好
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good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a form of address) hello
- HSK 3.0
- Level 1
- Old HSK
- Level 1
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 女 +3
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 好
- Common rank
- #203
- Unicode
- U+597D
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Formation & memory
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Words with 好
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爱好 | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby | |
| 好吃 | tasty; delicious | |
| 好吃 | to be fond of eating; to be gluttonous | |
| 好看 | good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good; in an embarrassing situa… | |
| 好玩儿 | erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2] | |
| 好听 | pleasant to hear | |
| 最好 | best; had better ...; it would be best to ... | |
| 不安好心 | to have bad intentions | |
| 好心人 | kindhearted person; good Samaritan | |
| 心头好 | favorite; something preferred over others | |
| 好面子 | to be overly concerned with face | |
| 安好心 | to have good intentions | |
| 好日子 | auspicious day; good day; happy life | |
| 眼神不好 | to have poor eyesight | |
| 好市多 | (Tw) Costco (warehouse club chain) | |
| 不好 | no good | |
| 好不 | not at all ...; how very ... | |
| 心眼好 | well-intentioned; good-natured; kindhearted | |
| 老好人 | one who tries never to offend anybody | |
| 好人 | good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of… |