够戗 (gòu qiāng) — terrible, unbearable (used to describe a tough situation); quite, really (intensifier, often after 得 as a complement)
Definition
A colloquial, spoken intensifier meaning 'terribly, unbearably' — almost always used after 得 as a complement (累得够戗, 难 得够戗) to stress an extreme degree. Stronger and more vivid than 很 / 非常.
adjective
terribleunbearable (used to describe a tough situation)quitereally (intensifier, often after 得 as a complement)
Examples
- 够戗，。Jīn tiān lèi dé gòu qiāng, lián fàn dōu bù xiǎng chī le.I'm so exhausted today I don't even feel like eating.
- ，够戗！Zhè dào tí tài nán le, zhēn gòu qiāng!This problem is way too hard — it's really rough!
- 够戗，。Tā fā shāo shāo dé gòu qiāng, dé gǎn jǐn qù yī yuàn.His fever is awful — we need to get him to the hospital right away.
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