好色 (hào sè) — lustful, lecherous | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

An adjective describing a strong sexual desire, usually for a person. It is always negative, used to criticize someone as lecherous.

adjective

lustfullecherous

好色，。
Tā zhè ge rén hěn hào sè, kàn jiàn měi nǚ jiù zǒu bú dòng lù.
This guy is really lecherous — he can't move when he sees a beautiful woman.
好色，。
Dà jiā dōu zhī dào tā shì gè hào sè zhī tú, méi rén yuàn yì bǎ nǚ ér jià gěi tā.
Everyone knows he's a lecherous guy; no one is willing to marry their daughter to him.
好色。
Zhè bù xiǎo shuō fěng cì le tǒng zhì zhě de hào sè yǔ tān lán.
This novel satirizes the ruler's lechery and greed.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

“好” means to like, and “色” refers to sexual desire, so the word describes a strong liking for sex.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

女子好

好 joins 女 (woman) and 子 (child), understood as a woman with a child, linked to goodness or affection.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

色 pairs 爪 (a hand) with 卩 (a kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on the kneeling person.

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