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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

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  1. 1. adjective [更加] even more
    黑了。
    It's getting even darker.
    漂亮了。
    She is becoming even more beautiful.
  2. 2. adjective [再] further

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[gèng]
  1. 1. adverb more; still more; even more; still;
    他没有放慢速度,反而把车开得快了。
    He didn't slow down. On the contrary, he drove faster.
    刮了一夜北风,天冷了。
    The weather has got even colder since the north wind blew all night.
    指挥要大家慢下来,大家却唱得快了。
    今后你可要好地工作。
  2. 2. adverb [literary expression] further; furthermore; what is more; better
    进一步地阐明观点
    go still one step further to explain one's position
    有甚者
    what is more
    祝你学习和工作都上一层楼。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

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  1. 1. 副 [文] 表示动作行为重复或相继发生,相当于"又""再"
    欲穷千里目,上一层楼
  2. 2. 表示程度加深,相当于"加""尤其"
    任务艰巨了

Examples

航天服经过改良后人性化舒适了。 航天服
精确制导武器采用最新的科技, 迅速, 准确。 精确制导武器
有绿色标志的食品食用起来安心, 安全。 绿色标志
她摩托车都会骑,自行车不在话下了。
She can ride a motorcycle, to say nothing of a bicycle. 不在话下
长江后浪推前浪,一代比一代强。
As in the Yangtze River the waves behind drive on those before, so each new generation excels the last one. 长江
从此,他变得沉默了。
He has become even more reticent since then. 沉默
三年不见,这姑娘出落得漂亮了。
The girl has grown prettier than ever since I last saw her three years ago. 出落
大了,船身颠簸起来。
As the wind grew stronger, the boat was tossed about by the waves. 颠簸
这一事件使我们清楚地懂得了问题的复杂性。
This incident brought home to us the complex nature of the problem. 懂得
读书是学习,使用也是学习,而且是重要的学习。
Reading is learning, but applying is also learning and the more important kind of learning at that. 读书

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nciku Note

The adverb indicate degree

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An adverb is used to modify the adjective or verb as an adverbial adjunct, it should be put before them. Verbs or even nouns ending with character "地" and functioning as adverbs remain to be regarded as adjectives. Some adverbs can indicate degree as well, such as "很", "极", "挺", "怪", "太","非常","极其", "最", "更", "相当", "稍微", "略", "比较", "有点", "多么",”几乎”, and so on.

e.g. (1)他的想法很独特。 (2)当时我觉得怪不好意思的。 (3)这件衣服有点贵。 (4)你是最棒的。 (5)这道菜稍微咸了一点。

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