How to Say ‘Pretty serious’ in Traditional Chinese
滿嚴重的
mǎn yán zhòng de
[mǎn yánzhòng de]
💬 Usage Tip: 滿 (mǎn) followed by an adjective and 的 is a very Taiwanese way to say "pretty/quite". Examples are 滿好吃的 "pretty tasty" and 滿遠的 "quite far".
Phrase Breakdown
滿
mǎn
[mǎn]
quite; pretty
Colloquial Taiwanese degree adverb meaning 'fairly' or 'quite', often paired with 的 at the end.
這家酒吧滿熱鬧的。
This bar is pretty lively.
嚴重
yán zhòng
[yánzhòng]
serious; severe
Describes a grave condition or problem.
他的病很嚴重。
His illness is very serious.
的
de
[de]
(emphatic sentence-final particle)
Used at the end to affirm a description, as in 滿...的.
這裡滿安靜的。
It's pretty quiet here.
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