Practice affirmative and negative sentences with adjectives
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| Do you know how to describe something as good or bad in Chinese? |
| Welcome to Three Step Chinese Practice by ChineseClass101.com. In this lesson, you will practice affirmative and negative sentences with adjectives. |
| Let's look at the main dialogue. |
| Two people are having a conversation. |
| 我喜欢便宜一点的。你推荐哪个电脑？(Wǒ xǐhuān piányí yìdiǎn de. Nǐ tuījiàn nǎge diànnǎo?) |
| "I like the cheaper one. Which computer do you recommend?" |
| 那个怎么样？(Nàgè zěnme yàng?) |
| "How about that one?" |
| 那个太贵了。那个电脑快吗？(Nàgè tài guìle. Nàgè diànnǎo kuài ma?) |
| "That one is too expensive. Is that computer fast?" |
| In the sentence 那个太贵了 (Nàgè tài guì le) — "That one is too expensive" — |
| we see the pattern: [Intensifier] + [Adjective] |
| 太 (tài) means "too" |
| 贵 (guì) means "expensive" |
| And 了 (le) adds emphasis or shows a change of state. |
| This structure is used to express strong opinions or reactions, both positive and negative. |
| Now, just a quick reminder about intensifiers in Chinese. |
| 很 means "very." It's the default way to connect a subject and an adjective — even if you're not stressing the meaning. |
| 非常 means "extremely." It's stronger than 很 and adds more emphasis. |
| And 太 means "too," as in "too expensive" or "too big." It often comes with 了 to show a strong feeling. |
| You'll hear these often, so just listen for them when people describe things. |
| You can also make this kind of sentence negative using 不 (bù): |
| For example: |
| 这个电脑不太快。 (Zhège diànnǎo bù tài kuài.) |
| "This computer is not very fast." |
| 不太 (bù tài) softens the sentence and makes it more polite. |
| Instead of saying something is simply "not good," you're saying it's "not very good" — a gentler way to express your opinion. |
| Let's keep going and practice describing things using intensifiers and adjectives. |
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