character
to have a tendency to; to be prone to; good to; easy to
character
a surname
character, Mandarin, Wu, dialectal
can; to be able to
character
to be fond of; to like
好學不倦
好学不倦
hào xué bù juàn to like to learn without feeling tired
耶稣教训众人之时又话、提防个的读书人呀、佢地好着长衫行游、欢喜喺市上人地请佢安
耶稣教训众人之时又话、提防个的读书人呀、佢地好着长衫行游、欢喜喺市上人地请佢安
je4 sou1 gaau3 fan3 zung3 jan4 zi1 si4 jau6 waa6, tai4 fong4 go3 dik1 duk6 syu1 jan4 aa3, keoi5 dei6 hou3 zoek3 coeng4 saam1 hang4 jau4, fun1 hei2 hai2 si5 soeng6 jan4 dei6 cing2 keoi5 on1 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces
世人哪，耶和華已指示你何為善。他向你所要的是什麼呢？只要你行公義，好憐憫，存謙卑的心，與你的神同行。
世人哪，耶和华已指示你何为善。他向你所要的是什么呢？只要你行公义，好怜悯，存谦卑的心，与你的神同行。
shì rén na ， yē hé huá yǐ zhǐ shì nǐ hé wéi shàn ． tā xiàng nǐ suǒ yào de shì shén me ne ？ zhǐ yào nǐ xíng gōng yì ， hào lián mǐn ， cún qiān bēi de xīn ， yǔ nǐ de shén tóng xíng ． He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
好 [－]
Jyutping
hou3
Pinyin
hǎo
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
to like/to love/to be fond of/to be liable to/to be likely to
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
鍾意；喜歡；嗜好；喜好 to like; to be fond of; to be interested in
你好唔好臭豆腐㗎？
你好唔好臭豆腐㗎？
nei5 hou3 m4 hou3 cau3 dau6 fu6 gaa3? Do you like strong-smelling preserved bean curd？
你好唔好棒球㗎？
你好唔好棒球㗎？
nei5 hou3 m4 hou3 paang5 kau4 gaa3? Do you like baseball?
估唔到你好呢味嘢。
估唔到你好呢味嘢。
gu2 m4 dou2 nei5 hou3 ni1 mei2 je5. I really don't know you are interested in these kind of things.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character, dialectal
can; should
我好進來嗎？
我好进来吗？
wǒ hǎo jìn lái ma ？ Can I come in?
十二点喇，好去𰥛觉喇。
十二点喇，好去𰥛觉喇。
sap6 ji6 dim2 laa3, hou2 heoi3 fan3 gaau3 laa3. It's twelve now. You should go to bed.
噉都好拗？
噉都好拗？
gam2 dou1 hou2 aau3? You are really arguing about this?
character
good; well
你好嗎？
你好吗？
nei5 hou2 maa3? How are you?
你好嗎？
你好吗？
nǐ hǎo ma ？ How are you?
真是個好主意！
真是个好主意！
zhēn shì ge hǎo zhǔ yì ！ That's a good idea!
character, specifically
to start dating; to become romantic partners
他倆好上了。
他俩好上了。
tā liǎ hǎo shàng le ． They are in a relationship.
character
friendly; close; acquainted
好朋友
好朋友
hǎo péng yǒu good friend
他們對我很好。
他们对我很好。
tā men duì wǒ hěn hǎo ． They are very kind to me.
character
Particle denoting dissatisfaction in ironical sentences.
character
a pleasure to (do something); good for (doing something)
好吃
好吃
hǎo chī delicious
好用
好用
hǎo yòng a joy to use
好聽
好听
hǎo tīng pleasant-sounding
呢把刀几好使。
呢把刀几好使。
ni1 baa2 dou1 gei2 hou2 sai2. This knife is pretty good to use.
character
convenient; easy for
把東西收拾乾淨，我好打掃房間。
把东西收拾干净，我好打扫房间。
bǎ dōng xī shōu shí qián jìng ， wǒ hǎo dǎ sǎo fáng jiān ． Put stuff away so that I can clean the room.
