好 hǎo
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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). -
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) -
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) -
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) -
hǎo
adjective
indicates disatisfaction or sarcasm
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '好' hǎo interjection 2; NCCED '好' hǎo 13) -
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) -
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) -
hǎo
adverb
many; long
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '好' hǎo adv 7) -
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) -
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) -
hào
verb
to be likely to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '好' hào 2) -
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) -
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) -
hǎo
adjective
remarkable; excellent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 2, p. 154) -
hǎo
adjective
suitable
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 5, p. 154) -
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) -
hào
noun
a fond object
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '好' hào n 1, p. 154)
Contained in
- 好康 benefit; advantage
- 转好(轉好) improvement; turnaround (for the better)
- 好事多磨 there are many obstacles to good deeds
- 烂好人(爛好人) sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone
- 好心肠(好心腸) good intentions
- 完好 intact; in good condition
- 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
- 爱好(愛好) hobby; interest ; to enjoy doing something ; to like; to take pleasure in ; interest; hobby
- 好汉(好漢) hero ; a man ; a bandit
- 绿林好汉(綠林好漢) true hero of Greenwood
- 好学近乎知,力行近乎仁,知耻近乎勇(好學近乎知,力行近乎仁,知恥近乎勇) to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
- 老好人 one who tries never to offend anybody
- 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
- 搞不好 maybe; perhaps
- 好事 a joyful thing ; a good deed ; praying for blessings at a Daoist or Buddhist ceremony ; expression of surprise and dissatisfaction
- 同好 fellow enthusiasts
- 好好 in good condition; perfectly good; carefully; well; thoroughly
- 好言 kind words
- 好斗(好鬥) warlike
- 病好 to recover
- 问好(問好) to say hello to; to greet
- 游手好闲(遊手好閑) to idle about
- 好心 kindness; good intentions
- 也好不到哪里去(也好不到哪裡去) just as bad; not much better
- 挺好 very good
- 好好学习,天天向上(好好學習,天天向上) study hard and every day you will improve
- 如其所好 as one pleases
- 发好人卡(發好人卡) to reject (by labeling a nice guy)
- 好意 good intention; kindness
- 只好 without any better option; to have to ; just right
- 买好(買好) to ingratiate oneself
- 好好先生 Mr Goody-goody; yes-man (sb who agrees with anything)
- 江湖好汉(江湖好漢) a martial arts hero; an adventurer
- 不好 not good
- 晴好 bright and sunny weather
- 太好了 very good
- 好在 luckily; fortunately ; admirable ; greetings ; just as good as before
- 顶好(頂好) very good; excellent
- 常言说得好(常言說得好) as the saying goes; as they say...
- 坐好 to sit properly; to sit up straight
- 好笑 laughable; funny; ridiculous
- 好歹 good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever
- 好些 a good deal of; quite a lot ; [feeling] a little bit better
- 好物 fine goods
- 急公好义(急公好義) public-spirited
- 讨好(討好) to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on somebody; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor
- 好自为之(好自為之) to do one's best; to shape up; to behave; to fend for oneself; you're on your own
- 好饭不怕晚(好飯不怕晚) the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten
- 挂好(掛好) to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes etc)
Also contained in
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 第二十四回 Chapter 24 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 54
- 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
- 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: 38
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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