Difference between revisions of "Intensifying with "duo""
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| − | One way to intensify a sentence is to make it an exclamation. To do this, you can use 多 (duō). | + | One way to intensify a sentence is to make it an exclamation. To do this, you can use 多 (duō). |
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| − | * | + | * 一个人 <em>多</em> 好！ <span class="pinyin">Yīgèrén <em>duō</em> hǎo!</span> <span class="trans">It's so nice being alone! </span> |
* 你女儿 <em>多</em> 聪明 啊！ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ nǚér <em>duō</em> cōngming a! </span> <span class="trans">Your daughter is so smart! </span> | * 你女儿 <em>多</em> 聪明 啊！ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ nǚér <em>duō</em> cōngming a! </span> <span class="trans">Your daughter is so smart! </span> | ||
* 今天 天气 <em>多</em> 舒服 ！<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān tiānqì <em>duō</em> shūfu! </span> <span class="trans">Today's weather 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">Today's weather is so nice! </span> | ||
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| − | 多 (duō) can be compared to 很 (hěn) in this case. | + | 多 (duō) can be compared to 很 (hěn) in this case. If you use 很 (hěn) instead of 多 (duō), the meaning is basically the same. However 很 (hěn) is also used to make [[simple "noun + adjective" sentences]], which might not be exclamatory at all, whereas 多 (duō) is used only for excited exclamations. |
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One way to intensify a sentence is to make it an exclamation. To do this, you can use 多 (duō).
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 ！ Today's weather 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 foods 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. If you use 很 (hěn) instead of 多 (duō), the meaning is basically the same. However 很 (hěn) is also used to make simple "noun + adjective" sentences, which might not be exclamatory at all, whereas 多 (duō) is used only for excited exclamations.
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
