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Revision as of 08:47, 5 January 2018
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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.
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Adj. + 坏了
Examples with a Negative Connotation
- 老板 气 坏了 。The boss was angry to death.
- 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.
- 孩子 不见 了 ，妈妈 急 坏了 。The child is missing. The mother is worried to death.
- 开会 开了 一 天 ，大家 都 累 坏了 了 。This meeting lasted a whole day today. Everyone was exhausted.
- 看完 那个 恐怖 电影 ，我 吓 坏了 。That ghost film scared me to death.
Examples with a Positive Connotation
这类形容词非常有限。
- 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.
- 收到 录取 通知书 ，他们 全家 都 高兴 坏了 。His whole family were so thrilled when he received the admission letter.
