Difference between revisions of "Adjectival complement "de budeliao""

Revision as of 01:32, 25 February 2016

Level

B2 / HSK5
Level

B2
Level

HSK5
Similar to
- Negative adjectives with "-si le" (A2)
- Adjectival complement "de hen" (B2)
- Advanced degree complements (B2)
Similar to
- Negative adjectives with "-si le" (HSK4)
- Adjectival complement "de hen" (HSK5)
- Advanced degree complements (HSK5)
Used for

Expressing degree, Emphasizing, Expressing quality
Keywords

不, 得, 不得了

得不得了 (de bùdéliǎo) can be used as a complement to suggest a situation is serious, or is likely to result in perhaps terrible consequences. It can be used in a positive sense, like in English when we say "I'm terribly happy".

Structure

Adjective + 得不得了

Examples

升职的事情让他高兴 得不得了。The fact that he got promoted made him extremely happy.
嗨，他跟老总的关系好 得不得了，你一定要小心！The relationship between him and the chief officer is really good, you need to be careful!
爸爸气 得不得了，你要倒霉啦。Dad is super angry. You're going to be unlucky.
她的妈妈刚去世，她难过 得不得了。Her mom just passed away, she is extremely sad.

Sources and further reading

Books

Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇) (pp. 134-5)→buy
New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (新实用汉语课本5) (pp. 53)→buy
Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 262) →buy
Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (p. 159) →buy

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 * 升职 的 事情 让 他 高兴<em> 得 不得了</em>。<span class="trans">The fact that he got promoted made him extremely happy.</span>
-* 嗨，他 跟 老总 的 关系 好 <em>得 不得了</em>，你 一定 要 小心！<span class="trans">His relationship with the chief officer is really good, you need to be careful!</span>
+* 嗨，他 跟 老总 的 关系 好 <em>得 不得了</em>，你 一定 要 小心！<span class="trans">The relationship between him and the chief officer is really good, you need to be careful!</span>
 * 爸爸 气 <em> 得 不得了</em>，你 要 倒霉 啦。<span class="trans">Dad is super angry. You're going to be unlucky.</span>
 * 她的妈妈刚去世， 她难过<em> 得 不得了</em>。<span class="trans">Her mom just passed away, she is extremely sad.</span>