How to say "good" in Chinese
好
hǎogoodPart of speech: Adjectives
"good" in Chinese is 好 — pronounced hǎo.
In a sentence
- 你好！欢迎来青山村。Nǐ hǎo! Huānyíng lái Qīngshān Cūn.Hello! Welcome to Qingshan Village.
- 你好！你要吃什么？Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ yào chī shénme?Hello! What would you like to eat?
- 我们的牛肉面很好吃。Wǒmen de niúròumiàn hěn hǎochī.Our beef noodles are delicious.
- 好的！还要别的吗？Hǎo de! Hái yào biéde ma?All right! Anything else?
- 你好！你要买什么？Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ yào mǎi shénme?Hello! What would you like to buy?
- 不贵！很好吃，也很好看。Bú guì! Hěn hǎochī, yě hěn hǎokàn.Not expensive! Tasty and good-looking too.
- 你好！你找什么？Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ zhǎo shénme?Hello! What are you looking for?
- 不好了！很危险！Bù hǎo le! Hěn wēixiǎn!Oh no! It’s very dangerous!
- 好了！谢谢大家！Hǎo le! Xièxie dàjiā!All done! Thank you everyone!
Sentence patterns that use it
- 你好，___。Hello, ___.
- ___，你呢？…, and you?
- 今天天气___。Today's weather is ___.
- ___ 好吃吗？Is ___ tasty?
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