{"id":2835,"date":"2018-10-25T08:42:39","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T08:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/?p=2835"},"modified":"2019-09-09T07:11:06","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T07:11:06","slug":"zui-superlative-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/fr\/zui-superlative-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 16. Using \u6700 (zu\u00ec) for Expressing the Most in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2836\" style=\"width: 3888px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2836\" src=\"http:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/41-Zui-Superlative-Chinese.jpg\" alt=\"\u6700, most Chinese, \u6700 in Chinese\" width=\"3888\" height=\"5833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/41-Zui-Superlative-Chinese.jpg 3888w, https:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/41-Zui-Superlative-Chinese-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/41-Zui-Superlative-Chinese-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/41-Zui-Superlative-Chinese-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/41-Zui-Superlative-Chinese-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/41-Zui-Superlative-Chinese-107x160.jpg 107w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3888px) 100vw, 3888px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Using \u6700 (zu\u00ec) for Expressing the Most in Chinese<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the previous lesson, we have learned how to <a href=\"http:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/bi-comparison-chinese\/\">use \u6bd4 (b\u01d0) for Comparison in Chinese<\/a>. Today, we will learn how to describe a thing or person that has the superlative degree.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike English, we do not change the form of the adjective by adding -est, we use the intensifier \u6700 (zu\u00ec) before the adjective in order to express the most. We can only use \u6700 (zu\u00ec) if we compare three or more objects. For comparing two objects, use \u6bd4 (b\u01d0).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Structure: \u6700 + adjective<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u6797\u8001\u5e2b\u662f\u6211\u5011\u5b78\u6821\u6700\u597d\u7684\u8001\u5e2b\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u6797\u8001\u5e08\u662f\u6211\u4eec\u5b66\u6821\u6700\u597d\u7684\u8001\u5e08\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">L\u00edn l\u01ceosh\u012b sh\u00ec w\u01d2men xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o zu\u00ec h\u01ceo de l\u01ceosh\u012b.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Mr. Lin is the best teacher in our school.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u4eca\u5929\u662f\u9019\u500b\u6708\u6700\u71b1\u7684\u4e00\u5929\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u4eca\u5929\u662f\u8fd9\u4e2a\u6708\u6700\u70ed\u7684\u4e00\u5929\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">J\u012bnti\u0101n sh\u00ec zh\u00e8ge yu\u00e8 zu\u00ec r\u00e8 de y\u012bti\u0101n.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Today is the hottest day of the month.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u6700<\/strong><strong> + <\/strong><strong>Stative Verbs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Besides the adjectives, we can also place the <em>stative verbs<\/em> after the \u6700 (zu\u00ec). Stative verbs are the verbs that related to people\u2019s psychological status, such as\uff1a<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u559c\u6b61 [\u559c\u6b22] (x\u01d0 hu\u0101n) \u2013 to like<\/li>\n<li>\u611b [\u7231] (\u00e0i) \u2013 to love<\/li>\n<li>\u60f3 (xi\u01ceng) \u2013 to think, to want to, to miss (someone)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Structure: \u6700 + Stative Verb<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u6211\u6700\u559c\u6b61\u5403\u8fa3\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u6211\u6700\u559c\u6b22\u5403\u8fa3\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">W\u01d2 zu\u00ec x\u01d0hu\u0101n ch\u012b l\u00e0.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">I like spicy food the most.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u5979\u6700\u611b\u5979\u7684\u5973\u5152\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u5979\u6700\u7231\u5979\u7684\u5973\u513f\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">T\u0101 zu\u00ec&#8217;\u00e0i t\u0101 de n\u01da&#8217;\u00e9r.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">She loves her daughter most.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s practice to translate these sentences into Chinese!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>She is the tallest.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Hints: she = \u5979\uff08t\u0101\uff09, tall = \u9ad8 (g\u0101o).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>He is the smartest.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Hints: he = \u4ed6\uff08t\u0101\uff09, smart = \u806a\u660e (c\u014dng m\u00edng).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>I want to go to London the most.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Hints: I = \u6211 (w\u01d2), go = \u53bb (q\u00f9), London = \u4f26\u6566 (l\u00fan d\u016bn).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Answers<\/h6>\n<ol>\n<li>\u5979\u6700\u9ad8\u3002<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>T\u0101 zu\u00ecg\u0101o.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\u4ed6\u6700\u806a\u660e\u3002<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>T\u0101 zu\u00ec c\u014dngm\u00edng.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>\u6211\u6700\u60f3\u53bb\u4f26\u6566\u3002<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>W\u01d2 zu\u00ec xi\u01ceng q\u00f9 l\u00fand\u016bn.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s learn Chinese today! Join us at <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/app\/id690557567\">LingoCards<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the previous lesson, we have learned how to use \u6bd4 (b\u01d0) for Comparison in Chinese. 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