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’—‘dis
很 hěn

I. very [ˈverı] ADV

1. very [用于修饰形容词、副词或分词]:

very
很 hěn
very
非常 fēicháng
very big
很大

2. very [用于形容词最高级前，以加强语气]:

very
真正地 zhēnzhèngde
very
极 jí
the very best choice
最佳选择

Phrases:

not very
[表示语气的委婉] 不很 bù hěn
not very
不大 bù dà
I'm not very interested in sports.
我对运动不大感兴趣。

II. very [ˈverı] ADJ

1. very [与the, this或my, your等连用，用以加强语气]:

very
恰好的 qiàhǎode
very
正是 zhèngshì
on the very day
恰恰在那天
These are the very words I want to say.
这些正是我要说的。

2. very:

very
仅仅 jǐnjǐn
very
只 zhǐ
The very mention of his name upset her.
仅仅提及他的名字就令她很不高兴。

very [ˈverı]

very good
[用以客气地表达同意或表示遵从] 很好 hěnhǎo
very good
是 shì
very well
[用以表示同意或遵从，常有勉强之意] 那好吧 nàhǎoba

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

very big
很大
not very
[表示语气的委婉] 不很 bù hěn
very good
[用以客气地表达同意或表示遵从] 很好 hěnhǎo
very well
[用以表示同意或遵从，常有勉强之意] 那好吧 nàhǎoba
Thank you very much.
非常感谢。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

I was very proud that one of my coworkers had the presence of mind to think of that!
en.wikipedia.org
The scale of the proposed scheme is such that very large quantities of seawater would be evaporated.
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His very same meanderings might still be news if they were shouted from a rooftop.
www.cbc.ca
Angels very frequently appear, but angelic beings of higher rank, such as cherubim and seraphim, are extremely rare.
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It has a very nice waterfall that gushes down during the rainy season.
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