Definition
见好 (jiàn hǎo) is a separable verb (离合词) with two primary meanings: (1) in medical contexts, 'to get better, to show improvement' (e.g., 病情见好 'the condition is improving'); (2) in interpersonal contexts, 'to curry favor, to try to please someone' (e.g., 见好领导 'to fawn on a leader'). It can be split by inserting an aspect particle or measure word between the syllables, like 见了好 or 见过好, but splitting is less common than with typical 离合词. Be careful with the pronunciation: although the recorded pinyin here is just 'jiàn', the actual reading is 'jiàn hǎo'.
v.o.
(of an illness) to get betterto show signs of improvementto curry favorto try to please
Examples
- ,见好。Zhìliáo zhīhòu, tā de bìngqíng jiàn le.After treatment, his condition got better.
- ,。Tā zǒng ài zài lǐngdǎo miànqián jiàn hǎo, ràng rén hěn bù shūfu.He always tries to curry favor in front of the leader, which makes people uncomfortable.
- ,。Zhè cì gǎnmào jiàn le hǎo, búyòng dānxīn.This cold has gotten better, no need to worry.
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