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好事

hǎo shì · hao shi/hào shì · hao shi

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Meaning

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hǎo shì 好事

  1. good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")
  2. charity
  3. happy occasion
  4. Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead

hào shì 好事

  1. to be meddlesome
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Good things come in twos

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)笑(xiào)得(de)真(zhēn)开心(kāixīn)，有(yǒu)什么(shénme)好事(hǎoshì)吗(ma)？

    You're smiling so happily. Any good news?

  2. Dengdeng

    好事(hǎoshì)！我(wǒ)在(zài)路上(lùshang)捡到(jiǎndào)十块钱(shíkuàiqián)。

    Good news! I found ten yuan on the road.

  3. Liangliang

    真好(zhēnhǎo)！还有(háiyǒu)别的(biéde)好事(hǎoshì)吗(ma)？

    Nice! Any other good things?

  4. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)，我(wǒ)用(yòng)十块钱(shíkuàiqián)买(mǎi)了(le)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)，老板(lǎobǎn)还(hái)多(duō)给(gěi)我(wǒ)一个(yīgè)。

    Yes, I bought ice cream with it and the owner gave me an extra one.

  5. Liangliang

    一天(yītiān)两件(liǎngjiàn)好事(hǎoshì)，真(zhēn)羡慕(xiànmù)你(nǐ)！

    Two good things in one day, I envy you!

  6. Dengdeng

    来(lái)，这个(zhège)多的(duōde)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)给(gěi)你(nǐ)，这(zhè)是(shì)我的(wǒde)第三件(dìsānjiàn)好事(hǎoshì)。

    Here, this extra ice cream is for you. That's my third good deed.

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2 examples
01

发(fā)生(shēng)了(le)什(shén)么(me)好(hǎo)事(shì)吗(ma)？

Has something good happened?

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

年(nián)轻(qīng)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)多(duō)看(kàn)点(diǎn)好(hǎo)书(shū)是(shì)件(jiàn)好(hǎo)事(shì)。

It's a good thing to read good books when you are young.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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好
hǎo

good; appropriate; proper

事
shì

matter; thing

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