Difference between revisions of "Special verbs with "hen""

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Using 很 (hěn) to intensify verbs that express thoughts or feeling is really easy.

我很想你。Wǒ hěn xiǎng nǐ. I really miss you.
他很喜欢你。Tā hěn xǐhuan nǐ. He really likes you.
我妹妹很喜欢说话。Wǒ mèimei hěn xǐhuan shuōhuà. My younger sister really likes to talk.
我的英语老师很了解中国。Wǒ de Yīngyǔ lǎoshī hěn liǎojiě Zhōngguó. My English teacher knows a lot about China.
妈妈很希望我早点回家。Māma hěn xīwàng wǒ zǎo diǎn huíjiā. Mom really hopes I can return home a little earlier.
老外很讨厌中国的公共厕所。Lǎowài hěn tǎoyàn Zhōngguó de gōnggòng cèsuǒ. Foreigners really hate public toilets in China.
爷爷的狗死了，他很伤心。Yéye de gǒu sǐ le, tā hěn shāngxīn. Grandpa's dog died.He is very sad.
他没来，她很失望。Tā méi lái, tā hěn shīwàng. He didn't come, she is very disappointed.
老板对我们的工作很满意。Lǎobǎn duì wǒmen de gōngzuò hěn mǎnyì. Our boss is very satisfied with our work.
他回美国了，可是他一直很想念他的中国朋友。Tā huí měiguó le, kěshì tā yīzhí hěn xiǎngniàn tā de Zhōngguó péngyou. He went back to America, but he misses his Chinese friends all the time.

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 Certain verbs in Chinese can be modified with 很 (hěn) to increase their intensity. This similar to using "really" or "very much" in English. This can only be done with [[psychological verbs]], such as:
-* 喜欢 (xǐhuan)
+* 想 (xiǎng) to think; to want; to miss
-* 了解 (liạ̌ojiě)
+* 喜欢 (xǐhuan) to like
-* 希望 (xīwàng)
+* 小心 (xiǎoxīn) to be careful
-* 讨厌 (tǎoyàn)
+* 生气 (shēngqì) to be angry
-* 失望 (shīwàng)
+* 怕 (pà) to fear; to be afraid of
-* 伤心 (shāngxīn)
+* 了解 (liǎojiě) to know a lot about
-* 满意 (mǎnyì)
+* 希望 (xīwàng) to hope
-* 想念 (xiǎngniàn)
+* 讨厌 (tǎoyàn) to hate
+* 担心 (dānxīn) to worry about
 === Examples ===