How to say “consider promising” in Chinese

看好
kànhǎo

consider promising

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Judgments and values”

“Consider promising” in Chinese is 看好, kàn hǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

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

kàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
hǎo — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

看
kàn — look, watch

A hand 手 above an eye 目.

好
hǎo — good, well

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 “看好”.

Examples

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

  • 大家都不看好这支球队dàjiādōubúkànhǎozhèzhīqiúduìNobody believes in this team.

More words from the lesson “How to look at it”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “consider promising” in Chinese?

“Consider promising” in Chinese is 看好, pinyin kànhǎo.

What does 看好 mean?

看好 (kànhǎo) means “consider promising”.

How do you write 看好?

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

How do you pronounce 看好?

看好 is read kànhǎo. Tones: kàn — fourth tone, hǎo — third tone. The page has an audio recording.

“consider promising” in the lesson “How to look at it”

This word is from the topic “Judgments and values” of HSK 6. 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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