格外 (especially / exceptionally)
Colder than cold today
- especially格外 = "especially / exceptionally" — more than the usual amount.
- today今天especially格外cold冷 = "it's exceptionally cold today."
- especially格外 sits before an adjective or feeling-verb.
especially格外 + Adj / Verb
- especially格外 dials a quality up beyond the norm.
today今天especially格外cold冷。
- today今天especially格外cold冷 = "it's exceptionally cold today."
Explore
Correct or broken?
格外 pushes beyond the usual level: exceptionally, unusually so.
Practice
It's exceptionally cold today: 今天 ____ 冷。
格外 + Adj = especially: 今天格外冷.
Practice
格外 goes before the adjective / feeling-verb.
Yes — 格外冷, 格外高兴.
Recap
Key idea
- especially格外 + Adj / Verb — "especially / exceptionally"
- today今天especially格外cold冷 · especially格外to be careful小心 (extra careful)
- More than usual; stronger than a plain very很
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adverbs with adjectives.
Practice
格外 means the quality is…
格外小心 = extra careful; stronger than a plain 很.