hǎo huà
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  • 1

    n.good advice; well meant advice

    • shuō jǐ jù hǎo huà gěi tā yā qì

      好话

      Say a few agreeable words to calm him down.

    • tā men shuō de shì hǎo huà nǐ bié dàng zuò ěr páng fēng

      他们好话当作耳旁风

      They are giving good advice, and you should not turn a deaf ear to it.

  • 2

    n.words of praise; honeyed words

    • bù yào tīng le hǎo huà jiù zhān zhān zì xǐ

      好话沾沾自喜

      Don't become complacent when you hear a few words of praise.

    • wǒ shuō le hěn duō hǎo huà rén jia cái kěn bà xiū

      好话人家罢休

      They let it go at that only after I had repeatedly pleaded with them.

  • 3

    n.fine words

    • tā cóng méi yǒu shuō guo wǒ yī jù hǎo huà

      没有好话

      He never has a good word to say for me.

    • tā dā ying tā men shuō jǐ jù hǎo huà

      答应他们好话

      He promised to put in a good word for them.

  • 4

    n.plea; apology; words to beg for mercy

    • xiàng tā shuō le bù shǎo hǎo huà tā hái shi bù dā ying

      好话还是答应

      A lot of fine words were said to plead with him, but he still did not consent.

    • bié yǐ wéi nǐ néng yòng hǎo huà shuō fú wǒ

      以为好话说服

      Don't think you can soft-soap me!

Word usage

  • "好话" is often matched with measure word "句".
    • 好话

      one good word

Chinese words with pinyin hao hua