Meaning of 刚好
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- just
- exactly
- to happen to be
How to use 刚好
刚好 can describe a perfect fit or amount, or a lucky coincidence. It can go before a verb or stand as a predicate. Example: 我到车站的时候，车刚好来了。(Wǒ dào chēzhàn de shíhou, chē gānghǎo lái le.) When I got to the station, the bus happened to arrive.
刚好 combines 刚 (gāng, just) and 好 (hǎo, good). Something that fits just right is "just good," so it means exactly or happens to be.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 刚好 with 刚 (gāng) or 刚才 (gāngcái). 刚 and 刚才 mean "just now" in time, while 刚好 means "exactly" or "by coincidence," so 我刚好吃饭 does not mean "I just ate."
刚好 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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刚 gāng · hard · 6 strokes
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好 hǎo · good · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 刚好.
| 最好 | zuìhǎo | best; had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty; delicious |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear |
| 爱好 | àihào | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby |
| 好玩儿 | hǎowánr | erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2] |
| 好像 | hǎoxiàng | as if; to seem like |
| 刚才 | gāngcái | just now; a moment ago |
| 刚刚 | gānggāng | just recently; just a moment ago |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing |
| 好多 | hǎoduō | many; quite a lot |
| 好人 | hǎorén | good person; healthy person |
Questions about 刚好
What does 刚好 mean?
刚好 (gānghǎo) means "just; exactly" and is used as a adverb.
How do you write 刚好?
刚好 is made of 2 characters: 刚 (6 strokes), 好 (6 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 刚好 an HSK word?
Yes. 刚好 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 刚好 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 刚好 is written 剛好.
What is the difference between 刚好 and 正好?
They are very close and often interchangeable in the sense of "happen to" or "just right." 正好 (zhènghǎo) is a bit more common in speech, and both can be used as adjectives, as in 大小刚好 or 大小正好 (the size is just right).
Can 刚好 be used as an adjective?
Yes. It can describe something that is just right, for example 这双鞋刚好。(Zhè shuāng xié gānghǎo.) These shoes fit perfectly. It is often paired with 不大不小 or 不多不少 to stress the exact fit.