Exclamations and expressing "too X" in Chinese
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1.太好了！tài hǎo leWonderful!真好！zhēn hǎoPretty good!To express an exclamation in Chinese, the simplest way is to use the adverb 真（zhēn） before the commendatory adjective. For example: 真好(zhēn hǎo) "Pretty good", "Wonderful". Or put the commendatory adjective between 太（tài） and 了（le）. For example: 太好了 （tài hǎo le）"It's so good", 太美了（tài měi le） "It's so beautiful".2.我太伤心了！wǒ tài shāng xīn le!I'm so upset!太可怕了！tài kě pà le!It's so terrible!In addition to exclamation, the structure of 太（tài） + adjective + 了（le）, sometimes also expresses an excessive and undesired degree. For example: 我太伤心了(wǒ tài shāng xīn le) "I'm too upset", 太可怕了(tài kě pà le) "It's so hot".Besides, if the word 不（bù） is added between 太（tài） and a commendatory adjective, the structure produces a much stronger negative sense. For example: 这件衣服太不好看了(zhè jiàn yī fú tài bù hǎo kàn le) "This dress looks so awful!"
