Using "hao" to mean "easy"

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