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好好 meaning in English

hǎohǎo

in perfectly good condition; perfectly all right; well; thoroughly; carefully; properly

HSK 3adjectiveadverb12 strokes

Meaning of 好好

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hǎohǎo
  1. in perfectly good condition; perfectly all right
  2. well; thoroughly; carefully; properly

How to use 好好

As an adverb, 好好 goes before a verb to mean doing something carefully, properly, or thoroughly, often in advice or promises. It can also describe something in perfectly fine condition, as in 好好的. Example: 你要好好学习。(Nǐ yào hǎohǎo xuéxí.) You should study hard.

好 (hǎo) means good, and doubling it to 好好 makes it "good, good," so do something really well and with care. Picture someone saying "good, good" as they check their work twice.

Common mistake: In speech, the second 好 often becomes first tone, hǎohāo, especially with 儿 as 好好儿 (hǎohāor), and learners are surprised by this. Also, learners sometimes put 好好 after the verb like 学习好好, but it must come before the verb: 好好学习.

好好 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā们men的de演yǎn说shuō好hǎo好hǎo笑xiào。
Their speech is funny.
你nǐ务wù必bì要yào好hǎo好hǎo地dì休xiū息xī。
Make sure you get plenty of rest.
现xiàn在zài很hěn难nán静jìng下xià心xīn来lái好hǎo好hǎo看kàn一yī本běn书shū。
It is presently very difficult to calm down and treat oneself with a book.
好hǎo好hǎo看kàn这zhè张zhāng照zhào片piān。
Have a good look at this picture.
最zuì重zhòng要yào的de是shì你nǐ要yào好hǎo好hǎo照zhào顾gù自zì己jǐ。
Above all, you must take good care of yourself.

Stroke order for each character

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好 hǎo · good · 6 strokes

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好 hǎo · good · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 好好.

最好zuìhǎobest; had better ...; it would be best to ...
好吃hǎochītasty; delicious
好看hǎokàngood-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good
好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
爱好àihàoto like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby
好玩儿hǎowánrerhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]
好像hǎoxiàngas if; to seem like
不好意思bù hǎoyìsito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing
好多hǎoduōmany; quite a lot
好人hǎoréngood person; healthy person
正好zhènghǎojust (in time); just right
好事hǎoshìgood action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity

Questions about 好好

What does 好好 mean?

好好 (hǎohǎo) means "in perfectly good condition; perfectly all right; well; thoroughly; carefully; properly" and is used as a adjective and adverb.

How do you write 好好?

好好 is made of 2 characters: 好 (6 strokes), 好 (6 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 好好 an HSK word?

Yes. 好好 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 好好 and 很好?

很好 (hěn hǎo) is a description meaning "very good," as in 他的中文很好. 好好 usually modifies a verb and means "do it properly," as in 好好休息 (hǎohǎo xiūxi), get a good rest.

What does 好好的 mean?

好好的 describes something or someone that is fine and in good condition. For example, 手机好好的，怎么坏了？(Shǒujī hǎohǎo de, zěnme huài le?) The phone was perfectly fine, how did it break?

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