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<h1>Special verbs with "<span class="pinyinst">hen</span>" "<span class="hanzist">很</span>"</h1>
<p>Using <span class="hanzi">很</span> <span class="pinyin">hěn</span> to intensify verbs that express thoughts or feeling is really easy.</p>
<h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
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<p>Subj. + <span class="hanzist">很</span> + [Certain Verbs]</p>
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<p>Certain "psychological verbs" related to feelings or emotional sates can be modified with <span class="hanzi">很</span> <span class="pinyin">hěn</span> to increase their intensity. This is similar to using "really" or "very much" in English. Remember that this only applies to psychological verbs, such as:</p>
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<li><span class="hanzi">想</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">xiǎng</span> <br/> to think; to want; to miss</li>
<li><span class="hanzi">喜欢</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">xǐhuan</span> <br/> to like</li>
<li><span class="hanzi">小心</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">xiǎoxīn</span> <br/> to be careful</li>
<li><span class="hanzi">怕</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">pà</span> <br/> to fear; to be afraid of</li>
<li><span class="hanzi">了解</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">liǎojiě</span> <br/> to know a lot about</li>
<li><span class="hanzi">讨厌</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">tǎoyàn</span> <br/> to hate</li>
<li><span class="hanzi">担心</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">dānxīn</span> <br/> to worry about</li>
<li><span class="hanzi">希望</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">xīwàng</span> <br/> to hope</li>
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<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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<li><span class="hanzi">我 很 想 你。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin"> Wǒ hěn xiǎng nǐ.</span> <br/> I really miss you.</li>
<li><span class="hanzi">他 很 喜欢 你。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Tā hěn xǐhuan nǐ.</span> <br/> He really likes you.</li>
<li><span class="hanzi">你应该很 小心 。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ yīnggāi hěn xiǎoxīn.</span> <br/> You should be very careful.</li>
<li><span class="hanzi">我 很 怕 晚上 一个人 在家。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ hěn pà wǎnshang yīgèrén zài jiā.</span> <br/> I fear staying home alone at night.</li>
<li><span class="hanzi">你 应该 很 了解 自己 的 孩子。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ yīnggāi hěn liǎojiě zìjǐ de háizi.</span> <br/> You should know a lot about your child.</li>
<li><span class="hanzi">外国 人 很 讨厌 中国 的 公共 厕所。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Wàiguó rén hěn tǎoyàn Zhōngguó de gōnggòng cèsuǒ.</span> <br/> Foreigners really hate public toilets in China.</li>
<li><span class="hanzi">你 两天 没 回家，妈妈 很 担心 你。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ liǎng tiān méi huíjiā, māma hěn dānxīn nǐ.</span> <br/> You haven't gone home in two days. Mom is really worried about you.</li>
<li><span class="hanzi">父母 都 很 希望 我 能 上 一 个 好 大学。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Fùmǔ dōu hěn xīwàng wǒ néng shàng yī gè hǎo dàxué.</span> <br/> Both of my parents really hope that I can go to a good college.</li>
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<p>Did you ever notice that some Chinese people with less-than-perfect English will use the phrase "very like?" Now you know why!</p>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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<li><a href="Expressing_"excessively"_with_tai" title="wikilink">Expressing "excessively" with tai</a></li>
<li><a href="The_"zui"_superlative" title="wikilink">The "zui" superlative</a></li>
<li><a href="Positive_adjectives_with_"-ji_le"" title="wikilink">Positive adjectives with "-ji le"</a></li>
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<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
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<li>New Practical Chinese Reader 1 <span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本1</span> (p. 143)</li>
<li>New Practical Chinese Reader 1 <span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本1</span>(2nd ed) (p. 166)</li>
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