<!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>One way to intensify a sentence is to make it an exclamation. To do this, you can use 多 (duō).</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <p>As well as <a href="Asking_about_degree_with_"duo"" title="wikilink">asking about degree</a>, you can also use 多 (duō) to intensify adjectives.</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + 多 + Adj.</p> </div> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> </ul> </div> <p>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 <a href= "simple_"noun_+_adjective"_sentences" title= "wikilink">simple "noun + adjective" sentences</a>, which might not be exclamatory at all, whereas 多 (duō) is used only for excited exclamations.</p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href= "Adjectives_with_"name"_and_"zheme"" title= "wikilink">Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"</a></li> <li><a href="Positive_adjectives_with_"-ji_le"" title= "wikilink">Positive adjectives with "-ji le"</a></li> <li><a href="Asking_about_degree_with_"duo"" title= "wikilink">Asking about degree with "duo"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <ul> <li><a href= "Boya_Chinese_Elementary_Starter_1_(%E5%8D%9A%E9%9B%85%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%88%9D%E7%BB%8F%E8%B5%B7%E6%AD%A5%E7%AF%87)" title="wikilink">Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇)</a> (p. 211) <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= "%E5%8F%91%E5%B1%95%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD_%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%8F%A3%E8%AF%AD%E4%B8%8A" title="wikilink">发展汉语 中级汉语口语上</a> (p. 72)</li> <li><a href="Chinese:_An_Essential_Grammar,_Second_Edition" title= "wikilink">Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition</a> (pp. 199) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0415372615"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>