好事

• Pinyin: hǎo shì
• Hanzi breakdown: 好 (hǎo) — good; 事 (shì) — thing, matter, event

Meaning

Good thing; good deed. Refers to a positive event, fortunate occurrence, or an act of kindness.

Can describe both fortunate happenings and charitable or kind actions. Often used in everyday conversation to comment on positive developments or to praise someone's helpful behavior.

Examples

1. 今天发生了一件好事。 A good thing happened today.
2. 帮助别人是一件好事。 Helping others is a good thing.
3. 他告诉我一个好事，他找到工作了。 He told me some good news — he found a job.

Usage Guide

Context: everyday, encouragement, news

Tone: positive

Do Say

• 这是一件好事！(This is a good thing!)
• 多做好事对大家都好。(Doing more good deeds benefits everyone.)

Don't Say

• 不要把坏事说成好事来安慰别人 (Don't call a bad event a 'good thing' just to comfort someone — it sounds dismissive)

Origin & History

Compound of 好 (good) and 事 (thing, matter, event). A straightforward compound used since Classical Chinese.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal