Translations for „hǎo“ in the Chinese » English Dictionary

好 hǎo see also hào

1. 好:

好 hǎo

good

好 hǎo

fine

好 hǎo

nice

好主意

good idea

极好

excellent

极好

superb

极好

super

2. 好:

好 hǎo

kind

好 hǎo

friendly

他对我好。

He is nice [or friendly] to me.

3. 好:

好 hǎo

be in good health

你身体好吗?

Are you in good health?

他的病好了。

He has fully recovered.

4. 好 (used to express greetings):

你好!

How do you do? [or Hi!]

5. 好 (used after a verb to mean the completion of an action):

计划已经订好了。

The plan has been worked out.

6. 好 (used to express agreement):

好, 这事就这么办。

All right, it will be done in this way.

7. 好:

好 hǎo

easy (to do sth.)

这事很好办。

It is easy to have this done.

8. 好 (used before numerals to mean a large number):

好几次

several times

9. 好 (used before adjectives to indicate the degree of intensity):

好冷!

It's so cold!

10. 好 (used before adjectives to mean “how” or “to what extent”):

离城有好远?

How far is it from the town?

大好 dà­hǎo

大好 dàhǎo

very good

大好 dàhǎo

excellent

大好 dàhǎo

most favourable

大好形势

excellent situation

大好形势

most favourable situation

刚好 gāng­hǎo

1. 刚好:

刚好 gānghǎo

just

刚好 gānghǎo

exactly

刚好 gānghǎo

precisely

这双鞋他穿刚好。

This pair of shoes is exactly his size.

2. 刚好:

刚好 gānghǎo

happen to

刚好 gānghǎo

it so happened that

刚好 gānghǎo

at the right moment

你来得刚好。

You came just at the right moment.

好比 hǎo­bǐ

好比 hǎobǐ

can be compared to

好不 hǎo­bù

好不 hǎobù

how

他好不幸福!

How happy he is!

好吃 hǎo­chī

好吃 hǎochī

tasty

好吃 hǎochī

delicious

好处 hǎo­chu

1. 好处:

好处 hǎochu

benefit

好处 hǎochu

advantage

这没有什么好处。

This will not do us any good.

2. 好处:

好处 hǎochu

gain

好处 hǎochu

profit

好歹 hǎo­dǎi

1. 好歹:

好歹 hǎodǎi

what's good or what's bad

不知好歹

unable to distinguish what's good or bad

2. 好歹:

好歹 hǎodǎi

mishap

好歹 hǎodǎi

accident

万一他有什么好歹, 这可怎么办?

If something should happen to him, what can be done?

3. 好歹:

好歹 hǎodǎi

no matter in what way

4. 好歹:

好歹 hǎodǎi

anyhow

好歹总得给他个回音。

Anyhow we should give him a reply.

好多 hǎo­duō

好多 hǎoduō

a good many

好多 hǎoduō

a great deal of

好多人

lots of people

好多水

a great deal of water

好感 hǎo­gǎn

好感 hǎogǎn

good impression

博得某人好感

give sb. a good impression

好过 hǎo­guò

1. 好过:

好过 hǎoguò

life is easy for sb.

2. 好过:

好过 hǎoguò

feel better

吃了药，我好过多了。

I feel much better after taking the medicine.

好汉 hǎo­hàn

好汉 hǎohàn

brave man

好汉 hǎohàn

hero

好话 hǎo­huà

1. 好话:

好话 hǎohuà

good words

2. 好话:

好话 hǎohuà

word of praise

给他说几句好话

say a few words in his favour

给他说几句好话

put in a word for him

好久 hǎo­jiǔ

好久 hǎojiǔ

for a long time

好看 hǎo­kàn

1. 好看:

好看 hǎokàn

good-looking

好看 hǎokàn

pretty

好看 hǎokàn

handsome

2. 好看:

好看 hǎokàn

feel honoured

好看 hǎokàn

be proud

3. 好看:

好看 hǎokàn

feel embarrassed

这是要我好看。

This will place me in an embarrassing situation.

好评 hǎo­píng

好评 hǎopíng

favourable comment

好评 hǎopíng

acclaim

得到读者好评

produce favourable comment from the readers

得到读者好评

be well received by the readers

好人 hǎo­rén

1. 好人:

好人 hǎorén

nice person

好人 hǎorén

good fellow

好人和坏人

goodies and baddies

2. 好人:

好人 hǎorén

healthy person

好事 hǎo­shì see also hàoshì

1. 好事:

好事 hǎoshì

good deed

他给人民做了许多好事。

He has done a lot of good deeds for the people .

2. 好事:

好事 hǎoshì

an act of charity

3. 好事:

好事 hǎoshì

good news

好手 hǎo­shǒu

好手 hǎoshǒu

good hand

好手 hǎoshǒu

be good at

他各方面都是一把好手。

He is good at many skills.

好听 hǎo­tīng

1. 好听:

好听 hǎotīng

(of sound) pleasant to the ear

2. 好听:

好听 hǎotīng

(of words) pleasing

好听 hǎotīng

satisfying