好事(hǎo shì)

HSK 22 characters

good action, deed, thing or work…

Character breakdown

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Word information

Pinyin
hǎo shì
Meaning
good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")
HSK level
HSK 2
Characters
2
Traditional
Same

Example sentences

How 好事 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 我只想做好事

    wǒ zhī xiǎng zuò hǎo shì

    I only wanted to do some good.

  • 那不会是一件好事

    nà bù huì shì yī jiàn hǎo shì

    That wouldn't be a good thing.

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