Describing Things
Adjectives and 很
HSK 1 · A1 · 10 words
Vocabulary
Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
大
dà
big
小
xiǎo
small
多
duō
many / much
少
shǎo
few / little
贵
guì
expensive
冷
lěng
cold
热
rè
hot
快
kuài
fast
慢
màn
slow
高兴
gāoxìng
happy
Grammar
很 + adjective (no 是)
Adjectives don't take 是. Use 很 (hěn): 我很好 = I'm good. 很 here is just a link, not 'very'.
今天很冷。
Jīntiān hěn lěng.
Today is cold.
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