多么
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Definition
多么 is an Adverb, which means “how (wonderful etc); what (a great)”.
Similarities and dissimilarities between the adverb 多(么) and other adverbs of degree 很, 非常, 特别, 太, 真, etc.
1. Similarities: These adverbs of degree can all stress a great degree by qualifying directly some adjectives or verbs. For example:
多(么)累 =很累
多(么)漂亮 =很漂亮
多(么)希望 =很希望
多(么)有能力 =真有能力
2. Dissimilarities: 多(么), used in an exclamatory sentence, expresses exclamation and the sentence usually ends with a modal particle 啊 and an exclamation mark;很, etc. are used in a statement and there is usually a full stop at the end of the sentence. For example:
那位护士多(么)细心哪!
这个地方的名胜古迹多(么)吸引人啊!
多(么) cannot be used together with other adverbs of degree. For example:
那位护士多(么) 很细心哪! (NOK)
她多(么) 非常希望来北京留学呀! (NOK)
Example
How blue is it today!
How attentive that nurse is!
How happy you are to see these fish swimming around!
How majestic these old buildings are!
You don't know how difficult it is for European and American students to write Chinese characters!