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🎙️8️⃣Describing People: He’s tall, She’s pretty, How is he?

🎙️8️⃣Describing People: He’s tall, She’s pretty, How is he?

Update: 2025-10-22
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In this episode, we’ll learn how to ask How is he? in Chinese, and how to describe people naturally — like He’s tall or She’s pretty. You’ll also discover the secret behind one tiny word, 很 (hěn), that makes your Chinese sound smooth and natural. ☕🌸

Questions:

  • 他怎么样? (How is he?)

  • 她怎么样? (How is she?)

Answers:

  • 他很高。 (He’s tall.)

  • 她很漂亮。 (She’s pretty.)

  • 她很年轻。 (She’s young.)

  • 他很好。 (He’s good.)

Words:

  • 高 (gāo) – tall

  • 矮 (ǎi) – short

  • 漂亮 (piàoliang) – pretty

  • 帅 (shuài) – handsome

  • 年轻 (niánqīng) – young

  • 老 (lǎo) – old

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🎙️8️⃣Describing People: He’s tall, She’s pretty, How is he?

🎙️8️⃣Describing People: He’s tall, She’s pretty, How is he?

Janine TAN