Common Chinese Adjectives
Describing words in Chinese don't take 是 (to be) - you link them with 很 (hěn). Tap to hear each adjective, then say 我很好 (wǒ hěn hǎo) = 'I'm good'.
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How do adjectives work in Chinese?
Adjectives don't use 是. Use 很 (hěn) as a link: 今天很冷 (jīntiān hěn lěng) = 'today is cold'. Here 很 just connects - it doesn't always mean 'very'.
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