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    • [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22excessively%22_with_%22tai%22 Expressing "excessively" with "tai"] (A1)
    • [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22really%22_with_%22zhen%22 Expressing "really" with "zhen"] (A2)
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    • [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Negative_adjectives_with_%22-si_le%22 Negative adjectives with "-si le"] (A2)
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    • [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Superlative_%22zui%22 Superlative "zui"] (A2)
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    • [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adjectival_complement_%22de_hen%22 Adjectival complement "de hen"] (B2)
    • [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Advanced_degree_complements Advanced degree complements] (B2)
    • [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Complement_%22-huai_le%22 Complement "-huai le"] (B2)
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    [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_degree Expressing degree], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Emphasizing Emphasizing]
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    [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%9E%81%E4%BA%86 极了], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BA%86 了]
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    [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Very very], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Really really]
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Just as [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Negative_adjectives_with_%22-si_le%22 死了 (sǐle) can be used to intensify negative adjectives], 极了 (jíle) is a somewhat less common way to intensify both positive and negative adjectives. It is used in spoken, colloquial Chinese. 极 (jí) means "extreme" or "utmost."
== Contents ==  [[[#|hide]]] 
* [[#Structure|1 Structure]] * [[#Examples|2 Examples]] * [[#See_also|3 See also]] * [[#Sources_and_further_reading|4 Sources and further reading]] ** [[#Books|4.1 Books]]
== Structure == This structure is technically a kind of [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Degree_complement degree complement] and one of the few that you can use after the adjective and without adding a 得 (de). Remember to add the 了 (le), since it would be incorrect without it.
Subj. + Adj. + 极了
== Examples == Some examples with a positive connotation:
* 这个 主意 好 ''极了'' 。Zhège zhǔyi hǎo ''jíle''.This idea is perfect. * 味道 好 ''极了'' ! Wèidào hǎo ''jíle''!The taste is perfect! * 他 的 英文 棒 ''极了'' 。Tā de Yīngwén bàng ''jíle''.His English is perfect. * 婚礼 热闹 ''极了'' 。Hūnlǐ rènao ''jíle''.The wedding was very lively. * 一点 声音 都 没有 ，安静 ''极了'' 。Yīdiǎn shēngyīn dōu méiyǒu, ānjìng ''jíle''.There is no sound at all. It's extremely quiet.
Some examples with a negative connotation:
* 昨天 的 派对 无聊 ''极了'' ! Zuótiān de pàiduì wúliáo ''jíle''!Yesterday's party was so boring! * 他 那么 生气 ，我们 都 害怕 ''极了'' 。Tā nàme shēngqì, wǒmen dōu hàipà ''jíle''.He was so angry. We were all so scared. * 高考 那 天 ，我 紧张 ''极了'' 。Gāokǎo nà tiān, wǒ jǐnzhāng ''jíle''.I was super nervous the day I took the college entrance examination. * 这 件 事 让 我们 都 尴尬 ''极了'' 。Zhè jiàn shì ràng wǒmen dōu gāngà ''jíle''.This incident made us all extremely embarrassed. * 那个 男孩 讨厌 ''极了'' ! Nàge nánhái tǎoyàn ''jíle''!That boy is super annoying!
== See also == * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Negative_adjectives_with_%22-si_le%22 Negative adjectives with "-si le"] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Advanced_degree_complements Advanced degree complements] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adjectives_with_%22name%22_and_%22zheme%22 Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adjectival_complement_%22de_budeliao%22 Adjectival complement "de budeliao"] == Sources and further reading == === Books === * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_1_(1st_ed) Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (1st ed)] (pp. 8) [ →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E7%99%BE%E9%A1%B9%E8%AE%B2%E7%BB%83_-_%E5%88%9D%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7) Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)] (pp. 348) [ →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/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) Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇)] (pp. 190) [http://amzn.to/2hbyxKi →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D 现代汉语八百词] (pp. 286-287) [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001198GSW&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001198GSW →buy]
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