Word: 很 (hěn)

你看我是不是很酷？

Nǐ kàn wǒ shìbúshì hěn kù?

Do you think I'm cool?

你真的很帅！

Nǐ zhēnde hěn shuài!

You are really handsome!

你真的很幸运，不是吗？

Nǐ zhēnde hěn xìngyùn, bú shì ma?

You really are lucky, aren't you?

你真的很粗鲁，不是吗？

Nǐ zhēnde hěn cūlǔ, bú shì ma?

You really are rude, aren't you?

你真的很高，不是吗？

Nǐ zhēnde hěn gāo, bú shì ma?

You really are tall, aren't you?

你确实很强。

Nǐ quèshí hěn qiáng.

You are truly very strong.

你穿那件白色的衣服很好看。

Nǐ chuān nà jiàn báisè de yīfu hěn hǎokàn.

You look great in that white outfit.

你给了我很好的建议。

Nǐ gěi le wǒ hěn hǎo de jiànyì.

You've given me good advice.

你老家的人都很淳朴吗？

Nǐ lǎojiā de rén dōu hěn chúnpǔ ma?

Are the people in your hometown all simple and honest?

你能帮助我的话，我将很感激的。

Nǐ néng bāngzhù wǒ dehuà, wǒ jiāng hěn gǎnjī de.

I'd be very grateful if you could help me.

你能承认你错了是很伟大的。

Nǐ néng chéngrèn nǐ cuòle shì hěn wěidà de.

It's very big of you to admit you're wrong.

你能来的话我会很开心。

Nǐ néng lái dehuà wǒ huì hěn kāixīn.

I'd be delighted if you could come with us.

你英语说得很流利。

Nǐ Yīngyǔ shuō de hěn liúlì.

You speak fluent English.

你记性很好。

Nǐ jìxing hěn hǎo.

You have a very good memory.

你说得很对。

Nǐ shuō de hěn duì.

You are quite right.

你说得很诚恳，我相信你。

Nǐ shuō de hěn chéngkěn, wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ.

You're being so honest that I believe you.

你走了我会很想你。

Nǐ zǒule wǒ huì hěn xiǎng nǐ.

I'll miss you very much if you go.

你身上有很多钱吗？

Nǐ shēnshang yǒu hěn duō qián ma?

Do you have a lot of money with you?

你身边有很多关心你的朋友。

Nǐ shēnbiān yǒu hěn duō guānxīn nǐ de péngyou.

You have many caring friends.

你这么说很失礼。

Nǐ zhème shuō hěn shīlǐ.

It is rude of you to say so.

你闻起来很香。

Nǐ wén qǐlai hěn xiāng.

You smell good.

侗族的鼓楼很有名。

Dòngzú de gǔlóu hěn yǒumíng.

The Dong people's drum towers are very famous.

俄语很难学。

Éyǔ hěn nán xué.

Russian is hard to learn.

保护湿地对环境很重要。

Bǎohù shīdì duì huánjìng hěn zhòngyào.

Protecting wetlands is very important for the environment.

信号穿过厚墙以后会衰减很多。

Xìnhào chuānguò hòu qiáng yǐhòu huì shuāijiǎn hěn duō.

The signal attenuates a lot after passing through a thick wall.

信贷紧缩让小公司很难借钱。

Xìndài jǐnsuō ràng xiǎo gōngsī hěn nán jièqián.

The credit tightening makes it hard for small companies to borrow money.

修理将要花费很多钱。

Xiūlǐ jiāngyào huāfèi hěn duō qián.

Repairs will cost a lot of money.

假设得很大。

Jiǎshè de hěn dà.

That's a pretty big assumption.

偏远地区的孩子上学很不容易。

Piānyuǎn dìqū de háizi shàngxué hěn bù róngyì.

It is not easy for children in remote areas to go to school.

做个赢家很好。

Zuò gè yíngjiā hěn hǎo.

It is good to be a winner.

做义工让我学到很多。

Zuò yìgōng ràng wǒ xuédào hěn duō.

Doing volunteer work has taught me a lot.

做了很多，又什么都没做。

Zuòle hěn duō, yòu shénme dōu méi zuò.

We did a lot, but got nothing done.

做完化疗，他很虚弱。

Zuò wán huàliáo, tā hěn xūruò.

After finishing chemotherapy, he was very weak.

做实验是很好的实践。

Zuò shíyàn shì hěn hǎo de shíjiàn.

Doing experiments is great practice.

做教师很辛苦。

Zuò jiàoshī hěn xīnkǔ.

Being a teacher is very hard work.

做模具需要很高的精度。

Zuò mújù xūyào hěn gāo de jīngdù.

Making molds requires a high degree of precision.

做生意的人有很多行话。

Zuòshēngyì de rén yǒu hěn duō hánghuà.

People in business have a lot of trade jargon.

