Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
好事
hǎoshì, hàoshì
Description
"好事"读作 hǎoshì 的时候，意思是好的、让人高兴的事情。
"好事" pronounced hǎoshì means a good or pleasant thing.
读作 hàoshì 的时候，指喜欢多管别人的事，是不好的意思。
When pronounced hàoshì, "好事" refers to meddling in others' affairs, which is negative.
Meanings
好事hǎoshì
a good thing; happy or fortunate event
结婚是一件好事。
Getting married is a good thing.
好事hàoshì
fond of meddling in others' affairs
他很好事，喜欢管别人。
He is a busybody who likes to meddle in others' affairs.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
hǎoshì is a noun (good thing); hàoshì is often an adjective (meddlesome).
- Etymology
好 means 'good' when hǎo, but 'to like/be fond of' when hào.
Links