Back
Beginner

Adjectives & 很

Stative verbs

Adjectives take 很 (or another adverb)

A bare adjective implies comparison, so 很 is the neutral default.

💬 Examples
她很漂亮。
Tā hěn piàoliang.
She is pretty.
📝 很 + adjective (no 是)
这个很贵。
Zhège hěn guì.
This is expensive.
📝 很 here doesn't strongly mean 'very'
Negate with 不

不 goes before the adjective.

💬 Examples
不大
bú dà
not big
📝 不 + adjective
这个不贵。
Zhège bú guì.
This isn't expensive.
📝 Negated adjective
Adjective + 的 before a noun

Multi-syllable adjectives take 的 before a noun.

💬 Examples
漂亮的花
piàoliang de huā
pretty flowers
📝 adjective + 的 + noun
好人
hǎo rén
a good person
📝 Some one-syllable adjectives drop 的