yàohǎo

要好

HSK 6Word · Adjective

close; intimate; eager to do well

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

adjective

close; intimate; on good terms

Describes a relationship between people (friends, colleagues, etc.).

Tā她
men们
liǎng两
rén人
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
hěn很
yào要
hǎo好
 。

Those two have been close friends since childhood.

Tā他
hé和
bān班
shàng上
de的
tóng同
xué学
dōu都
hěn很
yào要
hǎo好
 。

He gets along very well with all his classmates.

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Zhè这
duì对
lín邻
jū居
yī一
zhí直
guān关
xì系
hěn很
yào要
hǎo好
 。

This pair of neighbors has always been on good terms.

2.

adjective

eager to do well; striving to improve

Describes a person's positive and diligent attitude toward their work or studies.

Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
hěn很
yào要
hǎo好
 ,
cóng从
lái来
bù不
kěn肯
wú无
gù故
dān耽
wù误
gōng功
kè课
 。

This child is very eager to do well and never misses his schoolwork without a good reason.

Tā她
gōng工
zuò作
shàng上
shí十
fēn分
yào要
hǎo好
 ,
shēn深
shòu受
lǐng领
dǎo导
qì器
zhòng重
 。

She is very diligent at work and is highly valued by her superiors.

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Nián年
qīng轻
rén人
yào要
yǒu有
yào要
hǎo好
de的
jīng精
shén神
 ,
cái才
néng能
bù不
duàn断
jìn进
bù步
 。

Young people need to have a spirit of striving for excellence in order to make continuous progress.