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HSK
best / had better ...; it would be best to ...
HSK 1
good-looking; nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation
HSK 1
pleasant to hear
HSK 1
to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on / interest; hobby / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
tasty; delicious
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *好* | 好* | *好
good / appropriate; proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close; on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello
HSK 1
erhua variant of 好玩
HSK 1
good person / healthy person / person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle
HSK 2
very good
HSK 2
as if / to seem like
HSK 2
benefit; advantage; merit / gain; profit / also pr. [hao3chu4]
HSK 2
friendly; amicable / close friend
HSK 2
just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that
HSK 2
good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead
HSK 2
quite a while
HSK 2
to feel embarrassed / to find it embarrassing / to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
HSK 2
many / quite a lot / much better
HSK 2
well; carefully; nicely; properly
HSK 3
to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
HSK 3
beautiful / fine
HSK 3
inquisitive / curious / inquisitiveness / curiosity
HSK 3
close friend / pal / (social networking website) friend / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *好* | 好* | *好
to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
HSK 4
good / favorable / well / fine
HSK 4
that's fine / may as well / (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ...
HSK 5
good luck
HSK 5
to do well at / to do a good job
HSK 5
to regard as having good prospects
HSK 6
to be on good terms / to be close friends / striving for self-improvement
HSK 6
as it turns out / by lucky coincidence / (of number, time, size etc) just right
HSK 6
(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty / to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc) / (literal usage) so easy
HSK 6
to improve / to take a turn for the better / improvement
HSK 6
to seem / to be like
HSK 6
eager to study / studious / erudite
HSK 6
just / exactly / to happen to be
HSK 6
good opinion / favorable impression
HSK 7-9
laughable; funny; ridiculous
HSK 7-9
favorable criticism / positive evaluation
HSK 7-9
good or bad / good and bad / standard; quality / (coll.) very bad
HSK 7-9
luckily / fortunately
HSK 7-9
fortunately
HSK 7-9
to like / fond of / to prefer / to love / one's tastes / preference
HSK 7-9
intact / in good condition
HSK 7-9
to be just like; can be compared to
HSK 7-9
kindness / good intentions
HSK 7-9
my God! / oh boy! / man!
HSK 7-9
good intention / kindness
HSK 7-9
hospitality / to treat guests well / to enjoy having guests / hospitable / friendly
HSK 7-9
good and bad / most unfortunate occurrence / in any case / whatever
HSK 7-9
easy to deal with; not a problem / (polite answer) you flatter me
HSK 7-9
to applaud / to cheer
HSK 7-9
interest in sth / curiosity / inquisitive
HSK 7-9
kindhearted person / good Samaritan
HSK 7-9
sometimes good, sometimes bad
HSK 7-9
to get the desired outcome / to win favor by fawning on sb / to curry favor with / a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor
HSK 7-9
hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction
HSK 7-9
it's just perfect / it's just right
HSK 7-9
friends and family / kith and kin
HSK 7-9
to have the nerve / what a cheek! / to feel no shame / to overcome the shame / (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
eco-friendly
long time no see
a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
not at all ... / how very ...
(greeting) good afternoon
perfectly all right / without rhyme or reason
to have a special liking (for sth)
to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged) / to establish friendly relations with / (literary) to do meritorious deeds
(Tw) Costco (warehouse club chain)
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom) / all take and no give
to keep an eye on
first-rate / top-notch
easy to get along with
amusing / fun / interesting
to be playful / to be fond of one's fun
a good deal of / quite a lot
lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful / perfect happiness / conjugal bliss
the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
Youhao district of Yichun city 伊春市, Heilongjiang
hello; hi
karmic reward (resulting from good deeds, in contrast to karmic retribution 惡報|恶报)
Good morning!
expert / professional
to be fond of eating; to be gluttonous
good night
to ingratiate oneself
to be meddlesome
hero / strong and courageous person / CL: 條|条
several / quite a few
(ball sports) good shot! / nice hit! / well played!
to follow good examples
hello (polite)
to have an easy time / (feel) well
not bad / tolerable / fortunately
to experience good luck
friendly advice / words spoken on sb's behalf / a good word / kind words / words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions
Cape of Good Hope
to want sex / given to lust / lecherous / lascivious / horny
(finance) sth that engenders bullish sentiment; favorable news / (finance) (of news, data etc) favorable; positive
to say hello to / to send one's regards to

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