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Usages of hǎo
你 好 吗?nǐ hǎo ma?
Are you well?
我们 都 很 好。wǒmen dōu hěn hǎo.
We are all very well.
你 能 写 得 很 好 吗?nǐ néng xiě de hěn hǎo ma?
Can you write well?
她 说 得 很 好。tā shuō de hěn hǎo.
She speaks very well.
只要 继续 练习 中文, 你 就 会 说 得 更 好。zhǐyào jìxù liànxí zhōngwén, nǐ jiù huì shuō de gèng hǎo.
As long as you keep practicing Chinese, you’ll speak better.
我 不 喜欢 吃 得 太 饱, 吃 得 太 多 晚上 就 睡 不 好。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.
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