他們用鏡子反射陽光，好讓救援飛機發現。
他们用镜子反射阳光，好让救援飞机发现。
tā men yòng jìng zǐ fǎn shè yáng guāng ， hǎo ràng jiù yuán fēi jī fā xiàn ． They used a mirror to reflect sunlight and help the search-and-rescue aircraft find them.
character
to recover from an illness
佢病咗几个月都仲未好。
佢病咗几个月都仲未好。
keoi5 beng6 zo2 gei2 go3 jyut6 dou1 zung6 mei6 hou2. He's been sick for several months and still hasn't recovered.
好返
好返
hou2 faan1 to get better; to recover; to heal
character, dialectal
very; quite; rather; so
我好興奮啊！
我好兴奋啊！
wǒ hǎo xīng fèn a ！ I'm so excited!
好幾天
好几天
hǎo jǐ tiān quite a few days
我个中文老师好好人㗎！
我个中文老师好好人㗎！
ngo5 go3 zung1 man2 lou5 si1 hou2 hou2 jan4 gaa3! My Chinese teacher is a very nice person!
我唔系好钟意你噉做。
我唔系好钟意你噉做。
ngo5 m4 hai6 hou2 zung1 ji3 nei5 gam2 zou6. I don't really like you doing it that way.
character
Used as an interjection.
character
greeting
問好
问好
wèn hǎo say hello
替我給你媽帶個好兒。
替我给你妈带个好儿。
tì wǒ gěi nǐ mā dài ge hǎo r5 ． Say hi for me to your mom.
character
Particle denoting agreement, support or wish to terminate a conversation.
character
such; what
好一朵美麗的茉莉花。
好一朵美丽的茉莉花。
hǎo yī duǒ měi lì de mò lì huā ． What a beautiful jasmine.
character, Southwestern-Mandarin, Xiang
how (to what degree)
character
to be good to; easy to
這水龍頭好擰。
这水龙头好拧。
zhè shuǐ lóng tóu hǎo nǐng ． This tap turns easily.
這事兒不好辦。
这事儿不好办。
zhè shì r5 bù hǎo bàn ． This matter is not easy to deal with.
character
done; ready
我就要好了。
我就要好了。
wǒ jiù yào hǎo le ． I'll be ready very soon.
character
Used after a noun or pronoun as a greeting.
你好
你好
nǐ hǎo hello
大家好
大家好
dà jiā hǎo hello, everyone
老師好
老师好
lǎo shī hǎo hello, teacher
character
Particle used after verbs to denote the completion or near-completion of an action.
作業做好了嗎？
作业做好了吗？
zuò yè zuò hǎo le ma ？ Have you finished your homework?
character
cleared
3道、調兩，信號好
3道、调两，信号好
３ dào ， diào liǎng ， xìn hào hǎo Track 3, Switcher 2, Signal is cleared
character
properly; carefully
記得帶好雨具！
记得带好雨具！
jì dé dài hǎo yǔ jù ！ Remember to bring along rain gear! / Make sure your rain gear is on you!
聽好了！
听好了！
tīng hǎo le ！ Now listen carefully!
食好瞓好
食好瞓好
sik6 hou2 fan3 hou2 eat well and sleep well
做好功課
做好功课
zou6 hou2 gung1 fo3 to do one's homework (as one should)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
形
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副
HSK3 二级词汇表 #214
HSK3 四级词汇表 #317
不
HSK3 六级词汇表 #368
HSK3 一级汉字表 #85
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好 [－]
Jyutping
hou2
Pinyin
hào
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
好 [－]
Jyutping
hou2
Pinyin
hǎo
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
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 personal pronoun) hello
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating completion or readiness)/fine/friendly/kind/amicable/healthy/in good condition/ready/done/okay/all right/(of an unmarried couple) to be close/to be keen on each other/to get well/to recover from an illness/convenient to/(added before a verb) should do something as soon as possible/sure, a way to acknowledge / accept what someone else has said
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
副詞
擔當形容詞謂語嘅預設程度副詞，冇特別意思 an adjective marker inserted before the main adjective in a clause, which does not carry any special meaning
你好靚女。
你好靓女。
nei5 hou2 leng3 neoi2. 你很漂亮。
呢間屋好細呀。
呢间屋好细呀。
ni1 gaan1 uk1 hou2 sai3 aa3. This house is small.
