好 hǎo
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adjective
good
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
Notes: For example, 她看一切事情都很好 'She saw that everything was very good.' (Ye Shengtao, 1999, p. 18) 好 is one of the most overloaded words in Chinese, it can have a range of meanings depending on tone and context (Guoyu '好' hǎo adj 3; Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 3, p. 154; NCCED '好' hǎo 1). -
suffix
indicates completion or readiness
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (Guoyu '好' hǎo adv 2; Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 6, p. 154; NCCED '好' hǎo 3) -
verb
to be fond of; to be friendly
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 爱; for example the idiom, 好学不倦 'fond of learning not of labor' (Guoyu '好' hào v 1; Kroll 2015 '好' hào 1, p. 154; NCCED '好' hào 1) -
interjection
indicates agreement
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Interjection
Notes: In the sense of 可以 (Guoyu '好' hǎo interjection 1; NCCED '好' hǎo 6) -
adjective
indicates disatisfaction or sarcasm
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '好' hǎo interjection 2; NCCED '好' hǎo 13) -
adjective
easy; convenient
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 容易 (Guoyu '好' hǎo adv 3; NCCED '好' hǎo 7) -
adverb
very; quite
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
Notes: In the sense of 很 or 非常 (Guoyu '好' hǎo adv 1; NCCED '好' hǎo 5) -
adverb
many; long
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '好' hǎo adv 7) -
verb
so as to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 以便 (Guoyu '好' hǎo adv 4; NCCED '好' hǎo 8) -
adjective
friendly; kind
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 友爱 (Guoyu '好' hǎo adj 2; Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 4, p. 154; NCCED '好' hǎo 2) -
verb
to be likely to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '好' hào 2) -
adjective
beautiful
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 好 is synonymous with 美好 in this sense; for example the idiom, 花好月圆 'flowers are beautiful, moon is round [everything is wonderful]' (Guoyu '好' hǎo adj 1; Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 1, p. 154) -
verb
to be healthy; to be recovered
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 痊愈 (Guoyu '好' hǎo v 2; NCCED '好' hǎo 4) -
adjective
remarkable; excellent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 2, p. 154) -
adjective
suitable
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 5, p. 154) -
noun
a hole in a coin or jade disk
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '好' hào n 2; Kroll 2015 '好' hào 2, p. 154) -
noun
a fond object
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '好' hào n 1, p. 154) -
adjective
Good
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism) -
adjective
good; sādhu
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sādhu, Japanese: kou (BCSD '好', p. 341; MW 'sādhu'; SH '好', p. 210; Unihan '好')
Contained in
- 心好命好 平安到老 A Good Mind Leads a Good Life; Peace Shall Accompany Till Old Age
- 希望在前 明天更好 Hope Is Ahead; Tomorrow will be Better
- 情义人生 有您真好(情義人生 有您真好) A Life Lived in Commitment and Righteousness; It's Good to Have You
- 好事从我做起(好事從我做起) be the one to start doing good deeds
- 1. 重覆的举止 会变成习惯 2. 定型的习惯 会变成个性 3. 个性的走向 会决定命运 4. 命运的好坏 会决定一生(1. 重覆的舉止 會變成習慣 2. 定型的習慣 會變成個性 3. 個性的走向 會決定命運 4. 命運的好壞 會決定一生) Repeated actions become your habits, Habits determine your character, Character influences your future, Your future decides your life.
- 日日是好日 all days are good days
- 三好儿童夏令营(三好兒童夏令營) Three Acts of Goodness Children's Summer Camp
- 好兆头(好兆頭) good omen
- 吉星高照 好运会到(吉星高照 好運會到) Auspicious Star Shining High Above; Good Luck Is Coming Soon
- 三好安家 五和兴邦(三好安家 五和興邦) Three Acts of Goodness Bring Peace to the Family; Five Harmonies Bring Prosperity to the Country
- 好儿童故事集(好兒童故事集) Three Acts of Goodness Children Stories
- 日日是好日 处处是好处(日日是好日 處處是好處) Every day is a good day; Every place is a good place.
- 好人好事 good people, good deeds ; Good People and Good Deeds
- 三好人 Three Acts of Goodness Practitioner
- 若要身体好 不要吃太饱 若要人缘佳 诚恳莫骄傲 若要家庭和 关怀最重要 若要事业兴 勤劳去创造(若要身體好 不要吃太飽 若要人緣佳 誠懇莫驕傲 若要家庭和 關懷最重要 若要事業興 勤勞去創造) To be in good health, Don't eat too much. To have good affinities, Be sincere instead of proud. To have a happy family, Show that you care. To succeed in one's career, Strive with diligence.
- 好爱太子(好愛太子) Sudāna; viśvantara; Prince Vessantara
Also contained in
好氧 、 好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇 、 生态友好型 、 好几 、 绿林好汉 、 阎王好见，小鬼难当 、 绝妙好词 、 牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持 、 不好说 、 好友 、 做好做歹 、 好斗 、 您好 、 疾恶好善 、 好客 、 争强好胜 、 业余爱好者 、 再好不过 、 不怀好意 、 好日子 、 上好 、 挂好 、 好心倒做了驴肝肺 、 奉承讨好 、 好评 、 好比 、 牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持 、 好物 、 好善嫉恶 、 好天 、 要好 、 妙好 、 示好 、 好处 、 好说
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 1 Dharmasangraha (Fo Shuo Fa Ji Ming Shu Jing) 佛說法集名數經 — count: 78
- Scroll 60 Mahāsaṃnipātasūtra (Great Compilation) 大方等大集經 — count: 70 , has parallel version
- Scroll 19 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 56
- Scroll 8 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 55
- Scroll 1 Shijia Pu 釋迦譜 — count: 51
- Scroll 59 Mahāsaṃnipātasūtra (Great Compilation) 大方等大集經 — count: 47 , has parallel version
- Scroll 2 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 43
- Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 42
- Scroll 49 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Sui Shu Yan Yi Chao 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 — count: 41
- Scroll 9 Mahāsaṅghikavinaya (Mohesengzhi Lu) 摩訶僧祇律 — count: 41
Collocations
- 好丑 (好醜) 好醜端正 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 12
- 好法 (好法) 好法 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 9 — count: 12
- 若干好 (若干好) 若干好法致從行具行 — Sutra on the Law of Ten Rewards in the Dirghagama (Chang Ahan Shi Bao Fa Jing) 長阿含十報法經, Scroll 2 — count: 10
- 饰好 (飾好) 與出家人同捨飾好 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 6
- 好行 (好行) 好行遊觀 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 5
- 四者好 (四者好) 四者好名善譽 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 4
- 好庄 (好莊) 令好莊衣嚴車 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 明好 (明好) 如染淨潔受色明好 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 颜色好 (顏色好) 顏色好醜 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 3
- 比丘好 (比丘好) 若比丘好瞋不捨 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 2