hào

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  1. 1. to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

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Words Containing 好

不好意思
bù hǎo yì si

to feel embarrassed

也好
yě hǎo

that's fine

刚好
gāng hǎo

just

友好
yǒu hǎo

Youhao district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang

只好
zhǐ hǎo

to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to

叫好
jiào hǎo

to applaud

喜好
xǐ hào

to like

嗜好
shì hào

hobby

好久
hǎo jiǔ

quite a while

好事
hǎo shì

good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, \a fine thing indeed\)

好事
hào shì

to be meddlesome

好人
hǎo rén

good person

好似
hǎo sì

to seem

好像
hǎo xiàng

as if

好友
hǎo yǒu

close friend

好吃
hǎo chī

tasty

好吃
hào chī

to be fond of eating

好在
hǎo zài

luckily

好坏
hǎo huài

good or bad

好多
hǎo duō

many

好奇
hào qí

inquisitive

好奇心
hào qí xīn

interest in sth

好好
hǎo hǎo

well

好学
hǎo xué

easy to learn

好学
hào xué

eager to study

好客
hào kè

hospitality

好家伙
hǎo jiā huo

my God!

好心
hǎo xīn

kindness

好心人
hǎo xīn rén

kindhearted person

好意
hǎo yì

good intention

好感
hǎo gǎn

good opinion

好歹
hǎo dǎi

good and bad

好比
hǎo bǐ

to be just like; can be compared to

好看
hǎo kàn

good-looking

好笑
hǎo xiào

laughable; funny; ridiculous

好听
hǎo tīng

pleasant to hear

好处
hǎo chǔ

easy to get along with

好处
hǎo chu

benefit; advantage; merit

好评
hǎo píng

favorable criticism

好说
hǎo shuō

easy to deal with; not a problem

好转
hǎo zhuǎn

to improve

好运
hǎo yùn

good luck

完好
wán hǎo

intact

幸好
xìng hǎo

fortunately

恰到好处
qià dào hǎo chù

it's just perfect

恰好
qià hǎo

as it turns out

爱好
ài hào

to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on

挺好
tǐng hǎo

very good

搞好
gǎo hǎo

to do well at

时好时坏
shí hǎo shí huài

sometimes good, sometimes bad

最好
zuì hǎo

best

正好
zhèng hǎo

just (in time)

看好
kān hǎo

to keep an eye on

看好
kàn hǎo

to regard as having good prospects

美好
měi hǎo

beautiful

良好
liáng hǎo

good

要好
yào hǎo

to be on good terms

亲朋好友
qīn péng hǎo yǒu

friends and family

讨好
tǎo hǎo

to get the desired outcome

一把好手
yī bǎ hǎo shǒu

expert

上好
shàng hǎo

first-rate

不到长城非好汉
bù dào cháng chéng fēi hǎo hàn

lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal

不问好歹
bù wèn hǎo dǎi

no matter what may happen (idiom)

不太好
bù tài hǎo

not so good

不好
bù hǎo

no good

不好受
bù hǎo shòu

unpleasant

不好惹
bù hǎo rě

not to be trifled with

不好说
bù hǎo shuō

hard to say; can't be sure

不安好心
bù ān hǎo xīn

to have bad intentions

不怀好意
bù huái hǎo yì

to harbor evil designs

不知好歹
bù zhī hǎo dǎi

unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)

不识好歹
bù shí hǎo dǎi

unable to tell good from bad (idiom)

中国人民对外友好协会
zhōng guó rén mín duì wài yǒu hǎo xié huì

Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)

中国好声音
zhōng guó hǎo shēng yīn

The Voice of China, PRC reality talent show

也好不了多少
yě hǎo bu liǎo duō shǎo

hardly any better

也好不到哪里去
yě hǎo bù dào nǎ lǐ qù

just as bad; not much better

人各有所好
rén gè yǒu suǒ hào

everyone has their likes and dislikes

什么好说
shén me hǎo shuō

sth pertinent to say

作好准备
zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi

to prepare

你好
nǐ hǎo

hello

修好
xiū hǎo

to repair (sth broken)

偏好
piān hào

to have a special liking (for sth)

做好做歹
zuò hǎo zuò dǎi

to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn

元好问
yuán hào wèn

Yuan Haowen (1190-1257), famous poet Northern China during the Jin-Yuan transition

充好
chōng hǎo

to substitute shoddy goods

公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào

to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts

再好
zài hǎo

even better

再好不过
zài hǎo bù guò

couldn't be better

利好
lì hǎo

favorable

友好区
yǒu hǎo qū

Youhao district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang

友好关系
yǒu hǎo guān xì

good relations

可好
kě hǎo

good or not?

吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo

arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding

各有所好
gè yǒu suǒ hào

everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)

同好
tóng hào

fellow enthusiasts

和好
hé hǎo

to become reconciled; on good terms with each other

和好如初
hé hǎo rú chū

to bury the hatchet

唔好睇
wú hǎo dì

unattractive (Cantonese)

问好
wèn hǎo

to say hello to

在家千日好,出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán

lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)

坐好
zuò hǎo

to sit properly

压轴好戏
yā zhòu hǎo xì

see 壓軸戲|压轴戏[yā zhòu xì]

大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng

lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)

太好了
tài hǎo le

very good

奉承讨好
fèng cheng tǎo hǎo

to curry favor

好不
hǎo bù

not at all ...

