INTENSELY    很甚

To a HIGH DEGREE.
VERYEXTREMEGREATACUTEFIERCESEVEREHIGHEXCEPTIONALEXTRAORDINARYHARSHSTRONGPOWERFULPOTENTOVERPOWERINGVIGOROUSEXTREMELYEXCEEDINGLYEXCEPTIONALLYEXTRAORDINARILYTREMENDOUSLYIMMENSELYHUGELYINTENSELYACUTELYABUNDANTLYSINGULARLYUNCOMMONLYDECIDEDLYPARTICULARLYSUPREMELYHIGHLYREMARKABLYREALLYTRULYMIGHTILYEVER SOINFORMAL TERRIFICALLYAWFULLYFEARFULLYTERRIBLYDEVILISHLYMAJORLYSERIOUSLYMEGAULTRADAMNDAMNEDDEADREALWAYMIGHTYAWFULDARNED
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word referring to high degree of something or intensity of the application of a predicate is shèn 甚 (ant.* post-Buddhist (NANBEICHAO) lŸè 略 "slightly"). 2. Yǐ 已 and dà 大 refer to an extreme degree. See also EXCESSIVE 3. Zhì 至 and jí 極 refers to the ultimate or extreme high degree of something, but the meaning of jí 極 was weakened by Han times times to something like the general meaning of shèn 甚. 4. Zuì 最 refers to the largest degree or highest intensity within a given set compared. See MOST. 5. Jìng 勁 and jí 疾 add the notion of vigour to that of intensity of degree. 6. Hòu 厚 typically refers to a high degree or high intensity of something positive. 7. Zhòng 重 freely refers to an impressive intensity beyond expectation of both positive or negative qualities or actions. 8. Tòng 痛 refers specifically to a high degree of feelings or emotions.
Modern Chinese Criteria
很 挺 極其 極度 頗 分外 特別 萬分 真 好 特 非常 很是 as in 很是不對 異常 特別 格外 非凡 分外 十分 十二分 萬分 十二萬分 不勝 無任 百般 百倍 充分 老大 好生 好不 交關 那個 萬狀 要命 要死 不行 赫然 夠勁兒 夠受的 夠嗆 很 甚 頗 挺 好 老 生 深 良 殊 煞 大 雅 (lit,obs) is a highly literary way of expressing intensity of degree. 綦 (obs) "extremely" 酷 怪 精 蠻 殺 死 慌 壞 不可開交 死去活來 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • MORE　BIG in QUANTITY OR INTENSE WHEN COMPARED to something. (anc: 6/0, child: 2)
  • QUICK　Be INTENSE in MOVING OR CHANGING CAUSING the PERIOD of this MOVEMENT OR CHANGE to be INTENSELY SHORT. (anc: 6/0, child: 1)
  • EXCESSIVE　INTENSELY to a MORE than APPROPRIATELY BIG DEGREE. (anc: 6/0, child: 1)
  • EXTREME　INTENSE IN-RELATION-TO ALL. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
Antonym
See also
  • BIGOF INTENSE SIZE OR DEGREE IN-RELATION-TO a STANDARD, OR IN-RELATION-TO the SIZE of a HUMAN.
Hypernym
  • DEGREE　FEATURE of MORE or LESS. (anc: 4/0, child: 4)
  • FEATURE　ABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE. (anc: 3/0, child: 19)
  • OBJECT　[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to. (anc: 2/0, child: 6)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 12.44

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    INTENSE

    valde simply means "very much".

    perquam means "to an extraordinary degree".

    admodum means "tolerably much".

    multum means "considerably".

    magnopere means "quite a lot"

  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 449

    最，取with roof without dot

    1. The second graph too rare to be treated in SSC.

  • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 181

  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 119

  • Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. Second Edition ( BROWN 2005) p.

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.442.400

    TRES.FORT.BIEN

  • Handbook of Greek Synonymes, from the French of M. Alex. Pillon, Librarian of the Bibliothèque Royale , at Paris, and one of the editors of the new edition of Plaché's Dictionnaire Grec-Français, edited, with notes, by the Rev. Thomas Kerchever Arnold, M.A. Rector of Lyndon, and late fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge ( PILLON 1850) p. no. 2

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 518/522/524

    • Words (105 items)

    甚  shèn OC: ɡljums MC: dʑim 180 Attributions

    The current general word referring to high degree of something or intensity of the application of a predicate is shèn 甚 (ant.* post-Buddhist (NANBEICHAO) lyuè 略 "slightly").