做科研需要很多耐心。

Zuò kēyán xūyào hěn duō nàixīn.

Doing research takes a lot of patience.

做翻译，语言功底很重要。

Zuò fānyì, yǔyán gōngdǐ hěn zhòngyào.

For translation work, a solid grounding in the language is important.

做起来不会很久。

Zuò qǐlai búhuì hěn jiǔ.

Doing that won't take long.

做这件衣服的工序很复杂。

Zuò zhè jiàn yīfu de gōngxù hěn fùzá.

The process of making this piece of clothing is very complicated.

做这份工作需要很强的韧性。

Zuò zhè fèn gōngzuò xūyào hěn qiáng de rènxìng.

This job requires a lot of toughness.

做进出口要办很多手续。

Zuò jìnchūkǒu yào bàn hěn duō shǒuxù.

Doing import and export means handling a lot of paperwork.

健身房里的器械都很新。

Jiànshēnfáng lǐ de qìxiè dōu hěn xīn.

The equipment in the gym is all very new.

傍晚有微风，坐在院子里很舒服。

Bàngwǎn yǒu wēifēng, zuò zài yuànzi lǐ hěn shūfu.

There's a breeze in the evening, so it's comfortable sitting in the yard.

儒学对东亚国家影响很大。

Rúxué duì Dōngyà guójiā yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.

Confucianism has had a great influence on East Asian countries.

儒家把仁义看得很重。

Rújiā bǎ rényì kàn de hěn zhòng.

Confucians place great importance on benevolence and righteousness.

兄弟们聊得很酣畅。

Xiōngdìmen liáo de hěn hānchàng.

The guys chatted freely and had a great time.

兔子繁殖得很快。

Tùzi fánzhí de hěn kuài.

Rabbits reproduce very quickly.

全球变暖让冰川融化得很快。

Quánqiúbiànnuǎn ràng bīngchuān rónghuà de hěn kuài.

Global warming is making the glaciers melt very fast.

八大菜系里，湘菜和川菜都很辣。

Bādàcàixì lǐ, xiāngcài hé chuāncài dōu hěn là.

Among the eight major cuisines, Hunan and Sichuan food are both very spicy.

公司今年的业绩很好。

Gōngsī jīnnián de yèjì hěn hǎo.

The company's performance this year is very good.

公司很看重员工的廉正。

Gōngsī hěn kànzhòng yuángōng de liánzhèng.

The company places great value on its employees' integrity.

公司的收入增长了很多。

Gōngsī de shōurù zēngzhǎngle hěn duō.

The company's income has grown a lot.

公司请了很多人来推广新产品。

Gōngsī qǐngle hěn duō rén lái tuīguǎng xīn chǎnpǐn.

The company hired many people to promote its new product.

公园里有很多人。

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén.

There were a lot of people in the park.

公园里有很多人在晨练。

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén zài chénliàn.

Lots of people are doing their morning exercise in the park.

公园门口有几棵很高的柏树。

Gōngyuán ménkǒu yǒu jǐ kē hěn gāo de bǎishù.

There are a few very tall cypress trees at the park entrance.

公墓里种了很多松树。

Gōngmù lǐ zhǒng le hěn duō sōngshù.

Many pine trees have been planted in the cemetery.

公正的代价很高。

Gōngzhèng de dàijià hěn gāo.

Justice is expensive.

关于这种方言的资料很少。

Guānyú zhèzhǒng fāngyán de zīliào hěn shǎo.

There is little information about this dialect.

写论文前，我要先查很多文献。

Xiě lùnwén qián, wǒ yào xiān chá hěn duō wénxiàn.

Before writing my thesis, I have to look up a lot of reference material.

军阀打仗，老百姓很辛苦。

Jūnfá dǎzhàng, lǎobǎixìng hěn xīnkǔ.

When the warlords fought, ordinary people suffered greatly.

军队买了很多新型导弹。

Jūnduì mǎile hěn duō xīnxíng dǎodàn.

The army bought a lot of new-type missiles.

军队里的等级很严格。

Jūnduì lǐ de děngjí hěn yángé.

Ranks are very strict in the army.

农场里饲养着很多羊。

Nóngchǎng lǐ sìyǎngzhe hěn duō yáng.

Lots of sheep are reared on the farm.

农学对粮食生产很重要。

Nóngxué duì liángshi shēngchǎn hěn zhòngyào.

Agronomy is very important for food production.

农村也很重视疾病防治。

Nóngcūn yě hěn zhòngshì jíbìng fángzhì.

Rural areas also attach great importance to disease prevention and treatment.

农村的教育水平比城市滞后很多。

Nóngcūn de jiàoyù shuǐpíng bǐ chéngshì zhìhòu hěn duō.

The level of education in the countryside lags far behind that of the cities.

农民种了很多树，希望减少风蚀。

Nóngmín zhǒng le hěn duō shù, xīwàng jiǎnshǎo fēngshí.

