很多 hěn duō very many / very much / great (quantity) syn 温柔 溫柔 wēn róu gentle and soft / tender / sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) syn 甜蜜 tián mì sweet / happy syn 甜美 tián měi sweet / pleasant / happy syn 香味 xiāng wèi fragrance / bouquet / sweet smell / CL:股[gu3] syn 甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery syn 甜头 甜頭 tián tou sweet taste (of power, success etc) / benefit syn 甜食 tián shí dessert / sweet syn 山芋 shān yù sweet potato syn 香甜 xiāng tián fragrant and sweet / sound (sleep) syn 悦耳 悅耳 yuè ěr sweet-sounding / beautiful (of sound) syn 甜酒 tián jiǔ sweet liquor syn 甘甜 gān tián sweet syn 年糕 nián gāo nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour 清香 qīng xiāng sweet scent / fragrant odor syn 咫尺 zhǐ chǐ (literary) very close / very near syn 甘薯 gān shǔ sweet potato / Ipomoea batatas syn 和顺 和順 hé shùn sweet-tempered / acquiescent syn 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot / fig. the joys and sorrows of life syn 红薯 紅薯 hóng shǔ sweet potato syn 地瓜 dì guā sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) / yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) / (TCM) digua fig (Ficus tikoua Bur.) syn 麦芽糖 麥芽糖 mài yá táng maltose (sweet syrup) syn 罗勒 羅勒 luó lè sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) 娇媚 嬌媚 jiāo mèi flirtatious / coquettish / sweet and charming / beautiful young woman (old) syn 五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) 糖水 táng shuǐ syrup / sweetened water / tong sui (sweet soup) 娇滴滴 嬌滴滴 jiāo dī dī sweet / cute / delicately pretty syn 温婉 溫婉 wēn wǎn sweet-tempered / gentle syn 番薯 fān shǔ (dialect) sweet potato / yam syn 甜橙 tián chéng sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) 大福 dà fú a great blessing / daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku") 酒酿 酒釀 jiǔ niàng sweet fermented rice / glutinous rice wine syn 甘之如饴 甘之如飴 gān zhī rú yí lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs) / to endure hardship gladly / a glutton for punishment syn 极少 極少 jí shǎo very little / very few 嫣然 yān rán beautiful / sweet / engaging syn 五味 wǔ wèi the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸 / all kinds of flavors 甚微 shèn wēi very small / very little / scant / minimal syn 酸甜 suān tián sour and sweet 蜜语 蜜語 mì yǔ sweet words / sweet talk 糖醋 táng cù sweet and sour 煞有介事 shà yǒu jiè shì to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom) / to act as if one is taking things very seriously syn 喜糖 xǐ táng sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) 比翼双飞 比翼雙飛 bǐ yì shuāng fēi lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom) / fig. two hearts beating as one / name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish syn 凄婉 淒婉 qī wǎn melancholy / moving and sad / sweet and piteous syn 菖蒲 chāng pú Acorus calamus / sweet sedge or sweet flag 蕃薯 fán shǔ sweet potato 甜酸 tián suān sweet and sour 甜言 tián yán sweet words / fine talk 白薯 bái shǔ sweet potato syn 嘴甜 zuǐ tián sweet-talking / ingratiating 甜 tián sweet syn 帅 帥 shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief / (bound form) to lead / to command / handsome / graceful / dashing / elegant / (coll.) cool! / sweet! / (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 香 xiāng fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:根[gen1] syn 小小 xiǎo xiǎo very small / very few / very minor syn 甘 gān (bound form) sweet / pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth) syn 酪 lào (bound form) semi-solid food made from milk (junket, cheese etc) / (bound form) fruit jelly / sweet paste made with crushed nuts / Taiwan pr. [luo4] syn 良 liáng good / very / very much syn 薰 xūn sweet-smelling grass / Coumarouna odorata / tonka beans / coumarin syn 悄悄话 悄悄話 qiāo qiao huà whisperings / private words / confidences / sweet nothings 阿谀奉承 阿諛奉承 ē yú fèng chéng flattering and fawning (idiom) / sweet-talking syn 卿卿我我 qīng qīng wǒ wǒ to bill and coo (idiom) / to whisper sweet nothings to one another / to be very much in love syn 红苕 紅苕 hóng sháo (dialect) sweet potato or yam 糖醋鱼 糖醋魚 táng cù yú sweet and sour fish 甘味 gān wèi sweetness / sweet taste 嫣 yān (literary) lovely / sweet syn 醴 lǐ sweet wine syn 很 hěn very / quite / (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) syn 太 tài highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely syn 可 kě (prefix) can / may / able to / -able / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very / but / however syn 那么 那麼 nà me like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case syn 当 當 dàng at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student) syn 非常 fēi cháng very / really / unusual / extraordinary syn 老 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 美 měi beautiful / very satisfactory / good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself syn 特别 特別 tè bié unusual / special / very / especially / particularly / expressly / for a specific purpose / (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular syn 特 té special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very syn 特 tè special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very / abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex syn 厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 充满 充滿 chōng mǎn full of / brimming with / very full / permeated syn 十分 shí fēn very / completely / utterly / extremely / absolutely / hundred percent / to divide into ten equal parts syn 巨大 jù dà huge / immense / very large / tremendous / gigantic / enormous syn 起码 起碼 qǐ mǎ at the minimum / at the very least syn 凌晨 líng chén very early in the morning / in the wee hours syn 老大 lǎo dà old age / very / eldest child in a family / leader of a group / boss / captain of a boat / leader of a criminal gang syn 老弟 lǎo dì (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy / old pal syn 漫长 漫長 màn cháng very long / endless syn 老远 老遠 lǎo yuǎn very far away syn 万分 萬分 wàn fēn very much / extremely / one ten thousandth part syn 恶劣 惡劣 è liè vile / nasty / of very poor quality syn 此时此刻 此時此刻 cǐ shí cǐ kè at this very moment syn 深夜 shēn yè very late at night syn 称职 稱職 chèn zhí well qualified / competent / to be equal to the task / able to do sth very well 不大 bù dà not very / not too / not often syn 好不容易 hǎo bù róng yì with great difficulty / very difficult syn 最先 zuì xiān (the) very first syn 不怎么 不怎麼 bù zěn me not very / not particularly syn 寒冷 hán lěng cold (climate) / frigid / very cold syn 卖力 賣力 mài lì to work hard / to do one's very best / to throw oneself into the task at hand syn 花瓶 huā píng flower vase / (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent) syn 