LEARN + CHINESE / 120 of 300 HSK 4
Especially 格外
“The view was beautiful, and the sunset was especially beautiful.” 格外、极, and 极其 turn up the intensity of a quality. 共 does a different job: it gathers items into one total. Ask whether you’re turning up a description or counting the whole set.
他格外高兴。
tā géwài gāoxìng.
He's especially happy.
这件事极其重要。
zhè jiàn shì jíqí zhòngyào。
This matter is extremely important.
墙上挂着极漂亮的图画。
qiáng shàng guà zhe jí piàoliang de túhuà。
An extremely beautiful picture hangs on the wall.
我想和你共进早餐。
wǒ xiǎng hé nǐ gòng jìn zǎocān。
I'd like to have breakfast with you.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
géwài | especially; exceptionally |
jí | extremely |
jíqí | extremely; exceedingly |
gòng | altogether; common |
túhuà | drawing; picture |
zǎocān | breakfast |
piàoliang | beautiful; pretty |
zhòngyào | important |
gāoxìng | happy; glad |
bìngrén | patient (sick person) |
chà | lacking; bad; poor |
dòngzuò | action; movement |
fàndiàn | restaurant; hotel |
fēi | to fly |
fēng | wind |
gānjìng | clean |
gē | older brother |
gōngrén | worker |
guì | expensive; honorable |
hē | to drink |
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