Looking up...
To a high degree; very; extremely
这个电影很有趣。
This movie is very interesting.
她很漂亮。
She is very beautiful.
Used before adjectives or adverbs to intensify the meaning. Cannot be used alone.
'很' always precedes the adjective or adverb it modifies and cannot stand alone as a predicate.
Remember that '很' is an adverb and must be placed before the adjective or adverb it intensifies. For example: '很高' (very tall), '很慢' (very slow).
From Old Chinese '侲' (hěn), originally meaning 'many' or 'much', later evolved to intensify adjectives.
1. '很' is the default intensifier in Chinese and is neutral in tone. Unlike English, it does not imply exaggeration. 2. It is often used in questions like '你累吗？' (Are you tired?) where the expected answer may include '很' (e.g., '我很累' = 'I am very tired'). 3. Do not confuse with the verb '很' meaning 'to be' in classical Chinese.