Chinese Character Dictionary

好心倒做了驴肝肺

hăo xīn dào zuò le lu:2 gān fēi

lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom)

好怕的

hăo pà de

worthy of being afraid of

好恶

hào wù

lit. likes and dislikes

好意

hăo yì

good intention

好意思

hăo yì si

to have the nerve

好感

hăo găn

good opinion

好战

hào zhàn

warlike

好手

hăo shŏu

expert

好故事百听不厌

hăo gù shi băi tīng bù yàn

The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.

好整以暇

hào zhĕng yĭ xiá

to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom)

好时

Hăo shí

Hershey's (brand)

好景不长

hăo jĭng bù cháng

a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)

好朋友

hăo péng you

good friend

好望角

Hăo wàng Jiăo

Cape of Good Hope

好棒

hăo bàng

excellent (interjection)

好样的

hăo yàng de

(idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage

好歹

hăo dăi

good and bad

好死不如赖活着

hăo sĭ bù rú lài huó zhe

Better a bad life than a good death (idiom)

好比

hăo bĭ

to be just like

好气

hăo qì

to be happy

好氧

hào yăng

aerobic

好汉

hăo hàn

hero

好汉做事，好汉当

hăo hàn zuò shì , hăo hàn dāng

daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it

好为人师

hào wéi rén shī

to like to lecture others (idiom)

好物

hăo wù

fine goods

好玩

hăo wán

amusing

好玩儿

hăo wán r

interesting

好球

hăo qiú

(ball sports) good shot!

好用

hăo yòng

useful

好男不跟女斗

hăo nán bù gēn nu:3 dòu

a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)

好看

hăo kàn

good-looking

好睇

hăo dì

good-looking (Cantonese)

好睡

hăo shuì

good night

好立克

Hăo lì kè

Horlicks milk drink (popular in Hong Kong)

好端端

hăo duān duān

perfectly all right

好笑

hăo xiào

laughable

好听

hăo tīng

pleasant to hear

好自为之

hăo zì wéi zhī

to do one's best

好色

hào sè

to want sex

好色之徒

hào sè zhī tú

lecher

好莱坞

Hăo lái wù

Hollywood

好处

hăo chu

benefit

好记

hăo jì

easy to remember

好评

hăo píng

favorable criticism

好话

hăo huà

words of praise

好说

hăo shuō

you're too kind (humble)

好说歹说

hăo shuō dăi shuō

to try one's very best to persuade sb (idiom)

好象

hăo xiàng

to seem

好走

hăo zŏu

bon voyage

好起来

hăo qĭ lai

to get better

好转

hăo zhuăn

to improve

好辩

hào biàn

argumentative

好运

hăo yùn

good luck

好运符

hăo yùn fú

good luck charm

好过

hăo guò

to have an easy time

好道

hăo dào

don't tell me ...

好酒沉瓮底

hăo jiŭ chén wèng dĭ

lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)

好酒贪杯

hăo jiŭ tān bēi

good wine taken in excess (idiom); fond of the bottle

好饭不怕晚

hăo fàn bù pà wăn

The meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten

好马不吃回头草

hăo mă bù chī huí tóu căo

lit. a good horse doesn't come back to the same pasture (idiom)