How to say “good” in Chinese
good, well
“Good” in Chinese is 好, hǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
好 is read hǎo. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
女 “woman” and 子 “child” side by side: “good”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “好”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 好. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你好吗？nǐhǎomaHow are you?
- 我很好wǒhěnhǎoI’m fine.
- 我也很好wǒyěhěnhǎoI’m fine too.
- 大家好dàjiāhǎoHi, everyone!
- 你的汉语很好！nǐdeHànyǔhěnhǎoYour Chinese is good!
- 早上好zǎoshanghǎoGood morning!
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “How are you?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “good” in Chinese?
“Good” in Chinese is 好, pinyin hǎo.
What does 好 mean?
好 (hǎo) means “good, well”.
How do you write 好?
好 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 好?
好 is read hǎo. Tones: hǎo — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“good” in the lesson “How are you?”
This word is from the topic “Meeting people” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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