好不好
hǎo bu hǎo

(coll.) all right?

好不容易
hǎo bù róng yì

with great difficulty

好久不见
hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn

long time no see

好了伤疤忘了疼
hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng

to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)

好了疮疤忘了痛
hǎo le chuāng bā wàng le tòng

see 好了傷疤忘了疼|好了伤疤忘了疼[hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng]

好事不出门,恶事传千里
hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ

lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles

好事之徒
hào shì zhī tú

busybody

好事多磨
hǎo shì duō mó

the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)

好事者
hào shì zhě

busybody

好些
hǎo xiē

a good deal of

好人好事
hǎo rén hǎo shì

admirable people and exemplary deeds

好使
hǎo shǐ

easy to use

好借好还,再借不难
hǎo jiè hǎo huán , zài jiè bù nán

see 有借有還,再借不難|有借有还,再借不难[yǒu jiè yǒu huán , zài jiè bù nán]

好动
hào dòng

active

好胜
hào shèng

eager to win

好半天
hǎo bàn tiān

most of the day

好去
hǎo qù

bon voyage

好又多
hǎo yòu duō

Trust-Mart (supermarket chain)

好受
hǎo shòu

feeling better

好吃懒做
hào chī lǎn zuò

happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)

好命
hǎo mìng

lucky

好哇
hǎo wā

hurray!

好喝
hǎo hē

tasty (drinks)

好梦难成
hǎo mèng nán chéng

a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)

好大喜功
hào dà xǐ gōng

to rejoice in grandiose deeds

好奇尚异
hào qí shàng yì

to have a taste for the exotic (idiom)

好好先生
hǎo hǎo xiān sheng

Mr Goody-goody

好好学习,天天向上
hǎo hǎo xué xí , tiān tiān xiàng shàng

study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)

好学近乎知,力行近乎仁,知耻近乎勇
hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng

to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)

好容易
hǎo róng yì

(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty

好市多
hǎo shì duō

Costco (warehouse club chain)

好几
hǎo jǐ

several

好几年
hǎo jǐ nián

several years

好强
hào qiáng

eager to be first

好心倒做了驴肝肺
hǎo xīn dào zuò le lǘ gān fèi

(idiom) to mistake good intentions for ill will

好恶
hào wù

lit. likes and dislikes

好惹
hǎo rě

accommodating

好意思
hǎo yì si

to have the nerve

好战
hào zhàn

warlike

好戏还在后头
hǎo xì hái zài hòu tou

the best part of the show is yet to come

好手
hǎo shǒu

expert

好故事百听不厌
hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn

The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.

好整以暇
hào zhěng yǐ xiá

to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom)

好料
hǎo liào

sth of good quality

好日子
hǎo rì zi

auspicious day

好时
hǎo shí

Hershey's (brand)

好景不长
hǎo jǐng bù cháng

a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)

好朋友
hǎo péng you

good friend

好望角
hǎo wàng jiǎo

Cape of Good Hope

好棒
hǎo bàng

excellent (interjection)

好样的
hǎo yàng de

(idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage

好死不如赖活着
hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe

better a bad life than a good death (idiom)

好气
hǎo qì

to be happy

好氧
hào yǎng

aerobic

好活当赏
hǎo huó dāng shǎng

(coll.) bravo

好汉
hǎo hàn

hero

好汉不吃眼前亏
hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī

a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)

好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng

a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)

好汉做事好汉当
hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng

daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom)

好为人师
hào wéi rén shī

to like to lecture others (idiom)

好物
hǎo wù

fine goods

好玩
hǎo wán

amusing

好玩
hào wán

to be playful

好球
hǎo qiú

(ball sports) good shot!

好生
hǎo shēng

(dialect) very

好用
hǎo yòng

useful

好男不跟女斗
hǎo nán bù gēn nǚ dòu

a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)

好睇
hǎo dì

good-looking (Cantonese)

好睡
hǎo shuì

good night

好立克
hǎo lì kè

Horlicks (malt-flavored powder used to make a hot drink)

好端端
hǎo duān duān

perfectly all right

好聚好散
hǎo jù hǎo sàn

to part without hard feelings (idiom)

好自为之
hǎo zì wéi zhī

to do one's best

好色
hào sè

to want sex

好色之徒
hào sè zhī tú

lecher

好莱坞
hǎo lái wù

Hollywood

好言
hǎo yán

kind words

好言好语
hǎo yán hǎo yǔ

sincere, well-meant, kind words

好记
hǎo jì

easy to remember

好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu

the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)

好话
hǎo huà

friendly advice

好说歹说
hǎo shuō dǎi shuō

(idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb; to reason with sb in every way possible

好走
hǎo zǒu

bon voyage

好起来
hǎo qǐ lai

to get better

好办
hǎo bàn

easy to do; easy to manage

好辩
hào biàn

argumentative

好逸恶劳
hào yì wù láo

to love ease and comfort and hate work (idiom)

好运符
hǎo yùn fú

good luck charm

好过
hǎo guò

to have an easy time

好道
hǎo dào

don't tell me ...

好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ

lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)

好酒贪杯
hào jiǔ tān bēi

fond of the bottle (idiom)

好险
hǎo xiǎn

to have a close call

好饭不怕晚
hǎo fàn bù pà wǎn

the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten