HSK 1

很 meaning in Chinese

hěn

Without tone marks: hen

Listen to 很

very

adverb

How to use 很

很 often connects a subject and an adjective: 我很好 means I am well. In a neutral description it may not strongly emphasize very. To express not very, put 不 before 很.

Everyday examples

她很忙。

Tā hěn máng.

She is busy.

这个很贵。

Zhège hěn guì.

This one is expensive.

Dayword examples

Example

我们很快就可以安排您入座。

wǒmen hěn kuài jiù kěyǐ ānpái nín rùzuò.

We can seat you soon.

Example from Tatoeba

English glosses are adapted from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are written by Dayword or taken from Tatoeba contributors under CC BY 2.0 FR, with a link on each Tatoeba sentence.

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