好 聚 好 散

hǎo jù hǎo sàndictionary entry

to part without hard feelings / to cut the knot as smoothly as you tied it

Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

好聚好散 好聚好散 [hao3 ju4 hao3 san4] /to part without hard feelings; to cut the knot as smoothly as you tied it/

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Reference information

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Character information

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好
hǎo
good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a form of address) hello
hào
to be fond of / to have a tendency to / to be prone to
聚
jù
to assemble / to gather (transitive or intransitive) / (chemistry) poly-
好
hǎo
good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a form of address) hello
hào
to be fond of / to have a tendency to / to be prone to
散
sàn
to scatter / to break up (a meeting etc) / to disperse / to disseminate / to dispel / (coll.) to sack
sǎn
scattered / loose / to come loose / to fall apart / leisurely / powdered medicine

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