Errors in the Use of Adjectives

形容词的误用

　　1.形容词使用不当

　　Example:

　　Wrong：今天天气暖和，很适合到山里去玩儿。

　　Right：今天天气暖和，适合到山里去玩儿。

　　Here,the adjective is misused as a verb. “合适”is an adjective which does not take objects （“到山里去玩儿”）。To express “in accordance with the actual situation or objective demands”,

　　One should use the verb “适合”which is similar to “合适”in meaning.

　　Example:

　　Wrong：妈妈比五年前旧多了。

　　Right：妈妈比五年前老多了。

　　“旧”and“老”are all translated into “old”in English.But “旧”in Chinese only indicates that things have changed after being used for a long time.The present sentence speaks of advancement in age,thus“老”rather than “旧”should be used.

　　Example:

　　Wrong：她们俩的年纪一致。

　　Right：她们俩的年纪相同。

　　“一致”meaning “in agreement”does not match with the subject“年纪”.It should be replaced by “相同”。

　　Example:

　　Wrong：今年来北京语言学院学习的可能有多人。

　　Right：今年来北京语言学院学习的可能有很多人。

　　“多”can not act as an attributive in isolation.It must be used in combination with“很”before it to serve as an attributive of the head word （“人“）。Here“很”does not hold a definite implication of a high degree.

　　Example:

　　Wrong：秋天不刮风，小下雨。

　　Right；秋天不刮风，下小雨。

　　The main function of the adjective “小”is to be an attributive.“小”which is used wrongly here as an adverbial adjunct should be shifted backwards after the predicate verb “下”.“小雨”means“a light rain”