Difference between revisions of "Complement "-huai le""
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*孩子 不见 了 ，妈妈 <strong>急</strong> <em>坏了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Háizi bùjiàn le, māmā <strong>jí</strong> <em>huài le</em>.</span><span class="trans">The child is missing. The mother is worried to death.</span> | *孩子 不见 了 ，妈妈 <strong>急</strong> <em>坏了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Háizi bùjiàn le, māmā <strong>jí</strong> <em>huài le</em>.</span><span class="trans">The child is missing. The mother is worried to death.</span> | ||
*一个 男人 突然 拿出 一把枪 ，乘客们 都 <strong>吓</strong> <em>坏了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Yīgè nánrén túrán ná chū yī bǎ qiāng, chéngkèmen dōu <strong>xià</strong> <em>huài le</em>.</span><span class="trans">A man took out a gun all of a sudden and the passengers were scared to death.</span> | *一个 男人 突然 拿出 一把枪 ，乘客们 都 <strong>吓</strong> <em>坏了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Yīgè nánrén túrán ná chū yī bǎ qiāng, chéngkèmen dōu <strong>xià</strong> <em>huài le</em>.</span><span class="trans">A man took out a gun all of a sudden and the passengers were scared to death.</span> | ||
| − | + | *你 一晚上 没有 给 我 打 电话，我 <strong>担心</strong> <em>坏了</em> 。 | |
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*听到 这个 好 消息 ，大家 都 <strong>高兴</strong> <em>坏了</em>。<span class="pinyin">Tīng dào zhège hǎo xiāoxī, dàjiā dōu <strong>gāoxìng</strong> <em>huài le</em>.</span><span class="trans">Everyone were thrilled to hear the good news.</span> | *听到 这个 好 消息 ，大家 都 <strong>高兴</strong> <em>坏了</em>。<span class="pinyin">Tīng dào zhège hǎo xiāoxī, dàjiā dōu <strong>gāoxìng</strong> <em>huài le</em>.</span><span class="trans">Everyone were thrilled to hear the good news.</span> | ||
*这个 笑话 让 我们 都 <strong>乐</strong> <em>坏了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège xiàohuà ràng wǒmen dōu <strong>lè</strong> <em>huài le</em>.</span><span class="trans">We really got a kick out of this joke.</span> | *这个 笑话 让 我们 都 <strong>乐</strong> <em>坏了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège xiàohuà ràng wǒmen dōu <strong>lè</strong> <em>huài le</em>.</span><span class="trans">We really got a kick out of this joke.</span> | ||
| − | + | *她 终于 买到 了 演唱会 的 门票，她 <strong>高兴</strong> <em>坏了</em>。 | |
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The degree complement -坏了 (-huài le) is a bit like the complement -死了, and can be used to mean "extremely" in both a a positive and a negative sense.
Structure
Adj. + 坏了
Examples
Negative connotation：通常这类形容词都包含不喜欢、不满意的意思。
- 大家 都 累 坏了。Everyone was exhausted.
- 我 早饭 和 中饭 都 没 吃 ，饿 坏了 。I didn't eat anything for breakfast or lunch. I'm starved to death.
- 发现 爸爸 又 去 赌钱 了 ，妈妈 气 坏了 。Discovering the father went gambling again, the mother was incensed.
- 孩子 不见 了 ，妈妈 急 坏了 。The child is missing. The mother is worried to death.
- 一个 男人 突然 拿出 一把枪 ，乘客们 都 吓 坏了 。A man took out a gun all of a sudden and the passengers were scared to death.
- 你 一晚上 没有 给 我 打 电话，我 担心 坏了 。
Positive connotation：少数表示积极、愉快的形容词也可以。
- 听到 这个 好 消息 ，大家 都 高兴 坏了。Everyone were thrilled to hear the good news.
- 这个 笑话 让 我们 都 乐 坏了 。We really got a kick out of this joke.
- 她 终于 买到 了 演唱会 的 门票，她 高兴 坏了。
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