好处 hǎochu benefit
benefit; advantage
How to remember 好处: 好 good + 处 place = benefit.
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How it is used
- Benefit / advantage / good it does - 有很多好处 (yǒu hěn duō hǎochu) has many benefits; 对身体有好处 (duì shēntǐ yǒu hǎochu) good for your health.
- Neutral tone chu. Antonym 坏处 (huàichu) / 害处 (hàichu, harm). Contrast 优点 (yōudiǎn, a merit/strong point of something): 好处 is the benefit you gain - 抽烟的坏处 (chōuyān de huàichu) the harm of smoking.
- Also colloquial 'perks/kickback': 得了不少好处 (déle bùshǎo hǎochu).
Example sentences
- 这药对你有好处。 Zhèyào duì nǐ yǒu hǎochù.This medicine will do you good.
- 我想这药会对您有好处的。 Wǒ xiǎng zhè yàohuì duì nín yǒu hǎochù de.I think this medicine will do you good.
- 多劳动对身体有好处。 Duō láodòng duì shēntǐ yǒu hǎochù.It's good for one's health to do manual labor.