      Syntactic words
    • nabintensityCH
    • v(adN)an extreme example of N
    • vad.Vt+prep+N甚大於 "be much greater than"
    • vad.VtoN甚愛之,甚禮之
    • vad.VtoVadverb-raisingvery 甚以為苦 "consider very hard to bear".
    • vadN必有甚惡"extreme wickedness"
    • vadVvery much, strongly; also: too much, excessively before VP: very; emphatic after VP: enormously, tremendously
    • vadV.adNvery 甚病之人
    • vadV.postadN置表甚長"put out a long advertisement"
    • vadV.postadVtoNintensely 待之甚敬
    • vadV1.adV2very 甚多入人田中
    • vadV1.postadV2very V-lyCH
    • vadVt(pass)甚重於王"was regarded as highly important by the king"
    • vi-P.+NPab{S}{SUBJ}甚矣天下之惑也"how extreme the confusion of the world is!"
    • vi-P.adS甚矣吾衰也"How I decline!"
    • vi.post-V1:postadV2intenselyDS
    • vi.red:adN甚甚之辭"aggravating formulation"???
    • viactcarry things far, go beyond the normal 已甚者"one who carries things too far"
    • vigradedbe intense; be excessive, be too much; often comparative: be more intense (than), more than 太甚
    • vpostadV怒甚 "get very angry", 醉甚"be very drunk"
    • vpostadVtoNintensely 愛宛甚 "love Wǎn intensely"
    • vt(oN)putativetake very seriously
    • vt+prep+N1.postVtoN2gradedmore than 悅愛之甚於王 "appreciated and loved here more than the king (did)"
    • vt+prep+Ngradedbe more intense than; be stronger than 甚於
    • vt[0]+prep+N.postadVmore intensely than 此其為可哀甚於衢涂 "the lamentability of this is greater than that of a crossroads"LZ
    • vt[0]oN.postadVmore intensely than (something) 其勸甚此 "one will encourage them even more than this"
    • vtoNoverdo (something) 非甚之"critcise him for overdoing it"
    • vtoNgradedbe more intense than
    大  dà OC: daads MC: dɑi 90 Attributions

    Yǐ 已 and dà 大 refer to an extreme degree. See also EXCESSIVE

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 喜/DELIGHT Xǐ 喜 (ant. yōu 憂 "worry") is openly manifested delight, manifested in an individual, visible to all, but not normally of any profound significance.
    • Synon: 全/PERFECT Quán 全 (ant. cán 殘 "seriously deficient") focusses on the complete presence of some conditions of excellence.
    • Synon: 厚/ABUNDANT Hòu 厚 (ant. báo 薄 "meagerly supplied with something") primarily refers to man-made or man-caused generous abundance, prototypically in contexts such as hospitality or exchange of presents. >>ARTIFICIAL
    • Synon: 甚/INTENSELY The current general word referring to high degree of something or intensity of the application of a predicate is shèn 甚 (ant.* post-Buddhist (NANBEICHAO) lyuè 略 "slightly").

      Syntactic words
    • nabfeatureintensityCH
    • v-E2R.adVgreatly
    • vadVvery much, mightily, highly, greatly; on a large scale
    • vadV.adNgreatly, on a large scale (modifying a verb, the phrase again modifying a noun)
    • vadVderivedstrictlyCH
    • vt+prep+Nabgradedbe greater that doing so and so, be more serious than doing so and so
    • vtoNgradedmore than N
    重  zhòng OC: doŋʔ MC: ɖi̯oŋ 30 Attributions

    Zhòng 重 freely refers to an impressive intensity beyond expectation of both positive or negative qualities or actions.

