Meaning of 搞好
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to do well at
- to do a good job
How to use 搞好
搞好 is a verb plus result complement, used for making something go well, such as work, relationships, or studies. It is common in spoken Chinese and in official slogans. Example: 我们要搞好团结。(Wǒmen yào gǎohǎo tuánjié.) We need to keep good unity among ourselves.
搞 (gǎo) means to do or work on something, and 好 (hǎo) means good. Put them together and you get "do it until it is good," which is exactly what 搞好 means.
Common mistake: Both syllables are third tone, so in speech the first one changes to second tone: say gáohǎo, not gǎohǎo. Also, learners sometimes say 搞得好 when they mean 搞好. 搞得好 means "done well" as a comment, while 搞好 means to get something done well.
Stroke order for each character
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搞 gǎo · to do · 13 strokes
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好 hǎo · good · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 搞好.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 正好 | zhènghǎo | just (in time); just right |
| 好事 | hǎoshì | good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity |
Questions about 搞好
What does 搞好 mean?
搞好 (gǎohǎo) means "to do well at; to do a good job".
How do you write 搞好?
搞好 is made of 2 characters: 搞 (13 strokes), 好 (6 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 搞好 an HSK word?
Yes. 搞好 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I say I did not do it well with 搞好?
Use 没 (méi): 我没搞好。(Wǒ méi gǎohǎo.) I did not do it well. To say you cannot manage it, insert 不: 搞不好 (gǎo bu hǎo), which can also mean "maybe" or "perhaps" in casual speech.
What is the difference between 搞好 and 做好?
做好 (zuòhǎo) is neutral and fits most tasks, like 做好作业 (do homework well). 搞好 sounds more colloquial and is often used for broader things like relationships, work in general, or the economy, as in 搞好关系 (build good relations).