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好
1. (hǎo) Good Antonym. 不好 Not good
- 好人 (hǎo rén) Decent person Literal. Good person
- 好运 (hǎo yùn) Good luck
- 好处 (hǎo chù) Benefits Literal. Good points
2. (hǎo) Very / Very much
Added as a prefix before a description to add emphasis
- 好大 (hǎo dà) Very big
- 好高 (hǎo gāo) Very tall
- 好难 (hǎo nán) Very difficult
- 好想 (háo xiǎng) Very much wish to / Miss someone a lot
- 好久 (hǎo jiǔ) Such a long while Literal. Very long (period of time)
- 好久不见 (hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn) It's been a while / Long time no see
3. (hǎo) Quite
Widely added before classifiers to mean "a number of"
- 好些天 (hǎo xiē tiān) Quite some days
- 好几个 (hǎo jǐ gè) Quite a few
4. (hǎo) Finish Antonym. 没好 Not finish
- 好了吗 (hǎo le mā)? Done? / Alright? Literal. Finish already or not
- 还没好 (hái méi hǎo) Not really Literal. Still not finish
5. (hào) Eager to
- 好客 (hào kè) Hospitable / Eager to welcome guests
- 好学 (hào xué) Eager to study or learn new things
- 好赌 (hào dǔ) Eager to gamble
- 好色 (hào sè) Perverted Literal. Eager to eroticism
- 好吃懒做 (hào chī lǎn zuò) Slacker Literal. Eager to eat, lazy to do things (work)