Complement "-huai le"

坏了 (huài le) 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 with Adjectives in a Negative Sense

  • 一天 没 吃饭 ,孩子 饿 坏了The child didn't eat anything the whole day. He was starved to death.
  • 孩子 不见 了,妈妈 急 坏了The child is missing. The mother is worried to death.
  • 今天 一天 都 在 开会,大家 都 累 坏了 了 。 to death.
  • 那 部 鬼片 把 我 吓 坏了That ghost scared me to death.
  • 这 件 事 把 老板 气 坏了That matter made the boss angry to death.

Examples with Adjectives in a Positive Sense

这类形容词非常有限。

  • 听到 这个 消息 ,大家 都 高兴 坏了Everyone were thrilled to hear this news.
  • 这个 笑话 让 我们 都 乐 坏了 了 。We really got a kick out of this joke.
  • 一 收到 录取 通知书 ,他们 全家 都 高兴 坏了 了 。His whole family were thrilled to death as soon as he received the admission letter.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

HSK5