Complement "-huai le"

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坏了 (huài) is another one of degree complements. It is a bit like the complement , and can be used to mean "extremely" in a positive and negative sense.

Structure

Verb + 坏了

Examples

  • 听到 这个 好 消息,大家 都 高兴 坏了Everyone were so happy to hear this news.
  • 那 部 鬼片 把 我 吓 坏了 ,睡觉 都 不 敢 关灯 了 。That ghost scared me to death. I won't be able to sleep without the lights on!
  • 孩子 不见 了,妈妈 急 坏了 了 。The child is missing. The mother is worried to death.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

HSK5