很
HSK 1freq #35
Meanings
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- 1.very; quite
- 2.(also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
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Wiktionary
- 1.very; extremely; in a high degree
- 2.(no meaning, see usage note)
- 3.to disobey; to defy; to be querulous
- 4.struggle; dispute; lawsuit
- 5.to try to one's utmost
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɡɯːnʔ): semantic 彳 + phonetic 艮 (OC *kɯːns). “Cruel (~ 狠); to disobey; to defy” > “very; quite” (since Yuan dynasty). Compare 蠻／蛮 (mán).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
很遠。
It was very far.
我很累。
I'm tired.
我很忙。
I'm busy.
我很好。
I'm fine.
他很忙。
He's busy.
他很懒。
He's lazy.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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