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 刑/PUNISH Xíng 刑 refers specifically to physical punishment.
    • Epithet: 罰/PUNISH Fá 罰 refers to non-physical forms of punishment including typically fines. See FINE
    • Assoc: 大/GREAT Dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "insignificant") is often used to refer to generally recognised awe-inspiring status (for example of a king etc) rather than mere size.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNsubstantial (rewards); serious (disease)
    • vadVintensely, very much; heavily; substantially
    • vifigurativebe intensive, be strong, be heavy; be grave
    • vpost-V.postadNserious (disease etc)
    • vpostadVintensely, powerfullyCH
    • vt+prep+Nabgradedbe more serious than doing so and so
    • vtoNcausativecause to become even more intense, aggravate, exacerbate
    深  shēn MC: syim OC: qhljum
    深  shēn MC: syim OC: qhljum 17 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNprofound, intense
    • vadVdeeply, intensely
    • vadVV=passiveon a large scale
    • vibe intense (also of colour!)
    • vpostadVintensely; profoundly
    況  kuàng OC: qhʷaŋs MC: hi̯ɐŋ 16 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • p+N.postSgradedhow much more?
    • padS1.post-S2how much more when
    生  shēng OC: sraaŋ MC: ʂɣaŋ 14 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • ppostadV(colloquial) suffix after verbs expressing high degree or intensity (often appearing together with intensifying adverb tài 太)
    良  liáng OC: ɡ-raŋ MC: li̯ɐŋ 13 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • DELETEDvery (modifying an adverb)CH
    • vadSon an intense scale, to a pretty large extentCH
    • vadVvery 良久
    • vadV.postN{SUBJ}:adSa lot, to a fair degree
    • vadV1.adV2a lot, to a fair degree
    • vadV1.postadV2very
    已  yǐ OC: k-lɯʔ MC: jɨ 12 Attributions

    Yǐ 已 and dà 大 refer to an extreme degree. See also EXCESSIVE

      Syntactic words
    • vadVvery intensely, exceedingly, very much
    特  tè OC: ɡ-lɯɯɡ MC: dək 11 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVespecially; very; singularily; for the sole purpose
    都  dū OC: k-laa MC: tuo̝ 10 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • padVcompletely, utterly
    • padV{NEG}completely (often with negatives: not at all)
    厚  hòu OC: ɡoos MC: ɦu 8 Attributions

    Hòu 厚 typically refers to a high degree or high intensity of something positive.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 薄/SLIGHTLY Báo 薄 (ant. hòu 厚 "intensely") focusses on something happening to a lesser degree than a conventional standard would indicate or prescribe.

      Syntactic words
    • nabfeatureseriousness, serious commitmentCH
    • vadNsevere, substantial
    • vadVseverely, seriously; on a serious scale; wholeheartedly
    • vifigurative: serious; substantial; considerable in extent
    • vtoNintesify, increaseLZ
    切  qiè OC: snʰiids MC: tshei 7 Attributions
    • 佛經詞語匯釋 Fójīng cíyǔ huìshì The Translation of the Vocabulary of Buddhist Sūtras ( LI WEIQI 2004) p. 237-242

      Syntactic words
    • vadVintensely, incisively, really, very
    • vpostadVpost-verbal intensifier: very, really, intensely (early examples in sūtra translations) (the V can be a complex verbal phrase) 苦痛酸切 suffering intensely (LONG AGAMA, T.1/1: 125c18) 苦切無量 suffer immeasurable (T.3/156: 152b7)
    急  jí OC: krɯb MC: kip 7 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vpostadVurgently and intensely
    死  sǐ OC: pliʔ MC: si 6 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vpostadVV to the degree of dying > post(ad)verbial intensifier (compare 殺／煞 in this function)
    無度  wú dù OC: ma ɡ-laaɡs MC: mi̯o duo̝ 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVboundlessly, infinitely; very muchLZ
    • VPpostadVboundlessly, infinitely; very much
    並  bìng OC: beeŋʔ MC: beŋ 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadV{NEG}.adV(not) at all
    大者  dà zhě OC: daads kljaʔ MC: dɑi tɕɣɛ 4 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • NPadSin the worst case
    孔  kǒng OC: khooŋʔ MC: khuŋ 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVpoetic: extremely
    疾  jí OC: dzid MC: dzit 4 Attributions

    Jìng 勁 and jí 疾 add the notion of vigour to that of intensity of degree.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 微/TENUOUS Wēi 微 refers to subtlety predominantly in transferred figurative senses.
    • Synon: 甚/INTENSELY The current general word referring to high degree of something or intensity of the application of a predicate is shèn 甚 (ant.* post-Buddhist (NANBEICHAO) lyuè 略 "slightly").

