好【hǎo】

easy to, good to, nice to, tasty, good-looking, fun, hard to, nan, hao

Goes before a verb to make an adjective saying something is easy, or pleasant, to do: is "easy to find" and "tasty". 难 + verb is the opposite.

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Structure

[subject] + (很) + 好 + [verb]

[subject] + (很) + 难 + [verb]

Description

好 before a verb makes an adjective: the thing is easy to do. The subject is the thing being done – the place found, the word written – not the person doing it.

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This character is easy to write.

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His place is easy to find.

× 我很好找他家 → 他家很好找

Pleasant to the senses

With a verb of the senses, 好 means pleasant rather than easy. These have become everyday adjectives: 好吃 "tasty", 好喝 "nice to drink", 好看 "good-looking", 好听 "nice to listen to", 好玩 "fun".

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This song is lovely.

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Beijing's a lot of fun.

难 + verb is the opposite, "hard to" or unpleasant, and has its own point.

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Is Chinese hard to learn?

It works like any adjective

好 + verb takes 很, 太…了, 不 and 比 like any other adjective. 不好 + verb means "not easy to".

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That's a hard question to answer.

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It's easier to park here than there.

Examples

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This character is easy to write.

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His place is easy to find.

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This song is lovely.

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Beijing's a lot of fun.

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Is Chinese hard to learn?

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This dish is awful.

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That's a hard question to answer.

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It's easier to park here than there.

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This phone is easy to use.

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This book is a good read.

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His name is hard to remember.

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This road is hard going.

References

Using "hao" to mean "easy"resources.allsetlearning.com

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