好事

hǎoshì

noun HSK 2 #1,432

Meanings

1 good deed
2 happy occasion

Characters

matter; thing; event

Examples

多做好事。

Duō zuò hǎoshì.

Do more good deeds.

这是一件好事。

Zhè shì yí jiàn hǎoshì.

This is a good thing.

好事多磨。

Hǎoshì duō mó.

Good things take time. (Proverb)

Tips

culture

好事多磨 is a well-known Chinese proverb meaning 'good things take time' or 'the road to happiness is strewn with obstacles.'

Stroke Order

好 hǎo

事 shì