Complement "-huai le"

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The resultative complement 坏 (huài) is another one of those complements which can be uses literally and figuratively.

Literally, it means "break":

  • 自行车 被 他 搞 坏
  • 明明 是 你 弄 坏 的,还 怪 我!

However, figuratively it is a bit like the complement , and can be used to mean "extremely" in a positive and negative sense.

Here are some examples:

  • 那 部 鬼片 把 我 吓 坏 了,睡觉 都 不 敢 关灯 了!
  • 全 场 打 五 折,这 可乐 坏 了 顾客。
  • 急 坏 了,我们 还 没 到 机场,离 起飞 却 只有 五分 钟了!

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