Chinese Character Dictionary

奸贼

jiān zéi

a traitor

奸邪

jiān xié

crafty and evil

奸险

jiān xiăn

malicious

奸党

jiān dăng

a clique of traitors

她

tā

she

她们

tā men

they

她玛

Tā mă

Tamir (mother of Perez and Zerah)

她经济

tā jīng jì

"she-economy" reflecting women's economic contribution

姹

chà

beautiful

姹女

chà nu:3

beautiful girl

姹紫嫣红

chà zĭ yān hóng

fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers

好

hăo

good

好不好

hăo bu hăo

(coll.) all right?

好不容易

hăo bù róng yì

very difficult

好久

hăo jiŭ

quite a while

好久不见

hăo jiŭ bu jiàn

Long time no see

好事

hăo shì

good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")

好事不出门，恶事传千里

hăo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lĭ

lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles

好事多磨

hăo shì duō mó

the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)

好事者

hào shì zhĕ

busybody

好些

hăo xiē

a good deal of

好似

hăo sì

to seem

好使

hăo shĭ

so that

好像

hăo xiàng

as if

好兵帅克

Hăo bīng Shuài kè

The Good Soldier Švejk (Schweik), satirical novel by Czech author Jaroslav Hašek (1883-1923)

好动

hào dòng

active

好胜

hào shèng

eager to win

好半天

hăo bàn tiān

most of the day

好去

hăo qù

bon voyage

好友

hăo yŏu

close friend

好受

hăo shòu

feeling better

好吃

hăo chī

tasty

好吃懒做

hào chī lăn zuò

lit. eats a lot but never works (idiom); fig. a parasite

好命

hăo mìng

lucky

好哇

hăo wā

hurray!

好喝

hăo hē

tasty (drinks)

好在

hăo zài

luckily

好坏

hăo huài

good or bad

好多

hăo duō

many

好梦难成

hăo mèng nán chéng

a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)

好大喜功

hào dà xĭ gōng

to rejoice in grandiose deeds

好奇

hào qí

inquisitive

好奇尚异

hào qí shàng yì

liking what odd, interested in what is different (idiom); curious about the exotic

好奇心

hào qí xīn

interest in sth

好奇会吃苦头的

hào qí huì chī kŭ tou de

Curiosity killed the cat.

好好

hăo hăo

well

好好先生

hăo hăo xiān sheng

Mr Goody-goody

好好儿

hăo hāo r

in good condition

好好学习，天天向上

hăo hăo xué xí , tiān tiān xiàng shàng

study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)

好学

hào xué

eager to study

好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇

hào xué jìn hu zhī , lì xíng jìn hu rén , zhī chĭ jìn hu yŏng

to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)

好客

hào kè

hospitality

好家伙

hăo jiā huo

my God!

好容易

hăo róng yì

with great difficulty

好市多

hăo shì duō

Costco (warehouse club chain)

好几

hăo jĭ

several

好几年

hăo jĭ nián

several years

好康

hăo kāng

benefit

好强

hào qiáng

eager to be first

好心

hăo xīn

kindness