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
- 好心从我生起(好心從我生起) be the one to start thinking good thoughts
- 自心不羡黄金贵 善缘好比日月明(自心不羨黃金貴 善緣好比日月明) A singular mind free of envy for gold and riches; Good affinities like shining sun and moon.
- 三好实践校园(三好實踐校園) Three Acts of Goodness Schools
- 三好人生 万家生佛(三好人生 萬家生佛) A Life Lived in the Three Acts of Goodness; Buddha Is in All Families
- 心好人美 When the Heart Is Good, One Is Beautiful
- 梦感好相(夢感好相) good signs seen in a dream
- 好兆头(好兆頭) good omen
- 八十随形好(八十隨形好) eighty noble qualities
- 享有就好 To Enjoy and Appreciate Is Sufficient Enough
- 有您真好 It’s Good to Have You
- 十不可 求革新不可太伤人 听发言不可太主观 做决定不可太草率 责备人不可太苛严 要他好不可太为难 用人才不可太傲慢 被要求不可太执着 对自己不可太宽容 被汙衊不可太冲动 受尊重不可太倨傲(十不可 求革新不可太傷人 聽發言不可太主觀 做決定不可太草率 責備人不可太苛嚴 要他好不可太為難 用人才不可太傲慢 被要求不可太執著 對自己不可太寬容 被汙衊不可太衝動 受尊重不可太倨傲) Ten Must Nots One must not burn bridges when pushing for reform. One must not be overly subjective during a meeting. One must not be hasty in decision-making. One must not be too strict when reprimanding others. One must not have overly high expectations in others. One must not be too arrogant to one's subordinates. One must not be too stubborn when under expectations. One must not be too lenient with oneself. One must not be too impulsive when slandered. One must not be too proud when respected.
- 善缘好运 诸事圆满(善緣好運 諸事圓滿) Good Affinity Brings Good Luck; Harmonious Conditions in All
- 心好自在 When the Heart Is Good, One Is at Perfect Ease
- 心好福来(心好福來) A Good Heart Attracts Good Fortune
- 三好故事营(三好故事營) Three Acts of Goodness Story Camp
Also contained in
争强好胜 、 好受 、 奉承讨好 、 拍手叫好 、 好聚好散 、 完好如初 、 病好 、 好东西 、 不问好歹 、 好吃懒做 、 好男不跟女斗 、 言归于好 、 嗜好 、 好意 、 好在 、 正好 、 办好 、 好高骛远 、 好道 、 拣好的 、 游手好闲 、 急公好义 、 好手 、 好奇尚异 、 常言说得好 、 阿其所好 、 好家伙 、 性偏好 、 友好关系 、 接好 、 要好 、 叫好 、 也好 、 刚好 、 生态友好型 、 吃力不讨好
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: 77
- 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 9 Mahāsaṅghikavinaya (Mohesengzhi Lu) 摩訶僧祇律 — count: 41
- 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
Collocations
- 好法 (好法) 好法 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 9 — count: 12
- 好丑 (好醜) 好醜端正 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — 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
- 明好 (明好) 如染淨潔受色明好 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 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
- 颜色好 (顏色好) 顏色好醜 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 3
- 受好 (受好) 能捨惡受好 — 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: 2