Intensifying with "duo"

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！ Yīgèrén duō hǎo! It's so nice being alone!
• 你 女儿 多 聪明 啊！ Nǐ nǚér duō cōngming a! Your daughter is so smart!
• 今天 天气 多 舒服 ！Jīntiān tiānqì duō shūfu! Today's weather is so nice!
• 你 看 这 个 地方 ，多 美 啊！Nǐ kàn zhège dìfang, duō měi a! Look at this place, it is so beautiful!
• 学 中文 多 有意思 啊！Xué Zhōngwén duō yǒu yìsi a! Studying Chinese is so interesting!
• 坐 地铁 多 方便！Zuò dìtiě duō fāngbiàn! How convenient it is to take the metro!
• 你 看 这 个 小狗， 多 可爱！Nǐ kàn zhège xiǎogǒu, duō kě'ài!Look at this puppy! It is so cute!
• 他们 每天 工作 十二 个 小时 ， 多 累 啊！Tāmen měitiān gōngzuò shíèr gè xiǎoshí, duō lèi a! They work twelve hours every day, they must be so tired!
• 这样 做 多 麻烦！Zhèyàng zuò duō máfan! Doing it this way is so troublesome!
• 这些 菜多 好吃 啊！Zhèxiē cài duō hǎochī a! These foods are so delicious!
• 你 男朋友 多 帅 啊！Nǐ nánpéngyou duō shuài a! 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

• Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"
• Positive adjectives with "-ji le"
• Asking about degree with "duo"

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