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Adjectives & Adverbs

Predicative adjectives
这个问题相当复杂。
This problem is quite complex.
Zhège wèntí xiāngdāng fùzá.
Intensifier 相当 (xiāngdāng) = quite/considerably
今天格外冷。
Especially cold today.
Jīntiān géwài lěng.
Intensifier 格外 (géwài) = especially
她慢慢地走。
She walks slowly.
Tā mànmàn de zǒu.
Manner complement with 地 (de)
累得很 vs 累得要命
very tired vs dead tired
lèi de hěn vs lèi de yào mìng
Degree complement scale: 得很 vs 得要命
他比我还高。
He is even taller than me.
Tā bǐ wǒ hái gāo.
Comparative excess: 比…还/更 = even more
越说越快。
The more (he) speaks the faster.
Yuè shuō yuè kuài.
Progressive comparison: 越…越
他没有我高。
He is not as tall as me.
Tā méiyǒu wǒ gāo.
Negative comparison: 没有 + adj
你有多高？
How tall are you?
Nǐ yǒu duō gāo?
Extent question: 有多…?
多么漂亮啊！
How beautiful!
Duōme piàoliang a!
Rhetorical intensifier 多么 (duōme)
这个箱子搬不动。
The case can't be moved.
Zhège xiāngzi bān bu dòng.
Stative potential complement 不动