特

• 拼音: tè
• 汉字拆解: 特 = 牛 (ox) + 寺 (phonetic) — originally meant special/unique, now also used colloquially as an intensifier

含义

Especially; particularly; very. An adverb intensifying the degree of something.

A colloquial intensifier, especially common in northern dialects and Beijing speech. Functions similarly to 特别 but is more casual and emphatic: 特好 (really good), 特累 (really tired), 特逗 (really funny). Very common in spoken Chinese and informal writing. Different from 特 as a prefix meaning 'special' (特价, 特快).

例句

1. 今天天气特好，我们出去走走吧。
2. 这家店的菜特别好吃，我特推荐。
3. 他讲的笑话特逗，大家都笑翻了。

用法指南

语境: conversation, colloquial, northern dialect

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 这部电影特好看！(This movie is really great!)
• 我今天特忙，没时间聊。(I'm super busy today, no time to chat.)

错误说法

• 书面语和正式场合少用'特'作副词 (Avoid using 特 as an adverb in formal writing — use 特别 or 非常 instead)

起源与历史

Shortened colloquial form of 特别 (especially). The standalone 特 as an intensifier emerged in northern dialects.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal