Word information
Simplified好歹
Traditional好歹
Pinyinhǎodǎi
Part of speech名、副
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
好歹
hǎodǎi · good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever
Character breakdown
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How to learn 好歹
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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 personal pronoun) hello
好吃hǎochītasty; delicious
好看hǎokàngood-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good; in an embarrassing situation
好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
好玩儿hǎowánrerhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]
你好nǐhǎohello; hi