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* <em>好买</em><span class="trans">Easy to buy (implying it's easy to find).</span> | * <em>好买</em><span class="trans">Easy to buy (implying it's easy to find).</span> | ||
* 这 个 东西 现在 <em>很 好买</em>。<span class="trans">This thing is easy to buy.</span> | * 这 个 东西 现在 <em>很 好买</em>。<span class="trans">This thing is easy to buy.</span> | ||
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Using 好 (hǎo) to express that something is "easy to do" or "good to do" is quite easy to do! All you need is placing a "好" before a verb.
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Structure with General Verbs
Just as 难 (nán) can be used to indicate that it's hard to do something, the adjective 好 (hǎo) can be attached to verbs, except sensitive words, to indicate that something is easy to do. The structure is, simply:
Subject + (很) 好 + Verb
Examples
- 好懂Easy to understand.
- 这 句 话 很 好懂。This talk is easy to understand.
- 好学Easy to learn.
- 汉语 很 好学。 Mandarin is easy to learn.
- 好做Easy to do(make).
- 三明治 很 好做。Sandwiches are easy to make.
- 好买Easy to buy (implying it's easy to find).
- 这 个 东西 现在 很 好买。This thing is easy to buy.
See also
- Difficult to do something
- Expressing Difficulty with "hao (bu) rongyi"
- Expressing purpose with "haorang" (advanced article)
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (p. 232) →buy
- 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 (p. 52) →buy
