One way to intensify a sentence is to make it an exclamation. To
do this, you can use 多 (duō).
Structure
As well as asking about degree, you can also use 多 (duō)
to intensify adjectives.
Examples
- 一个人 多 好! Yīgèrén duō
hǎo!It's so nice being
alone!
- 你 女儿 多 聪明 啊! Nǐ nǚér duō
cōngming a! Your daughter is so
smart!
- 今天 天气 多 舒服 !Jīntiān tiānqì
duō shūfu! Today's weather is
so nice!
- 你 看 这 个 地方 ,多 美 啊!Nǐ kàn zhège
dìfang, duō měi a! Look at this
place, it is so beautiful!
- 学 中文 多 有意思 啊!Xué Zhōngwén
duō yǒu yìsi a!Studying Chinese
is so interesting!
- 坐 地铁 多 方便!Zuò dìtiě duō
fāngbiàn!How convenient it is to take
the metro!
- 你 看 这 个 小狗, 多 可爱!Nǐ kàn zhège
xiǎogǒu, duō kě'ài!Look at this
puppy! It is so cute!
- 这样 做 多 麻烦!Zhèyàng zuò
duō máfan! Doing it this way is
so troublesome!
- 这些 菜多 好吃 啊!Zhèxiē cài
duō hǎochī a! These foods are
so delicious!
- 你 男朋友 多 帅 啊!Nǐ nánpéngyou
duō shuài a! Your boyfriend is
so handsome!
多 (duō) can be compared to 很 (hěn) in this case. If you use 很
(hěn) instead of 多 (duō), the meaning is basically the same.
However 很 (hěn) is also used to make simple "noun + adjective" sentences, which might not
be exclamatory at all, whereas 多 (duō) is used only for excited
exclamations.
See also
Sources and further
reading
Category:A2 grammar points