Word: 好 (hǎo, hào)

小车不拉,推好了

xiǎochē bù lā,tuī hǎole

a handcart isn't pulled: pushing (tuī) it is fine

少吃零食，对身体更好。

Shǎo chī língshí, duì shēntǐ gèng hǎo.

Eating fewer snacks is better for your health.

尝试在下一次做得更好。

Chángshì zài xià yícì zuò de gèng hǎo.

Try and do better next time.

尽量试着用好你的时间。

Jǐnliàng shìzhe yòng hǎo nǐ de shíjiān.

Try to make the most of your time.

山上晚上很冷，记得带好睡袋。

Shānshàng wǎnshang hěn lěng, jìde dài hǎo shuìdài.

It gets cold on the mountain at night, so remember to bring your sleeping bag.

工作之前先收好思绪。

Gōngzuò zhīqián xiān shōu hǎo sīxù.

Collect your thoughts before you begin your work.

已经够好了，别画蛇添足。

Yǐjīng gòu hǎole, bié huàshétiānzú.

It's already good enough, so don't spoil it by adding more.

已经安排好了。

Yǐjīng ānpái hǎole.

Arrangements have already been made.

已经很好了，不用锦上添花了。

Yǐjīng hěn hǎole, búyòng jǐnshàngtiānhuā le.

It's already good, so there's no need to gild the lily.

希望你的长周末过得好。

Xīwàng nǐ de cháng zhōumò guò de hǎo.

I hope you enjoyed the long weekend.

希望别破妈妈发现才好。

Xīwàng bié pò māma fāxiàn cái hǎo.

I hope Mom doesn't find out.

帮我们一下，好吗？

Bāng wǒmen yíxià, hǎo ma?

Can you help out?

帮我搓一下背好吗？

Bāng wǒ cuō yíxià bèi hǎo ma?

Can you rub my back?

帽子破了边儿，顶好

màozi pòle biānr, dǐng hǎo

a hat whose brim is torn: top is good

平山先生是位很好的老师。

Píngshān xiānsheng shì wèi hěn hǎo de lǎoshī.

Mr Hirayama is a very good teacher.

建筑学需要很好的画图能力。

Jiànzhùxué xūyào hěn hǎo de huàtú nénglì.

Architecture requires strong drawing skills.

开个聚会很好。

Kāi gè jùhuì hěn hǎo.

It would be nice to have a party.

开会时请戴好你的名牌。

Kāihuì shí qǐng dài hǎo nǐ de míngpái.

Please wear your name tag properly during the meeting.

开始工作前要先做好计划。

Kāishǐ gōngzuò qián yào xiān zuò hǎo jìhuà.

Plan your work before you start it.

归根到底，他是为你好。

Guīgēndàodǐ, tā shì wèi nǐ hǎo.

After all, he means well for you.

往后的日子会越来越好。

Wǎnghòu de rìzi huì yuèláiyuè hǎo.

The days ahead will get better and better.

很少能见到像你那么好的人。

Hěn shǎo néng jiàndào xiàng nǐ nàme hǎo de rén.

It's rare to meet nice people like you.

律师和当事人约好明天见面。

Lǜshī hé dāngshìrén yuē hǎo míngtiān jiànmiàn.

The lawyer arranged to meet his client tomorrow.

德治要求当官的人先做好榜样。

Dézhì yāoqiú dāngguān de rén xiān zuò hǎo bǎngyàng.

Rule by virtue requires officials to set a good example first.

德语好学吗？

Déyǔ hǎo xué ma?

Is German easy to learn?

心地善良的人会有好报吗？

Xīndìshànliáng de rén huì yǒu hǎo bào ma?

Do kind-hearted people get rewarded?

忙和尚办不了好道场

máng héshang bàn bù liǎo hǎo dàochǎng

a flustered monk can't hold a good ritual

快一点好吗？

Kuài yìdiǎn hǎo ma?

Can you hurry up a bit?

快一点好吧！

Kuài yìdiǎn hǎo ba!

Go a little faster!

怎么会有人认为那是个好主意？

Zěnme huì yǒurén rènwéi nà shì gè hǎo zhǔyi?

Why would anybody think that was a good idea?

急出嫁，嫁不下好汉子

jí chūjià, jià búxià hǎo hànzi

in a hurry to marry out, she won't marry a good man

恐惧症能治好吗？

Kǒngjùzhèng néng zhì hǎo ma?

Can a phobia be cured?

您夸我做得好，我真不敢当。

Nín kuā wǒ zuò de hǎo, wǒ zhēn bùgǎndāng.

