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Sentences with an adjectival predicate

In Chinese an adjective can serve as the predicate on its own.

Before the adjective there may be:

an adverb of degree; or a negative adverb.

Basic structure

Subject + (adverb of degree / negation) + adjective
Meaning: it says what someone or something is like.
这儿的水果真不少!
这儿的水果zhèr de shuǐguǒthe fruit here
真zhēnreally
不少bù shǎoquite a lot

Here 不少 serves as the adjectival predicate.

我的房间不大
我的房间wǒ de fángjiānmy room
不bùnegation
大dàbig

Here 不 stands before the adjective and negates it.

那个苹果好吃
那个苹果nàge píngguǒthat apple
好吃hǎochītasty

Here 好吃 serves as the predicate directly.

The rule in short

Subject + adjective

or:

Subject + adverb + adjective

Examples:

这儿的水果真不少!
我的房间不大
那个苹果好吃