Adverbs with AdjectivesHSK 4
Adjectives with 那么 and 这么
Use 这么 (zhème) or 那么 (nàme) directly before an adjective to express 'so' or 'such' in Chinese. These intensifiers are placed right before the adjective without any additional words like 'very'. The most common pitfall is forgetting that they do not need a degree adverb like 很 (hěn) when expressing a high degree.
Structure
Subj. + 这么 / 那么 + Adj.
Examples
- 我没想到这个考试这么难。Wǒ méi xiǎng dào zhè ge kǎo shì zhè me nán.I didn't expect this exam would be this difficult.
- 雨这么大，明天再去吧。Yǔ zhè me dà, míng tiān zài qù ba.The rain is so heavy. How about we go tomorrow?
- 你那么聪明，一定能猜到。Nǐ nà me cōng ming, yí dìng néng cāi dào.You're so smart. You can definitely guess it.
- 老板那么忙，肯定没时间。Lǎo bǎn nà me máng, kěn dìng méi shí jiān.The boss is so busy. He definitely won't have time for this.
- 中国人口这么多，当然会有很多社会问题。Zhōng guó rén kǒu zhè me duō, dāng rán huì yǒu hěn duō shè huì wèn tí.China has such a big population. Of course there will be many social problems.