You say I did well, but I really don't deserve such praise.

您过奖了，我做得还不够好。

Nín guòjiǎng le, wǒ zuò de hái búgòu hǎo.

You flatter me. I haven't done well enough yet.

您运气多好啊！

Nín yùnqi duō hǎo a!

How lucky you are!

情况一天比一天更好。

Qíngkuàng yì tiān bǐ yì tiān gèng hǎo.

Day by day it's getting better.

情况一定会好起来的。

Qíngkuàng yídìng huì hǎo qǐlai de.

I'm sure it'll get better.

想一想，好吗？

Xiǎng yì xiǎng, hǎo ma?

Think about it, OK?

想拥有好体魄，就要多运动。

Xiǎng yōngyǒu hǎo tǐpò, jiùyào duō yùndòng.

If you want a good physique, you need to exercise more.

感冒好了以后，会不会复发？

Gǎnmào hǎole yǐhòu, huì búhuì fùfā?

After a cold clears up, could it come back?

感觉这不会有个好结局。

Gǎnjué zhè búhuì yǒu gè hǎo jiéjú.

I feel like this is not going to end well.

慢性病很难彻底治好，对吗？

Mànxìngbìng hěn nán chèdǐ zhì hǎo, duì ma?

Chronic diseases are hard to cure completely, right?

我一切都很好。

Wǒ yíqiè dōu hěn hǎo.

I am quite all right now.

我不知道在哪里开始好。

Wǒ bù zhīdào zài nǎlǐ kāishǐ hǎo.

I don't know where I'd begin.

我不知道它是好是坏。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shì hǎo shì huài.

I do not know whether it is good or not.

我不知道晚饭做什么好。

Wǒ bù zhīdào wǎnfàn zuò shénme hǎo.

I don't know what to do for dinner.

我不知道狗游泳游得好。

Wǒ bù zhīdào gǒu yóuyǒng yóu de hǎo.

I didn't know that dogs swim well.

我不知道穿什么好。

Wǒ bù zhīdào chuān shénme hǎo.

I have no idea what I'm going to wear.

我不知道该和谁商量好。

Wǒ bù zhīdào gāi hé shéi shāngliang hǎo.

I don't know who to consult with.

我不觉得它很好。

Wǒ bù juéde tā hěn hǎo.

I don't think it's good.

我不认为这是一个好的决定。

Wǒ bú rènwéi zhè shì yí gè hǎo de juédìng.

I don't think it's a good decision.

我不跟你要好了。

Wǒ bù gēn nǐ yào hǎole.

I'm going to stop trying to be friendly with you.

我两点半左右打电话过来好吗？

Wǒ liǎng diǎn bàn zuǒyòu dǎdiànhuà guòlái hǎo ma?

May I call around 2:30?

我为她翻译了好几次这个词。

Wǒ wèi tā fānyìle hǎo jǐcì zhège cí.

I helped her translate this sentence so many times.

我买了个很好的相机。

Wǒ mǎile gè hěn hǎo de xiàngjī.

I've bought a really good camera.

我今天好开心啊。

Wǒ jīntiān hǎo kāixīn a.

I'm really happy today.

我今天感觉好了点。

Wǒ jīntiān gǎnjué hǎole diǎn.

I feel better today.

我今天感觉比昨天好。

Wǒ jīntiān gǎnjué bǐ zuótiān hǎo.

I feel better today than yesterday.

我今天的运气真好。

Wǒ jīntiān de yùnqi zhēn hǎo.

I've been very lucky today.

我今天的食欲很好。

Wǒ jīntiān de shíyù hěn hǎo.

I have a good appetite today.

我今天运气很好。

Wǒ jīntiān yùnqi hěn hǎo.

I'm lucky today.

我今年去了好几次外国。

Wǒ jīnnián qùle hǎo jǐcì wàiguó.

I have been abroad several times this year.

我从来没有相信过战争是好的。

Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu xiāngxìnguo zhànzhēng shì hǎo de.

I have never believed that war is good.

我以前还真不知道你做饭这么好。

Wǒ yǐqián hái zhēn bù zhīdào nǐ zuòfàn zhème hǎo.

Before now I had no idea that you could cook so well.

我们一起洗澡，好吗？

Wǒmen yìqǐ xǐzǎo, hǎo ma?

Shall we take a bath together?

我们交个朋友好吗？

Wǒmen jiāo gè péngyou hǎo ma?

Do you want to be friends?

我们休息一下吧，好吗？

Wǒmen xiūxi yíxià ba, hǎo ma?

Let's break off, shall we?

