<p>I agree, 好 in this usage is just 'very', and 'very' intensifies the degree of the property expressed.</p>

<p>Look for example in Baidu 好麻烦：</p>

<p>身为是女人我也觉得女人很麻烦。有时候也不知道为了什麼而生气。</p>

<p>女生大概是这个世界上最难懂的生物了，是的，我是个女的都觉得女生有时候真的好麻烦完全搞不懂在想什么，太复杂了，还是自己一个人最省心</p>

<p>女人哦！</p>

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2018-06-17T23:09:10.140Z
2018-06-17T23:09:10.140Z
Pedroski
<p>To answer you answer, yes.</p>

<p>好, means "very", "extremely" in this case. This is usually accompanied by strong emotions.</p>

<p>You can also change it into "太", "很" or "真是".</p>

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2018-06-18T05:17:58.443Z
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Albert Zhang
<p>For your question, 好无聊 is almost the same intention as 很无聊。</p>

<p>However, they are sightly different in expressing emotions.</p>

<p>好无聊 is a slight complaint with a potential effort of trying to make the situation less boring.</p>

<p>很无聊 is just a plain statement.</p>

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zyy
<p>Sometimes I heard 好 precedes an adjective which includes negative connotation (e.g. 无聊, 累).</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>好无聊啊！</p>
<p>好累了。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>In these cases, do speakers have good or bad intentions? Specificall:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Does it have worse intention than just these adjectives? IOW do 好 reinforce the negative connotation of the adjective?</p>
</li>
<li><p>Does it have better intention than when these adjectives are used alone, since 好 inself has good connotation?</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Or to make it easier to understand, where does 好 + adjective with negative connotation fall in the following diagram?</p>
<blockquote>
<p>[A] &lt; 无聊 &lt; [B] &lt; 很无聊 &lt; [C]</p>
</blockquote>

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好＋形 quite ＋ adj, how ＋ adj.!
bkrs 好 II〈副〉
(1) 很, 甚, 太 [very]--表示程度, 多含感叹语气。 如: 好大的眼睛; 好深的沟; 好乔(十分古怪); 好杀(极言其好); 好是(真是, 很是)
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Does 好 + adjective with negative connotation reinforce the negative connotation or mitigate it?
# Does 好 + adjective with negative connotation reinforce the negative connotation or mitigate it?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-06-17)

Sometimes I heard 好 precedes an adjective which includes negative connotation (e.g. 无聊, 累).

Example:

> 好无聊啊！
>
> 好累了。

In these cases, do speakers have good or bad intentions? Specificall:

* Does it have worse intention than just these adjectives? IOW do 好 reinforce the negative connotation of the adjective?
* Does it have better intention than when these adjectives are used alone, since 好 inself has good connotation?

Or to make it easier to understand, where does 好 + adjective with negative connotation fall in the following diagram?

> [A] < 无聊 < [B] < 很无聊 < [C]

**Tags:** grammar, meaning, meaning-in-context, adverbs

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 好＋形 quite ＋ adj, how ＋ adj.! bkrs 好 II〈副〉 (1) 很, 甚, 太 [very]--表示程度, 多含感叹语气。 如: 好大的眼睛; 好深的沟; 好乔(十分古怪); 好杀(极言其好); 好是(真是, 很是)  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2018-06-17. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

For your question, 好无聊 is almost the same intention as 很无聊。

However, they are sightly different in expressing emotions.

好无聊 is a slight complaint with a potential effort of trying to make the situation less boring.

很无聊 is just a plain statement.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-06-17. Score: 2

I agree, 好 in this usage is just 'very', and 'very' intensifies the degree of the property expressed.

Look for example in Baidu 好麻烦：

身为是女人我也觉得女人很麻烦。有时候也不知道为了什麼而生气。

女生大概是这个世界上最难懂的生物了，是的，我是个女的都觉得女生有时候真的好麻烦完全搞不懂在想什么，太复杂了，还是自己一个人最省心

女人哦！


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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-06-18. Score: 1

To answer you answer, yes.

好, means "very", "extremely" in this case. This is usually accompanied by strong emotions.

You can also change it into "太", "很" or "真是".


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