HSK 4 Grammar Points Degree Complement 2

Degree Complement - Adjectives, Psychological Verbs + 死了, 好厉害

程度补语2 — 形容词、心理动词+死了、厉害

Understand the role in the sentence (subject, complement, attribute, etc.): position, constraints, and construction.

Structure

Psychological Verb + 死了

Elements

Psychological Verb死了厉害

How to use it

  • Start with the pattern: Psychological Verb + 死了.
  • Placement: keep what precedes 动词 before the verb, and what follows 动词 after the verb.
  • Context: Use this structure to describe facts or actions in a complete sentence.

Examples

你太厉害了

nǐ tài lìhai le

You are too strong!

他的汉语很厉害

tā de hànyǔ hěn lìhai

His Chinese is impressive

雨下得很厉害

yǔ xià de hěn lìhai

It's very strong

Notes and exceptions

  • 了 — Aspect / change of state: Marks an accomplished event or a change in situation.
  • Note: 了 is not mandatory in all past sentences.

Common mistakes

  • Check the order of elements before speaking or writing.
  • Use a complete sentence to validate the structure in real context.

Practice quiz

Choose the best option for each sentence, then submit to view the correction.

1. 你太____了

(You are too strong!)

2. 他的汉语很____

(His Chinese is impressive)

3. 雨下得很____

(It's very strong)