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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
好 hǎo	好 \| 好* \| *好	good / well / proper / good to / easy to / very / so / (suffix indicating completion or readiness) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello	HSK 1


好吃 hǎochī	好吃 \| 好吃* \| *好吃	tasty / delicious	HSK 2


好像 hǎoxiàng	好像 \| 好像* \| *好像	as if / to seem like	HSK 4


好处 hǎochu	好处 \| 好处* \| *好处	benefit / advantage / gain / profit / also pr. [hao3 chu4] / CL: 個｜个	好處 HSK 4


好奇 hàoqí	好奇 \| 好奇* \| *好奇	inquisitive / curious / inquisitiveness / curiosity	HSK 5


好客 hàokè	好客 \| 好客* \| *好客	hospitality / to treat guests well / to enjoy having guests / hospitable / friendly	HSK 5


好 hào	好 \| 好* \| *好	to be fond of / to have a tendency to / to be prone to


好友 hǎoyǒu	好友 \| 好友* \| *好友	close friend / pal / (social networking website) friend / CL: 個｜个


好看 hǎokàn	好看 \| 好看* \| *好看	good-looking / nice-looking / good (of a movie, book, TV show etc) / embarrassed / humiliated


好评 hǎopíng	好评 \| 好评* \| *好评	favorable criticism / positive evaluation	好評


好好 hǎohǎo	好好 \| 好好* \| *好好	well / carefully / nicely / properly


好玩 hǎowán	好玩 \| 好玩* \| *好玩	amusing / fun / interesting


好玩 hàowán	好玩 \| 好玩* \| *好玩	to be playful / to be fond of one's fun


好处 hǎochǔ	好处 \| 好处* \| *好处	easy to get along with	好處


好多 hǎoduō	好多 \| 好多* \| *好多	many / quite a lot / much better


好听 hǎotīng	好听 \| 好听* \| *好听	pleasant to hear	好聽


好吃 hàochī	好吃 \| 好吃* \| *好吃	to be fond of eating / to be gluttonous


好不 hǎobù	好不 \| 好不* \| *好不	not at all ... / how very ...


好几 hǎojǐ	好几 \| 好几* \| *好几	several / quite a few	好幾


好运 hǎoyùn	好运 \| 好运* \| *好运	good luck	好運


好莱坞 Hǎoláiwù	好莱坞 \| 好莱坞* \| *好莱坞	Hollywood	好萊塢


好坏 hǎohuài	好坏 \| 好坏* \| *好坏	good or bad / good and bad / standard / quality	好壞


好在 hǎozài	好在 \| 好在* \| *好在	luckily / fortunately


好笑 hǎoxiào	好笑 \| 好笑* \| *好笑	laughable / funny / ridiculous


好家伙 hǎojiāhuo	好家伙 \| 好家伙* \| *好家伙	my God! / oh boy! / man!


好心 hǎoxīn	好心 \| 好心* \| *好心	kindness / good intentions


好比 hǎobǐ	好比 \| 好比* \| *好比	to be just like / can be compared to


好说 hǎoshuō	好说 \| 好说* \| *好说	easy to deal with / not a problem / (polite answer) you flatter me	好說


好转 hǎozhuǎn	好转 \| 好转* \| *好转	to improve / to take a turn for the better / improvement	好轉


好些 hǎoxiē	好些 \| 好些* \| *好些	a good deal of / quite a lot


好歹 hǎodǎi	好歹 \| 好歹* \| *好歹	good and bad / most unfortunate occurrence / in any case / whatever


好学 hǎoxué	好学 \| 好学* \| *好学	easy to learn	好學


好学 hàoxué	好学 \| 好学* \| *好学	eager to study / studious / erudite	好學


好久不见 hǎojiǔbujiàn	好久不见 \| 好久不见* \| *好久不见	long time no see	好久不見


好使 hǎoshǐ	好使 \| 好使* \| *好使	easy to use / to function well / so that / in order to


