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This structure is technically a kind of [[degree complement]], and one of the few that you can use after the adjective and without adding a 得.
 
This structure is technically a kind of [[degree complement]], and one of the few that you can use after the adjective and without adding a 得.
  
=== Examples ===
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* <strong>好看</strong> <em>极了</em>。<span class="pinyin">Tā <strong>hǎokàn</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">She is very pretty.</span>
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*这个 主意 <strong>好</strong> <em>极了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <strong>hǎo</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">This idea is perfect.</span>
* 这 个 啤酒 <strong>好喝</strong> <em>极了</em>。<span class="pinyin">Zhège píjiǔ <strong>hǎohē</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">This beer is very tasty.</span>
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*味道 <strong>好</strong> <em>极了</em> ! <span class="pinyin">Wèidào <strong>hǎo</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">The taste is perfect!</span>
* 你的 中文 <strong></strong> <em>极了</em>。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ de Zhōngwén <strong>hǎo</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">Your Chinese is very good!</span>
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*他 的 英文 <strong>棒</strong> <em>极了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Tā de Yīngwén <strong>bàng</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">His English is perfect.</span>
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*他 那么 生气 ,我们 都 <strong>害怕</strong> <em>极了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Tā nàme shēngqì, wǒmen dōu <strong>hàipà</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">He was so angry. We were all very scared.</span>
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*宝宝 们 <strong>可爱</strong> <em>极了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Bǎobǎo men <strong>kě'ài</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">These babies are very cute.</span>
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*婚礼 <strong>热闹</strong> <em>极了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Hūnlǐ <strong>rènao</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">The wedding was very lively.</span>
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*高考 那 天 ,我 <strong>紧张</strong> <em>极了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Gāokǎo nà tiān, wǒ <strong>jǐnzhāng</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">I was very nervous the day I took the college entrance examination.</span>
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*图书馆 一点 声音 都 没有 ,<strong>安静</strong> <em>极了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Túshūguǎn yīdiǎn shēngyīn dōu méiyǒu, <strong>ānjìng</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">There is no sound at all in the library. It's very quiet.</span>
 
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Revision as of 08:35, 2 August 2017

Just as 死了 (sǐle) can be used to intensify negative adjectives, 极了 (jíle) can be used to intensify positive adjectives. This is used in spoken, colloquial Chinese. 极 means "extreme" or "utmost," so using this grammar pattern takes your positive adjectives to the extreme!

Structure

It's as simple as using 极了 after the positive adjective.

Subj. + Positive Adj. + 极了

This structure is technically a kind of degree complement, and one of the few that you can use after the adjective and without adding a 得.

Examples

  • 这个 主意 极了hǎo jíle.This idea is perfect.
  • 味道 极了 ! Wèidào hǎo jíle.The taste is perfect!
  • 他 的 英文 极了Tā de Yīngwén bàng jíle.His English is perfect.
  • 他 那么 生气 ,我们 都 害怕 极了Tā nàme shēngqì, wǒmen dōu hàipà jíle.He was so angry. We were all very scared.
  • 宝宝 们 可爱 极了Bǎobǎo men kě'ài jíle.These babies are very cute.
  • 婚礼 热闹 极了Hūnlǐ rènao jíle.The wedding was very lively.
  • 高考 那 天 ,我 紧张 极了Gāokǎo nà tiān, wǒ jǐnzhāng jíle.I was very nervous the day I took the college entrance examination.
  • 图书馆 一点 声音 都 没有 ,安静 极了Túshūguǎn yīdiǎn shēngyīn dōu méiyǒu, ānjìng jíle.There is no sound at all in the library. It's very quiet.

Remember to add the 了, since this is sort of an exclamatory statement similar to 太好了. It would be incorrect without it.

  • 今天 我 的 精神 好 Jīntiān wǒ de jīngshén hǎo .
  • 今天 我 的 精神 好 极了Jīntiān wǒ de jīngshén hǎo jíle.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books