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The [[degree complement]] -坏了 (-huài le) is a bit like the complement [[Negative adjectives with "-si le"|-死了]], and can be used to mean "extremely" in  both a a positive and a negative sense. 

== Structure ==
 
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Verb + 坏了
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== Examples with a Negative Connotation ==

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*一天 没 吃饭 ，孩子 饿 <em>坏了</em> 。<span class="trans">The child didn't eat anything the whole day. He was starved to death.</span>
*孩子 不见 了，妈妈 急 <em>坏了</em> 。<span class="trans">The child is missing. The mother is worried to death.</span>
*今天 一天 都 在 开会，大家 都 累 <em>坏了</em> 了 。<span class="trans">We've been at the meeting whole day today. Everyone is exhausted.</span>
*那 部 鬼片 把 我 吓 <em>坏了</em> 。<span class="trans">That ghost film scared me to death.</span>
*这 件 事 把 老板 气 <em>坏了</em> 。<span class="trans">That matter made the boss angry to death.</span>
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== Examples with a Positive Connotation ==

这类形容词非常有限。

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*听到 这个 好 消息 ，大家 都 高兴 <em>坏了</em>。<span class="trans">Everyone were thrilled to hear the good news.</span>
*这个 笑话 让 我们 都 乐 <em>坏了</em> 。<span class="trans">We really got a kick out of this joke.</span>
*收到 录取 通知书 ，他们 全家 都 高兴 <em>坏了</em> 。<span class="trans">His whole family were so thrilled when he received the admission letter.</span>
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==See also==

*[[Adjectives with "-ji le"]]
*[[Negative adjectives with "-si le"]]
*[[Resultative Complement "kai"]]
 
== Sources  and further reading ==

=== Books ===

* [[New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)]] (pp. 104) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561913192 →buy]

[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
[[Category: Result complement]]
{{Basic Grammar|坏|B2|Verb + 坏了| <em>坏</em> 了。|grammar point|ASGT0GYL}}
{{Similar|Adjectives with "-ji le"}}
{{Similar|Negative adjectives with "-si le"}}
{{Similar|Resultative Complement "kai"}}
{{Used for|Expressing result}}
{{Structure|Complements}}