好 hǎo

1. hǎo adjective good
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
   Notes: For example, 她看一切事情都很好 'She saw that everything was very good.' (Ye Shengtao, 1999, p. 18) 好 is one of the most overloaded words in Chinese, it can have a range of meanings depending on tone and context (Guoyu '好' hǎo adj 3; Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 3, p. 154; NCCED '好' hǎo 1).
2. hǎo suffix indicates completion or readiness
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (Guoyu '好' hǎo adv 2; Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 6, p. 154; NCCED '好' hǎo 3)
3. hào verb to be fond of; to be friendly
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 爱; for example the idiom, 好学不倦 'fond of learning not of labor' (Guoyu '好' hào v 1; Kroll 2015 '好' hào 1, p. 154; NCCED '好' hào 1)
4. hǎo interjection indicates agreement
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Interjection
   Notes: In the sense of 可以 (Guoyu '好' hǎo interjection 1; NCCED '好' hǎo 6)
5. hǎo adjective indicates disatisfaction or sarcasm
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '好' hǎo interjection 2; NCCED '好' hǎo 13)
6. hǎo adjective easy; convenient
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 容易 (Guoyu '好' hǎo adv 3; NCCED '好' hǎo 7)
7. hǎo adverb very; quite
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
   Notes: In the sense of 很 or 非常 (Guoyu '好' hǎo adv 1; NCCED '好' hǎo 5)
8. hǎo adverb many; long
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '好' hǎo adv 7)
9. hǎo verb so as to
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 以便 (Guoyu '好' hǎo adv 4; NCCED '好' hǎo 8)
10. hǎo adjective friendly; kind
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 友爱 (Guoyu '好' hǎo adj 2; Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 4, p. 154; NCCED '好' hǎo 2)
11. hào verb to be likely to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '好' hào 2)
12. hǎo adjective beautiful
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 好 is synonymous with 美好 in this sense; for example the idiom, 花好月圆 'flowers are beautiful, moon is round [everything is wonderful]' (Guoyu '好' hǎo adj 1; Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 1, p. 154)
13. hǎo verb to be healthy; to be recovered
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 痊愈 (Guoyu '好' hǎo v 2; NCCED '好' hǎo 4)
14. hǎo adjective remarkable; excellent
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 2, p. 154)
15. hǎo adjective suitable
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '好' hǎo 5, p. 154)
16. hào noun a hole in a coin or jade disk
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '好' hào n 2; Kroll 2015 '好' hào 2, p. 154)
17. hào noun a fond object
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '好' hào n 1, p. 154)
18. hǎo adjective Good
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
    Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
19. hǎo adjective good; sādhu
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sādhu, Japanese: kou (BCSD '好', p. 341; MW 'sādhu'; SH '好', p. 210; Unihan '好')

