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(fēi cháng) - extremely, very, unusual in Mandarin

fēicháng

Traditional: 非常

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Translation

extremely, very, unusual

Word origin

A compound of 非 (fei) 'not, non-' and 常 (chang) 'ordinary, usual, constant'. Literally 'not ordinary', hence 'unusual' and, by extension, 'extremely'.

Origin
compound
Root
非 (fei, 'not') + 常 (chang, 'usual, ordinary')

Stroke order

Stroke order for 非

非

Stroke order for 常

常

Examples

。

Thank you very much.

。

This is extremely important.

。

Today is extremely hot.

菜cài。

This dish is extremely tasty.

。

He loves music a great deal.

非常 (fēi cháng) means extremely, very, unusual. It is used as a adverb in everyday Mandarin speech.

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