利好 (lì hǎo) — (adjective, finance) favorable, positive (of news, data, etc.)

Definition

A finance term meaning 'favorable / bullish' (news, data, policies that push prices up). Only used for market-moving factors, not people or appearance.

adjective
(adjective, finance) favorablepositive (of news, data, etc.)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 利好。
    Zhè tiáo lì hǎo xiāo xi ràng gǔ jià shàng zhǎng le.
    This piece of favorable news caused the stock price to rise.
  • 利好。
    Shì chǎng fēn xī rén shì rèn wéi zhè xiē yīn sù shì lì hǎo de.
    Market analysts believe these factors are favorable.
  • 利好。
    Tóu zī zhě qī dài gèng duō de lì hǎo zhèng cè.
    Investors are looking forward to more favorable policies.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

利lìbeneficial
好hǎofavorable

利 contributes the idea of benefit, and 好 contributes the idea of being good, so 利好 describes favorable market news.

Characters in this word

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

利 combines 禾 (grain) and 刀 (knife), showing a knife used to cut grain.

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

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

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