The farmers planted many trees, hoping to reduce wind erosion.

冬天京津冀常常有很重的雾霾。

Dōngtiān jīngjīnjì chángcháng yǒu hěn zhòng de wùmái.

In winter, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region often has heavy smog.

冬天室内外温度反差很大。

Dōngtiān shìnèi wài wēndù fǎnchà hěn dà.

In winter the temperature contrast between indoors and outdoors is big.

冬天，环卫工人很辛苦。

Dōngtiān, huánwèigōngrén hěn xīnkǔ.

In winter, sanitation workers have a hard time.

冬天的街道显得很萧条。

Dōngtiān de jiēdào xiǎnde hěn xiāotiáo.

The streets look bleak in winter.

冬天雪很大，狼出来捕食很困难。

Dōngtiān xuě hěn dà, láng chūlái bǔshí hěn kùnnan.

In winter the snow is heavy, so it is hard for wolves to hunt for food.

冬天风大，我的手变得很粗糙。

Dōngtiān fēng dà, wǒ de shǒu biànde hěn cūcāo.

The wind is strong in winter, and my hands have become rough.

冰球运动员的装备很重。

Bīngqiú yùndòngyuán de zhuāngbèi hěn zhòng.

An ice hockey player's gear is very heavy.

冰面很滑，因为摩擦很小。

Bīng miàn hěn huá, yīnwèi mócā hěn xiǎo.

The ice is slippery because the friction is very low.

冲浪看起来容易，其实很难学。

Chōnglàng kànqǐlai róngyì, qíshí hěn nán xué.

Surfing looks easy, but it's actually hard to learn.

冶炼需要很高的温度。

Yěliàn xūyào hěn gāo de wēndù.

Smelting requires very high temperatures.

减少排放对环境很重要。

Jiǎnshǎo páifàng duì huánjìng hěn zhòngyào.

Reducing emissions is very important for the environment.

出差时，便携式电脑很方便。

Chūchāi shí, biànxiéshì diànnǎo hěn fāngbiàn.

On business trips, a portable computer is very convenient.

出门在外，他很想念亲情。

Chūménzàiwài, tā hěn xiǎngniàn qīnqíng.

Far from home, he misses the love of his family.

划船是一项很好的运动。

Huáchuán shì yí xiàng hěn hǎo de yùndòng.

Rowing is a very good sport.

列车在晚上很挤。

Lièchē zài wǎnshang hěn jǐ.

The train is very crowded this evening.

刚到大城市，他很难立足。

Gāng dào Dàchéng Shì, tā hěn nán lìzú.

Having just arrived in the big city, he finds it hard to get a footing.

刚开坛的绍酒，冲劲儿很大

gāng kāi tán de Shàojiǔ, chòngjìnr hěn dà

Shaoxing wine just uncorked: very strong kick

刚搬到这里，我对一切都很陌生。

Gāng bān dào zhèlǐ, wǒ duì yíqiè dōu hěn mòshēng.

I just moved here, so everything feels unfamiliar to me.

刚搬来的邻居很少参加社交活动。

Gāng bān lái de línjū hěn shǎo cānjiā shèjiāo huódòng.

The neighbor who just moved in rarely takes part in social events.

刚搬来，这里的路我很生疏。

Gāng bān lái, zhèlǐ de lù wǒ hěn shēngshū.

I just moved here, so I'm not familiar with the roads.

利息不高，但本金很安全。

Lìxī bù gāo, dàn běnjīn hěn ānquán.

The interest isn't high, but the principal is very safe.

利率和通货膨胀很高。

Lìlǜ hé tōnghuòpéngzhàng hěn gāo.

Interest rates and inflation were high.

别太自负，你还有很多要学。

Bié tài zìfù, nǐ háiyǒu hěn duō yào xué.

Don't be so conceited; you still have a lot to learn.

别揪我的头发，很疼！

Bié jiū wǒ de tóufa, hěn téng!

Don't pull my hair, it hurts!

别用手指戳我的后背，很痒。

Bié yòng shǒuzhǐ chuō wǒ de hòubèi, hěn yǎng.

Don't poke my back with your finger, it tickles.

别用手揉眼球，很危险。

Bié yòng shǒu róu yǎnqiú, hěn wēixiǎn.

Don't rub your eyeball with your hand. It's dangerous.

别进沼泽，那里很危险！

Bié jìn zhǎozé, nàli hěn wēixiǎn!

Don't go into the swamp, it's very dangerous there!

到了正午，学校食堂人很多。

Dàole zhèngwǔ, xuéxiào shítáng rén hěn duō.

By noonday, the school cafeteria is very crowded.

到外国一定很贵。

Dào wàiguó yídìng hěn guì.

Visiting a foreign country must be expensive.

到车站的路程很远。

Dào chēzhàn de lùchéng hěn yuǎn.

It's a long way to the station.