好处 hǎo chu
“benefit; advantage; merit; gain; profit; also pr. [hǎo chù]”
nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 好處
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
好处 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1290: 好处 hǎochù — Level 4; official annotation 4 (名). PDF page 112
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 好处
好处 (hǎochu, also hǎochù) means “benefit” or “advantage”—something that is good for you or helps you; in this sense it is a noun. It very often appears in the pattern 对…有好处 (“be good for…”) or …的好处是… (“the advantage of … is …”). A separate reading hǎochǔ means “easy to get along with” and is used of people; this note’s examples use the benefit sense.
例句Example sentences
- 多喝水对身体有好处。duō hē shuǐ duì shēn tǐ yǒu hǎo chù.Drinking more water is good for your health.
- 学习中文有很多好处。xué xí zhōng wén yǒu hěn duō hǎo chù.Learning Chinese has many benefits.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗多喝水有好处身体。
✓多喝水对身体有好处。
Use 对 before the person or thing that receives the benefit: 对…有好处.
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✗这个运动很好处。
✓这个运动很有好处。
For the hǎochu noun meaning “benefit,” use 有: 很有好处 or 有很多好处. 很好处 belongs to the separate hǎochǔ reading “easy to get along with” and describes people, not sports.
义项All meanings
- hǎo chǔ: easy to get along with
- hǎo chu: benefit; advantage; merit; gain; profit; also pr. [hǎo chù]