HSK 3 grammar · new HSK syllabus
极了, 得很: extremely
Put 极了 or 得很 after an adjective for “extremely”: 好极了, 冷得很.
Structure
- Adjective + 极了
- Adjective + 得很
How it works
极了 after an adjective means “extremely”: 这个电影好看极了. It is lively and common in speech.
得很 after an adjective is similar: 今天冷得很.
Don’t use 很 or 非常 before the adjective as well.
Examples
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这个电影好看极了！
Zhège diànyǐng hǎokàn jí le!
This film is fantastic!
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今天冷得很。
Jīntiān lěng de hěn.
It’s freezing today.
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听到这个消息，我高兴极了。
Tīng dào zhège xiāoxi, wǒ gāoxìng jí le.
I was delighted to hear the news.
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这儿的东西贵得很。
Zhèr de dōngxi guì de hěn.
Things here are very expensive.
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他的汉语好极了。
Tā de Hànyǔ hǎo jí le.
His Chinese is excellent.
Words in these examples (21)
| 这个 | zhège | this one | HSK 1 |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | film; movie | HSK 1 |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice to watch | HSK 1 |
| 极 | jí | extremely | HSK 3 |
| 了 | le | (particle marking a completed action or a change) | HSK 1 |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today | HSK 1 |
| 冷 | lěng | cold | HSK 1 |
| 得 | de | (particle after a verb before a description of how it is done, as in 说得很好) | HSK 2 |
| 很 | hěn | very | HSK 1 |
| 听 | tīng | to listen; to hear | HSK 1 |
| 到 | dào | to arrive; to go to | HSK 1 |
| 消息 | xiāoxi | news; message | HSK 4 |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me | HSK 1 |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy; glad | HSK 1 |
| 这儿 | zhèr | here | HSK 1 |
| 的 | de | (particle linking a describer to a noun, like "'s") | HSK 1 |
| 东西 | dōngxi | thing; stuff | HSK 1 |
| 贵 | guì | expensive | HSK 1 |
| 他 | tā | he; him | HSK 1 |
| 汉语 | Hànyǔ | Chinese (language) | HSK 1 |
| 好 | hǎo | good; well | HSK 1 |
Common mistakes
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✗很好极了。
✓好极了。
Don’t add 很 before an adjective with 极了.
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✗极了好。
✓好极了。
极了 goes after the adjective.
Check yourself
Choose the word that fills the gap.
1. 这个菜好吃 ！
2. 今天热 。
3. 他 高兴极了。