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Adjective + 极了 (extremely)
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degree / adjective linker很to be fond of eating好吃 is not enough
- Your friend has cooked for you, and the food is far better than "quite good".
- this这个vegetable菜to be fond of eating好吃extremely极了！ — "This dish is absolutely delicious!" extremely极了 pushes the adjective to its top degree.
Put extremely极了 after the adjective
- Subject + Adjective + extremely极了: the adjective comes first and extremely极了 closes the clause.
- The adjective stands alone in front of extremely极了, so degree / adjective linker很 and very非常 drop out: good好extremely极了, cold冷extremely极了, busy忙extremely极了.
today今天hot热extremely极了。
Complete the reaction to a great film: 这个电影好看____！
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好看极了 = “absolutely brilliant”. 极了 follows the adjective directly.
Feelings work the same way
- Feeling words take extremely极了 too: to hear听到this这个news消息，I我happy高兴extremely极了。 — "When I heard the news, I was overjoyed."
- A few feeling verbs also accept it: I我to like喜欢extremely极了。 — "I absolutely love it."
finish the exam考完after以后，I我tired累extremely极了。
Build: “I was overjoyed when I heard the news.”
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Time clause first, then Subject + Adjective + 极了: 听到这个消息，我高兴极了。
Two places it goes wrong
- No degree / adjective linker很 or very非常 in front: say good好extremely极了, not degree / adjective linker很good好extremely极了, because extremely极了 already carries the degree.
- extremely极了 never comes before the adjective: cold冷extremely极了, not extremely极了cold冷.
Which sentence is correct?
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极了 follows a bare adjective. 很 and 非常 would add a second degree word, and 极了 never comes first.
degree / adjective linker很 + Adj, very非常 + Adj and Adj + extremely极了
- degree / adjective linker很 + Adj is the neutral description (weather天气degree / adjective linker很good好); very非常 + Adj is strong and fits writing as well as speech.
- Adj + extremely极了 is spoken and exclamatory, often a reaction: A: outside外面cold冷(yes/no ?)吗？ B: cold冷extremely极了！
outside外面cold冷吗？cold冷extremely极了！
A friend asks 外面冷吗？ Replying 冷极了！ is natural spoken Chinese.
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Adj + 极了 is typical of spoken reactions. In a formal report 非常冷 would be more usual.
Recap
- Adjective + extremely极了 = extremely, absolutely; it ends the clause.
- No degree / adjective linker很 or very非常 before it. Use it to react with feeling, mostly in speech.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Adjectives.
Your friend has cooked for you, and the food is far better than "quite good". Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.