好过 hǎoguò	好过 \| 好过* \| *好过	to have an easy time / (feel) well	好過


好久 hǎojiǔ	好久 \| 好久* \| *好久	quite a while


好象 hǎoxiàng	好象 \| 好象* \| *好象	to seem / to be like


好时 Hǎoshí	好时 \| 好时* \| *好时	Hershey's (brand)	好時


好几年 hǎojǐnián	好几年 \| 好几年* \| *好几年	several years	好幾年


好似 hǎosì	好似 \| 好似* \| *好似	to seem / to be like


好记 hǎojì	好记 \| 好记* \| *好记	easy to remember	好記


好人 hǎorén	好人 \| 好人* \| *好人	good person / healthy person / person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle


好气 hǎoqì	好气 \| 好气* \| *好气	to be happy / to be in a good mood	好氣


好起来 hǎoqǐlai	好起来 \| 好起来* \| *好起来	to get better / to improve / to get well	好起來


好汉 hǎohàn	好汉 \| 好汉* \| *好汉	hero / strong and courageous person / CL: 條｜条	好漢


好好学习，天天向上 hǎohǎoxuéxí, tiāntiānxiàngshàng	好好…向上 \| 好好…向上* \| *好好…向上	study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)	好好學習，天天向上


好受 hǎoshòu	好受 \| 好受* \| *好受	feeling better / to be more at ease


好意思 hǎoyìsi	好意思 \| 好意思* \| *好意思	to have the nerve / what a cheek! / to feel no shame / to overcome the shame / (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)


好强 hàoqiáng	好强 \| 好强* \| *好强	eager to be first	好強


好动 hàodòng	好动 \| 好动* \| *好动	active / restless / energetic	好動


好感 hǎogǎn	好感 \| 好感* \| *好感	good opinion / favorable impression


好话 hǎohuà	好话 \| 好话* \| *好话	friendly advice / words spoken on sb's behalf / a good word / kind words / words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions	好話


好事 hǎoshì	好事 \| 好事* \| *好事	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


好事 hàoshì	好事 \| 好事* \| *好事	to be meddlesome


好手 hǎoshǒu	好手 \| 好手* \| *好手	expert / professional


好样的 hǎoyàngde	好样的 \| 好样的* \| *好样的	(idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage	好樣的


好生 hǎoshēng	好生 \| 好生* \| *好生	(dialect) very / quite / properly / well / thoroughly


好棒 hǎobàng	好棒 \| 好棒* \| *好棒	excellent (interjection)


好景不长 hǎojǐngbùcháng	好景不长 \| 好景不长* \| *好景不长	a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)	好景不長


好险 hǎoxiǎn	好险 \| 好险* \| *好险	to have a close call / to have a narrow escape	好險


好端端 hǎoduānduān	好端端 \| 好端端* \| *好端端	perfectly all right / without rhyme or reason


好鸟 hǎoniǎo	好鸟 \| 好鸟* \| *好鸟	person of good character / nice person / bird with a melodious voice or beautiful plumage	好鳥


好战 hàozhàn	好战 \| 好战* \| *好战	warlike	好戰


好胜 hàoshèng	好胜 \| 好胜* \| *好胜	eager to win / competitive / aggressive	好勝


好人好事 hǎorénhǎoshì	好人好事 \| 好人好事* \| *好人好事	admirable people and exemplary deeds


好氧 hàoyǎng	好氧 \| 好氧* \| *好氧	aerobic


好喝 hǎohē	好喝 \| 好喝* \| *好喝	tasty (drinks)


好吃懒做 hàochīlǎnzuò	好吃懒做 \| 好吃懒做* \| *好吃懒做	happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom) / all take and no give	好吃懶做


好斗 hàodòu	好斗 \| 好斗* \| *好斗	to be warlike / to be belligerent	好鬥


好自为之 hǎozìwéizhī	好自为之 \| 好自为之* \| *好自为之	to do one's best / to shape up / to behave / to fend for oneself / you're on your own	好自為之


好高骛远 hàogāowùyuǎn	好高骛远 \| 好高骛远* \| *好高骛远	to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) / to aim too high	好高騖遠


好玩儿 hǎowánr	好玩儿 \| 好玩儿* \| *好玩儿	erhua variant of 好玩	好玩兒


好哇 hǎowā	好哇 \| 好哇* \| *好哇	hurray! / hurrah! / yippee!


