A2 · Grammar reference
Negative adjectives with "-si le"
In English, you might use the expression "you scared me to death!" In Chinese, 死了 (sǐ le) is used similarly to intensify an adjective with an unpleasant connotation.
- Keywords
- 死 · 了 · very · really
- Used for
- Expressing degree · Emphasizing
- Classification
- Adjectives · HSK4
Examples (13)
我饿死了。
今天累死了。
热死了！
这几天忙死了。
这件衣服丑死了。
你的房间脏死了。
吵死了！
这里的东西贵死了。
我们都急死了。
这个孩子烦死了。
哇，可爱死了！
漂亮死了！
这个蛋糕好吃死了。
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