要
好

To be on good terms in Chinese: 要好 (yào hǎo)

yào hǎo

to be on good terms

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be on good terms
  2. 2to be close friends
  3. 3striving for self-improvement

Stroke order

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要
好

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄠˋ

yào

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄏㄠˇ

hǎo

ㄏ/ hㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他们俩从小就非常要好。

    tā men liǎ cóng xiǎo jiù fēi cháng yào hǎo。

    The two of them have been close friends since childhood.

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Related words

好

hǎo

good

要

yào

to want

好吃

hǎo chī

tasty

爱好

ài hào

to like

需要

xū yào

to need

要求

yāo qiú

to request

重要

zhòng yào

important

主要

zhǔ yào

main

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)

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