Chinese word dictionary

很是

hěn shì · (formal) very; quite; deeply (usu. followed by a two-syllable adjective or verb)

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Word information

Simplified很是

Traditional很是

Pinyinhěn shì

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

很hěn

very, quite, much

是shì

to be; yes

How to learn 很是

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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很hěn

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

是shì

to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4]

但是dànshì

but; however

还是háishi

still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or

可是kěshì

but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed

只是zhǐshì

merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however