Meaning of 好转
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to improve
- to take a turn for the better
- improvement
How to use 好转
好转 describes a situation, condition, or health that gets better after being bad, such as an illness, the weather, the economy, or a relationship. It often appears with 开始 (start to) or 有所 (somewhat). Example: 他的病情已经好转了。(Tā de bìngqíng yǐjīng hǎozhuǎn le.) His condition has already improved.
好 (hǎo) means good and 转 (zhuǎn) means to turn, so 好转 is a situation that turns toward good. Picture a road that bends away from trouble and toward something better.
Common mistake: Learners often use 好转 for improving a skill, like 我的中文好转了, but 好转 implies recovery from a bad state, so use 进步 (jìnbù) or 提高 (tígāo) for skills. Also note 好 here is third tone hǎo, not fourth tone hào as in 爱好 (àihào).
好转 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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好 hǎo · good · 6 strokes
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转 zhuǎn · to turn · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 好转.
| 最好 | zuìhǎo | best; had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty; delicious |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear |
| 爱好 | àihào | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby |
| 好玩儿 | hǎowánr | erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2] |
| 好像 | hǎoxiàng | as if; to seem like |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing |
| 好多 | hǎoduō | many; quite a lot |
| 好人 | hǎorén | good person; healthy person |
| 正好 | zhènghǎo | just (in time); just right |
| 好事 | hǎoshì | good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity |
Questions about 好转
What does 好转 mean?
好转 (hǎozhuǎn) means "to improve; to take a turn for the better" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 好转?
好转 is made of 2 characters: 好 (6 strokes), 转 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 好转 an HSK word?
Yes. 好转 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 好转 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 好转 is written 好轉.
What is the difference between 好转 and 改善?
好转 means a situation gets better by itself or over time, and it does not take an object. 改善 (gǎishàn) can take an object, as in 改善生活 (improve living conditions), meaning someone actively makes something better.
Can 好转 be followed by an object?
No, 好转 is intransitive, so the thing improving comes before it as the subject. Say 天气好转了 (the weather improved), not 好转天气.