副詞
非常、極之，程度好深 very; quite; so
呢個人好煩！
呢个人好烦！
ni1 go3 jan2 hou2 faan4! 這個人很煩！
近義詞
極之、極度、非常、鬼咁
形容詞
理想、充滿優點、水準高 good; fine
一本好書
一本好书
jat1 bun2 hou2 syu1 a good book
一班好朋友
一班好朋友
jat1 baan1 hou2 pang4 jau5 good friends
好人好事
好人好事
hou2 jan4 hou2 si6 good people and good deeds
你肯噉做就最好！
你肯噉做就最好！
nei5 hang2 gam2 zou6 zau6 zeoi3 hou2! It would be best if you could agree to do this.
我啱啱收到好消息。
我啱啱收到好消息。
ngo5 ngaam1 ngaam1 sau1 dou2 hou2 siu1 sik1. I've just received some good news.
形容詞
友善 kind; friendly
佢份人真係好！
佢份人真系好！
keoi5 fan6 jan4 zan1 hai6 hou2! He is such a nice person.
形容詞
康復；病完好返 to get well; to recover from illness
希望你快啲好返啦。
希望你快啲好返啦。
hei1 mong6 nei5 faai3 di1 hou2 faan1 laa1. I hope you will get well soon.
我病咗幾日，啲咳仲未好。
我病咗几日，啲咳仲未好。
ngo5 beng6 zo2 gei2 jat6, di1 kat1 zung6 mei6 hou2. I've been sick for several days, and the coughing still hasn't stopped.
形容詞
放喺動詞前面，表示一件事做起上嚟方便、容易、適合 placed before a verb to indicate that an action is easy, convenient, or suitable under certain circumstances; easy to; good for; suitable for
張新梳化幾好坐喎！
张新梳化几好坐㖞！
zoeng1 san1 so1 faa2 gei2 hou2 co5 wo3! The new sofa is quite comfortable (literally 'nice to sit on').
條友勁好呃，人哋講乜佢都信。
条友劲好呃，人哋讲乜佢都信。
tiu4 jau2 ging6 hou2 aak1, jan4 dei6 gong2 mat1 keoi5 dou1 seon3. This guy's really gullible (literally: easy to deceive). He believes whatever he's told.
呢部電話啲掣大大粒，好好撳。
呢部电话啲掣大大粒，好好揿。
ni1 bou6 din6 waa2 di1 zai6 daai6 daai6 lap1, hou2 hou2 gam6. This phone has jumbo-sized keys that feel good on the fingers (literally: easy/nice to press).
形容詞
放喺動詞後面，表示一個動作已經完成 placed after a verb to indicate the completion of an action
枱面啲衫摺好㗎喇。
台面啲衫折好㗎喇。
toi2 min2 di1 saam1 zip3 hou2 gaa3 laa3. The clothes on the table have been folded.
你諗好食咩未呀？
你谂好食咩未呀？
nei5 nam2 hou2 sik6 me1 mei6 aa3? Have you decided what to eat?
反義詞
壞、衰
語句
表示理解同意對方 sure; a way to show acknowledgement or acceptance of what another person says
動詞
應該盡快 should as soon as possible
唔好
唔好
m4 hou2 don't
夜喇，你好走喇。
夜喇，你好走喇。
je5 laa3, nei5 hou2 zau2 laa3. It's late. You should go now.
仲有十日就考試，你哋好快啲温書喇！
仲有十日就考试，你哋好快啲温书喇！
zung6 jau5 sap6 jat6 zau6 haau2 si5, nei5 dei6 hou2 faai3 di1 wan1 syu1 laa3! There're only ten days left before the exam. You should start doing your revision as soon as possible!