Today’s word of the day is 好 (hào) which means ‘to be fond of’. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 好 (hào).
好奇 (hào qí) Curious
The first word is 好奇 (hào qí) which means ‘curious’. Let’s look at each character of this word, 好 means ‘to be fond of’ and 奇 means ‘strange’. A way of using it in a sentence is: 好奇会吃苦头的。(Hàoqí huì chīkǔ tóu de.) Curiosity killed the cat. This is a very popular saying which means that sometimes being too curious is not a good thing.
好客 (hào kè) Hospitable
Another word we can create with 好 (hào) is 好客 (hào kè). This means hospitable. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 好 means ‘to be fond of’ and 客 means ‘guest’. A way of using it in a sentence is 中国人很热情好客。(Zhōngguó rén hěn rèqíng hàokè.) Chinese people are very hospitable.
好学 (hào xué) Studious
Finally, we can create the word 好学 (hào xué) which means ‘studious’. The 学 here means ‘to study’. A way of using it in a sentence is 她是一个很好学的学生。(Tā shì yīgè hěn hàoxué de xuéshēng.) She is a very studious student.