格外 géwài especially
especially; particularly; even more than usual; extra; additional
How to remember 格外: 格 form + 外 outside = especially.
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How it is used
- 'Especially / extra / more than usual' - 今天格外冷 (jīntiān géwài lěng) it's unusually cold today.
- Implies a departure from the norm, unlike plain 特别 (tèbié) or 非常 (fēicháng); 格外 = extra, beyond the usual level.
- Modifies adjectives and some verbs of feeling: 格外小心 (géwài xiǎoxīn) extra careful.