颇为

頗為
pōwéi
  1. rather
  2. quite

CEDICT

  1. (literary) rather; quite
  2. rather; quite

Wiktionary

表示程度很高的副词，用于表示心理状态的动词或形容词前

維基詞典

Examples

这件物件的表面颇为粗糙。

The surface of the object is fairly rough.

Source: Tatoeba

医学的最新进展颇为显着。

The recent advances in medicine are remarkable.

Source: Tatoeba

汤姆好像颇为忙，对不对？

Tom seemed quite busy, didn't he?

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 颇 pō
  1. rather
  2. quite
  3. considerably
  4. oblique
  5. inclined
  6. slanting
  7. Taiwan pr. pǒ
=2 为 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
=2 为 wéi variant of 为 wéi

Related entries

而是 érshì rather
那不是猪，而是猴子。

It's not a pig; it's a monkey.

Source: Tatoeba

颇 pō
  1. rather
  2. quite
  3. considerably
  4. oblique
  5. inclined
  6. slanting
  7. Taiwan pr. pǒ
意料之外，收获颇丰。

Unexpectedly, I struck fortune.

Source: Tatoeba

颇具 pōjù
  1. rather
  2. quite
  3. to have much
有一些 yǒuyīxiē
  1. somewhat
  2. rather
  3. some
我有一些錢。

I have a little money.

I have some money.

Source: Tatoeba

着呢 zhene
  1. comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree
  2. quite
  3. rather
时间还早着呢，大家坐下来侃一会儿吧。

It's still early. We should all just chill for a bit.

Source: Tatoeba

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