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

• 好说(好說) very good ; OK ; well spoken
• 好酒沉瓮底(好酒沉甕底) the best wine is at the bottom of the jug; the best is saved for last
• 好话(好話) friendly advice; words spoken on somebody's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions
• 整好 to put in good order
• 江湖好汉(江湖好漢) a martial arts hero; an adventurer
• 太好了 very good
• 和好如初 to bury the hatchet; to become reconciled
• 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.
• 好心肠(好心腸) good intentions
• 好歹 good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever
• 人各有所好 everyone has their likes and dislikes; there is no accounting for taste; chacun son goût
• 接好 to have good relations with
• 阿其所好 to pander to somebody's whims
• 好心倒做了驴肝肺(好心倒做了驢肝肺) to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs
• 发好人卡(發好人卡) to reject (by labeling a nice guy)
• 好容易 easily ; with great difficulty; more easily said than done
• 不到长城非好汉(不到長城非好漢) we are not heroes unless we reach the Great Wall
• 好梦(好夢) beautiful dream
• 刚好(剛好) just; exactly; to happen to be
• 好汉(好漢) hero ; a man ; a bandit
• 好玩 amusing; interesting; fun
• 好朋友 a good friend
• 好处(好處) benefit; advantage ; profit ; maneagable ; a beautiful place ; a beautiful time ; a strong point ; good luck ; favor; grace ; congenial
• 好家伙(好傢伙) good Heavens
• 幸好(倖好) fortunately
• 笃信好学(篤信好學) sincere belief and diligent study
• 好氧 aerobic
• 修好 to repair; to restore
• 富而好礼(富而好禮) though rich, loves propriety
• 好说歹说(好說歹說) to try one's very best to persuade somebody; to reason with somebody in every way possible
• 好物 fine goods
• 喜好 to like; to be fond of; to prefer; to love
• 好汉不吃眼前亏(好漢不吃眼前虧) a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him
• 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
• 好梦难成(好夢難成) a beautiful dream is hard to realize
• 好前程 a bright future
• 好久 quite a while
• 好喝 tasty
• 问好(問好) to say hello to; to greet
• 拼命讨好(拼命討好) to throw oneself at somebody or something; to bend over backwards to help
• 中国好声音(中國好聲音) The Voice of China, PRC reality talent show
• 偏好 to prefer
• 极好(極好) fabulous; superb ; extremely good
• 好战(好戰) warlike
• 姝好 beautiful
• 不太好 not so good; not too well
• 好男不跟女斗(好男不跟女鬥) a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk
• 好辩(好辯) argumentative; quarrelsome
• 通好 to have friendly relations with

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• 第二十四回 Chapter 24 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 52
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• 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
• 第二回 Chapter 109 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — 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
• 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
• 攸好 (攸好) 予攸好德 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 洪範 Zhou Shu - Great Plan — 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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