好
hǎo
good; nice
Every meaning
hǎo
- good; nice
- OK; all right
- very; so (as in 好冷)
- well; fine
- (before 几/多/久) quite a few; quite a lot; a good (while)
- so that (as in 好让)
- easy to (as in 好用)
- (in greetings) hello (as in 你好)
- (used after a verb) to be done; to be finished properly
hào
- to like; to be fond of
- to be prone to (as in 好哭)
In a sentence
今天天气真好。
The weather is really nice today.
外面好冷啊，多穿点衣服。
It's so cold outside, put on more clothes.
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In the Library
好的。
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饭做好了吗？
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Words with 好
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).