非常

fēicháng

adverb HSK 1 #158

Meanings

1 very
2 extremely
3 unusually

Characters

ordinary; usual

Literally 'not ordinary' — something beyond the usual, hence 'extremely.'

Examples

非常感谢你！

Fēicháng gǎnxiè nǐ!

Thank you very much!

今天非常热。

Jīntiān fēicháng rè.

It's extremely hot today.

她唱歌唱得非常好。

Tā chànggē chàng de fēicháng hǎo.

She sings extremely well.

Tips

usage

非常 is slightly more emphatic than 很 (hěn, very). In ascending intensity: 很 < 非常 < 特别 < 极了.

Stroke Order

非 fēi

常 cháng