要好

yào hǎo

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to be on good terms
2. to be close friends
3. striving for self-improvement

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 疏远 shū yuǎn 疏远 shū yuǎn to drift apart opposite of being on good terms or close: to drift apart

Related words

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• 好朋友 hǎo péng you 好朋友 hǎo péng you good friend people who are on good terms or close friends: good friend

Synonyms

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• 亲密 qīn mì 亲密 qīn mì intimate describing close interpersonal relationships: intimate
• 上进 shàng jìn 上进 shàng jìn to make progress striving for self-improvement: to make progress

Usage notes

Collocations

When meaning “striving for self-improvement”, it is often used in fixed phrases like “要好心切” or in formal, literary contexts.

Common mistakes

“要好” as “to be on good terms” must be followed by a complement like “很” or “不”, not used alone as a predicate without modification.

Example Sentences

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我们两个很 要好 。

The two of us are on very good terms.

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Child Words of 要好

• 好 好 hǎo: good
• 好 好 hào: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
• 要 要 yāo: (bound form) to demand; to coerce
• 要 要 yào: to want; to need; to ask for