我们休息一下，好吗？

Wǒmen xiūxi yíxià, hǎo ma?

Let's take a break, OK?

我们会及时准备好。

Wǒmen huì jíshí zhǔnbèi hǎo.

We'll be ready in time.

我们依然做得很好。

Wǒmen yīrán zuò de hěn hǎo.

We are still doing well.

我们写汉字也非常好。

Wǒmen xiě hànzì yě fēicháng hǎo.

We also write Chinese characters very well.

我们准备好走下一步了。

Wǒmen zhǔnbèi hǎo zǒu xià yíbù le.

We're ready for the next step.

我们只是好朋友而已。

Wǒmen zhǐshì hǎo péngyou éryǐ.

We're good friends, nothing more.

我们小区的邻里关系很好。

Wǒmen xiǎoqū de línlǐ guānxi hěn hǎo.

The neighbours in our housing complex get along very well.

我们已经做好了最坏的准备。

Wǒmen yǐjīng zuò hǎole zuì huài de zhǔnbèi.

We are prepared for the worst.

我们已经准备好进入下一步了。

Wǒmen yǐjīng zhǔnbèi hǎo jìnrù xià yíbù le.

We're ready for the next step.

我们已经想好了。

Wǒmen yǐjīng xiǎng hǎole.

We've already decided.

我们已经是十年的好朋友了。

Wǒmen yǐjīng shì shínián de hǎo péngyou le.

We have been good friends for ten years.

我们已经等了好几个小时了。

Wǒmen yǐjīng děng le hǎo jǐ ge xiǎoshí le.

We’ve been waiting for hours.

我们必须始终为灾害做好准备。

Wǒmen bìxū shǐzhōng wèi zāihài zuò hǎo zhǔnbèi.

We must always be prepared for disasters.

我们无法辨别哪个更好。

Wǒmen wúfǎ biànbié nǎge gèng hǎo.

We cannot tell which is better.

我们明天早上九点见好吗？

Wǒmen míngtiān zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn jiàn hǎo ma?

Can we meet tomorrow morning at nine?

我们明天讨论这件事好吗？

Wǒmen míngtiān tǎolùn zhè jiàn shì hǎo ma?

Let's discuss this tomorrow.

我们昨天试了一下，果然是很好。

Wǒmen zuótiān shìle yíxià, guǒrán shì hěn hǎo.

We tried it out yesterday; as expected, it was really good.

我们有一位非常好的厨师。

Wǒmen yǒu yí wèi fēicháng hǎo de chúshī.

We have a really good cook.

我们没有做好。

Wǒmen méiyǒu zuò hǎo.

We've not done well.

我们的关系非常好。

Wǒmen de guānxi fēicháng hǎo.

We had a great relationship.

我们的投资数额有好几倍的差距。

Wǒmen de tóuzī shù'é yǒu hǎo jǐbèi de chājù.

The amount we invest differs by several times.* (If anyone can think how to phrase this nicely in English, please share it in the comments!)

我们的饭店比那家饭店好。

Wǒmen de fàndiàn bǐ nà jiā fàndiàn hǎo.

Our restaurant is better than that restaurant.

我们相处得很好。

Wǒmen xiāngchǔ de hěn hǎo.

We got along great.

我们看了一部好电影。

Wǒmen kànle yíbù hǎo diànyǐng.

We have seen a good movie.

我们等了好几个小时，但他没来。

Wǒmen děng le hǎo jǐ ge xiǎoshí, dàn tā méi lái.

We've been waiting for hours, but he hasn't come.

我们要发扬这个好传统。

Wǒmen yào fāyáng zhège hǎo chuántǒng.

We should carry forward this good tradition.

我们这样待他，好像不是太好。

Wǒmen zhèyàng dài tā, hǎoxiàng bú shì tài hǎo.

It would be unfair if we treated him so badly.

我会帮你找个好医生。

Wǒ huì bāng nǐ zhǎo gè hǎo yīshēng.

I will find you a good doctor.

我会给点你好东西。

Wǒ huì gěi diǎn nǐ hǎo dōngxi.

I'll get you something nice.

我倒觉得挺好的。

Wǒ dào juéde tǐng hǎo de.

I think it's pretty good.

我做得不如以前好了。

Wǒ zuò de bùrú yǐqián hǎole.

I don't do that as well as I used to.

我做得好到不能再好了。

Wǒ zuò de hǎo dào bùnéng zài hǎole.

I can't do any better.

我其实做得很好。

Wǒ qíshí zuò de hěn hǎo.

I'm actually doing quite well.