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好 (hǎo-hào)
Today, we will learn the Chinese character 好. It has different meanings according to its pronunciation (3rd or 4th tone).
- 好 (hǎo): good, well
- 好 (hào): to be fond of, to have a tendency to, to be prone to
Here is some vocabulary using the character 好:
Words
hǎo
- 好吃 (hǎo chī) : tasty; delicious
- 好辦／好办 (hǎo bàn): easy to do
- 更好 (gèng hǎo): better
- 不好 (bù hǎo): no good
- 好處／好处 (hǎo chu) : benefit; advantage
- 好像 (hǎo xiàng) : to seem like
- 友好 (yǒu hǎo) : friendly
hào
- 愛好／爱好 (ài hào): hobby
- 好動／好动 (hào dòng): active; restless
- 好奇 (hào qí): inquisitive; curious
Sentenses/Phrases
hǎo
- 您好 (nín hǎo): hello (polite)
- 你好嗎／你好吗 (nǐ hǎo ma): How are you?
- 今天天氣好／今天天气好 (jīntiān tiānqì hǎo): The weather is good today
hào
- 好為人師／好为人师 (hào wéi rén shī): be fond of teaching others; have a tendency to sermonize people; like to be a master to others (idiom)
- 好吃懶做／好吃懒做 (hào chī lǎn zuò): all take and no give, eats a lot but never works (idiom)