好

Good in Chinese: 好 (hǎo)

hǎo

good

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1good
  2. 2appropriate; proper
  3. 3all right!
  4. 4(before a verb) easy to
  5. 5(before a verb) good to
  6. 6(before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so
  7. 7(verb complement indicating completion)
  8. 8(of two people) close; on intimate terms
  9. 9(after a personal pronoun) hello

Stroke order

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好

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄠˇ

hǎo

ㄏ/ hㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 我好胖哦。

    wǒ hǎo pàng ò。

    I'm so fat.

  • 越快越好。

    yuè kuài yuè hǎo。

    The sooner, the better.

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Related words

好吃

hǎo chī

tasty

爱好

ài hào

to like

好处

hǎo chǔ

easy to get along with

好像

hǎo xiàng

as if

友好

yǒu hǎo

friendly

正好

zhèng hǎo

just (in time)

只好

zhǐ hǎo

to have no other option but to ...

最好

zuì hǎo

best

好奇

hào qí

inquisitive

良好

liáng hǎo

good

好看

hǎo kàn

good-looking

好听

hǎo tīng

pleasant to hear

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