Attitude adverbs: 偏偏/偶尔/竟然/随便
| 副词 | 读音 | 意思 | 语气 | |------|------|------|------| | 偏偏 | piān piān | contrary to expectation / stubbornly | 不满/强调反差 | | 偶尔 | ǒu ěr | occasionally | 中性/说明频率低 | | 竟然 | jìng rán | unexpectedly / to one's surprise | 惊讶/…
这四个副词都表达说话者的态度或评价。
| 副词 | 读音 | 意思 | 语气 |
|------|------|------|------|
| 偏偏 | piān piān | contrary to expectation / stubbornly | 不满/强调反差 |
| 偶尔 | ǒu ěr | occasionally | 中性/说明频率低 |
| 竟然 | jìng rán | unexpectedly / to one's surprise | 惊讶/难以置信 |
| 随便 | suí biàn | casually / whatever (indifferent) | 随意/不在乎 |
偏偏 表示与预期或希望相反：我叫他别来，他偏偏来了。
竟然 表示结果令人惊讶：她竟然忘了！(stronger than 居然)
偶尔 与 经常/从不 对比：他平时不喝酒，偶尔喝一点儿。
随便 表示无所谓的态度或随意行动。
Worked examples
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | What it shows |
|---|---|---|---|
| 今天约好八点见面，他偏偏九点才到，真让人生气。 | Jīn tiān yuē hǎo bā diǎn jiàn miàn, tā piān piān jiǔ diǎn cái dào, zhēn ràng rén shēng qì. | We agreed to meet at 8, but he showed up at 9 — exactly contrary to the plan. So annoying. | 偏偏 expresses frustration — his late arrival was contrary to the agreement and expectation |
| 他平时不喝咖啡，偶尔喝一杯，所以对咖啡因特别敏感。 | Tā píng shí bù hē kā fēi, ǒu ěr hē yī bēi, suǒ yǐ duì kā fēi yīn tè bié mǐn gǎn. | He doesn't usually drink coffee — only occasionally — so he's particularly sensitive to caffeine. | 偶尔 (occasionally) contrasts with 平时不… (usually doesn't) to show low frequency |
| 他竟然一个人爬上了那座大山，大家都没想到他能做到。 | Tā jìng rán yī ge rén pá shàng le nà zuò dà shān, dà jiā dōu méi xiǎng dào tā néng zuò dào. | He surprisingly climbed that large mountain all by himself — no one expected he could do it. | 竟然 expresses strong surprise — the outcome contradicted everyone's expectations |
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