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很

hěn · hen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

2 examples

她(tā)倒(dào)很(hěn)可(kě)爱(ài)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)她(tā)。

She may be cute, but I don't like her.

今(jīn)天(tiān)天(tiān)气(qì)很(hěn)好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)们(men)去(qù)公(gōng)园(yuán)散(sàn)步(bù)吧(ba)。

The weather is very nice today; let's go for a walk in the park.

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