géwài
Especially / particularly (格外)
格外 means “especially / particularly,” highlighting a quality stronger than usual.
Leitbeispiel
今天是她的生日,她格外高兴。
Jīntiān shì tā de shēngrì, tā géwài gāoxìng.
Today is her birthday, so she is especially happy.
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Lektion im Überblick
格外 means “especially / particularly,” highlighting a quality stronger than usual.
格外 means “especially / particularly,” highlighting a quality stronger than usual. Use it only when it adds this exact meaning, and pay attention to its fixed position in Chinese. Compare nearby forms carefully: potential complements show ability, degree adverbs modify states, 看起来/听起来 depend on evidence, 算是 gives a cautious judgment, and 所谓 introduces a term or label.
Grammatikmuster
格外
格外 means “especially / particularly,” highlighting a quality stronger than usual.
下雪以后,校园格外安静。
Xià xuě yǐhòu, xiàoyuán géwài ānjìng.
After it snowed, the campus was especially quiet.
这件衣服的颜色格外好看。
Zhè jiàn yīfu de yánsè géwài hǎokàn.
The color of this clothing is especially nice.
他今天说话格外认真。
Tā jīntiān shuōhuà géwài rènzhēn.
Füll die Lücke:
He spoke especially seriously today.