好 (hou2 hou3 | hao3 {hao4}) : good, fine; very much

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好

hou2 hou3

hao3 {hao4}

[1] good; nice; excellent; fine; well [2] pleasing (looks, taste, etc.) [3] [v] finish (dressing, eating, etc.)[4] can; so that [5] all right! [6] an exclamatory expression [7] [n] friendly meeting [8] fit; suitable; proper [9] [Wu] able [10] [Wu] ought; can
[11] [粵]: very much [華]: 很

Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: 女 (#38)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

好

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Aug 2009 09:04

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好笑 hou2 siu3 hao3 xiao4 = be funny

好呀 hou2 aa3 = OK, fine 粵

你好 nei5 hou2 ni3 hao3 = hello; hi; how are you; greetings

好多 hou2 do1 hao3 duo1 = a lot; much; many 粵

好好 hou2 hou2 hao3 hao3; hao3 hao1 = very good; very well

美好 mei5 hou2 mei3 hao3 = OK, fine

多好 do1 hou2 = very good

好人 hou2 jan4 = a good egg; a good sort; good person

你好嗎 nei5 hou2 maa3 ni3 hao3 ma5 = How are you?

好日 hou2 jat6*2 = auspicious day; wedding day; good days 粵
See all 293 compounds (CantoDict reports 302 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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我個中文老師好好人㗎粵
My Chinese teacher is a very nice person.

嗰間餐廳啲嘢好好食㗎！粵
The food at that restaurant is excellent!

呢隻白酒好正㗎！? 粵
This brand of white wine is really good!

呢間大學好有名㗎！? 粵
This university is very famous!

我哥哥對我好好㗎粵
My (elder) brother treats me very well.

你好嗎？
How are you?

你啲頭髮好滑呀！粵
Your hair is so smooth!

佢真係好快粵
He is really fast.

好開心識到你. 粵
Nice to meet you.
[(lit.) Very happy to have met you.]

你最近幾好嗎？粵
How have you been lately?

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
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