One way to intensify a sentence is to make it an exclamation. To do
this, you can use 多 (duō).

Structure
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As well as [asking about
degree](Asking_about_degree_with_"duo" "wikilink"), you can also use 多
(duō) to intensify adjectives.

<div class="jiegou">
Subj. + 多 + Adj.

</div>
Examples
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<div class="liju">
-   一个人 <em>多</em> 好！ <span class="pinyin">Yīgèrén <em>duō</em>
    hǎo!</span><span class="trans">It's so nice being alone! </span>
-   你 女儿 <em>多</em> 聪明 啊！ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ nǚér
    <em>duō</em> cōngming a! </span><span class="trans">Your daughter is
    so smart! </span>
-   今天 天气 <em>多</em> 舒服 ！<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān tiānqì
    <em>duō</em> shūfu! </span><span class="trans">Today's weather is so
    nice! </span>
-   你 看 这 个 地方 ，<em>多</em> 美 啊！<span class="pinyin">Nǐ kàn
    zhège dìfang, <em>duō</em> měi a! </span><span class="trans">Look at
    this place, it is so beautiful! </span>
-   学 中文 <em>多</em> 有意思 啊！<span class="pinyin">Xué Zhōngwén
    <em>duō</em> yǒu yìsi a!</span><span class="trans">Studying Chinese
    is so interesting!</span>
-   坐 地铁 <em>多</em> 方便！<span class="pinyin">Zuò dìtiě
    <em>duō</em> fāngbiàn!</span><span class="trans">How convenient it
    is to take the metro!</span>
-   你 看 这 个 小狗， <em>多</em> 可爱！<span class="pinyin">Nǐ kàn
    zhège xiǎogǒu, <em>duō</em> kě'ài!</span><span class="trans">Look at
    this puppy! It is so cute!</span>
-   这样 做 <em>多</em> 麻烦！<span class="pinyin">Zhèyàng zuò
    <em>duō</em> máfan! </span><span class="trans">Doing it this way is
    so troublesome! </span>
-   这些 菜<em>多</em> 好吃 啊！<span class="pinyin">Zhèxiē cài
    <em>duō</em> hǎochī a! </span><span class="trans">These foods are so
    delicious!</span>
-   你 男朋友 <em>多</em> 帅 啊！<span class="pinyin">Nǐ nánpéngyou
    <em>duō</em> shuài a! </span><span class="trans">Your boyfriend is
    so handsome!</span>

</div>
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](simple_"noun_+_adjective"_sentences "wikilink"), which might
not be exclamatory at all, whereas 多 (duō) is used only for excited
exclamations.

See also
--------

-   [Adjectives with "name" and
    "zheme"](Adjectives_with_"name"_and_"zheme" "wikilink")
-   [Positive adjectives with "-ji
    le"](Positive_adjectives_with_"-ji_le" "wikilink")
-   [Asking about degree with
    "duo"](Asking_about_degree_with_"duo" "wikilink")

Sources and further reading
---------------------------

-   [Boya Chinese Elementary Starter
    1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇)](Boya_Chinese_Elementary_Starter_1_(博雅汉语初经起步篇) "wikilink") (p.
    211)
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-   [发展汉语 中级汉语口语上](发展汉语_中级汉语口语上 "wikilink") (p.
    72)
-   [Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second
    Edition](Chinese:_An_Essential_Grammar,_Second_Edition "wikilink") (pp.
    199)
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