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友好

yǒuhǎo

friendly

Usage note

友好表示态度亲切、容易相处。

yǒu hǎo biǎo shì tài dù qīn qiè 、 róng yì xiāng chǔ。

友好 means kind and easy to get along with.

Context note

友好常用于人、关系和交流。

yǒu hǎo cháng yòng yú rén 、 guān xì hé jiāo liú。

友好 is often used with people, relationships, and communication.

5 examples

他对我很友好
tā duì wǒ hěn yǒu hǎo。
He is very friendly to me.
大家都很友好
dà jiā dōu hěn yǒu hǎo。
Everyone is very friendly.
这个地方很友好
zhè ge dì fāng hěn yǒu hǎo。
This place is very friendly.
她的态度很友好
tā de tài dù hěn yǒu hǎo。
Her attitude is very friendly.
我们要友好相处。
wǒ men yào yǒu hǎo xiāng chǔ。
We should get along kindly.

5 mini stories

新同学很友好
xīn tóng xué hěn yǒu hǎo。
The new classmate is very friendly.
老师总是很友好地回答问题。
lǎo shī zǒng shì hěn yǒu hǎo dì huí dá wèn tí。
The teacher always answers questions in a friendly way.
他们在一起很友好地交流。
tā men zài yì qǐ hěn yǒu hǎo dì jiāo liú。
They communicated in a very friendly way.
这家店的服务很友好
zhè jiā diàn de fú wù hěn yǒu hǎo。
The service at this shop is very friendly.
友好的话会让人开心。
yǒu hǎo de huà huì ràng rén kāi xīn。
Friendly words make people happy.

Mini dialogue

新同学

A
你觉得新同学怎么样?
Nǐ juéde xīn tóngxué zěnmeyàng?
What do you think of the new classmate?
B
她非常友好,对我笑了。
Tā fēicháng yǒuhǎo, duì wǒ xiào le.
She is very friendly; she smiled at me.

邻居的狗

A
那只小狗友好吗?
Nà zhī xiǎo gǒu yǒuhǎo ma?
Is that puppy friendly?
B
友好,它从来不乱叫。
Hěn yǒuhǎo, tā cónglái bú luàn jiào.
Very friendly, it never barks without reason.

Related words and contrasts

similar
善良
shànliáng
kind; good-hearted

Describes a kind nature, closely related to being friendly.

opposite
不友好
bù yǒuhǎo
unfriendly

Simply adds 不 to form the opposite.

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