hao

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Contents 1 Chamorro 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronoun 2 Mandarin 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Derived terms 2.2 Pinyin syllable 2.2.1 Usage notes

[edit] Chamorro

[edit] Etymology

Compare Indonesian kau.

[edit] Pronoun

hao

1. you (used in intransitive and stative sentences and transitive sentences with indefinite objects)

   Kao malangu hao? "Are you sick?"

   Kao chumocho hao esta? "Did you eat already?"

   Kao manaitai hao lepblo? "Did you read a book?"

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Adjective

hao (Pinyin hǎo, traditional and simplified 好)

1. good

   he tai duo kafei dui shenti bu hao. "To drink coffee too much is bad for health."

   ta de kaoshi chengji hen hao. "His exam result is very good."

   hao le. "It's O.K. now."

[edit] Derived terms

• nihao
• hao jile
• haojile
• haole
• yehao

[edit] Pinyin syllable

hao

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, hāo, háo, hǎo, or hào.

[edit] Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.