很 (hěn): Translation, Pronunciation and Example Sentences

The Chinese word 很 is an adverb that means “very” or “quite”. It is commonly used to express intensity or degree of an adjective or adverb. For example, if you want to say “I am very happy”, you can say “我很高兴”. Similarly, if you want to say “This book is quite interesting”, you can say “这本书很有趣”. 很 is one of the most frequently used adverbs in Chinese and is an essential word to know for anyone learning the language.

Translation

Adverb: very, quite

Pronunciation

Example Sentences

ChinesePinyinEngish
我很高兴wǒ hěn gāoxìngI am very happy
她很漂亮tā hěn piàoliangShe is very beautiful
这个餐厅很贵zhège cāntīng hěn guìThis restaurant is very expensive
我很累了wǒ hěn lèi leI am very tired
他很聪明tā hěn cōngmíngHe is very smart
这个城市很大zhège chéngshì hěn dàThis city is very big
妈妈很忙māmā hěn mángMom is very busy
这本书很有趣zhè běn shū hěn yǒuqùThis book is very interesting

HSK

很 is part of HSK Level 1 in both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0.

Learning Card

Learning card for Chinese word 很 with Pinyin and English Translation