Degree, Scope and Time Adverbs
程度副词（放在形容词/心理动词前，加强程度）： - 格外 = 特别、超出一般：今天格外冷。语气比'很'重，比'非常'更书面。 - 极其 = 极度地，语气最强，多用于书面语：极其重要、极其罕见。
范围副词（表示涉及的范围）：
- 一律 = 没有例外，全部一样：所有人一律排队。
- 纷纷 = （多个主体）一个接一个地：大家纷纷发言。'纷纷'必须搭配复数主语。
时间副词（表示动作的先后顺序）：
- 随即 = 紧接着、马上（比'马上'更书面，强调前后紧接）：他说完随即离开。
- 事先 = 在事情发生之前：事先没有通知。
常见错误：'一律'不能用于单个人（不能说'他一律不来'）；'纷纷'不能用于单一动作。
Worked examples
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | What it shows |
|---|---|---|---|
| 今天的天气格外晴朗，很适合出去散步。 | Jīn tiān de tiān qì gé wài qíng lǎng, hěn shì hé chū qù sàn bù. | Today's weather is especially clear, great for a walk outside. | 格外 (degree adverb) in a minimal frame, modifying the adjective 晴朗. |
| 会议结束后，大家纷纷起身离开，会议室很快就空了。 | Huì yì jié shù hòu, dà jiā fēn fēn qǐ shēn lí kāi, huì yì shì hěn kuài jiù kōng le. | After the meeting ended, everyone got up and left one after another, and the conference room emptied out quickly. | 纷纷 (scope adverb) requires a plural subject (大家) — several people leaving in succession. |
| 校方事先没有通知任何人考试时间改变了，结果消息一公布，学生们纷纷表示不满，认为这种做法极其不负责任，校方随即召开了紧急会议。 | Xiào fāng shì xiān méi yǒu tōng zhī rèn hé rén kǎo shì shí jiān gǎi biàn le, jié guǒ xiāo xi yī gōng bù, xué sheng men fēn fēn biǎo shì bù mǎn, rèn wéi zhè zhǒng zuò fǎ jí qí bù fù zé rèn, xiào fāng suí jí zhào kāi le jǐn jí huì yì. | The school hadn't notified anyone in advance that the exam time had changed; once the news was announced, students voiced dissatisfaction one after another, considering this extremely irresponsible, and the school immediately convened an emergency meeting. | 事先, 纷纷, 极其, and 随即 combined in one dense narrative sentence. |
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