      Syntactic words
    • vadVintensely>loudly
    • vibe intense, be of high degree of intensity
    • viactuse great force
    無厭  wú yàn OC: ma qems MC: mi̯o ʔiɛm 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPpostadVwithout ever getting fed up with V-ing
    不自勝  bù zì shèng OC: pɯʔ sblids lʰɯŋs MC: pi̯ut dzi ɕɨŋ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPpostadVuncontrollably, very intensely
    一  yī MC: 'jit OC: qliɡ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVsingularly muchCH
    • vadVintensitivecompletely, totally (with negated V)
    多  duō OC: k-laal MC: tɑ 3 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Synon: 彌/MORE Mí 彌 focusses a difference in degree or number rather than on a process of increase.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVintensely, very much
    • vibe intense; perhaps also postposed vpostadV: do this intensely
    • vpostadVmuch, intenselyCH
    殊  shū OC: djo MC: dʑi̯o 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVvery
    • vadV{NEG}intensifier preceding negated verbs: not at all, not in the least, not the slightest
    何其  hé qí OC: ɡlaal ɡɯ MC: ɦɑ gɨ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • PPadVHow V!
    為  wéi OC: ɢʷal MC: ɦiɛ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt+V[0]count as especially V; be regarded as typically V
    祇  qí OC: ɡe MC: giɛ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • padV(be) only > (be) exactly
    篤  dǔ OC: tuuɡ MC: tuok 3 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • vadNintense, virulent
    • vadVferventlyCH
    • vpostadVintensely
    絕  jué OC: dzod MC: dziɛt 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVextraordinarily much, with inordinate intensity; with negations: (not) at all
    • vpostadVextremely, in an unparallelled way
    況復  kuàng fù OC: qhʷaŋs buɡs MC: hi̯ɐŋ bɨu 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • PPadN.postSgradedhow much more/less
    遠  yuǎn MC: hjwonX OC: ɢʷanʔ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vpostadVby a long shot, very muchCH
    頗  pò OC: phaals MC: phʷɑ
    頗  pō OC: phaal MC: phʷɑ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVintensely; very much
    甚為  shèn wéi OC: ɡljumʔ ɢʷal MC: dʑim ɦiɛ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVintensely
    極為  jí wéi OC: ɡɯɡ ɢʷal MC: gɨk ɦiɛ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVextremely
    極理  jí lǐ OC: ɡɯɡ ɡ-rɯʔ MC: gɨk lɨ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPpostadVprofoundly, intensely
    不能自勝  bù néng zì shèng OC: pɯʔ nɯɯŋ sblids lʰɯŋs MC: pi̯ut nəŋ dzi ɕɨŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPpostadVuncontrollably
    何  hé OC: ɡlaal MC: ɦɑ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • npro.adNPab{S}rhetorical questionHow true it is that S!
    • vadVhow V!CH
    倍  bèi OC: bɯɯʔ MC: bəi 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVwith redoubled intensity > more intensely than ever
    勁  jìng OC: keŋs MC: kiɛŋ 2 Attributions

    Jìng 勁 and jí 疾 add the notion of vigour to that of intensity of degree.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVviolently, strongly
    卻  què OC: khaɡ MC: khi̯ɐk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVcertainly; by all means; cf. modern Chinese dǎo 倒 "really" [mod CH]
    徹  chè OC: thed MC: ʈhiɛt 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vpostadVcompletely, thoroughly
    洵  xún OC: sqʷlin MC: sʷin 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVreally; truly; very (SHI)
    直  zhí OC: dɯɡ MC: ɖɨk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadV+Vintensitivedeverbal intensifier before modal verbs expressing obligation: really (should); really (must); sometimes also appearing with an emphatic copula or other verbs
    窮  qióng OC: ɡʷɯŋ MC: guŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVwith all one's might> powerfully, intensely
    至  zhì OC: kljiɡs MC: tɕi 1 Attribution

    Zhì 至and jí 極 refers to the ultimate or extreme high degree of something, but the meaning of jí 極 was weakened by Han times times to something like the general meaning of shèn 甚.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVextremely
    倍加  bèi jiā OC: bɯɯʔ kraal MC: bəi kɣɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVdoubly
    甚大  shèn dà OC: ɡljumʔ daads MC: dʑim dɑi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVintensely, to a high degree
    無地  wú dì OC: ma lils MC: mi̯o di 1 Attribution
    • 漢語大詞典 ( HYDCD) p. 4112c

      glossed as 至極，不盡 (early examples dating from the Southern Dynasties and the Tang)

