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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
• 好办 (hǎo bàn): easy to do
• 更好 (gèng hǎo): better
• 不好 (bù hǎo): no good
• 好处/好處 (hǎo chu) : benefit; advantage
• 好像 (hǎo xiàng) : to seem like
• 友好 (yǒu hǎo) : friendly

hào

• 爱好/愛好 (ài hào): hobby
• 好动/好動 (hào dòng): active; restless
• 好奇 (hào qí): inquisitive; curious

Sentenses

hǎo

• 您好 (nín hǎo): hello (polite)
• 你好吗/你好嗎 (nǐ hǎo mǎ): How are you?
• 今天天气好/今天天氣好 (jīntiān tiānqì hǎo): The weather is good today

hào

• 好为人师/好為人師 (hào wéi rén shī): be fond of teaching others; have a tendency to sermonize people; like to be a master to others (idiom)
• 好吃懒做/好吃懶做 (hào chī lǎn zuò): all take and no give, eats a lot but never works (idiom)