Grammar point Degree Complement (程度补语), is used after a verb or an adjective to explain the degree of an action, the nature of a thing or the reached degree of a state. Example Degree complements without 得 Adjective/Mental verbs + 极/透/死/坏 + 了 Qiūtiān de shuǐguǒ duō jí le 秋 天 的 水 果 多 极 了。 Fruit is abundant in autumn. Jīn nián xià tiān rè sǐ le 今年夏天热死了。 It's too hot this summer.