      Syntactic words
    • VPpostadVextremely; without a limit (postposed to a V)
    世所未有  shì suǒ wèi yǒu OC: lʰebs sqraʔ mɯds ɢʷɯʔ MC: ɕiɛi ʂi̯ɤ mɨi ɦɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPpostadVin an unheard-of way, to an unprecedented degree
    至於此  zhì yú yū cǐ MC: tsyijH 'jo tshjeX OC: kljiɡs qa tsheʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPpostadVreaching to this point> to this degreeCH
    過  guò OC: klools MC: kʷɑ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVexceedingly
    • vt+prep+Ngradedbe more intense than NDS
    況於  kuàng yú yū MC: xjwangH 'jo OC: qhʷaŋs qa 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • PPadN.postShow much more should is this true with regard to NCH
    酷  kù OC: khuuɡ MC: khuok 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVextremely strongly
    又況  yòu kuàng MC: hjuwH xjwangH OC: ɢʷɯs qhʷaŋs 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoN.post-Show much more N, by comparisonCH
    頓  dùn OC: tuuns MC: tuo̝n 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVvery
    千萬  qiān wàn OC: snʰiin mblans MC: tshen mi̯ɐn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPpostadVby a huge margin; vastly, hugely;
    無極  wú jí OC: ma ɡɯɡ MC: mi̯o gɨk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPpostadVvery intensely, infinitely much
    尤甚  yóu shèn OC: ɢʷɯ ɡljums MC: ɦɨu dʑim 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVegregiously, outstandingly
    極大  jí dà OC: ɡɯɡ daads MC: gɨk dɑi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVintensely
    深厚  shēn hòu OC: qhljum ɡooʔ MC: ɕim ɦu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe profound and intense
    無疆  wú jiāng OC: ma kaŋ MC: mi̯o ki̯ɐŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPpostadVboundlessly
    隆猛  lóng měng OC: ɡ-rum mraaŋʔ MC: luŋ mɣaŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVviolently, furiously
    大煞  dà shā OC: daads sreed MC: dɑi ʂɣɛt
    大殺  dà shā OC: daads sreed MC: dɑi ʂɣɛt 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVvery
    無以加焉  wú yǐ jiā yān OC: ma k-lɯʔ kraal qran MC: mi̯o jɨ kɣɛ ʔiɛn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPpostadVin the extreme, to an "unsurpassable" degree
    流血  liú xuè OC: ru qhʷiiɡ MC: lɨu het 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPpostadVresultativeso as to cause blood flowing.
    龐然  páng rán MC: baewng nyen OC: brooŋ njen 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadN.adVwhacking (big etc)CH
    不勝  bù shēng MC: pjut sying OC: pɯʔ lʰɯŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVuncontrollably much, extremely muchCH
    逼切  bī qiē, qiè OC: pɯɡ snʰiid MC: pɨk tshet 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPpostadNurgently, pressingly
    直是  zhí shì OC: dɯɡ ɡljeʔ MC: ɖɨk dʑiɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVsimply [GUOYU CIDIAN: 真是；竟是]
    仡  yì OC: ŋɡɯd MC: ŋɨt 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVgreatly; powerfully
    及  jí OC: ɡrɯb MC: gip 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vt+V[0]go so far as to V
    可  kě OC: khlaalʔ MC: khɑ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVreally; truely (usually with negated verb)
    壹  yī MC: 'jit OC: qid 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVsimply!CH
    實  shí OC: ɢljiɡ MC: ʑit 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVreally, definitely
    巨  jù OC: ɡaʔ MC: gi̯ɤ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVhugely???
    弘  hóng OC: ɡʷɯɯŋ MC: ɦəŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVOBI: greatly; very; to a high degree
    最  zuì OC: skoods MC: tsɑi 1 Attribution

    Zuì 最 refers to the largest degree or highest intensity within a given set compared. See MOST.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVextremely
    殊死  shū sǐ OC: djo pliʔ MC: dʑi̯o si 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPpostadVputting in the ultimate effort
    痛  tòng OC: kh-looŋs MC: thuŋ 1 Attribution

    Tòng 痛 refers specifically to a high degree of feelings or emotions.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVintensely
    益  yì OC: qleɡ MC: ʔiɛk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVtoo much, excessively
    稍  shāo OC: smreewɡs MC: ʂɣɛu 1 Attribution
    • 唐五代語言詞典 Táng Wǔdài yǔyán cídiǎn A Dictionary of the Language of the Tang and Five Dynasties Periods ( JIANG/CAO 1997) p. 332, #1

