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Hanzi

好 / 好

Traditional
好
Simplified
好

to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

hǎo, hào

Bopomofo

ㄏㄠˇ, ㄏㄠˋ

Jyutping

hou2

Example sentences

好 hǎo
他的中文說得很好。
他的中文说得很好。

He speaks Chinese very well.

最 zuì
她是我最好的朋友。

She is my best friend.

只好 zhǐhǎo
因為下雨，他只好在家休息。
因为下雨，他只好在家休息。

Because of the rain, he had to rest at home.

逼 bī
他被逼無奈，只好同意。
他被逼无奈，只好同意。

He was forced to agree out of helplessness.

好不容易 hǎobùróngyì
我好不容易才找到工作。

I finally found a job after much effort.

好久 hǎojiǔ
我們好久沒見面了。
我们好久没见面了。

We haven't seen each other for a long time.

聯絡 / 联络 liánluò
我們好久沒有互相聯絡了。
我们好久没有互相联络了。

We haven't contacted each other for a long time.

好似 hǎosì
這裡的風景好似仙境一般。
这里的风景好似仙境一般。

The scenery here is like a fairyland.

好像 hǎoxiàng
天這麼黑，好像要下雨了。
天这么黑，好像要下雨了。

The sky is so dark; it looks like it's going to rain.

回頭 / 回头 huítóu
他一邊走一邊回頭看，好像在找什麼人。
他一边走一边回头看，好像在找什么人。

He looked back while walking, as if searching for someone.

Example Vocabulary

好

hao3

good; well; very

只好

zhi3'hao3

have to; be forced to; can only

好不容易

hao3'bu4'rong2'yi4

with great difficulty; finally (after much effort)

好久

hao3'jiu3

a long time

好似

hao3'si4

to seem like; as if

好像

hao3'xiang4

to seem; to be like

不好

bu4'hao3

bad; not good; inconvenient

你好

修好

xiu1'hao3

to reconcile; to restore friendly relations; in literary usage, to do good deeds

偏好

pian1'hao4

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