很
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hěn · very, quite, much

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HSK 2.0 · Level 1HSK 3.0 · Level 1Frequency #35
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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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彳Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 很

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hěnWords pronounced hěn
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Example sentences

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Nǐ huì zuò dé hěn hǎo de.你会做得很好的。

You're going to do just fine.

Source: Tatoeba #13109451 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhēn de zhēn de hěn xiǎng nǐ.我真的真的很想你。

I really, really miss you.

Source: Tatoeba #12475708 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ huì hěn xiǎng nǐ de.我会很想你的。

I'll miss you very much.

Source: Tatoeba #1929992 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hěn ài tā dàn shì tā bú ài wǒ.我很爱她但是她不爱我。

I love her so much, but she does not love me.

Source: Tatoeba #5615612 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de chē hěn kuài, dàn shì wǒ de gèng kuài.你的车很快,但是我的更快。

Your car is fast, but mine is faster.

Source: Tatoeba #707676 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hěn guān xīn nǐ hé nǐ de jiā rén.我很关心你和你的家人。

I care about you and your family.

Source: Tatoeba #13052742 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 很 in context

  1. Say hěn, then recall the core meaning: very, quite, much.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 不很 (bù hěn), meaning “not very”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 很 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.