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Simple "noun + adjective" sentences
In English, nouns can be "linked" to adjectives and other nouns with the verb "to be." In Chinese, nouns are linked to other nouns in one way, but linked to adjectives in a completely different way. Nouns are linked to other nouns with 是 (shì). Nouns are linked to adjectives with 很 (hěn).
- Keywords
- 很 · very · be · is
- Used for
- Expressing quality · Describing things
- Classification
- HSK1
Examples (12)
我很好。
你很漂亮。
他很高兴。
中文很难。
老板很生气。
我们很累。
我哥哥也很高。
你家也很远吗？
爸爸很忙，妈妈也很忙。
他和他弟弟都很帅。
他很高。
他非常高。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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