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* 他 <em>最</em> 笨。<span class="trans">He is the dumbest.</span>
 
* 他 <em>最</em> 笨。<span class="trans">He is the dumbest.</span>
 
* 你 <em>最</em> 胖。<span class="trans">You are the fattest.</span>
 
* 你 <em>最</em> 胖。<span class="trans">You are the fattest.</span>
* 我 <em>最</em> 漂亮。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 我 <em>最</em> 漂亮。<span class="trans">I am the prettiest.</span>
 
* 我 的 朋友 <em>最</em> 好。<span class="trans">My friends are the best.</span>
 
* 我 的 朋友 <em>最</em> 好。<span class="trans">My friends are the best.</span>
 
* 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>
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* 这 种 事 <em>最</em> 麻烦。<span class="trans">These kind of things are the most troublesome. </span>
 
* 这 种 事 <em>最</em> 麻烦。<span class="trans">These kind of things are the most troublesome. </span>
 
* 我 的 朋友 <em>最</em> 多 。<span class="trans">I have the most friends.</span>
 
* 我 的 朋友 <em>最</em> 多 。<span class="trans">I have the most friends.</span>
* 我 的 男朋友 <em>最</em> 有钱 。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 我 的 男朋友 <em>最</em> 有钱 。<span class="trans">My boyfriend has the most money.</span>
* 这 种 啤酒 <em>最</em> 好喝 。<span class="trans"> </span>
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* 这 种 啤酒 <em>最</em> 好喝 。<span class="trans">This beer is the best tasting.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 07:21, 14 May 2014

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.
  • 漂亮。I am the prettiest.
  • 我 的 朋友 好。My friends are the best.
  • 你 的 姐姐 聪明。Your sister is the cleverest.
  • 汉语 难。The Chinese language is the most difficult.
  • 这 种 事 麻烦。These kind of things are the most troublesome.
  • 我 的 朋友 多 。I have the most friends.
  • 我 的 男朋友 有钱 。My boyfriend has the most money.
  • 这 种 啤酒 好喝 。This beer is the best tasting.

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 年轻 (This 了 is optional)My mother is the youngest.
  • 你 的 中文 (This 了 is optional)Your Chinese 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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