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Adjectival complement "de hen"
The complement -得很 (dehěn) is used after adjectives to add intensity. Although less common in everyday speech, meaning-wise it is quite similar to adding 很 before the adjective. The main difference is that "adjective + 得很" is more informal, and adds stronger emphasis than just "很 + adjective."
- Keywords
- 很 · 得 · very
- Used for
- Expressing degree · Expressing quality · Emphasizing
- Classification
- Adjectives
Examples (10)
我好得很，你不用为我担心。
你觉得不好吃？我觉得好吃得很。
这个地方漂亮得很，非常推荐你去。
我现在时间多得很，你去哪儿我都可以陪你去。
不用担心，这次考试简单得很。
离我远点儿！我现在烦得很！
你觉得他不高兴？我看他今天心情好得很！
我最近忙得很，每天都要加班。
高峰期路上堵得很，我建议你上班坐地铁。
他这个人自私得很，从来不为别人考虑。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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