hǎo

FromLesson 1inHardcore Chinese

Usages of hǎo

你nǐ　好hǎo　吗ma？nǐ hǎo ma?

我们wǒmen　都dōu　很hěn　好hǎo。wǒmen dōu hěn hǎo.

We are all very well.

你nǐ　能néng　写xiě　得de　很hěn　好hǎo　吗ma？nǐ néng xiě de hěn hǎo ma?

Can you write well?

她tā　说shuō　得de　很hěn　好hǎo。tā shuō de hěn hǎo.

She speaks very well.

只要zhǐyào　继续jìxù　练习liànxí　中文zhōngwén，　你nǐ　就jiù　会huì　说shuō　得de　更gèng　好hǎo。zhǐyào jìxù liànxí zhōngwén, nǐ jiù huì shuō de gèng hǎo.

As long as you keep practicing Chinese, you’ll speak better.

我wǒ　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　吃chī　得de　太tài　饱bǎo，　吃chī　得de　太tài　多duō　晚上wǎnshang　就jiù　睡shuì　不bù　好hǎo。wǒ bù xǐhuan chī de tài bǎo, chī de tài duō wǎnshang jiù shuì bù hǎo.

I don’t like eating until I’m too full; if I eat too much, I sleep badly at night.

要是yàoshi　明天míngtiān　还hái　不bù　好hǎo，　她tā　就jiù　得děi　再zài　预约yùyuē　医生yīshēng。yàoshi míngtiān hái bù hǎo, tā jiù děi zài yùyuē yīshēng.

If she still isn’t better tomorrow, she will have to make another doctor’s appointment.

我wǒ　先xiān　把bǎ　桌子zhuōzi　上面shàngmian　的de　资料zīliào　整理zhěnglǐ　好hǎo，　再zài　开始kāishǐ　写xiě　报告bàogào。wǒ xiān bǎ zhuōzi shàngmian de zīliào zhěnglǐ hǎo, zài kāishǐ xiě bàogào.

I’ll first arrange the materials on the desk, then start writing the report.

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