{"id":9653,"date":"2023-09-12T16:59:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T08:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=9653"},"modified":"2026-09-09T09:45:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T01:45:38","slug":"adjective-hen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/12\/adjective-hen\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Adjectives and \u5f88 h\u011bn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 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 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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/12\/adjective-hen\/#%E4%B8%80_What_Are_Chinese_Adjectives\" >\u4e00 What Are Chinese Adjectives?<\/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\/09\/12\/adjective-hen\/#%E4%BA%8C_No_%E2%80%9CTo_Be%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_But_You_Still_Need_a_Helper_Word\" >\u4e8c No &#8220;To Be&#8221; \u2014 But You Still Need a Helper Word<\/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\/09\/12\/adjective-hen\/#%E4%B8%89_Skipping_the_Helper_Word_Implies_a_Contrast\" >\u4e09 Skipping the Helper Word Implies a Contrast<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/12\/adjective-hen\/#%E5%9B%9B_%E5%BE%88_hen_Doesnt_Really_Mean_%E2%80%9CVery%E2%80%9D\" >\u56db \u5f88 h\u011bn Doesn&#8217;t Really Mean &#8220;Very&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/12\/adjective-hen\/#%E4%BA%94_Other_Degree_Words\" >\u4e94 Other Degree Words<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/12\/adjective-hen\/#%E5%85%AD_Putting_Them_to_Use\" >\u516d Putting Them to Use<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/12\/adjective-hen\/#%E4%B8%83_Common_Mistakes\" >\u4e03 Common Mistakes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a 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style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:15px;\">Chinese adjectives work a bit like verbs \u2014 you don&#8217;t need a &#8220;to be&#8221; word in front of them. But most of the time, they still need a small helper word like \u5f88 <span class=\"py\">h\u011bn<\/span> in front. This page explains why, and when you can skip it.<\/p>\n\n  <!-- Section 1: What are Chinese adjectives -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"what\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%80_What_Are_Chinese_Adjectives\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e00<\/span> What Are Chinese Adjectives?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Chinese adjectives are sometimes called &#8220;stative verbs&#8221; because they act like verbs \u2014 they describe mood, weather, looks, or other qualities all on their own.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <p class=\"use-note\">\u7d2f <span class=\"py\">l\u00e8i<\/span> tired\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u71b1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70ed<\/span> <span class=\"py\">r\u00e8<\/span> hot\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6f02\u4eae <span class=\"py\">pi\u00e0oli\u00e0ng<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6f02\u4eae <span class=\"py\">pi\u00e0oliang<\/span><\/span> pretty\u3000\u9ad8 <span class=\"py\">g\u0101o<\/span> tall\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u958b\u5fc3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f00\u5fc3<\/span> <span class=\"py\">k\u0101ix\u012bn<\/span> happy<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 2: No be-verb, but need an adverb -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"structure\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%8C_No_%E2%80%9CTo_Be%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_But_You_Still_Need_a_Helper_Word\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e8c<\/span> No &#8220;To Be&#8221; \u2014 But You Still Need a Helper Word<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Since Chinese adjectives act like verbs, you never add a &#8220;to be&#8221; word before them. But on their own, they almost always need a small degree word like \u5f88 <span class=\"py\">h\u011bn<\/span> in front \u2014 otherwise the sentence doesn&#8217;t sound complete.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-struct\">\u5f88 + Adjective = &#8220;is [adjective]&#8221;<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><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><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">She is pretty.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><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><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">She is not pretty.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><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><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">She is very pretty.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><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>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><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><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">She is pretty, I am not. (a comparison)<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 3: implied contrast -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"contrast\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%89_Skipping_the_Helper_Word_Implies_a_Contrast\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e09<\/span> Skipping the Helper Word Implies a Contrast<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">If you drop the degree word entirely, it doesn&#8217;t just sound incomplete \u2014 it hints that you&#8217;re comparing this to something else, even if you don&#8217;t say what.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><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><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">She is pretty. (but I am not)<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><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\u00e8ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">This cake tastes good. (but that other one doesn&#8217;t)<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 4: \u5f88 isn't strong -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"hen-meaning\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%9B%9B_%E5%BE%88_hen_Doesnt_Really_Mean_%E2%80%9CVery%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u56db<\/span> \u5f88 <span class=\"py\">h\u011bn<\/span> Doesn&#8217;t Really Mean &#8220;Very&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Dictionaries often translate \u5f88 as &#8220;very,&#8221; but in everyday speech it&#8217;s much weaker than that \u2014 closer to just &#8220;is.&#8221; If you actually want to say &#8220;very,&#8221; use \u975e\u5e38 <span class=\"py\">f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/span> instead.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><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\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be\u8fc7<\/span><rt>n\u00e1ngu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I am sad.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">He is tall.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 5: table of other adverbs -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"adverbs\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%94_Other_Degree_Words\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e94<\/span> Other Degree Words<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">\u5f88 isn&#8217;t the only option \u2014 here are the other degree words that go in front of an adjective, from weakest to strongest.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"odc-table\">\n        <tr><th>Meaning<\/th><th>Word<\/th><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Not<\/td><td>\u4e0d <span class=\"py\">b\u00f9<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Not too<\/td><td>\u4e0d\u592a <span class=\"py\">b\u00fa t\u00e0i<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>A little bit<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709\u4e00\u70b9<\/span> <span class=\"py\">y\u01d2u y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>(is)<\/td><td>\u5f88 <span class=\"py\">h\u011bn<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Really<\/td><td>\u771f <span class=\"py\">zh\u0113n<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>So<\/td><td>\u597d <span class=\"py\">h\u01ceo<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Very<\/td><td>\u975e\u5e38 <span class=\"py\">f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Too<\/td><td>\u592a\u2026\u4e86 <span class=\"py\">t\u00e0i&#8230;le<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 6: usage examples -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"usage\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%85%AD_Putting_Them_to_Use\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u516d<\/span> Putting Them to Use<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709\u4e00\u70b9<\/span> <span class=\"py\">y\u01d2u y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/span> almost always pairs with a negative-feeling adjective. Saying &#8220;a little bit good&#8221; just doesn&#8217;t sound natural in Chinese.