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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. | 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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Just as 难 (nán) can be used to indicate that it's [[Difficult to do something|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: | Just as 难 (nán) can be used to indicate that it's [[Difficult to do something|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: | ||
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| + | 好 (hǎo) can also be attached to "sense verbs" (e.g. look, taste, smell, etc.) to indicate that something is ''good to do''. 这样的用法数量有限，仅限于： | ||
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| + | *好吃<span class="trans">good to taste, good to eat, delicious</span> | ||
| + | *好看<span class="trans">good to look,beautiful/cute/good-looking</span> | ||
| + | *好听<span class="trans">good to listen,Pleasant to listen to (good listening)</span> | ||
| + | *好闻<span class="trans">good to smell,smells good</span> | ||
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| + | 另外，不是感官动词的“玩”，也可以跟“好”一起表示something is "good to have fun". | ||
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| + | *好玩<span class="trans">funny,interesting</span> | ||
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| + | == Examples == | ||
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| + | * 这 首 歌 <em>很 好听</em>。<span class="trans">This song is great (This song is good to listen to).</span> | ||
| + | * 这 只 小 猫 <em>很 好闻</em>。<span class="trans">This little cat smells good.</span> | ||
| + | * 这 件 衣服 <em>很 好看</em>。<span class="trans">This piece of clothing looks good.</span> | ||
| + | * 你 做 的 菜 <em>很 好吃</em>。<span class="trans">The food you make is delicious.</span> | ||
| + | * 我 觉得 上海<em>很 好玩</em>。 | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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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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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:
Structure
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.
Exceptions
好 (hǎo) can also be attached to "sense verbs" (e.g. look, taste, smell, etc.) to indicate that something is good to do. 这样的用法数量有限，仅限于：
- 好吃good to taste, good to eat, delicious
- 好看good to look,beautiful/cute/good-looking
- 好听good to listen,Pleasant to listen to (good listening)
- 好闻good to smell,smells good
另外，不是感官动词的“玩”，也可以跟“好”一起表示something is "good to have fun".
- 好玩funny,interesting
Examples
- 这 首 歌 很 好听。This song is great (This song is good to listen to).
- 这 只 小 猫 很 好闻。This little cat smells good.
- 这 件 衣服 很 好看。This piece of clothing looks good.
- 你 做 的 菜 很 好吃。The food you make is delicious.
- 我 觉得 上海很 好玩。
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
