頗為

颇为
pōwéi
  1. rather
  2. quite

CEDICT

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

Wiktionary

表示程度很高的副詞，用於表示心理狀態的動詞或形容詞前

維基詞典

Examples

這件物件的表面頗為粗糙。

The surface of the object is fairly rough.

Source: Tatoeba

医学的最新进展颇为显著。

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 頗 pō
  1. rather
  2. quite
  3. considerably
  4. oblique
  5. inclined
  6. slanting
  7. Taiwan pr. pǒ
2 為 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)

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

頗 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

頗具 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

著呢 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

未免 wèimiǎn
  1. unavoidably
  2. can't help
  3. really
  4. rather
較比 jiàobǐ
  1. comparatively (colloquial)
  2. fairly
  3. quite
  4. rather
  5. relatively
怪 guài
  1. bewildering
  2. odd
  3. strange
  4. uncanny
  5. devil
  6. monster
  7. to wonder at
  8. to blame
  9. quite
  10. rather
别怪她。

Don't blame it on her.

Source: Tatoeba

蠻 mán
  1. barbarian
  2. bullying
  3. very
  4. quite
  5. rough
  6. reckless
這兒蠻吵的。

There's a lot of noise here.

Source: Tatoeba

比較 bǐjiào
  1. to compare
  2. to contrast
  3. comparatively
  4. relatively
  5. quite
  6. comparison
以前比較好。

It was better in the old days.

Source: Tatoeba

相當 xiāngdāng
  1. equivalent to
  2. appropriate
  3. considerably
  4. to a certain extent
  5. fairly
  6. quite
我相当高。

I'm pretty tall.

Source: Tatoeba

滿 mǎn
  1. to fill
  2. full
  3. filled
  4. packed
  5. fully
  6. completely
  7. quite
  8. to reach the limit
  9. to satisfy
  10. satisfied
  11. contented
后备箱满了。

The trunk is full.

Source: Tatoeba

挺 tǐng
  1. straight
  2. erect
  3. to stick out (a part of the body)
  4. to (physically) straighten up
  5. to support
  6. to withstand
  7. outstanding
  8. (coll.) quite
  9. very
  10. classifier for machine guns
我挺忙。

I'm pretty busy.

Source: Tatoeba