很 hěn

“(adverb of degree); quite; very”

adverbHSK 1 · 2021 list level 1

新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level

很 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.

Entry 79: 很 hěn — Level 1; official annotation 1 (副). PDF page 81

Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.

用法How to use 很

很 means "very" and is the standard adverb used before adjectives to make a simple statement sound complete and natural. It comes directly before the adjective, as in 很好 or 很忙, and is not used before verbs of action.

例句Example sentences

我很好。wǒ hěn hǎo.I'm very well.
今天很热。jīn tiān hěn rè.It's very hot today.
她的汉语很好。tā de hàn yǔ hěn hǎo.Her Chinese is very good.

常见错误Common mistakes

✗我很喜欢很他。

✓我很喜欢他。

很 goes before the adjective or verb it modifies, not after it.

易混词Easily confused

很vs太

很 is neutral "very"; 太 means "too/excessively" and often carries a negative or exclamatory tone (太好了 is an exception meaning "great").