<p>Just as <a href="Negative_adjectives_with_"-si_le"" title="wikilink">死了 (sǐle) can be used to intensify negative adjectives</a>, 极了 (jíle) can be used to intensify both positive and negative adjectives. This is used in spoken, colloquial Chinese. 极 means "extreme" or "utmost."</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <p>This structure is technically a kind of <a href="degree_complement" title="wikilink">degree complement</a>, and one of the few that you can use after the adjective and without adding a 得. Remember to add the 了, since this is sort of an exclamatory statement similar to <a href="Expressing_"excessively"_with_"tai"" title="wikilink">太好了</a>. It would be incorrect without it.</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + Adj. + 极了</p> </div> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <p>Some examples with a positive connotation:</p> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>这个 主意 <strong>好</strong> <em>极了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège zhǔyi <strong>hǎo</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">This idea is perfect.</span></li> <li>味道 <strong>好</strong> <em>极了</em> ! <span class="pinyin">Wèidào <strong>hǎo</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">The taste is perfect!</span></li> <li>他 的 英文 <strong>棒</strong> <em>极了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Tā de Yīngwén <strong>bàng</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">His English is perfect.</span></li> <li>婚礼 <strong>热闹</strong> <em>极了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Hūnlǐ <strong>rènao</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">The wedding was very lively.</span></li> <li>图书馆 一点 声音 都 没有 ，<strong>安静</strong> <em>极了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Túshūguǎn yīdiǎn shēngyīn dōu méiyǒu, <strong>ānjìng</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">There is no sound at all in the library. It's really quiet.</span></li> </ul> </div> <p>Some examples with a negative connotation:</p> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>昨天 的 派对 <strong>无聊</strong> <em>极了</em> ! <span class="pinyin">Zuótiān de pàiduì <strong>wúliáo</strong> <em>jíle</em>!</span><span class="trans">Yesterday's party was so boring!</span></li> <li>他 那么 生气 ，我们 都 <strong>害怕</strong> <em>极了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Tā nàme shēngqì, wǒmen dōu <strong>hàipà</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">He was so angry. We were all very scared.</span></li> <li>高考 那 天 ，我 <strong>紧张</strong> <em>极了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Gāokǎo nà tiān, wǒ <strong>jǐnzhāng</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">I was really nervous the day I took the college entrance examination.</span></li> <li>这 件 事 让 我们 都 <strong>尴尬</strong> <em>极了</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn shì ràng wǒmen dōu <strong>gāngà</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">This matter made us all very embarrassed.</span></li> <li>那个 男孩 <strong>讨厌</strong> <em>极了</em> ! <span class="pinyin">Nàge nánhái <strong>tǎoyàn</strong> <em>jíle</em>.</span><span class="trans">That boy is really annoying.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href="Negative_adjectives_with_"-si_le"" title="wikilink">Negative adjectives with "-si le"</a></li> <li><a href="Adjectives_with_"name"_and_"zheme"" title="wikilink">Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"</a></li> <li><a href="Adjectival_complement_"de_budeliao"" title="wikilink">Adjectival complement "de budeliao"</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_1,_Part_1_(1st_ed)" title="wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (1st ed)</a> (pp. 8)</li> <li><a href="Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(汉语语法百项讲练_-_初中级)" title="wikilink">Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)</a> (pp. 348) <a href="http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ">→buy</a></li> <li><a href="Boya_Chinese_Elementary_Starter_1_(博雅汉语初经起步篇)" title="wikilink">Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇)</a> (pp. 190) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075294/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301075294">→buy</a></li> <li><a href="现代汉语八百词" class="uri" title="wikilink">现代汉语八百词</a> (p. 286-287) <a href="http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001198GSW&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001198GSW">→buy</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="see-also-1">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href="Negative_adjectives_with_"-si_le"" title="wikilink">Negative adjectives with "-si le"</a></li> <li><a href="Adjectives_with_"name"_and_"zheme"" title="wikilink">Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"</a></li> <li><a href="Adjectival_complement_"de_budeliao"" title="wikilink">Adjectival complement "de budeliao"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading-1">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books-1">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_1_(1st_ed)" title="wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (1st ed)</a> (pp. 8)</li> <li><a href="Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(汉语语法百项讲练_-_初中级)" title="wikilink">Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)</a> (pp. 348) <a href="http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ">→buy</a></li> <li><a href="Boya_Chinese_Elementary_Starter_1_(博雅汉语初经起步篇)" title="wikilink">Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇)</a> (pp. 190) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075294/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301075294">→buy</a></li> <li><a href="现代汉语八百词" class="uri" title="wikilink">现代汉语八百词</a> (p. 286-287) <a href="http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001198GSW&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001198GSW">→buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a> <a href="Category:Adjectives" class="uri" title="wikilink">Category:Adjectives</a> <a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a> <a href="Category:Adjectives" class="uri" title="wikilink">Category:Adjectives</a></p>