Meaning of 良好
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- good
- favorable
- well
- fine
How to use 良好
良好 is more formal than plain 好 and often appears in writing, reports, and news to describe conditions, habits, relationships, or results. It usually comes before a noun or after 很 or 十分. Example: 他养成了良好的习惯。(Tā yǎngchéng le liánghǎo de xíguàn.) He developed good habits.
良 (liáng) means good or fine, and 好 (hǎo) also means good, so 良好 stacks two goods together. Think of it as a formal, doubled way of saying something is in good shape.
Common mistake: Learners often use 良好 for food, people's looks, or casual praise, saying 这个菜很良好. In those cases use 好吃 (hǎochī), 好看 (hǎokàn), or just 好. Also note 好 here is third tone hǎo, not the fourth tone hào found in 爱好 (àihào).
良好 in example sentences
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良 liáng · good · 7 strokes
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好 hǎo · good · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 良好.
| 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 良好
What does 良好 mean?
良好 (liánghǎo) means "good; favorable" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 良好?
良好 is made of 2 characters: 良 (7 strokes), 好 (6 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 良好 an HSK word?
Yes. 良好 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 良好 and 好?
好 is the everyday word for good and works almost anywhere. 良好 is formal and sounds like an assessment, as in 身体状况良好 (shēntǐ zhuàngkuàng liánghǎo), health condition is good. In casual speech 好 is usually more natural.
What nouns commonly go with 良好?
Common pairings include 良好的习惯 (good habits), 良好的关系 (good relationship), 良好的环境 (good environment), and 良好的基础 (good foundation). It also appears in fixed phrases like 感觉良好 (gǎnjué liánghǎo), to feel fine.