很 hěn very
怎么记住“很”: 彳 crossroads + 艮 halt = very. At every crossroads the donkey comes to a halt for ages, and the tourist on its back is getting very impatient.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
很 = 彳 crossroads + 艮 halt
- 彳 crossroads meaning
- 艮 halt sound
At every crossroads the donkey comes to a halt for ages, and the tourist on its back is getting very impatient.
How it came to be
The crossroads part gives the meaning and the halt part gives the sound.
用法
- 'Very', but also the default glue before a predicate adjective: 我很好 (wǒ hěn hǎo) just means 'I'm fine', not 'very good'.
- A bare adjective (我好) sounds like an implied comparison, so 很 quietly fills the slot, usually unstressed. For real emphasis, stress it or reach for 非常 (fēicháng).
例句
- 雪很白。 Xuě hěn bái.Snow is very white.
- 他很有钱。 Tā hěn yǒu qián.He's a rich man.
- 天气很冷。 Tiānqì hěn lěng.The weather is very cold.
- 妈妈很忙。 Māma hěn máng.My mother is very busy.