我很好 (wǒ hěn hǎo) — I am fine; I am well

我很好 (wǒ hěn hǎo)

我很好 means "I am fine" or "I am doing well." It is the most common response to the greeting 你好吗 (how are you?).

Meanings

1. [phrase] I am fine; I am well; I am doing great.

Example Sentences

A: 你好吗？ B: 我很好，谢谢！ A: Nǐ hǎo ma? B: Wǒ hěn hǎo, xièxiè! A: How are you? B: I am fine, thank you!

我很好，你呢？ Wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne? I am fine, and you?

最近我很好，工作也顺利。 Zuìjìn wǒ hěn hǎo, gōngzuò yě shùnlì. I have been doing well lately, work is going smoothly too.

谢谢你问，我很好。 Xièxiè nǐ wèn, wǒ hěn hǎo. Thank you for asking, I am doing fine.

Usage Notes

我很好 follows the standard Chinese adjective predicate pattern: Subject + 很 + Adjective. The 很 (hěn, very) here is often not strongly stressed — in 我很好, 很 serves grammatically to link the subject to the adjective 好. Saying 我好 without 很 sounds comparative or slightly abrupt. Variations include 我还好 (I am okay, with subtle modesty), 我挺好的 (I am quite good), and 我不太好 (I am not doing very well) when something is wrong. After saying 我很好, it is polite to add 谢谢 and ask 你呢.

Collocations or Common Phrases

Memory Hook

我很好 is the simplest positive response possible — I (我), very (很), good (好). Three words, done.