How to Say ‘Very well’ in Traditional Chinese
很好
hěn hǎo
[huhn haow]
💬 Usage Tip: [很] + adjective is a very common Mandarin pattern. [很好] can mean "very good" or just "good."
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: In real speech, [很好] is one of the most common positive answers you'll hear in Taiwan.
Phrase Breakdown
很
hěn
[huhn]
very
An adverb that strengthens an adjective like 好.
這部電影很好看。
This movie is very good.
好
hǎo
[haow]
good; fine; well
Describes a positive quality or condition.
他的中文很好。
His Chinese is very good.
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