How to say “good-looking” in Chinese

好看

hǎokàn

good-looking

adjective · HSK 1 · topic “Family and people”

“Good-looking” in Chinese is 好看, hǎo kàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

好看 is read hǎo kàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

hǎo — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

kàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

好

hǎo — good, well

女 “woman” and 子 “child” side by side: “good”.

看

kàn — look, watch

A hand 手 above an eye 目.

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 “好看”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 好看. Tap the sound icon to listen.

这件衣服很好看zhèjiànyīfuhěnhǎokànThis piece of clothing looks really nice.
这件衬衫很好看。zhèjiànchènshānhěnhǎokànThis shirt is nice.
这些照片张张都很好看。zhèxiēzhàopiànzhāngzhāngdōuhěnhǎokànEvery single one of these photos is beautiful.
这件衣服很好看，就是太贵了。zhèjiànyīfuhěnhǎokàn,jiùshìtàiguìleThis outfit looks great, it's just too expensive.
这些毛衣一件比一件好看。zhèxiēmáoyīyíjiànbǐyíjiànhǎokànThese sweaters are each prettier than the last.
这件毛衣不如那件好看。zhèjiànmáoyībùrúnàjiànhǎokànThis sweater isn't as nice as that one.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “good-looking” in Chinese?

“Good-looking” in Chinese is 好看, pinyin hǎokàn.

What does 好看 mean?

好看 (hǎokàn) means “good-looking”.

How do you write 好看?

好看 is 2 characters: 好 (hǎo) — good, well; 看 (kàn) — look, watch. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 好看?

好看 is read hǎokàn. Tones: hǎo — third tone, kàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“good-looking” in the lesson “What's he like?”

This word is from the topic “Family and 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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