很是 + Adj (a formal “very”)
Very, in a suit
- very很to be / is是 + Adj = "very / quite" — a bookish, emphatic intensifier.
- everyone大家very很to be / is是happy高兴 = "everyone was very pleased."
- It feels more written than a plain very很.
Subj + very很to be / is是 + Adj
- very很to be / is是 intensifies, in a formal register.
everyone大家very很是pleased高兴。
- everyone大家very很to be / is是happy高兴 = "everyone was very pleased."
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Correct or broken?
很是 + Adj is the bookish very — one word, before the adjective.
Practice
Everyone was very pleased: 大家 ____ 高兴。
很是 + Adj = very (formal): 大家很是高兴.
Practice
很是 intensifies the adjective.
Yes — 很是满意 (very satisfied).
Recap
Key idea
- very很to be / is是 + Adj — "very / quite" (formal, written)
- very很to be / is是happy高兴 · very很to be / is是satisfied满意
- More bookish than a plain very很
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Adverbs.
Practice
很是 compared with 很 is…
很是 = a bookish, emphatic “very”.