HSK 6
Correct
极了 vs 得要命
/ jíle vs de yàomìng /
Strokes
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Formula
1
Adjective + 极了/死了/坏了/透了
2
Adjective + 得 + 要命/要死/不得了/不行了
3
Adjective + 多了/远了/得多
4
Adjective + —点儿
5
Mental Verbs + 极了/死了/坏了/透了
6
Mental Verbs + 得 + 要命/要死/不得了/不行了
7
Mental Verbs + 音乐/游戏/故事/歌 + Mental Verb + 得 + 要命/要死/不得了/不行了
Definition
极了 and 得要命 are often used in Degree Complement (程度补语), to express the degree.
1, Adjective/Mental Verbs + 极了/死了/坏了/透了, used to indicate a high degree
2, Adjective/Mental Verbs + 得 + 要命/要死/不得了/不行, is used to express a strong feeling
3, Adjective + 多了/远了/得多, used to express a huge difference,
while Adjective + 一点儿, indicates a slight difference
A Degree Complement is used after a Verb or an Adjective to explain the degree of an action, the nature of a thing or the reached degree of a state.
Example
"Adjective + 极了/死了/坏了/透了", or "Adjective + 得 + 要命/要死/不得了/不行了" is used to indicate a high degree.
得 is needed if the complements used in some sentences are of another type.
Adjective + 极了/死了/坏了/透了
Adjective + 得 + 要命/要死/不得了/不行了
1
Tā
他
cōngming
聪明
jíle
极了
。
He is very clever.
2
Tā
他
lè
乐
huài
坏
le
了
。
He was very happy.
3
Wǒ
我
lèi
累
de
得
yàomìng
要命
。
I'm exhausted.
4
Tā
他
gāoxìng
高兴
de
得
bùdéliǎo
不得了
。
He was very happy.
"Adjective + 多了/远了/得多" is used to express a huge difference, while "Adjective + — 点儿" indicates a slight difference..
Adjective + 多了/远了/得多
Adjective + —点儿
5
Tā
他
bǐ
比
wǒ
我
gāo
高
duō
多
le
了
/
gāo
高
de
得
duō
多
。
He is much taller than me.
6
Tā
他
bǐ
比
wǒ
我
gāoyīdiǎnr
高一点儿
。
He is a little taller than me.
"Mental Verbs + 极了/死了/坏了/透了" and "Mental Verbs + 得 + 要命/要死/不得了/不行了"
A verb indicating the mental activity (喜欢, 讨厌, 恨, 困, 愁, 急, 气 or 想, etc. ) can be followed by an expression such as 极了, 死了, 坏了, 透了, 得要命, 得要死, 得不得了 or 得不行了 to express a strong feeling. It is a colloquial usage.
If the Verb of a sentence is followed by an object such as 音乐, 游戏, 故事 or 歌, etc., the Verb must be repeated after the object.
If the Verb of a sentence is followed by an object such as 音乐, 游戏, 故事 or 歌, etc., the Verb must be repeated after the object.
Mental Verbs + 极了/死了/坏了/透了
Mental Verbs + 得 + 要命/要死/不得了/不行了
Mental Verbs + 音乐/游戏/故事/歌 + Mental Verb + 得 + 要命/要死/不得了/不行了
7
Tā
他
xǐhuan
喜欢
jí
极
le
了
。
He likes it very much.
8
Tā
他
qì
气
de
得
yào
要
sǐ
死
。
He is very angry.
9
Tā
他
xǐhuan
喜欢
chànggē
唱歌
xǐhuan
喜欢
de
得
bùdéliǎo
不得了
。
He likes singing very much.
Exercise
Fill in the blanks with 得 or proper verbs to complete the following sentences:
1. 这些天她快乐（ ）要命。
2. 这些天太多作业了，累（ ）不行了。
3. 游泳对我来说是一件难（ ）不得了的事。
4. 我喜欢吃面（ ）得不得了。
5. 他们刚来中国, 想爸爸妈妈（ ）得要命。
6. 和男朋友分手了，她（ ）得要死。
7. 他爱书爱（ ）不得了。
8. 她讨厌说谎的人（ ）得要命。