很 (hěn) means Very. Below are 24 of the 296 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
From the graded readers
我 很 爱我的家。
wǒ hěn ài wǒ de(possessive) jiā.
I love my family very much.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Family
饭馆里人 很 多。
fàn guǎn lǐ rén hěnduō.
There were a lot of people in the restaurant.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · At the Restaurant
我们喝了 很 多水。
wǒmen hē / hè le / liǎo / liào hěnduō shuǐ.
We drank a lot of water.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · The Weather Today
早上天气还 很 好。
zǎoshang tiānqì hái / huán hěnhǎo.
The weather was still fine in the morning.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day
我 很 喜欢我的新衣服。
wǒ hěn xǐhuan wǒ de(possessive) xīn yīfu.
I really like my new clothes.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going Shopping
丽丽 很 高，也 很 漂亮。
lí lí hěn gāo, yě hěn piàoliang.
Lili is tall and pretty.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Friend Lili
From the travel phrasebook
很 高兴认识您。
Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nín.
Pleased to meet you.
Travel phrasebook · Meetings and introductions
这家餐厅 很 好。
Zhè jiā cāntīng hěn hǎo.
This is a lovely restaurant.
Travel phrasebook · Business dining and toasting
这个价格 很 难做。
Zhège jiàgé hěn nán zuò.
That price is very difficult for us.
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
今天 很 高兴认识您。
Jīntiān hěn gāoxìng rènshi nín.
It was a pleasure meeting you today.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
From the grammar library
这条裤子 很 贵。
Zhè tiáo kùzi hěn guì.
These trousers are expensive.
Grammar library · HSK 1 · Measure words — the top 25
老师的名字 很 长。
Lǎoshī de míngzi hěn cháng.
The teacher's name is long.
Grammar library · HSK 1 · 的 for possession and description
我买的书 很 有意思。
Wǒ mǎi de shū hěn yǒu yìsi.
The book I bought is interesting.
Grammar library · HSK 1 · 的 for possession and description
很 appears in 296 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 很
How is 很 used in a sentence?
This page shows 296 sentences using 很 (hěn, "Very"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 很 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 很 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 很 an HSK word?
Yes — 很 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 很?
The dictionary page for 很 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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