Inside This Unit: The Full Breakdown
Theme 3 (Beauty & Aesthetics) adds comparison with 比, adjective predicates with 很, the 得 complement, and 最.
Why it matters
Comparison and description let you express aesthetic opinions.
Key concepts
- Comparison: A 比 B + adjective.
- Adjectives take 很, not 是 (我很忙).
- 得 links a verb to a degree complement; 最 = superlative.
Comparison and Description
Compare with 比, describe with adjective+很 (never 是 before adjectives), express how an action is done with 得, and form superlatives with 最 while discussing Chinese arts.
AP exam tip
Never put 是 before an adjective — use 很 (or another degree adverb).
Connections to other units
- Theme 2: Builds on basic predicates.
- Theme 4: Opinion structures extend here.
