly”, mostly before a change or reaction (大为感动, 大为改善); 分外 “especially, more than usual” for a scene or feeling at a special moment (分外明亮, 分外想念); 尤为 “particularly”, singling one thing out (尤为重要); 万分 “extremely”, with strong feelings (万分感谢, 激动万分); 极度 “to an extreme” (极度紧张); 何等 “how!” in exclamations (何等的耐心); 极力 “with all one’s strength” before an action (极力劝说). Slight degree: 略, 略微 and 稍稍 “slightly”, often with 一点儿/一些 after the adjective (略微大了一点儿), and 微 in short written phrases (天气微凉). Increasing degree: 越发 and 愈加 “all the more”, comparing with an earlier time.

这件衣服略微大了一点儿，有没有小一号的？

This piece of clothing is slightly too big. Do you have one a size smaller?

中秋节晚上，月亮显得分外明亮。

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon looks especially bright.

上了中学以后，他越发懂事了。

Since starting middle school, he has become all the more sensible.

听说要去参观科学馆，同学们大为高兴。

Hearing they would visit the science museum, the students were delighted.

Erros comuns

颇 and 分外 describe a state; don’t put 一点儿 after them: 略微大一点儿 is fine, but not 颇大一点儿.
大为 goes with changes and reactions (大为感动, 大为改善), not with plain qualities: say 尤为重要, not 大为重要.
越发 already means “more and more”; don’t add 越来越 to it.

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听了他的故事，同学们都感动，很久说不出话来

Hearing his story, the classmates were deeply moved and couldn’t speak for a long time

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When to use 颇, 略微, 分外 and 越发: Formal Degree Adverbs

Erros comuns

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