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* 学 中文 <em>多</em> 有 意思 啊！<span class="pinyin">Xué zhōngwén <em>duō</em> yǒu yìsi a!</span> <span class="trans">Studying Chinese is so interesting!</span> | * 学 中文 <em>多</em> 有 意思 啊！<span class="pinyin">Xué zhōngwén <em>duō</em> yǒu yìsi a!</span> <span class="trans">Studying Chinese is so interesting!</span> | ||
* 坐 地铁 <em>多</em> 方便！<span class="pinyin">Zuò dìtiě <em>duō</em> fāngbiàn!</span> <span class="trans">How convenient it is to take the metro!</span> | * 坐 地铁 <em>多</em> 方便！<span class="pinyin">Zuò dìtiě <em>duō</em> fāngbiàn!</span> <span class="trans">How convenient it is to take the metro!</span> | ||
| − | * | + | * 你 看 这 个 小狗， <em>多</em> 可爱！<span class="pinyin">Nǐ kàn Zhè ge xiǎogǒu, <em>duō</em> kěài! </span><span class="trans">Look at this puppy! It is so cute! </span> |
* 他们 每天 工作 十 二 个 小时 ， <em>多</em> 累 啊！<span class="pinyin">Tāmen měitiān gōngzuò shí èr gè xiǎoshí, <em>duō</em> lèi a! </span> <span class="trans">They work twelve hours every day, they must be so tired! </span> | * 他们 每天 工作 十 二 个 小时 ， <em>多</em> 累 啊！<span class="pinyin">Tāmen měitiān gōngzuò shí èr gè xiǎoshí, <em>duō</em> lèi a! </span> <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="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> | ||
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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
- 一 个 人 多 好！ It's so nice being alone!
- 你女儿 多 聪明 啊！ Your daughter is so smart!
- 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!
- 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！ These food are so delicious!
- 你 男朋友 多 帅 啊！ Your boyfriend is so handsome!
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
