好 hǎo
“good; appropriate; proper; all right!”
adjective, adverb, verbHSK 1 · 2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
好 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entries. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 71: 好 hǎo — Level 1; official annotation 1（2）（4） (形、（副）、（动）). PDF page 81
- Entry 2472: 好 hào — Level 5; official annotation 5 (动). PDF page 141
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 好
好 means "good" or "fine" and is used to describe people, things, or situations positively. It goes before nouns with 的 (好人, 好书) or after 很/不 as a predicate (很好, 不好). It is also the standard answer to "how are you?" questions like 你好吗.
例句Example sentences
- 这本书很好。zhè běn shū hěn hǎo.This book is very good.
- 他是我的好朋友。tā shì wǒ de hǎo péng you.He is my good friend.
- 今天天气不好。jīn tiān tiān qì bù hǎo.The weather is not good today.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗他是好一个人。
✓他是一个好人。
Adjectives like 好 come before the noun, and the measure word 个 goes between 一 and the noun.
深度指南Grammar & comparison guides
义项All meanings
- hǎo: good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so
- hào: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to