好望角 Hǎowàng Jiǎo	好望角 \| 好望角* \| *好望角	Cape of Good Hope


好恶 hàowù	好恶 \| 好恶* \| *好恶	lit. likes and dislikes / preferences / taste	好惡


好言 hǎoyán	好言 \| 好言* \| *好言	kind words


好色 hàosè	好色 \| 好色* \| *好色	to want sex / given to lust / lecherous / lascivious / horny


好又多 Hǎoyòuduō	好又多 \| 好又多* \| *好又多	Trust-Mart (supermarket chain)


好马不吃回头草 hǎomǎbùchīhuítóucǎo	好马…头草 \| 好马…头草* \| *好马…头草	lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom) / fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc) / leave the past behind	好馬不吃回頭草


好说歹说 hǎoshuōdǎishuō	好说歹说 \| 好说歹说* \| *好说歹说	to try one's very best to persuade sb (idiom) / to reason with sb in every way possible	好說歹說


好整以暇 hàozhěngyǐxiá	好整以暇 \| 好整以暇* \| *好整以暇	to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom)


好逸恶劳 hàoyìwùláo	好逸恶劳 \| 好逸恶劳* \| *好逸恶劳	to love ease and comfort and hate work (idiom)	好逸惡勞


好意 hǎoyì	好意 \| 好意* \| *好意	good intention / kindness


好球 hǎoqiú	好球 \| 好球* \| *好球	(ball sports) good shot! / nice hit! / well played!


好惹 hǎorě	好惹 \| 好惹* \| *好惹	accommodating / easy to push around


好记性不如烂笔头 hǎojìxìngbùrúlànbǐtóu	好记…笔头 \| 好记…笔头* \| *好记…笔头	the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)	好記性不如爛筆頭


好好先生 hǎohǎoxiānsheng	好好先生 \| 好好先生* \| *好好先生	Mr Goody-goody / yes-man (sb who agrees with anything)


好色之徒 hàosèzhītú	好色之徒 \| 好色之徒* \| *好色之徒	lecher / womanizer / dirty old man


好事多磨 hǎoshìduōmó	好事多磨 \| 好事多磨* \| *好事多磨	the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)


好大喜功 hàodàxǐgōng	好大喜功 \| 好大喜功* \| *好大喜功	to rejoice in grandiose deeds / to strive to achieve extraordinary things


好汉不吃眼前亏 hǎohànbùchīyǎnqiánkuī	好汉…前亏 \| 好汉…前亏* \| *好汉…前亏	a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)	好漢不吃眼前虧


好为人师 hàowéirénshī	好为人师 \| 好为人师* \| *好为人师	to like to lecture others (idiom)	好為人師


好去 hǎoqù	好去 \| 好去* \| *好去	bon voyage / Godspeed


好死不如赖活着 hǎosǐbùrúlàihuózhe	好死…活着 \| 好死…活着* \| *好死…活着	better a bad life than a good death (idiom)	好死不如賴活著


好言好语 hǎoyánhǎoyǔ	好言好语 \| 好言好语* \| *好言好语	kind words / sweet talk / coaxing manner	好言好語


好了伤疤忘了疼 hǎoleshāngbāwàngleténg	好了…了疼 \| 好了…了疼* \| *好了…了疼	to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)	好了傷疤忘了疼


好好儿 hǎohāor	好好儿 \| 好好儿* \| *好好儿	in good condition / perfectly good / carefully / well / thoroughly	好好兒


好戏还在后头 hǎoxìháizàihòutou	好戏…后头 \| 好戏…后头* \| *好戏…后头	the best part of the show is yet to come / (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come / you ain't seen nothin' yet	好戲還在後頭


好容易 hǎoróngyì	好容易 \| 好容易* \| *好容易	(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty / to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc) / (literal usage) so easy

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