很 in Context

CONGRATULATIONS! 

The Character You Just Learned is Also a Common Word!

Usage - "very":  

Sentence

我很爱你。

English:

I really love you.

Top-Down Words:

爱 ài - to love

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Sentence:

你等这个比赛等了很长时间吗？ 

English:

Did you wait a long time for this competition?

Top-Down Words:

比赛 bǐsài - (sports) match; competition

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*Sentence:

今天天气很好。

English:

The weather is very good today.

Top-Down Words:

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*Sentence:

现在在中国用手机给钱很方便。

English:

In China, you can now pay for things using your phone which is very convenient.

Top-Down Words:

方便 fāngbiàn - convenient
现在 xiànzài- now, at the moment
给钱 gěi qián - give money

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Need a Reminder?

The Six Steps to Learning Words

Understanding Chinese Words - Morphemes

3 Questions About Words

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Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020

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Eliceo Padilla

Words like these are included in the anki decks?
方便 fāngbiàn - convenient
现在 xiànzài- now, at the moment
给钱 gěi qián - give money
to be in continue study process

Mandarin Blueprint

No, not right now because you haven't learned their characters yet. Don't worry though, every word you see will eventually learned in this curriculum. It must be done in this way so you build a strong foundation, which is VITAL for long-term success ;D

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Sandy

Why there are two 等 in this sentence "你等这个比赛等了很长时间吗 ?" ?
Why not skip the first 等 and will still have the same meaning , right ?

Mandarin Blueprint

Here's the link to where Phil & Luke talked about this comment in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast: https://youtu.be/dWEpdsV7nlg?list=PL_T_LpTzhQ1ihGzQaTSeYEvr8_jmImnO-&t=2543

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jack

The fascinating thing about this process is that before learning a character bottom up it looks like a bunch of squiggles, but once it's learned, voila, crystal clear.

Tristan Knotts

So true! That's the magic.

MB Team

Here's the link to where Phil and Luke talked about this comment in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TJ823JyK0g&t=779s

Andrew Clapham

It's the "Baader-Meinhof phenomenon"!

https://www.sciencealert.com/you-know-how-when-you-learn-a-new-word-you-see-it-everywhere-here-s-why