要好 yào hǎo ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ jiu3 hou2 HSK 6 高階級 · Level 4
- to be on good terms
- to be close friends
- striving for self-improvement
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More words with these characters
要
- 不要 bù yào ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ bat1 jiu3 don't!; must not
- 主要 zhǔ yào ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄠˋ zyu2 jiu3 main; principal; major; primary
- 只要 zhǐ yào ㄓˇ ㄧㄠˋ zi2 jiu3 so long as; provided; if
- 将要 將要 jiāng yào ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄠˋ zoeng1 jiu3 will
- 就要 jiù yào ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ zau6 jiu3 will
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- 必要 bì yào ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄠˋ bit1 jiu3 necessary
- 快要 kuài yào ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ faai3 jiu3 nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
- 次要 cì yào ㄘˋ ㄧㄠˋ ci3 jiu3 secondary
- 简要 簡要 jiǎn yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 jiu3 concise
- 纲要 綱要 gāng yào ㄍㄤ ㄧㄠˋ gong1 jiu3 outline
- 要不 yào bù ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ jiu3 bat1 otherwise
- 要命 yào mìng ㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ jiu3 meng6 to cause sb's death
- 要害 yào hài ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ jiu3 hoi6 vital part
- 要强 要強 yào qiáng ㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ jiu3 koeng4 eager to excel
- 要是 yào shi ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄕ jiu3 si6 (coll.) if
- 要求 yāo qiú ㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jiu1 kau4 to request
- 要犯 yào fàn ㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄢˋ jiu3 faan2 major criminal
- 要素 yào sù ㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ jiu3 sou3 essential factor
- 要紧 要緊 yào jǐn ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ jiu3 gan2 important
- 要领 要領 yào lǐng ㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ jiu3 ling5 main aspects
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
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- 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
- 好事 hǎo shì ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ hou2 si6 good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 简明扼要 簡明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄜˋ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 ming4 aak1 jiu3 brief and to the point (idiom)
- 紧要关头 緊要關頭 jǐn yào guān tóu ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄊㄡˊ gan2 jiu3 gwaan1 tau4 urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
- 切中要害 qiè zhòng yào hài ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ cit3 zung3 jiu3 hoi6 to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
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- 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)
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- 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)
Example sentences
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我 不 跟 你 要好 了 。
I'm going to stop trying to be friendly with you.
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你 一定 要好 好记 好記 住 。
You must bear it in mind.
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你 务必 務必 要好 好 地 休息 。
Make sure you get plenty of rest.
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你 要好 好记 好記 住 他 的话 的話 。
Bear in mind what he said.
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正式 工 比 临时工 臨時工 要好 。
A permanent job is better than a temporary one.
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