(hái hǎo) - not bad, pretty good; fortunately in Mandarin
háihǎoTraditional: 還好
Translation
not bad, pretty good; fortunately
Word origin
A compound of 还 (hai) 'still, fairly' and 好 (hao) 'good', the latter an associative character of 女 'woman' and 子 'child'. Together: 'not bad, pretty good'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 还 (hai, 'still, fairly') + 好 (hao, 'good', 女 woman + 子 child)
Stroke order
还
好
Examples
，。
Not bad, everything went smoothly.
。
The weather today is alright.
！
Fortunately you came!
，。
The exam was alright, not very difficult.
？
Are you in good health?
还好 (hái hǎo) - not bad, pretty good; fortunately.
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