好 hǎo

1. hǎo adjective good
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
   Notes: For example, 她看一切事情都很好 'She saw that everything was very good.' (Ye Shengtao, 1999, p. 18) 好 is one of the most overloaded words in Chinese, it can have a range of meanings depending on tone and context (Guoyu '好' hǎo adj 3; Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 3, p. 154; NCCED '好' hǎo 1).
2. hǎo suffix indicates completion or readiness
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (Guoyu '好' hǎo adv 2; Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 6, p. 154; NCCED '好' hǎo 3)
3. hào verb to be fond of; to be friendly
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 爱; for example the idiom, 好学不倦 'fond of learning not of labor' (Guoyu '好' hào v 1; Kroll 2015 '好' hào 1, p. 154; NCCED '好' hào 1)
4. hǎo interjection indicates agreement
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Interjection
   Notes: In the sense of 可以 (Guoyu '好' hǎo interjection 1; NCCED '好' hǎo 6)
5. hǎo adjective indicates disatisfaction or sarcasm
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '好' hǎo interjection 2; NCCED '好' hǎo 13)
6. hǎo adjective easy; convenient
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 容易 (Guoyu '好' hǎo adv 3; NCCED '好' hǎo 7)
7. hǎo adverb very; quite
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
   Notes: In the sense of 很 or 非常 (Guoyu '好' hǎo adv 1; NCCED '好' hǎo 5)
8. hǎo adverb many; long
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '好' hǎo adv 7)
9. hǎo verb so as to
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 以便 (Guoyu '好' hǎo adv 4; NCCED '好' hǎo 8)
10. hǎo adjective friendly; kind
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 友爱 (Guoyu '好' hǎo adj 2; Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 4, p. 154; NCCED '好' hǎo 2)
11. hào verb to be likely to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '好' hào 2)
12. hǎo adjective beautiful
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 好 is synonymous with 美好 in this sense; for example the idiom, 花好月圆 'flowers are beautiful, moon is round [everything is wonderful]' (Guoyu '好' hǎo adj 1; Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 1, p. 154)
13. hǎo verb to be healthy; to be recovered
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 痊愈 (Guoyu '好' hǎo v 2; NCCED '好' hǎo 4)
14. hǎo adjective remarkable; excellent
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 2, p. 154)
15. hǎo adjective suitable
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 5, p. 154)
16. hào noun a hole in a coin or jade disk
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '好' hào n 2; Kroll 2015 '好' hào 2, p. 154)
17. hào noun a fond object
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '好' hào n 1, p. 154)

Contained in

• 公诸同好(公諸同好) to share for the benefit of all
• 好运符(好運符) good luck charm
• 爱好(愛好) hobby; interest ; to enjoy doing something ; to like; to take pleasure in ; interest; hobby
• 好比 to be just like ; can be compared to
• 拣好的(揀好的) pick the best
• 好生 very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly
• 好睡 good night
• 不太好 not so good; not too well
• 好几(好幾) several; quite a few
• 办好(辦好) to manage well
• 好记(好記) easy to remember
• 好印象 a good impression
• 嗜好 a fondness; a hobby; an indulgence
• 好梦(好夢) beautiful dream
• 乐善好施(樂善好施) kind and charitable
• 好去 bon voyage; Godspeed
• 唔好睇 unattractive; Mandarin equivalent: 不好看
• 好久不见(好久不見) long time no see
• 好前程 a bright future
• 花好月圆(花好月圓) flowers are beautiful, moon is round; everything is wonderful
• 大树底下好乘凉(大樹底下好乘涼) under a big tree the shade is plentiful; to benefit by proximity to an influential person
• 好多 many ; much better ; how many?
• 好玩 amusing; interesting; fun
• 好得 how can it be possible that
• 好汉不提当年勇(好漢不提當年勇) a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements
• 不识好歹(不識好歹) unable to tell good from bad ; undiscriminating
• 生态友好型(生態友好型) eco-friendly; ecologically sustainable
• 一把好手 an expert
• 好事者 busybody
• 也好不了多少 hardly any better; just as bad
• 好命 lucky; blessed with good fortune
• 什么好说(什麼好說) pertinent to say
• 总角之好(總角之好) childhood friend
• 好心好意 goodwilled and well-intentioned
• 不恰好 not suitable
• 虚心好学(虛心好學) modest and studious
• 牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶(牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶) Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves . However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
• 爱好者(愛好者) lover (of art, sports etc); amateur; enthusiast; fan
• 好乐(好樂) fondness and happiness
• 谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好(誰笑到最後，誰笑得最好) He laughs best who laughs last.
• 搞不好 maybe; perhaps
• 不好说(不好說) hard to say; unpleasant to say; can't be sure
• 拼命讨好(拼命討好) to throw oneself at somebody or something; to bend over backwards to help
• 好恶(好惡) lit. likes and dislikes; preferences; taste
• 幸好(倖好) fortunately
• 好色之徒 lecher; womanizer; dirty old man
• 讨好卖乖(討好賣乖) to curry favor by showing obeisance
• 说好(說好) to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations

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• 卷四百〇二 列傳第一百六十一 陳敏 張詔 畢再遇 安丙 楊巨源 李好義 Volume 402 Biographies 161: Chen Min, Zhang Zhao, Bi Zaiyu, An Bing, Yang Juyuan, Li Haoyi History of Song 宋史 — count: 53
• 第二十四回 Chapter 24 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 52
• 卷三百六十二 列傳第一百二十一 朱勝非 呂頤浩 范宗尹 范致虛 呂好問 Volume 362 Biographies 121: Zhu Shengfei, Lu Yihao, Fan Zongyin, Fan Zhixu, Lu Haowen History of Song 宋史 — count: 43
• 第二回 Chapter 77 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 37
• 第二回 Chapter 37 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 34
• 第二回 Chapter 2 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 32
• 第二回 Chapter 75 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 32
• 卷三十二 Scroll 32 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 30
• 第二回 Chapter 63 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 30
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 29

Collocations

• 子好 (子好) 子好直言 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 4
• 好善 (好善) 衞文公臣子多好善賢者 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧干旄 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Gan Mao — count: 4
• 好德 (好德) 則莫不好德 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧兔罝 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Tu Ju — count: 4
• 攸好 (攸好) 予攸好德 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 洪範 Zhou Shu - Great Plan — count: 3
• 作好 (作好) 中軍作好 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧清人 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Qing Ren — count: 3
• 好勇 (好勇) 叔多才而好勇 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧大叔于田 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Da Shu Yu Tian — count: 3
• 侯好 (侯好) 公侯好仇 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧兔罝 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Tu Ju — count: 3
• 中心好 (中心好) 中心好之 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧唐‧有杕之杜 Lessons from the states - Odes of Tang - You Di Zhi Du — count: 3
• 好货 (好貨) 朕不肩好貨 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 盤庚下 Shang Shu - Pan Geng III — count: 3
• 以为好 (以為好) 永以為好也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧衞‧木瓜 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Mu Gua — count: 3