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Pinyin hěn IPA [xən˨˩˦] Zhuyin ㄏㄣˇ
HSK 1 adverb 副词 Book 1 · Lesson 6 freq #35

Meaning

'Very, quite'. In simple statements it routinely stands between subject and adjective (我很好), where it mostly just completes the sentence rather than adding strong emphasis.

Examples

我很好。 wǒ hěn hǎo I'm fine.
天很冷。 tiān hěn lěng It's cold.
你很好。 nǐ hěn hǎo You are good.

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