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看好

kànhǎo

to be optimistic about, to fancy

A person looks hopefully at a rising chart and a sprout
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Characters in this word

看 kàn

Strokes
9
Radical
目 — eye
Made of
手 hand 目 eye
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

好 hǎo

Strokes
6
Radical
女 — woman, girl
Made of
女 woman, girl 子 son, child
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 分析师看好新能源行业未来几年的发展。 Fēnxīshī kànhǎo xīn néngyuán hángyè wèilái jǐ nián de fāzhǎn. Analysts are optimistic about the development of the new energy industry over the next few years.
  • 大家都很看好这支年轻的球队。 Dàjiā dōu hěn kànhǎo zhè zhī niánqīng de qiúduì. Everyone is very optimistic about this young team.
  • 我不太看好这个计划,风险太大了。 Wǒ bú tài kànhǎo zhège jìhuà, fēngxiǎn tài dà le. I'm not very hopeful about this plan; the risk is too high.

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