Use ‘hao’ to express ‘easy’ in Chinese

Of course 好 (hǎo) means "good". But it can also be used to express that something is "easy to do" or "good to do." All you need to do is place a 好 (hǎo) before a verb.

"好"的意思当然就是"good"，但是它也可以用于表达某事很容易实行或很好做。你要做的就是把"好"放于动词之前。

Just as 难 (nán) can be used to indicate that it's hard to do something, 好 (hǎo) can also be attached to verbs to indicate that something is easy to do.

就像"难"可用于表示做某事很困难，"好"也可以跟着动词去表示某事很容易做。

The simple form is just:

简单的形式就是：

好 + Verb

If you want to make a sentence out of it:

要是你想组成一个句子的话：

Subj. + (很) 好 + Verb

Examples

这个词的意思很好懂。

zhè ge cí de yìsi hěn hǎodǒng.

The meaning of this word is easy to understand.

这个汉字很好写。

zhè ge hànzì hěn hǎoxiě.

This Chinese character is easy to write.

三明治很好做。

sānmíngzhì hěn hǎozuò.

Sandwiches are easy to make.

这个笔很好用。

zhè ge bǐ hěn hǎoyòng.

This pen is easy to use.

Exceptions

好 (hǎo) can also be attached to "sense verbs" (e.g. "look," "taste," "smell," etc.) to indicate that something is good to do (rather than "easy to do").

"好"也能跟着"感官动词（如"看"、"尝"、"闻"等）"去表示做某事很好。

There's a limited number of these, but some of them are super common, so just memorize them as exceptions:

这种用法的数量有限，但其中一些很常见，因此就当做例外记下来吧：

好吃

hǎochī

good to taste, good to eat, delicious

好喝

hǎohē

good to taste, good to drink

好看

hǎokàn

good to look at, good-looking, attractive

好听

hǎotīng

good to listen to, pleasant to listen to, good-sounding

好闻

hǎowén

good to smell, smells good, good-smelling

Examples

这首歌很好听。

zhè shǒu gē hěn hǎotīng.

This song is great.

这种茶很好闻。

zhè zhǒng chá hěn hǎowén.

This kind of tea smells good.

你的新包很好看。

nǐ de xīnbāo hěn hǎokàn.

Your new bag looks good.

妈妈做的菜很好吃。

māma zuò de cài hěn hǎochī.

The food mom makes is delicious.

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