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c23<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u71b1<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\uff01<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c14<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70ed<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\uff01<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">The weather is too hot!<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>t\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8336<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoh\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>t\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8336<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoh\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Taiwan&#8217;s tea tastes very good.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2uy\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u4e00\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u01d2uy\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I am a little tired today.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Chinese is not hard.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 7: common mistakes -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"mistakes\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%83_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e03<\/span> Common Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><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 style=\"font-size:13px;\">(meaning: just &#8220;she is pretty,&#8221; no comparison in mind)<\/span><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><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><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">Without \u5f88 or another degree word, the sentence hints at a contrast you didn&#8217;t mean to make. Add \u5f88 for a plain, neutral statement.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><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> translated as &#8220;she is VERY pretty&#8221;<\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><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> for &#8220;she is very pretty&#8221;<\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">\u5f88 is usually just a required helper word, not a strong &#8220;very.&#8221; If you want real emphasis, use \u975e\u5e38 instead.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2uy\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2uy\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709\u4e00\u70b9<\/span> almost always goes with a negative-feeling adjective like \u7d2f (tired) \u2014 pairing it with a positive one like \u597d (good) sounds odd.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 8: practice -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"practice\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%85%AB_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u516b<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Pick the degree word that best fits each sentence.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"quiz-wrap\">\n      <div class=\"quiz-progress\" id=\"quizProgress\">Question 1 of 10<\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card active\" data-answer=\"youyidian\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>____<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<span style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:14px;\"> (I am a little tired today.)<\/span><\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"hen\">\u5f88<\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"youyidian\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709\u4e00\u70b9<\/span><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"feichang\">\u975e\u5e38<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709\u4e00\u70b9<\/span> fits because tired is a negative feeling and the degree is small.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"feichang\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>t\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8336<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>t\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8336<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1<\/rt><\/ruby>____<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoh\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<span style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:14px;\"> (Taiwan&#8217;s tea tastes very good.)<\/span><\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"youyidian\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709\u4e00\u70b9<\/span><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"feichang\">\u975e\u5e38<\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"butai\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u975e\u5e38 gives the strong &#8220;very&#8221; meaning the sentence needs.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"tai\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c23<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c14<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>____<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><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff01<span style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:14px;\"> (The weather is too hot!)<\/span><\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"tai\">\u592a<\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"hen\">\u5f88<\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"zhen\">\u771f<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u592a\u2026\u4e86 is the &#8220;too much&#8221; pattern \u2014 \u592a goes in front, \u4e86 stays at the end.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"bu\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby>____<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<span style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:14px;\"> (Chinese is not hard.)<\/span><\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu\">\u4e0d<\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"butai\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"youyidian\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709\u4e00\u70b9<\/span><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">A plain, flat-out &#8220;not hard&#8221; just needs \u4e0d.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"hen\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby>____<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<span style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:14px;\"> (He is tall.)<\/span><\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"hen\">\u5f88<\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"feichang\">\u975e\u5e38<\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu\">\u4e0d<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">A plain, neutral description just needs \u5f88 \u2014 it&#8217;s not really saying &#8220;very&#8221; here.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"none\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby>____<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<span style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:14px;\"> (This cake is good \u2014 but that other one isn&#8217;t.)<\/span><\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"hen\">\u5f88<\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"feichang\">\u975e\u5e38<\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"none\">\uff08\u4e0d\u52a0 \u2014 leave it blank\uff09<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">Leaving the blank empty is exactly what signals a contrast with something else.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"tai\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ef6<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bfu<\/rt><\/ruby>____<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7\u4e0d\u8d77<\/span><rt>m\u01ceib\u00f9q\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70\u4e0d\u8d77<\/span><rt>m\u01ceib\u00f9q\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<span style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:14px;\"> (This piece of clothing is too expensive, I can&#8217;t afford it.)<\/span><\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"tai\">\u592a<\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"hen\">\u5f88<\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"youyidian\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709\u4e00\u70b9<\/span><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">&#8220;Too expensive to afford&#8221; 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