AdverbsHSK 4
Expressing "how" / "what" in exclamations with 多么
多么 is an exclamatory adverb used before an adjective or stative verb to express strong feeling, equivalent to "how" or "what (a)" in English.
It commonly appears in set exclamatory patterns like 多么 + Adj. + 啊 / 多么 + Adj. + 的 + Noun + 啊.
Structure
多么 + Adj. + 啊！
exclamatory sentence showing strong emotion about a quality
多么 + Adj. + 的 + Noun + 啊！
used when a noun follows the adjective
Examples
- 多么漂亮的花啊！Duō me piào liang de huā a!What a beautiful flower!
- 这里的风景多么美啊！Zhè lǐ de fēng jǐng duō me měi a!How beautiful the scenery here is!
- 他是多么善良的人啊！Tā shì duō me shàn liáng de rén a!What a kind person he is!
- 今天天气多么好，我们去爬山吧。Jīn tiān tiān qì duō me hǎo, wǒ men qù pá shān ba.The weather is so nice today, let's go hiking.
- 多么长的路啊，我们走了三个小时。Duō me cháng de lù a, wǒ men zǒu le sān gè xiǎo shí.What a long road it was — we walked for three hours.