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• 随缘不变是最好的性格(隨緣不變是最好的性格) It is best to follow conditions with an unchanging principle
• 心好命更好 Kindness Makes Life Even Better
• 三好人生　万家生佛(三好人生　萬家生佛) A Life Lived in the Three Acts of Goodness; Buddha Is in All Families
• 好事从我做起(好事從我做起) be the one to start doing good deeds
• 1. 重覆的举止 会变成习惯 2. 定型的习惯 会变成个性 3. 个性的走向 会决定命运 4. 命运的好坏 会决定一生(1. 重覆的舉止 會變成習慣 2. 定型的習慣 會變成個性 3. 個性的走向 會決定命運 4. 命運的好壞 會決定一生) Repeated actions become your habits, Habits determine your character, Character influences your future, Your future decides your life.
• 好因好缘(好因好緣) Good Causes and Good Conditions
• 山明水秀风光好 鸟语花香景色佳(山明水秀風光好 鳥語花香景色佳) A picturesque scenery of green hills and clear waters; A beautiful place with chirping birds and fragrant flowers.
• 善好见(善好見) Sudrsa; Sudassa
• 心好一切好 When the Heart Is Good, Everything Is Good
• 自心不羡黄金贵 善缘好比日月明(自心不羨黃金貴 善緣好比日月明) A singular mind free of envy for gold and riches; Good affinities like shining sun and moon.
• 多读好书使自己芳香 多说好话令别人欢喜 多做好事让社会祥和 多发好心增人间美丽(多讀好書使自己芳香 多說好話令別人歡喜 多做好事讓社會祥和 多發好心增人間美麗) Keep reading good books to keep a fragrant mind. Keep speaking good words to bring joy to others. Keep doing good deeds to maintain harmony in society. Keep thinking good thoughts to add beauty to the world.
• 好高山 Mount Sumeru; Mount Meru
• 好雪片片 liking snowflakes
• 好相 an auspicious sign
• 八十种好(八十種好) eighty noble qualities
• 希望在前　明天更好 Hope Is Ahead; Tomorrow will be Better
• 股票有涨有跌 经商有赚有赔 事业有起有落 计划有成有败 比赛有胜有负 地位有上有下 际遇有好有坏 人生有得有失(股票有漲有跌 經商有賺有賠 事業有起有落 計劃有成有敗 比賽有勝有負 地位有上有下 際遇有好有壞 人生有得有失) Stocks will rise and fall. Business has its profits and losses. Careers may succeed or fail. Plans will progress or decline. Races will create winners and losers. Ranking can climb or drop. A circumstance can be good or bad. Life has its gains and losses.

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老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋 、 完好 、 好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇 、 好事 、 刚好 、 有好奇心 、 牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持 、 好交 、 好记性不如烂笔头 、 上好 、 好日子 、 好奇尚异 、 好梦 、 搞好 、 不管白猫黑猫，捉住老鼠就是好猫 、 好好 、 一把好手 、 好玩 、 好犯上 、 好办 、 叫好 、 凡军好高 、 好喝 、 好乐 、 好几 、 极好 、 游手好闲 、 好吃懒做 、 恰好 、 充好 、 好话 、 好比 、 好坏 、 好久

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• Community Ethics Investigation (Volume 2) - A Buddhist View of 'Life Fate' 族群倫理探討（中冊） 佛教對「人生命運」的看法 Humanistic Buddhism Series Contemporary Questions Symposium 《人間佛教當代問題座談會》 — count: 35

Collocations

• 一个好 (一個好) 禪和淨究竟那一個好 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 4
• 好丑 (好醜) 不被妄想緣境的好醜所轉 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Not receiving and not wanting to receive - Part 28 [Lecture] 不受不貪無住福勝分第二十八 【講話】 — count: 4
• 好一个 (好一個) 他好一個人獨得那一塊金元寶 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 3: Greed is the Cause of Suffering 第三講　多欲為生死的根本 — count: 3
• 做好 (做好) 人做好了 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 8: Morality Fosters Self-Control 第八講　持戒為節欲的根本 — count: 3
• 好水 (好水) 明白處處都是好風好水 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Generosity and non-attachment - Part 4 [Lecture] 布施心應無所住分第四 【講話】 — count: 2
• 三十二相好 (三十二相好) 三十二相好 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, All appearances are false; the true appearance of the Tathagata - Part 5 [Lecture] 諸相非如來實相第五 【講話】 — count: 2
• 片好 (片好) 吾人欲提掇起這片片好雪 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, True merit melts karmic obstructions - Part 16 [Lecture] 金剛功德業障冰消分第十六 【講話】 — count: 2
• 福相好 (福相好) 百福相好的圓滿報身 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Beyond form and laksana - Part 20 [Lecture] 見身無住離相見性分第二十 【講話】 — count: 2
• 好发 (好髮) 菩提心好發 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 5: Laziness Leads to Downfall 第五講　精進為降魔的根本 — count: 2
• 要好好 (要好好) 你們那個東西要好好保護 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Complete and utter selflessness - Part 17 [Lecture] 直下究竟本無我體分第十七 【講話】 — count: 2