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* 你的姐姐<em>最</em> 聪明。<span class="trans">Your sister is the cleverest.</span>
 
* 你的姐姐<em>最</em> 聪明。<span class="trans">Your sister is the cleverest.</span>
 
* 汉语<em>最</em> 难。<span class="trans">The Chinese language is the most difficult.</span>
 
* 汉语<em>最</em> 难。<span class="trans">The Chinese language is the most difficult.</span>
* 我的老板<em>最</em> 严格。<span class="trans">My boss is the most strictest. </span>
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* 我的老板<em>最</em> 严格。<span class="trans">My boss is the strictest. </span>
*  昨天你喝酒喝得<em>最</em>多 。<span class="trans">You are the one who drank the most yesterday.</span>
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*  昨天你喝酒喝得<em>最</em>多 。<span class="trans">You drank the most yesterday.</span>
*  今天你回来得<em>最</em>晚 。<span class="trans">You are the one who came back latest today.</span>
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*  今天你回来得<em>最</em>晚 。<span class="trans">You returned the latest today.</span>
*  昨晚你睡觉睡得<em>最</em>早 。<span class="trans">You are the one who went to bed earliest.</span>
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*  昨晚你睡觉睡得<em>最</em>早 。<span class="trans">You went to bed the earliest last night.</span>
  
 
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* 你的老师 <em>最</em>  好 <strong>了</strong>。<span class="expl">(This 了 is optional)</span><span class="trans">Your teacher is the best.</span>
 
* 你的老师 <em>最</em>  好 <strong>了</strong>。<span class="expl">(This 了 is optional)</span><span class="trans">Your teacher is the best.</span>
 
* 我的妈妈 <em>最</em>  辛苦 <strong>了</strong>。<span class="expl">(This 了 is optional)</span><span class="trans">My mother is the hardest.</span>
 
* 我的妈妈 <em>最</em>  辛苦 <strong>了</strong>。<span class="expl">(This 了 is optional)</span><span class="trans">My mother is the hardest.</span>
* 你的记性<em>最</em>  差 <strong>了</strong>。<span class="expl">(This 了 is optional)</span><span class="trans">My memory is the best.</span>
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* 你的记性<em>最</em>  差 <strong>了</strong>。<span class="expl">(This 了 is optional)</span><span class="trans">Your memory is the worst.</span>
 
* 我的中国朋友 <em>最</em>  热情<strong>了</strong>。<span class="expl">(This 了 is optional)</span><span class="trans">My Chinese friend is the most enthusiastic.</span>
 
* 我的中国朋友 <em>最</em>  热情<strong>了</strong>。<span class="expl">(This 了 is optional)</span><span class="trans">My Chinese friend is the most enthusiastic.</span>
 
* 他的学生<em>最</em>  认真 <strong>了</strong>。<span class="expl">(This 了 is optional)</span><span class="trans">His student is the most serious.</span>
 
* 他的学生<em>最</em>  认真 <strong>了</strong>。<span class="expl">(This 了 is optional)</span><span class="trans">His student is the most serious.</span>
* 黄山的风景<em>最</em> 美  <strong>了</strong>。<span class="expl">(This 了 is optional)</span><span class="trans">Mountain Huang's landscape is the most beautiful.</span>
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* 黄山的风景<em>最</em> 美  <strong>了</strong>。<span class="expl">(This 了 is optional)</span><span class="trans">Huang Mountain's landscape is the most beautiful.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 06:54, 22 November 2013

The most common way to form a superlative (best, worst, fattest, most complex, etc.) in Chinese is to use 最 (zuì) before an adjective.

Basic Structure

The structure is:

最 + Adjective

And now you have the superlative form of the adjective. Unlike in English, this structure is consistent for all adjectives in Chinese.

Examples

  • 笨。He is the dumbest.
  • 胖。You are the fattest.
  • 矮。I am the shortest.
  • 我 的朋友 有意思。My friends are the most interesting.
  • 你的姐姐 聪明。Your sister is the cleverest.
  • 汉语 难。The Chinese language is the most difficult.
  • 我的老板 严格。My boss is the strictest.
  • 昨天你喝酒喝得多 。You drank the most yesterday.
  • 今天你回来得晚 。You returned the latest today.
  • 昨晚你睡觉睡得早 。You went to bed the earliest last night.

Optional 了

Occasionally you'll also see a 了 added after the adjective. This adds emphasis to the "-est."

最 + Adjective (+ 了)

Examples

  • 聪明 (This 了 is optional)He is the smartest.
  • (This 了 is optional)You are the skinniest.
  • (This 了 is optional)I am the tallest.
  • 他的女朋友 漂亮 (This 了 is optional)His girlfriend is the most beautiful.
  • 你的老师 (This 了 is optional)Your teacher is the best.
  • 我的妈妈 辛苦 (This 了 is optional)My mother is the hardest.
  • 你的记性(This 了 is optional)Your memory is the worst.
  • 我的中国朋友 热情(This 了 is optional)My Chinese friend is the most enthusiastic.
  • 他的学生 认真 (This 了 is optional)His student is the most serious.
  • 黄山的风景(This 了 is optional)Huang Mountain's landscape is the most beautiful.

See also

Sources and further reading

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