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非常

fēi cháng

Old HSK 2 HSK 3.0 level 1 2-character word

非常 (fēi cháng) means "very; really". It is an HSK 3.0 level 1 word, and was HSK 2 in the old six-level list.

What 非常 means

1. very; really
2. unusual; extraordinary

How 非常 is used in grammar

非常 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: 很/太/非常 (HSK 1)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 1, adverbs (程度副词).

The characters in 非常

• 非fēito not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-
• 常chángalways; ever; often

Example sentences

• 非常冷。
  It's very cold.
• 非常好！
  Well done!
• 非常感谢！
  Thank you very much!
• 我非常胖。
  I'm very fat.
• 海非常宽。
  The sea is very wide.
• 我非常高。
  I am very tall.

Words starting with 非常

• 非常多fēi cháng duōmuch; very many
• 非常手段fēi cháng shǒu duànan emergency measure
• 非常感谢fēi cháng gǎn xièextremely grateful; very thankful

Where 非常 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Speed, Manner and Degree (HSK 2), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 2 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read fēi cháng correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.