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title: hao — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hao» in the school dictionary: Hǎo means «good», «well» or «fine»; it is one of the most common Chinese words. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hao

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**Who acts:** Hǎo, it, Nǐ, Hào, Mandarin, teacher · **What happens:** mean, be, say, sound · **To what, where:** good, one, number, you, character 好, bit · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«hao» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [hao in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hao.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hǎo means «good», «well» or «fine»; it is one of the most common Chinese words.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hao:m1:1
# text = Hǎo means «good», «well» or «fine»; it is one of the most common Chinese words.
1	Hǎo	Hǎo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	parataxis	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
20	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	21	advmod	_	_
21	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
22	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Hǎo | good |  |  |  | well *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | one |  |  |  | of the common Chinese words | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Nǐ hǎo» (you good) means «hello».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hao:m2:1
# text = «Nǐ hǎo» (you good) means «hello».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Nǐ	Nǐ	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	hǎo	hǎo	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	2	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	hello	hello	INTJ	UH	_	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Nǐ |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hello=Topic |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hào, said with a different tone, can mean a number or a date in the month, as in «sān hào» (the 3rd).

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hao:m3:1
# text = Hào, said with a different tone, can mean a number or a date in the month, as in «sān hào» (the 3rd).
1	Hào	Hào	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tone	tone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	as	as	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	sān	sān	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	24	compound	_	_
24	hào	hào	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	_
26	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	3rd	3rd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	24	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Hào |  |  |  |  | with a different tone | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  | a number or a date in the month |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Mandarin) «Nǐ hǎo!» means «Hello!»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hao:x1:1
# text = (Mandarin) «Nǐ hǎo!» means «Hello!»
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Nǐ	Nǐ	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	hǎo	hǎo	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	Hello	hello	INTJ	UH	_	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Mandarin |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hello=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Mandarin) «Hǎo» means «good» or «OK».

<!-- fold The tree, 6 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hao:x2:1
# text = (Mandarin) «Hǎo» means «good» or «OK».
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Hǎo	Hǎo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	OK	ok	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Mandarin | good |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Mandarin) «Nǐ hǎo ma?» means «How are you?»

<!-- fold The tree, 8 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hao:x3:1
# text = (Mandarin) «Nǐ hǎo ma?» means «How are you?»
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Nǐ	Nǐ	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	hǎo	hǎo	X	FW	_	7	compound	_	_
7	ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
10	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Mandarin |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Mandarin) «Hěn hǎo» means «very good».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hao:x4:1
# text = (Mandarin) «Hěn hǎo» means «very good».
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Hěn	Hěn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	hǎo	hǎo	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Mandarin and Hěn |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The character 好 is said «hǎo».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hao:x5:1
# text = The character 好 is said «hǎo».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	好	好	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	hǎo	hǎo	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | the character 好 |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher said «hǎo» sounds a bit like the English word «how».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hao:x6:1
# text = Our teacher said «hǎo» sounds a bit like the English word «how».
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	hǎo	hǎo	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Our teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sound** | present | hǎo | a bit |  |  |  | like the English word | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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