好看

hǎokàn

Traditional: 好看

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Translation

good-looking, attractive, nice to watch

Word origin

A compound of 好 (hǎo, good) and 看 (kàn, to look). Good to look at, that is attractive or enjoyable to watch.

Origin
compound
Root
好 (hǎo, good) + 看 (kàn, to look)

Stroke order

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Examples

This dress looks very nice.

This film is very good to watch.

bàn

You look really lovely today.

fēng

The cover of that book is very attractive.

Her handwriting looks very nice.

好看 (hǎo kàn) means good-looking or nice to watch. It applies to people, objects and things one views such as films.

Used in

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This word is part of lesson 26.