      Syntactic words
    • vadVcolloquialcolloquial intensifier: very, to a high degree (also in BIANWEN and Tang poetry)
    積  jī OC: skleɡ MC: tsiɛk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVcumulatively> very
    竟  jìng OC: kraŋs MC: kɣaŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadV{NEG}intensely (before negative verbs)
    端  duān MC: twan OC: toon 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVintensely; loudlyCH
    荒  huāng OC: hmaaŋ MC: hɑŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVextensively; excessivley
    萬  wàn OC: mblans MC: mi̯ɐn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVvery much
    增上  zēng shàng OC: tsɯɯŋ ɡljaŋʔ MC: tsəŋ dʑi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    革  gé OC: krɯɯɡ MC: kɣɛk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vichange to the bad> extreme (of illness)
    好個  hǎo gè OC: qhuuʔ kaals MC: hɑu kɑ 0 Attributions
    • 唐五代語言詞典 Táng Wǔdài yǔyán cídiǎn A Dictionary of the Language of the Tang and Five Dynasties Periods ( JIANG/CAO 1997) p. 155

      很，甚。感嘆之辭。個，詞綴。(There are also examples in Tang poetry)

      Syntactic words
    • VPadVvery, utterly, really (vernacular intensifier, since Tang period)
    非凡  fēi fán OC: pɯl blom MC: pɨi bi̯ɐm 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPpostadVuncommonly; beyond the ordinary
    非常  fēi cháng OC: pɯl djaŋ MC: pɨi dʑi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVinordinately; extraordinarily
    • VPpostadVin the extreme, very much, inordinately
    僤  dàn OC: daans MC: dɑn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNplenty of; much
    劇  jù OC: ɡlaɡ MC: gɣɛk 0 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • vadNintense, virulent (of diseases etc)
    勝  shèng OC: lʰɯŋs MC: ɕɨŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVlargely, greatly
    嚴  yán OC: ŋɡam MC: ŋi̯ɐm 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNintense and painful
    惡  è OC: qaaɡ MC: ʔɑk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVbadly, extremely, intensely
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPpostadVto this degreeCH
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVuncontrollably much, extremely muchCH
    暴  bào OC: boowɡs MC: bɑu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVone a furiously intense scale, on a reckless scale
    更  gèng OC: kraaŋs MC: kɣaŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadV{NEG}(not) at all
    橫  hèng MC: hwaengH OC: ɡʷraaŋs 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVextensively
    殺  shā OC: sreed MC: ʂɣɛt 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vpostadVpostverbal intensifier
    泰  tài OC: thaads MC: thɑi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNhigh (antiquity etc), extreme
    津  jīn OC: tsin MC: tsin 0 Attributions
    • 佛經詞語匯釋 Fójīng cíyǔ huìshì The Translation of the Vocabulary of Buddhist Sūtras ( LI WEIQI 2004) p. 171

    • 大正新修大藏經 Taishō shinshū daizōkyō Revised Edition of the Buddhist Canon in the Taishō Era ( T.) p. 15/613: 245c7

    • 大正新修大藏經 Taishō shinshū daizōkyō Revised Edition of the Buddhist Canon in the Taishō Era ( T.) p. 15/613: 245c7

    • 大正新修大藏經 Taishō shinshū daizōkyō Revised Edition of the Buddhist Canon in the Taishō Era ( T.) p. 15/643: 652c21

      顏色津黑

    • 大正新修大藏經 Taishō shinshū daizōkyō Revised Edition of the Buddhist Canon in the Taishō Era ( T.) p. 24/1482: 970c19

      淫欲津染

    • 大正新修大藏經 Taishō shinshū daizōkyō Revised Edition of the Buddhist Canon in the Taishō Era ( T.) p. 4/201: 260c18

    • 大正新修大藏經 Taishō shinshū daizōkyō Revised Edition of the Buddhist Canon in the Taishō Era ( T.) p. 53/2122:459a16

      津悟福賞 deeply enlightened about merits and rewards

      Syntactic words
    • vadVBUDDH. translations: very, utterly
    異  yì OC: p-lɯɡs MC: jɨ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVvery much