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Adjectives with "-ji le"
Just as 死了 (sǐle) can be used to intensify negative adjectives, 极了 (jíle) is a somewhat less common way to intensify both positive and negative adjectives. It is used in spoken, colloquial Chinese. 极 (jí) means "extreme" or "utmost."
- Keywords
- 极了 · 了 · very · really
- Used for
- Expressing degree · Emphasizing
- Classification
- Adjectives · HSK3
Examples (10)
这个主意好极了。
味道好极了!
Also illustratesDegree complement
他的英文棒极了。
婚礼热闹极了。
一点声音都没有，安静极了。
昨天的派对无聊极了!
他那么生气，我们都害怕极了。
高考那天，我紧张极了。
这件事让我们都尴尬极了。
那个男孩讨厌极了!
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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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