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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
just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *好* | 好* | *好
to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
HSK 4
well; carefully; nicely; properly
HSK 3
good / favorable / well / fine
HSK 4
to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on / interest; hobby / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
HSK 3
that's fine / may as well / (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ...
HSK 5
best / had better ...; it would be best to ...
HSK 1
friendly; amicable / close friend
HSK 2
very good
HSK 2
beautiful / fine
HSK 3
to regard as having good prospects
HSK 6
hello; hi
just / exactly / to happen to be
HSK 6
to do well at / to do a good job
HSK 5
as it turns out / by lucky coincidence / (of number, time, size etc) just right
HSK 6
to be on good terms / to be close friends / striving for self-improvement
HSK 6
fortunately
HSK 7-9
to have a special liking (for sth)
intact / in good condition
HSK 7-9
no good
to like / fond of / to prefer / to love / one's tastes / preference
HSK 7-9
fabulous / superb / excellent
to sit properly / to sit up straight
hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction
HSK 7-9
bright and sunny weather
good or not? / luckily / fortuitously
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
to keep an eye on
(greeting) good afternoon
(coll.) all right? / OK?
Good morning!
wish you all the best! (when signing off on a correspondence)
improvement / turnaround (for the better)
to follow good examples
Good evening!
to become reconciled; on good terms with each other
favorite; something preferred over others
fellow enthusiasts
better
to applaud / to cheer
HSK 7-9
He laughs best who laughs last.
to be on friendly terms
not so good / not too well
everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged) / to establish friendly relations with / (literary) to do meritorious deeds
to become reconciled / to bury the hatchet
Fu Hao (c. 1200 BC), or Lady Hao, female Chinese general of the late Shang Dynasty 商朝
not bad; pretty good / fortunately; luckily
to adapt to sb's taste / to fit sb's fancy
to ingratiate oneself
to pander to sb's whims
safe and sound / well
arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
as the saying goes; as they say...
hello (polite)
to make friends again / to renew old cordial relations
to curry favor / to get the desired outcome by flattery
old friendship
clean-living and honest (idiom); to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean
everyone has their likes and dislikes / there is no accounting for taste / chacun son goût
to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
one's passion / one's obsession
(finance) sth that engenders bullish sentiment; favorable news / (finance) (of news, data etc) favorable; positive
to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes etc)
first-rate / top-notch
to cure
to be charitable; to do a good deed
best friend
(coll.) maybe / perhaps
to substitute shoddy goods
to say hello to / to send one's regards to
to live (one's life) well / (slang) to be good in bed
to be intimate / close friend / paramour
peaceful and harmonious
well-intentioned / good-natured / kindhearted
to come to an agreement / to complete negotiations
to throw oneself at sb or sth / to bend over backwards to help
to have poor eyesight
arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
as one pleases (idiom)
(idiom) childhood friend
He laughs best who laughs last.
to express goodwill / to be friendly
to take care of (a matter); to get (a task) done; to handle (a project) expeditiously
sexual preference


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