...得很/得不行/得不得了 expresses extreme degree.
Very A
Often with adjectives
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Degree complement
- ✅ 忙得很。
- ❌ 忙很。
Not with plain verbs
- ✅ 累得不得了。
- ❌ 跑得不得了(需語境)
It is quite hot today.
He is extremely busy, and even forgot lunch.
This road is terribly congested.
She is very happy, smiling nonstop.
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