<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>The complement 得很 (dehěn) is used after adjectives to add intensity. It is similar to adding 很 before the adjective，the main difference being that adjective + 得很 is more informal, and adds more emphasis than just 很 + adjective. Note that 在普通话里，能用在“得很”前的形容词、动词不多。</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Adj.+ 得很</p> </div> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>你 觉得 不 好吃？我 觉得 好吃 <em>得很</em>。<span class="trans">You don't think it tastes good? I think it's quite good.</span></li> <li>不 用 担心，这次 考试 简单 <em>得很</em>。<span class="trans">Don't worry. This test is very simple.</span></li> <li>离 我 远 点儿 ！我 现在 烦 <em>得很</em>！<span class="trans">Stay away from me! I'm very upset now!</span></li> <li>你 觉得 他 不 高兴？我看 他 今天 心情 好 <em>得很</em>！<span class="trans">You think he's unhappy? From what I see, he's in good mood today!</span></li> <li>我 最近 忙 <em>得很</em>，每天 都 要 加班。<span class="trans">I've been quite busy lately. I need to work late every day.</span></li> <li>高峰期 路上 堵 <em>得很</em>，我 建议 你 上班 坐 地铁。<span class="trans">The traffic is really heavy in rush hours. I suggest you take the metro to work.</span></li> <li>他 这 个 人 自私 <em>得 很</em>，从来 不 为 别人 考虑。<span class="trans">He's really selfish. He never thought about other people.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href="Adjectival_complement_"de_budeliao"" title= "wikilink">Adjectival complement "de budeliao"</a></li> <li><a href="Positive_adjectives_with_"-ji_le"" title= "wikilink">Positive adjectives with "-ji le"</a></li> <li><a href="Negative_adjectives_with_"-si_le"" title= "wikilink">Negative adjectives with "-si le"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1</a> (pp. 50-1) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B2 grammar points</a> <a href="Category:_Adjectives" title= "wikilink">Category: Adjectives</a></p> </body> </html>