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

• 佼好 beautiful; lovely
• 好转(好轉) to improve
• 好事者 busybody
• 人各有所好 everyone has their likes and dislikes; there is no accounting for taste; chacun son goût
• 总角之好(總角之好) childhood friend
• 相好 to be intimate; to be close friends
• 好梦(好夢) beautiful dream
• 拼命讨好(拼命討好) to throw oneself at somebody or something; to bend over backwards to help
• 好风(好風) sweet wind
• 带着希望去旅行，比到达终点更美好(帶著希望去旅行，比到達終點更美好) It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
• 好好先生 Mr Goody-goody; yes-man (sb who agrees with anything)
• 好命 lucky; blessed with good fortune
• 好走 bon voyage; Godspeed
• 友好关系(友好關係) good relations
• 亲朋好友(親朋好友) friends and family; kith and kin
• 你好 hello
• 好比 to be just like ; can be compared to
• 眼神不好 to have poor eyesight
• 好起来(好起來) to get better; to improve; to get well
• 好棒 excellent
• 一把好手 an expert
• 不到长城非好汉(不到長城非好漢) we are not heroes unless we reach the Great Wall
• 业余爱好者(業餘愛好者) hobbyist; amateur
• 好聚好散 to part without hard feelings; to cut the knot as smoothly as you tied it
• 搞不好 maybe; perhaps
• 充好 to substitute shoddy goods
• 嗜好 a fondness; a hobby; an indulgence
• 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.
• 问好(問好) to say hello to; to greet
• 买好(買好) to ingratiate oneself
• 癖好 an urge; a craving; an addiction
• 和好如初 to bury the hatchet; to become reconciled
• 游手好闲(遊手好閑) to idle about
• 在家千日好，出门一时难(在家千日好，出門一時難) at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging
• 好说(好說) very good ; OK ; well spoken
• 要好 to be on good terms; to be close friends ; to strive for improvement
• 好言好语(好言好語) kind words; sweet talk; coaxing manner
• 叶公好龙(葉公好龍) Lord Ye's passion for dragons; to pretend to be fond of something while actually fearing it
• 早上好 Good morning!
• 好高骛远(好高騖遠) overly high ambitions
• 同好 fellow enthusiasts
• 好心 kindness; good intentions
• 示好 to express goodwill; to be friendly
• 说好(說好) to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations
• 看好 finished reading
• 安好 safe and sound; peaceful
• 绝妙好辞(絕妙好辭) beautiful words
• 好景不长(好景不長) a good thing doesn't last forever

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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: 54
• 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 75 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 32
• 第二回 Chapter 2 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 32
• 第二回 Chapter 63 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 30
• 卷三十二 Scroll 32 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 30
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 29

Collocations

• 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
• 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: 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
• 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
• 脩好 (脩好) 且脩好 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — 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
• 攸好 (攸好) 予攸好德 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 洪範 Zhou Shu - Great Plan — 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
• 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: 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