清醒得很
“He was very sober”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没有
“No”
清醒得很
“He was very sober”
自己开着摩托车过去的
“He rode the motorcycle there himself”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using '得很' instead of standard adverbs like '很' or '非常' carries a strong spoken punch, typically used to counter a presupposition or remove all lingering ambiguity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
completely sober; very wide awake
The pattern 'Adjective + 得很' is an emphatic spoken structure meaning 'extremely [adjective]'.