好事 hǎo shì ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ hou2 si6 HSK 2
- good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")
- charity
- happy occasion
- Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead
好事 hào shì ㄏㄠˋ ㄕˋ hou2 si6
- to be meddlesome
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More words with these characters
好
- 上好 shàng hǎo ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ soeng6 hou2 first-rate
- 也好 yě hǎo ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄠˇ jaa5 hou2 that's fine
- 刚好 剛好 gāng hǎo ㄍㄤ ㄏㄠˇ gong1 hou2 just
- 友好 yǒu hǎo ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄠˇ jau5 hou2 friendly; amicable
- 只好 zhǐ hǎo ㄓˇ ㄏㄠˇ zi2 hou2 to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
Show 15 more words with 好
- 叫好 jiào hǎo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ giu3 hou2 to applaud
- 和好 hé hǎo ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄠˇ wo4 hou2 to become reconciled; on good terms with each other
- 问好 問好 wèn hǎo ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄠˇ man6 hou2 to say hello to
- 喜好 xǐ hào ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄠˋ hei2 hou3 to like
- 嗜好 shì hào ㄕˋ ㄏㄠˋ si3 hou3 hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction
- 好久 hǎo jiǔ ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ hou2 gau2 (coll.) for a long time
- 好些 hǎo xiē ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝ hou2 se1 a good deal of
- 好人 hǎo rén ㄏㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ hou2 jan4 good person
- 好似 hǎo sì ㄏㄠˇ ㄙˋ hou2 ci5 to seem
- 好像 hǎo xiàng ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hou2 zoeng6 as if
- 好友 hǎo yǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ hou2 jau5 close friend
- 好受 hǎo shòu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˋ hou2 sau6 feeling better
- 好吃 hǎo chī ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ hou2 hek3 tasty; delicious
- 好在 hǎo zài ㄏㄠˇ ㄗㄞˋ hou2 zoi6 luckily
- 好坏 好壞 hǎo huài ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄞˋ hou2 waai6 good or bad
事
- 世事 shì shì ㄕˋ ㄕˋ sai3 si6 affairs of life
- 事件 shì jiàn ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ si6 gin2 incident; event
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 事务 事務 shì wù ㄕˋ ㄨˋ si6 mou6 (political, economic etc) affairs
- 事宜 shì yí ㄕˋ ㄧˊ si6 ji4 matters
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- 事实 事實 shì shí ㄕˋ ㄕˊ si6 sat6 fact
- 事后 事後 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 after the event
- 事情 shì qing ㄕˋ ˙ㄑㄧㄥ si6 cing4 affair; matter; thing; business
- 事态 事態 shì tài ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ si6 taai3 situation
- 事故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ si6 gu3 accident
- 事业 事業 shì yè ㄕˋ ㄧㄝˋ si6 jip6 undertaking
- 事物 shì wù ㄕˋ ㄨˋ si6 mat6 thing; object
- 事变 事變 shì biàn ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ si6 bin3 incident
- 事迹 事蹟 shì jì ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ notable deeds; exploits
- 事项 事項 shì xiàng ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ si6 hong6 matter
- 人事 rén shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ jan4 si6 personnel
- 做事 zuò shì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ zou6 si6 to work
- 公事 gōng shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ gung1 si6 work-related matters
- 出事 chū shì ㄔㄨ ㄕˋ ceot1 si6 to have an accident
- 刑事 xíng shì ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ jing4 si6 criminal; penal
Idioms with these characters
- 不怀好意 不懷好意 bù huái hǎo yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ bat1 waai4 hou2 ji3 (idiom) to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions
- 不识好歹 不識好歹 bù shí hǎo dǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ bat1 sik1 hou2 daai2 unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
- 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ bat1 zi1 hou2 daai2 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 好
- 各有所好 gè yǒu suǒ hào ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄠˋ gok3 jau5 so2 hou3 everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
- 公诸同好 公諸同好 gōng zhū tóng hào ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄠˋ gung1 zyu1 tung4 hou3 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
- 好吃懒做 好吃懶做 hào chī lǎn zuò ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ ㄌㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
- 好高骛远 好高騖遠 hào gāo wù yuǎn ㄏㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˇ hou3 gou1 mou6 jyun5 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
- 好景不长 好景不長 hǎo jǐng bù cháng ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄤˊ hou2 ging2 bat1 coeng4 a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
- 好酒贪杯 好酒貪杯 hào jiǔ tān bēi ㄏㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄢ ㄅㄟ hou2 zau2 taam1 bui1 fond of the bottle (idiom)
- 好梦难成 好夢難成 hǎo mèng nán chéng ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ hou2 mung6 naan4 sing4 a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)
- 百事无成 百事無成 bǎi shì wú chéng ㄅㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ baak3 si6 mou4 sing4 to have accomplished nothing (idiom)
- 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
- 不明事理 bù míng shì lǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˇ bat1 ming4 si6 lei5 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
Show 7 more idioms with 事
- 东窗事发 東窗事發 dōng chuāng shì fā ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚ dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
- 咄咄怪事 duō duō guài shì ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕˋ cyut3 cyut3 gwaai3 si6 (idiom) extraordinary occurrence; bizarre event
- 多事之秋 duō shì zhī qiū ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄡ do1 si6 zi1 cau1 (idiom) troubled times; eventful period
- 风流韵事 風流韻事 fēng liú yùn shì ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄕˋ fung1 lau4 wan6 si6 poetic and passionate (idiom); romance
- 敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ fu1 hin2 liu5 si6 (idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
- 感情用事 gǎn qíng yòng shì ㄍㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ gam2 cing4 jung6 si6 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
- 公事公办 公事公辦 gōng shì gōng bàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄢˋ gung1 si6 gung1 baan6 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 只 想 做 好事 。
I only wanted to do some good.
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发生 發生 了 什么 什麼 好事 吗 嗎 ？
Has something good happened?
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那 不会 不會 是 一 件 好事 。
That wouldn't be a good thing.
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我 认为 認為 它 真是 好事 。
I think it's a really good thing.
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电视 電視 上 没有什么 沒有什麼 好事 。
There's nothing good on television.
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