Monday, June 22, 2015

最 structure

The most common way to form a superlative (best, worst, biggest, smallest, etc.) in Chinese is to use 最 (zuì) before an adjective. The structure is 最 + Adjective. For example, 

  • 这种茶最好喝。
  • 这种冰淇凌最好吃。

Occasionally you'll also see a 了 (le) added after the adjective. This simply adds emphasis to the "-est."  The structure is 最 + Adjective (+ 了). For example,

  • 这种果汁最好喝了。
  • 王菲的歌最好听了。
最 (zuì) can also come before psychological verbs, to express what one "most likes," "most hates," etc. It won't make sense if you try to use 最 (zuì) with non-psychological verbs, though.The structure is 最 + [Psychological Verb] (+ 了). For example,
  • 他最喜欢看书了。
  • 她最讨厌抽烟的人了。
  • 他最想去日本了。
  • 我最怕蛇。
Please translate the following sentences:
  1. My mother is the youngest.
  2. His girlfriend is the most beautiful.
  3. I am the fastest.
  4. She is the most serious student.
  5. He is the richest.
Please fill in the blanks:
我最喜欢___________________。
我最不喜欢___________________。
我最讨厌___________________。
我最想去___________________。
我最怕___________________。



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