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* 这 种 啤酒 <em>多</em> 好喝！<span class="trans">This kind of beer tastes great!</span> | * 这 种 啤酒 <em>多</em> 好喝！<span class="trans">This kind of beer tastes great!</span> | ||
* 你 看 这 个 地方，<em>多</em> 美！<span class="trans">Look at this place, it is so beautiful!</span> | * 你 看 这 个 地方，<em>多</em> 美！<span class="trans">Look at this place, it is so beautiful!</span> | ||
| − | * 学 中文 <em>多</em> 有 意思！<span class="trans"> | + | * 学 中文 <em>多</em> 有 意思！<span class="trans">Studying Chinese is so interesting!</span> |
| − | * 你 穿 这么 少，<em>多</em> 冷 啊！<span class="trans">You are wearing | + | * 你 穿 这么 少，<em>多</em> 冷 啊！<span class="trans">You are wearing so few clothes, you must be so cold!</span> |
| − | * 他们 每天 工作 十 二 个 小时，<em>多</em> 累！<span class="trans">They work | + | * 他们 每天 工作 十 二 个 小时，<em>多</em> 累！<span class="trans">They work twelve hours every day, they must be so tired!</span> |
* 这样 做 <em>多</em> 麻烦！<span class="trans">This is so inconvenient!</span> | * 这样 做 <em>多</em> 麻烦！<span class="trans">This is so inconvenient!</span> | ||
| − | * 这 个 游戏 <em>多</em> 好玩！你 不 玩 吗？<span class="trans">This game is so | + | * 这 个 游戏 <em>多</em> 好玩！你 不 玩 吗？<span class="trans">This game is so much fun! Aren't you having fun?</span> |
| − | * 这 个 房子 离 地铁 站 很 近，<em>多</em> 方便！<span class="trans">This apartment is very close to the metro, | + | * 这 个 房子 离 地铁 站 很 近，<em>多</em> 方便！<span class="trans">This apartment is very close to the metro, it's so convenient!</span> |
| − | * 女生 跟 男生 住 在 一起？<em>多</em> 不 方便！<span class="trans">Does the girl live with the boy? That is not | + | * 女生 跟 男生 住 在 一起？<em>多</em> 不 方便！<span class="trans">Does the girl live together with the boy? That is not suitable!</span> |
| − | * 汉字 <em>多</em> 难！我 不 学。<span class="trans">Chinese characters are so difficult! I don't study.</span> | + | * 汉字 <em>多</em> 难！我 不 学。<span class="trans">Chinese characters are so difficult! I don't study them.</span> |
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One of the ways to make an exclamation and intensify something is to use 多(duō). It's really exciting!
Structure
As well as asking about degree, you can also use 多 (duō) to intensify adjectives.
Subject + 多 + Adjective
Examples
- 外面 多 舒服！It's so nice outside!
- 多 好！That's great!
- 这 种 啤酒 多 好喝！This kind of beer tastes great!
- 你 看 这 个 地方，多 美！Look at this place, it is so beautiful!
- 学 中文 多 有 意思！Studying Chinese is so interesting!
- 你 穿 这么 少，多 冷 啊！You are wearing so few clothes, you must be so cold!
- 他们 每天 工作 十 二 个 小时，多 累！They work twelve hours every day, they must be so tired!
- 这样 做 多 麻烦！This is so inconvenient!
- 这 个 游戏 多 好玩！你 不 玩 吗？This game is so much fun! Aren't you having fun?
- 这 个 房子 离 地铁 站 很 近，多 方便！This apartment is very close to the metro, it's so convenient!
- 女生 跟 男生 住 在 一起？多 不 方便！Does the girl live together with the boy? That is not suitable!
- 汉字 多 难！我 不 学。Chinese characters are so difficult! I don't study them.
See also
Sources and further reading
- Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇) (pp. 211) →buy
- 发展汉语 中级汉语口语上 (pp. 72)
