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Negative adjectives with 死了 ("si3le")

死 sǐ le

Adjective
HSK 2

Structure

Adj. + 死了

Translations

  • very
  • really

Definition

用于消极形容词后，表示程度极高，相当于‘非常’、‘……极了’。

Used after negative adjectives to indicate an extremely high degree, equivalent to 'very' or 'extremely'.

Usage

结构为‘消极形容词 + 死了’，例如：累死了、饿死了、气死了。常用于口语，表达强烈的感受或状态。

The structure is 'negative adjective + 死了' (si3le), e.g., 累死了 (very tired), 饿死了 (very hungry), 气死了 (very angry). Commonly used in spoken language to express strong feelings or states.

Examples

  • 1 今天走了太多路，累死了。 (I walked too much today, I'm exhausted.)
  • 2 我还没吃午饭，饿死了。 (I haven't had lunch yet, I'm starving.)
  • 3 他迟到了一个小时，气死了。 (He was an hour late, I'm so angry.)
  • 4 这个手机电池坏掉了，烦死了。 (This phone battery is broken, so annoying.)
  • 5 外面太吵了，吵死了。 (It's too noisy outside, so loud.)

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