Today’s word of the day is 好 (hǎo) which means ‘good’. Let’s practice making different words, phrases, and sentences with 好 (hǎo).
好用 (hǎo yòng) Easy to use
The first word is 好用 (hǎo yòng) which means ‘easy to use’. Let’s look at each character of this word, 好 means ‘good’, and 用 means 'use’. A way of using it in a sentence is: 你的新手机好用吗？ (Nǐ de xīn shǒujī hǎo yòng ma?) Is your new mobile phone easy to use?
好感 (hǎo gǎn) Good impression
Another word we can create with 好 (hǎo) is 好感 (hǎo gǎn). This means ‘good impression’. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 好 means ‘good’, and 感 means ‘feeling’. A way of using it in a sentence is 我对你有好感。(Wǒ duì nǐ yǒu hǎogǎn.) I have a good impression of you. In Chinese, this basically means that you kind of like the person in a romantic sense.
好听 (hǎo tīng) To sound nice
Finally, we can create the word 好听 (hǎo tīng) which means ‘to sound nice’. The 听 here means ‘to listen’. A way of using it in a sentence is 你的声音很好听。(Nǐ de shēngyīn hěn hǎotīng.) Your voice sounds nice.