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| − | * <em>多</em> 好 ！ <span class="pinyin"><em> | + | * 这 个 老师 <em>多</em> 好 ！ <span class="pinyin">Zhè ge lǎoshī <em>duō</em> hǎo!</span> <span class="trans">This teacher is so great!</span> |
* 今天 天气 <em>多</em> 舒服 ！ <span class="pinyin">Jīntiān tiānqì <em>duō</em> shūfu!</span> <span class="trans">The weather today is so nice !</span> | * 今天 天气 <em>多</em> 舒服 ！ <span class="pinyin">Jīntiān tiānqì <em>duō</em> shūfu!</span> <span class="trans">The weather today is so nice !</span> | ||
* 你 看 这 个 地方 ， <em>多</em> 美 啊！ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ kàn zhè ge dìfang, <em>duō</em> měi a!</span> <span class="trans">Look at this place, it is so beautiful!</span> | * 你 看 这 个 地方 ， <em>多</em> 美 啊！ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ kàn zhè ge dìfang, <em>duō</em> měi a!</span> <span class="trans">Look at this place, it is so beautiful!</span> | ||
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* 这样做 <em>多</em> 麻烦！ <span class="pinyin">Zhè yàng zuò <em>duō</em> máfan!</span> <span class="trans">Doing it this way is so troublesome!</span> | * 这样做 <em>多</em> 麻烦！ <span class="pinyin">Zhè yàng zuò <em>duō</em> máfan!</span> <span class="trans">Doing it this way is so troublesome!</span> | ||
* 这些菜<em>多</em> 好吃 啊！多 吃 点 吧！ <span class="pinyin">Zhè xiē cài <em>duō</em> hǎochī a!Duō chī diǎn ba！</span> <span class="trans">These food are so delicious!Eat more!</span> | * 这些菜<em>多</em> 好吃 啊！多 吃 点 吧！ <span class="pinyin">Zhè xiē cài <em>duō</em> hǎochī a!Duō chī diǎn ba！</span> <span class="trans">These food are so delicious!Eat more!</span> | ||
| − | * 你 男朋友 <em>多</em> 帅 啊！你 还 不 满意？<span class="pinyin"> | + | * 你 男朋友 <em>多</em> 帅 啊！你 还 不 满意？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ nán péngyou <em>duō</em> shuài a!Nǐ hái bù mǎnyì?</span> <span class="trans">Your boyfriend is so handsome.Are you still not satisfied?</span> |
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Revision as of 05:20, 25 September 2015
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One way to intensify a sentence is to make it an exclamation. To do this, you can use 多 (duō). It's really exciting!
Structure
As well as asking about degree, you can also use 多 (duō) to intensify adjectives.
Subj. + 多 + Adj. !
Examples
- 这 个 老师 多 好 ！ This teacher is so great!
- 今天 天气 多 舒服 ！ The weather today is so nice !
- 你 看 这 个 地方 ， 多 美 啊！ Look at this place, it is so beautiful!
- 学 中文 多 有 意思 啊！ Studying Chinese is so interesting!
- 你 穿 这么 少 ， 多 冷 啊！ You are wearing so few clothes, you must be so cold!
- 坐 地铁 多 方便！ How convenient it is to take the metro!
- 你看 这 个 小狗， 多 可爱！ Look at this puppy!It is so cute!
- 他们 每天 工作 十 二 个 小时 ， 多 累 啊！ They work twelve hours every day, they must be so tired!
- 这样做 多 麻烦！ Doing it this way is so troublesome!
- 这些菜多 好吃 啊！多 吃 点 吧！ These food are so delicious!Eat more!
- 你 男朋友 多 帅 啊！你 还 不 满意？ Your boyfriend is so handsome.Are you still not satisfied?
多 (duō) can be compared to 很 (hěn) in this case. As you can see, if you use 很 (hěn) instead of 多 (duō), the meaning is basically the same. The exact meaning of 很 (hěn) is "very"and the exact meaning of 多 (duō) is "a lot." These two words can easily be interchanged as desired without changing the meaning.
See also
Sources and further reading
- Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇) (p. 211) →buy
- 发展汉语 中级汉语口语上 (p. 72)
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 199) →buy
