好看 (hǎo kàn) — good-looking; nice-looking; (of a book, movie, etc.) good, enjoyable

Definition

Everyday adjective meaning 'good-looking' (people, clothes) and 'good, enjoyable' (books, movies, shows). For a man, 帅 is more common; 好看 works for anyone.

adjective
good-lookingnice-looking(of a book, movie, etc.) goodenjoyable

Examples

  • 好看
    Zhè jiàn yī fu hěn hǎo kàn.
    This piece of clothing is very nice-looking.
  • 好看
    Zhè běn shū zhēn hǎo kàn!
    This book is really good!
  • 好看
    Tā hěn hǎo kàn.
    She is very good-looking.

Grammar

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