Chinese word

好事

Pronunciation

Pinyinhǎo shì

Meaning

  • noungood thing

Example

今天发生了一件好事。jīn tiān fā shēng le yí jiàn hǎo shì

A good thing happened today.

Illustration for 好事 (good thing)

More examples

他经常做好事，帮助邻居。tā jīng cháng zuò hǎo shì bāng zhù lín jū

He often does good deeds, helping his neighbors.

Core concept

A welcome occurrence or helpful act whose result is good for someone.

Common phrases

  • 做好事zuò hǎo shì

    do good deeds

  • 是好事shì hǎo shì

    be a good thing

Similar words

好事儿hǎo shìr: A happy event or piece of good luck in northern everyday speech.
好消息hǎo xiāo xī: Good news about something that brings happiness to its listeners.
好处hǎo chù: The useful or profitable side of something.

Definition in Chinese

指对个人或他人有利、带来正面结果的事情或情况。zhǐ duì gè rén huò tā rén yǒu lì dài lái zhèng miàn jié guǒ de shì qíng huò qíng kuàng

Word origin

好 (hǎo, "good") modifies 事 (shì, "matter or event") in 好事 (hǎoshì, "good thing"), creating a broad label for anything that brings a positive result.

Usage tips

  • The benefit need not belong to the speaker: context can show whether the noun describes something helpful to another person, a favorable outcome, or both.

Other meanings

  • good deednoun

Opposites

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