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  <h1>Adjectives with <span class="hanzist">极了</span> (<span class="pinyinst">jíle</span>)</h1>

  <p>Just as 死了 (sǐle) can be used to intensify negative adjectives, <span class="hanzi">极了</span> (<span class="pinyin">jíle</span>) is a somewhat less common way to intensify both positive and negative adjectives. This is used in spoken, colloquial Chinese. <span class="hanzi">极</span> means "<b>extreme</b>" or "<b>utmost</b>."</p>

  <h2>Contents</h2>

  <ol>
    <li>Structure<br/></li>

    <li>Examples<br/></li>

    <li>See also<br/></li>

    <li>Sources and further reading</li>

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      <li>Books</li>
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    <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 <span class="hanzi">得</span>. Remember to add the <span class="hanzi">了</span>, since this is sort of an exclamatory statement similar to <a href="Expressing_&quot;excessively&quot;_with_&quot;tai&quot;" title="wikilink">太好了</a>. It would be incorrect without it.</p>

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        Subj. + Adj. + <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">极了</span>
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    <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>

    <p>Some examples with a positive connotation:</p>

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      <ul>
        <li><span class="hanzi">这个 主意 好 极了 。</span><br/> <span class="pinyin">Zhège zhǔyi hǎo jíle.</span><br/><span> This idea is perfect.</span></li>

        <li><span class="hanzi">味道 好 极了 !</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Wèidào hǎo jíle.</span><br/><span> The taste is perfect!</span></li>

        <li><span class="hanzi">他 的 英文 棒 极了 。</span><br/> <span class="pinyin">Tā de Yīngwén bàng jíle.</span><br/><span> His English is perfect.</span></li>

        <li><span class="hanzi">婚礼 热闹 极了 。 </span><br/><span class="pinyin">Hūnlǐ rènao jíle.</span><br/><span> The wedding was very lively.</span></li>

        <li><span class="hanzi">图书馆 一点 声音 都 没有 ，安静 极了 。</span><br/><span class="pinyin"> Túshūguǎn yīdiǎn shēngyīn dōu méiyǒu, ānjìng jíle.</span><br/><span> There is no sound at all in the library. It's really quiet.</span></li>
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    <p>Some examples with a negative connotation:</p>

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      <ul>
        <li><span class="hanzi">昨天 的 派对 无聊 极了 !</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Zuótiān de pàiduì wúliáo jíle!</span><br/><span> Yesterday's party was so boring!</span></li>

        <li><span class="hanzi">他 那么 生气 ，我们 都 害怕 极了 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Tā nàme shēngqì, wǒmen dōu hàipà jíle.</span><br/><span> He was so angry. We were all very scared.</span></li>

        <li><span class="hanzi">高考 那 天 ，我 紧张 极了 。</span><br/> <span class="pinyin">Gāokǎo nà tiān, wǒ jǐnzhāng jíle.</span><br/><span> I was really nervous the day I took the college entrance examination.</span></li>

        <li><span class="hanzi">这 件 事 让 我们 都 尴尬 极了 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn shì ràng wǒmen dōu gāngà jíle.</span><br/><span> This matter made us all very embarrassed.</span></li>

        <li><span class="hanzi">那个 男孩 讨厌 极了 !</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Nàge nánhái tǎoyàn jíle.</span><br/><span> That boy is really annoying.</span></li>
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    <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>

    <ul>
      <li>Negative adjectives with "-si le"</li>

      <li>Advanced degree complements</li>

      <li>Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"</li>

      <li>Adjectival complement "de budeliao"</li>
    </ul>

    <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>

    <h3 id="books">Books</h3>

    <ul>
      <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (1st ed) (pp. 8)</li>

      <li>Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (<span class="hanzi">汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级</span>) (pp. 348)</li>

      <li>Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (<span class="hanzi">博雅汉语初经起步篇</span>) (pp. 190)</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">现代汉语八百词</span> (p. 286-287)</li>
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