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HSK 1
很

HSK 1adverb

很

hěn

很 (hěn) means “(adverb of degree); quite; very; awfully”. It is an HSK 1 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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Example

这个很漂亮。

Zhège hěn piàoliang.

This is very beautiful.

Words containing 很

很难说hěn nánshuōHard to say

More HSK 1 vocabulary

爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs 八bāeight; 8 爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)我wǒI; me; my 杯子bēi zicup; glass 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)你好nǐ hǎohello 北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Frequently asked questions

What does 很 mean?: 很 (hěn) means “(adverb of degree); quite; very; awfully”. It is an HSK 1 word.
How is 很 pronounced?: 很 is pronounced “hěn” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 很?: 很 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 很?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 很 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27