好

hǎo

adjective HSK 4 #10

Meanings

1 good
2 well
3 fine

Characters

good; well; fine

Examples

Nǐ hǎo!

Hello!

好的。

Hǎo de.

Okay. / Sure.

今天天气很好。

Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo.

The weather is great today.

这本书很好。

Zhè běn shū hěn hǎo.

This book is very good.

Tips

memory

好 combines 女 (woman) and 子 (child) — a mother with her child, the very picture of 'good'.

usage

好 before a verb means 'easy to/pleasant to': 好吃 (delicious), 好看 (good-looking), 好听 (pleasant to hear).

Stroke Order

好 hǎo