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


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