How to say “extremely” in Chinese

非常

fēicháng

extremely

adverb · HSK 1 · topic “Family and people”

“Extremely” in Chinese is 非常, fēi cháng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

非常 is read fēi cháng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

fēi — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

cháng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

非

fēi — non-, un-

常

cháng — usual, often

非常 means “unusual”, that is, “extremely”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “非常”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 非常. Tap the sound icon to listen.

高铁的速度非常快。gāotiědesùdùfēichángkuàiHigh-speed trains go extremely fast.
中国的父母非常重视孩子的教育。ZhōngguódefùmǔfēichángzhòngshìháizidejiàoyùChinese parents place great importance on their children's education.
他们的婚礼非常浪漫tāmendehūnlǐfēichánglàngmànTheir wedding was very romantic.
这个球队非常强大，很少输。zhègeqiúduìfēichángqiángdà,hěnshǎoshūThis team is very strong, it rarely loses.
这几年，科技发展得非常迅速。zhèjǐnián,kējìfāzhǎndefēichángxùnsùIn recent years technology has been developing very rapidly.
晚会上，大家唱歌的唱歌，跳舞的跳舞，非常热闹。wǎnhuìshang,dàjiāchànggēdechànggē,tiàowǔdetiàowǔ,fēichángrènaoAt the party some sang and some danced — it was really lively.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “extremely” in Chinese?

“Extremely” in Chinese is 非常, pinyin fēicháng.

What does 非常 mean?

非常 (fēicháng) means “extremely”.

How do you write 非常?

非常 is 2 characters: 非 (fēi) — non-, un-; 常 (cháng) — usual, often. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 非常?

非常 is read fēicháng. Tones: fēi — first tone, cháng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“extremely” in the lesson “What's he like?”

This word is from the topic “Family and people” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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