B2 · Grammar reference
Advanced degree complements
There are many ways to express "degree" following a verb. A vast array of words can function as degree complements following verbs, indicating degree and quality. When it comes to degree complements for adjectives, however, options are much more limited.
- Keywords
- 得 · 很 · 不得了 · 要命 · 不行 · very · really
- Used for
- Expressing degree
- Classification
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Examples (10)
这个孩子自私得很。
我老婆的工作轻松得很。
我爸爸固执得不得了。
赢了比赛以后，他骄傲得不得了。
听说儿子又跟同学打架了，爸爸气得不得了。
我儿子淘气得要命。
今天路上堵得要命！
地铁挤得要命！
我的牙痛得不行！
外面热得不行。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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