HSK 7–9 grammar · adverb
颇
颇 — quite, rather (formal)
Pattern
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( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
颇 is the written counterpart of 很: "quite, rather". It is especially common in the fixed frame 颇有 + noun (颇有道理 "makes quite a lot of sense"). Reserve it for writing and formal speech.
Examples
他的看法颇有道理。
Tā de kànfǎ pō yǒu dàolǐ.
His view makes quite a lot of sense.
这部电影颇受欢迎。
Zhè bù diànyǐng pō shòu huānyíng.
This film is quite well received.
Related
See it in a story
In the app, 颇 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.