{"id":454,"date":"2023-01-01T13:41:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T05:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=454"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:37:50","slug":"stativeverbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/01\/stativeverbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Stative verbs (adj.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/01\/stativeverbs\/#What_Is_a_Stative_Verb\" >What Is a Stative Verb?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/01\/stativeverbs\/#The_Difference_Between_Chinese_and_English\" >The Difference Between Chinese and English<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/01\/stativeverbs\/#But_I_Want_to_Say_She_%E2%80%9CIs%E2%80%9D_Pretty_Not_%E2%80%9CVery%E2%80%9D_Pretty\" >But I Want to Say She &#8220;Is&#8221; 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line-height: 1.6;\n  }\n\n<\/style>\n\n<article class=\"odd-post\">\n\n  <section class=\"hero\">\n    <p class=\"eyebrow\">A field guide for learners<\/p>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\">Chinese Stative Verbs<\/h1>\n    <svg class=\"brush\" viewBox=\"0 0 168 14\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n      <path d=\"M2 8C24 3 46 11 68 6C90 1 112 10 134 5C148 2 158 6 166 4\" stroke=\"#A9843F\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">\n      What English treats as adjectives, Chinese treats as a special kind of verb \u2014 one that describes a\n      mood, the weather, an appearance, or a quality, without ever needing &#8220;to be&#8221; alongside it.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section>\n    <!-- \u52a0\u5165\u4e86 margin-top: 48px !important; \u4f86\u5f37\u5236\u589e\u52a0\u8207\u4e0a\u65b9\u7684\u9593\u8ddd -->\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-top: 48px !important;\">The concept<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_a_Stative_Verb\"><\/span>What Is a Stative Verb?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>Stative verbs \u2014 also called Chinese adjectives \u2014 describe mood, weather, appearance, or characteristics on their own.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"mood-grid\">\n      <div class=\"mood-cell\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/effort_tired-2.png\" alt=\"tired\"><span class=\"mood-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">tired<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mood-cell\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tales_princess_1.png\" alt=\"pretty\"><span class=\"mood-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oli\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oliang<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">pretty<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mood-cell\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/weather_hot_color.png\" alt=\"hot\"><span class=\"mood-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u71b1<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70ed<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">hot<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mood-cell\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/yay_500.gif\" alt=\"happy\"><span class=\"mood-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u5fc3<\/span><rt>k\u0101ix\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u5fc3<\/span><rt>k\u0101ix\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">happy<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mood-cell\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/heart_broken_2.png\" alt=\"sad\"><span class=\"mood-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3\u904e<\/span><rt>n\u00e1ngu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be\u8fc7<\/span><rt>n\u00e1ngu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">sad<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mood-cell\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/dog_500_color_yHXj5l1.gif\" alt=\"excited\"><span class=\"mood-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8208\u596e<\/span><rt>x\u012bngf\u00e8n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5174\u594b<\/span><rt>x\u012bngf\u00e8n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">excited<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">The gap with English<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Difference_Between_Chinese_and_English\"><\/span>The Difference Between Chinese and English<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        In English, describing someone needs &#8220;be + adjective&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;She is pretty.&#8221; In Chinese, stative\n        verbs already function as verbs on their own, so there&#8217;s no &#8220;be&#8221; to add \u2014\n        <span class=\"mark-x\">\u2717<\/span> <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oli\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oliang<\/rt><\/ruby> is not correct Chinese.\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5979\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5979\u6f02\u4eae<\/span> (t\u0101 pi\u00e0oliang) is the literal translation of &#8220;She is pretty&#8221; \u2014 but there&#8217;s a catch.\n        A stative verb usually needs a degree adverb (like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f88<\/span> h\u011bn) to sound natural, unless\n        you&#8217;re asking a question or making a comparison. So the version people actually say is:\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oli\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oliang<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">She is pretty.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oli\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oliang<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">She is not pretty.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oli\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oliang<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">She is very pretty.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oli\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oliang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">Is she pretty? \u2014 question, no degree adverb needed<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oli\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oliang<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">She is prettier. \u2014 comparison<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oli\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oli\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oliang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oliang<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">She is pretty, I am not. \u2014 comparison<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"note-callout\">\n      <p class=\"label\">Note<\/p>\n      <p>\n        Leave the degree adverb out entirely, and a bare stative verb as the predicate tends to sound\n        like a comparison \u2014 even if you never say so directly.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oli\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oliang<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">She is pretty <em>(but I am not)<\/em>.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ige<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">This cake tastes good <em>(but that one is terrible)<\/em>.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">A common question<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"But_I_Want_to_Say_She_%E2%80%9CIs%E2%80%9D_Pretty_Not_%E2%80%9CVery%E2%80%9D_Pretty\"><\/span>But I Want to Say She &#8220;Is&#8221; Pretty, Not &#8220;Very&#8221; Pretty<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        Dictionaries often translate <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f88<\/span> h\u011bn as &#8220;very,&#8221; but in everyday speech it doesn&#8217;t carry nearly\n        that much weight. To genuinely emphasize something, reach for <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span> f\u0113ich\u00e1ng instead. If\n        you just want to state that someone is pretty, without stressing the degree, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f88<\/span> h\u011bn is\n        the right, unremarkable choice.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3\u904e<\/span><rt>n\u00e1ngu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96be\u8fc7<\/span><rt>n\u00e1ngu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">I am sad.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">He is tall.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">The full toolkit<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_Adverbs_You_Can_Use\"><\/span>Other Adverbs You Can Use<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>These seven words sit on a single scale, from negating the quality entirely to pushing past its limit. 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