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很

hěn

very; quite

HSK 1

Meaning of 很 in English

hěnHSK 1adverbSyllabus #79
  1. very; quite
  2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)

Example sentences

  1. 我很喜欢我的黄色套衫。
    wǒ hěn xǐ huān wǒ de huáng sè tào shān。
    I love my yellow sweater.
    Tatoeba #816552 by fucongcong · #682509 by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我很抱歉給你添麻煩了。
    wǒ hěn bào qiàn gěi nǐ tiān má fán le。
    I'm sorry to trouble you.
    Tatoeba #917905 by Martha · #54313 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我一整天都觉得很消沉。
    wǒ yī zhěng tiān dōu jué de hěn xiāo chén。
    I was feeling blue all day.
    Tatoeba #835562 by fucongcong · #73064 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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