Chinese word

很好

Pronunciation

Pinyinhěn hǎo

Meaning

  • adjectivevery good

Example

这件衣服很好。zhè jiàn yī fú hěn hǎo

This piece of clothing is very good.

Illustration for 很好 (very good)

More examples

我今天感觉很好，我们去散步吧。wǒ jīn tiān gǎn jué hěn hǎo wǒ men qù sàn bù ba

I feel very good today, so let's go for a walk.

Core concept

A person, thing, or situation lands clearly on the positive side of a quality scale.

Common phrases

  • 感觉很好gǎn jué hěn hǎo

    feel very good

  • 身体很好shēn tǐ hěn hǎo

    be in very good health

  • 心情很好xīn qíng hěn hǎo

    be in a very good mood

Similar words

不错bú cuò: Meets expectations as a good, usable choice with no major shortcoming.
非常好fēi cháng hǎo: Very high in quality and likely to receive enthusiastic praise.
很棒hěn bàng: Especially excellent, with results or performance that impress.
挺好tǐng hǎo: Pretty good in general, with no important issue to worry about.

Definition in Chinese

表示程度很高，形容事物、状态或人的质量或表现非常好，常用于口语评价。biǎo shì chéng dù hěn gāo xíng róng shì wù zhuàng tài huò rén de zhì liàng huò biǎo xiàn fēi cháng hǎo cháng yòng yú kóu yǔ píng jià

Word origin

很好 (hěnhǎo, "very good") combines 很 (hěn, "very") with 好 (hǎo, "good"), placing the positive quality of 好 at a high degree.

Usage tips

  • In everyday replies about health or a situation, it can mean that things are fine, so English learners should not always hear it as unusually enthusiastic praise.

Other meanings

  • goodadjective
  • in good shapeadjective

Opposites

  • 不好bù hǎonot goodadjective
  • 很差hěn chàvery badadjective

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