頗為 [颇为]

Jyutping po2 wai4
Pinyin pǒ wéi

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    rather, quite

頗為 [颇为]

Jyutping po2 wai4
Pinyin pō wéi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. rather
  2. quite
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    意思​即​係​頗​，​不過​比較​多同​雙音節​形容​詞連用
    quite; considerably; similar to 頗po2 but more often with disyllabic adjectives
    • 佢份人都頗為沈悶。
      佢份人都颇为沈闷。
      keoi5 fan6 jan4 dou1 po2 wai4 cam4 mun6.
      He is quite boring.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    rather, quite
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这件物件的表面颇为粗糙。
    這件物件的表面頗為粗糙。
    zhè jiàn wù jiàn de biǎo miàn pō wéi cū cāo 。
    • The surface of the object is fairly rough.
  2. Mandarin
    这一切在我看来都颇为荒唐。
    這一切在我看來都頗為荒唐。
    zhè yī qiè zài wǒ kàn lái dōu pō wéi huāng táng 。
    • I think that this is all quite absurd.
  3. Mandarin
    医学的最新进展颇为显著。
    醫學的最新進展頗為顯著。
    yī xué de zuì xīn jìn zhǎn pō wéi xiǎn zhù 。
    • The recent advances in medicine are remarkable.
  4. Mandarin
    汤姆好像颇为忙，对不对？
    湯姆好像頗為忙，對不對？
    tāng mǔ hǎo xiàng pō wéi máng ， duì bù duì ？
    • Tom seemed quite busy, didn't he?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢份人都颇为沈闷。
    佢份人都頗為沈悶。
    keoi5 fan6 jan4 dou1 po2 wai4 cam4 mun6.
    • He is quite boring.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    颇为激动
    頗為激動
    pō wéi jī dòng
    • very emotional
  2. Mandarin
    作为全国为数不多的直筒子市，中山与东莞在行政区划、人口和经济结构等多方面均有相似之处，所面临的困难也颇为类似。
    作為全國為數不多的直筒子市，中山與東莞在行政區劃、人口和經濟結構等多方面均有相似之處，所面臨的困難也頗為類似。
    zuò wèi quán guó wèi shù bù duō de zhí tǒng zǐ shì ， zhōng shān yǔ dōng wǎn zài xíng zhèng qū huà ， rén kǒu hé jīng jì jié gòu děng duō fāng miàn jūn yǒu xiàng sì zhī chù ， suǒ miàn lín de kùn nán yě pō wèi lèi sì ．
    • As rare cites throughout the country that doesn't have counties, Zhongshan and Dongguan share similarities in administrative divisions, population and economic structure. They also face rather similar problems.