好不好
hǎobuhǎoTraditional: 好不好
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Translation
is that all right, how about it
Word origin
An affirmative-negative tag formed from 好 (hǎo, good), 不 (bù, not) and 好 again, the classic A-not-A question pattern used to seek agreement. It softens a suggestion into a request.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 好 (hǎo, good) + 不 (bù, not) + 好 (hǎo, good)
Stroke order
好
不
好
Examples
，？
Let us go tomorrow, all right?
，？
Give me a hand, would you?
，？
Be a bit quieter, all right?
，？
Let us eat first, how about it?
，？
Stop crying, all right?
好不好 (hǎo bu hǎo) means is that all right or how about it. It is used to turn a statement into a gentle request for agreement.
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