| 奉承讨好 | fèng cheng tǎo hǎo | to curry favor; to get the desired outcome by flattery |
| 好不好 | hǎo bu hǎo | (coll.) all right?; OK? |
| 好不容易 | hǎo bù róng yì | very difficult; after all the trouble |
| 好主意 | hǎo zhǔ yi | good idea |
| 好久不见 | hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn | Long time no see |
好事不出门，
恶事传千里 | hǎo shì bù chū mén ,
è shì chuán qiān lǐ | lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles; a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom) |
| 好事多磨 | hǎo shì duō mó | good things do not come without toil (idiom) |
| 好事多磨 | hǎo shì duō mò | the road to happiness is paved with hardships (idiom) |
| 好事者 | hào shì zhě | busybody; CL:个 |
| 好兵帅克 | Hǎo bīng Shuài kè | The Good Soldier Švejk (Schweik), satirical novel by Czech author Jaroslav Hašek (1883-1923) |
| 好动 | hào dòng | active; restless; energetic |
| 好胜 | hào shèng | eager to win; competitive; aggressive |
| 好半天 | hǎo bàn tiān | most of the day |
| 好去 | hǎo qù | bon voyage; god speed |
| 好吃懒做 | hào chī lǎn zuò | lit. eats a lot but never works (idiom); fig. a parasite |
| 好哇 | hǎo wā | hurray!; hurrah!; yippee! |
| 好喝 | hǎo hē | tasty (drinks) |
| 好梦难成 | hǎo mèng nán chéng | a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom) |
| 好奇尚异 | hào qí shàng yì | liking what odd, interested in what is different (idiom); curious about the exotic; inquisitive |
| 好奇会吃苦头的 | hào qí huì chī kǔ tou de | Curiosity killed the cat. |
| 好好先生 | Hǎo hǎo xiān sheng | Mr Goody-goody; yes-man (sb who agrees with anything) |
| 好好儿 | hǎo hāor | in good condition; perfectly good; carefully; well; thoroughly |
好好学习，
天天向上 | hǎo hǎo xué xí ,
tiān tiān xiàng shàng | study hard and every day you will improve (idiom) |
好学近乎知，
力行近乎仁，
知耻近乎勇 | hào xué jìn hu zhī ,
lì xíng jìn hu rén ,
zhī chǐ jìn hu yǒng | to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius) |
| 好市多 | hǎo shì duō | Costco (warehouse club chain) |
| 好几 | hǎo jǐ | several; quite a few |
| 好几年 | hǎo jǐ nián | several years |
| 好康 | hǎo kāng | benefit; advantage |
| 好强 | hào qiáng | eager to be first |
| 好怕的 | hǎo pà de | worthy of being afraid of |
| 好恶 | hào wù | lit. likes and dislikes; preferences; taste |
| 好故事百听不厌 | hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn | The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.; One never tires of hearing good new. |
| 好时 | Hǎo shí | Hershey's (brand) |
| 好朋友 | hǎo péng you | good friend |
| 好望角 | Hǎo wàng Jiǎo | Cape of Good Hope |
| 好棒 | hǎo bàng | excellent (interjection) |
| 好死不如赖活着 | hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe | Better a bad life than a good death (idiom) |
| 好气 | hǎo qì | to be happy; to be in a good mood |
| 好气万千 | hǎo qì wàn qiān | deliriously happy (idiom) |
| 好氧 | hào yǎng | aerobic |
好汉做事，
好汉当 | hǎo hàn zuò shì ,
hǎo hàn dāng | daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it; a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions; the buck stops here |
| 好物 | hǎo wù | fine goods |
| 好玩 | hǎo wán | fun (to do) |
| 好玩儿 | hǎo wánr | interesting; delightful; amusing |
| 好用 | hǎo yòng | useful; serviceable; effective; handy; easy to use |
| 好睇 | hǎo dì | good-looking (Cantonese) |
| 好睡 | hǎo shuì | good night |
| 好立克 | Hǎo lì kè | Horlicks milk drink (popular in Hong Kong) |
| 好自为之 | hǎo zì wéi zhī | to do one's best; to shape up; to behave |
| 好色 | hào sè | to want sex; given to lust; lecherous; lascivious; horny |
