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The character "忒" is structured with the component "弋" positioned above "心", the latter historically associating it with internal states or intentions. Its earliest recorded meanings centered on fault or divergence from a standard, conveying a sense of error in classical Chinese usage. Over time, this conceptual basis of deviation gradually transformed into a grammatical function indicating extremity, leading to its modern role as an adverb denoting a high degree, such as "too" or "very", particularly within various spoken dialects.
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今天天气忒好了。
他跑得忒快了。
这顿饭忒贵了。
你的衣服忒漂亮了。
这部电影忒无聊了。
他说话忒不客气了。
这个地方忒安静了，有点吓人。
她忒专注于工作，以至于忘了吃饭。