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hěn
Main
English Definition(adverb of degree); quite; very; awfully
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Pinyinhěn
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄏㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)han2
Part of Speech(副) adverb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1

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Words With Same Head Word    
很多hěnduōvery many; very much; great (quantity)
很大hěndàtremendous
很好hěnhǎovery good
很快hěnkuàiquickly
很多人hěnduō rénmany people
Words With Same Tail Word    
怕得很pà dehěnto be very frightened
不很bùhěnnot very
得很dehěn(after an adjective) very
还很huánhěnstill very
挑得很tiāo dehěnvery picky; very choosy
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