得很 means nothings if it is used alone, but it likes to stick to many adjectives to strengthen the tone of the adjectives. One thing to remember: 得很 is only “addicted” to adjectives. So, you won’t hear such expressions as 我看得很; 他冻得很; 我朋友学习得很; 她妹妹开车得很; etc. Continue reading “Formula of “得很””
Author: Decode Mandarin Chinese
The use of 出轨
The basic and literal meaning of 出轨 chū guǐ is: be derailed; go off the rails; jump the rails. It has two figurative meanings: Continue reading “The use of 出轨”
被骗好多年：电梯关门按键根本没用！
Most people do not have the patience to wait a few seconds for the elevator doors to shut, so they push the ‘close’ button to speed up the process. 大多数人没有等待电梯自动关闭的耐心（虽然这个过程只有几秒钟），所以他们按“关门”键来加快关门速度。 Continue reading “被骗好多年：电梯关门按键根本没用！”
The use of 来着 as an auxiliary word of tense
来着 is used as an auxiliary word of tense at the end of a sentence indicating a completed action. In this case, 着 is pronounced in the neutral tone zhe. Continue reading “The use of 来着 as an auxiliary word of tense”
Suffix 家 and its formula
Chinese suffixes are very productive to make new words. If it were not for them, we would have to learn many new characters. The suffix 家 is one of them. Continue reading “Suffix 家 and its formula”