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| − | + | Just as 难 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: | |
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| − | * 好懂 | + | * <em>好懂</em> |
| − | * 好学 | + | * 这 句 话 <em>很 好懂</em>。 |
| − | * 好做 | + | * <em>好学</em> |
| − | * 好买 | + | * 汉语 <em>很 好学</em>。 |
| + | * <em>好做</em> | ||
| + | * 三明治 <em>很 好做</em>。 | ||
| + | * <em>好买</em> | ||
| + | * 这 个 东西 现在 <em>很 好买</em>。 | ||
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| + | == Structure with Sensitive Verbs == | ||
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| + | 好 (hǎo) can also be attached to sensitive verbs ( like:look, taste, smell, sound and so on) to indicate that something is ''good to do''. The structure is: | ||
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| + | <div class="jiegou"> | ||
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| + | Subject +（很）好 + Sensitive Verb | ||
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| + | </div> | ||
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| + | == Examples == | ||
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| + | <div class="liju"> | ||
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| + | * <em>好听</em> | ||
| + | * 这 首 歌 <em>很 好听</em>。 | ||
| + | * <em>好闻</em> | ||
| + | * 这 只 小 猫 <em>很 好闻</em>。 | ||
| + | * <em>好看</em> | ||
| + | * 这 件 衣服 <em>很 好看</em>。 | ||
| + | * <em>好吃</em> | ||
| + | * 你 做的菜 <em>很 好吃</em>。 | ||
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Structure with General Verbs
Just as 难 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 + General Verb
Examples
- 好懂
- 这 句 话 很 好懂。
- 好学
- 汉语 很 好学。
- 好做
- 三明治 很 好做。
- 好买
- 这 个 东西 现在 很 好买。
Structure with Sensitive Verbs
好 (hǎo) can also be attached to sensitive verbs ( like:look, taste, smell, sound and so on) to indicate that something is good to do. The structure is:
Subject +（很）好 + Sensitive Verb
Examples
- 好听
- 这 首 歌 很 好听。
- 好闻
- 这 只 小 猫 很 好闻。
- 好看
- 这 件 衣服 很 好看。
- 好吃
- 你 做的菜 很 好吃。
See also
- Difficult to do something
- Expressing Difficulty with "hao (bu) rongyi"
- Expressing Purpose with "hao" (advanced article)
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (pp. 233) →buy
