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格外

gé wài

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

格外 (gé wài) means "especially". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 格外 means

1. especially; particularly; even more than usual
2. extra; additional

How 格外 is used in grammar

格外 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Degree adverbs: 十分/极其/稍微/格外 (HSK 4)
• Degree, Scope and Time Adverbs (HSK 6)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 5, adverbs (程度副词).

The characters in 格外

• 格gésquare; lattice; grid; frame; compartment; partition; slot (within a larger unit)…
• 外wàioutside; in addition; foreign

Where 格外 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Discourse Particles & Adverbs (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read gé wài correctly.
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