第四十八天

[nnozomi]

很, used to connect nouns and adjectives (except when it means "very")
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Simple_%22noun_%2B_adjective%22_sentences

Guardian:
副处活很久吗？他，他看起来很年轻啊。 (Yes, he's actually a ten-thousand-year-old cat)
地星人异能的觉醒有的很迟，有的很早，像这些普通的老百姓基本上都没有发现自己的异能。(some Dixingren's powers awaken late, some early, but basically most of these ordinary people haven't realized their own powers.) (not sure about 发现 in the latter clause, but 很 plus a use of 老百姓 as brought up previously.)
我很好奇你的梦会是什么样子的呢, 我亲爱的...哥哥。(I'm curious about what your dreams look like, dearest gege.)

My practice:
林静很高，可能是我到现在看过的节目人物之中最高的。
付款税金真的很麻烦，怎么这么难啊。
看起来很累，你没事吧？

(out and about from early today, comment responses later on sorry...)

Comments

[trobadora]

sometimes it seems like it really does mean "very."

Yeah, this! I was looking for SHL quotes just now, and I kept asking myself, "but does it really not mean 'very' here?" And then I threw up my hands and gave up. /o\

[nnozomi]

"but does it really not mean 'very' here?" And then I threw up my hands and gave up. /o\
Too right! you could really say the same about any of the Guardian quotes I chose, lol.