(hǎo hǎo) - properly, carefully, well (reduplicated for emphasis) in Mandarin
hǎohǎoTraditional: 好好
Translation
properly, carefully, well (reduplicated for emphasis)
Word origin
A reduplication of 好 (hao) 'good', itself the associative pairing of 女 'woman' and 子 'child'. Doubling gives the adverbial sense 'properly, carefully, well'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 好 (hao, 'good', 女 woman + 子 child) reduplicated
Stroke order
好
好
Examples
,。
Study hard and make progress every day.
。
Please think about it carefully.
。
You need to rest properly.
。
You should have a proper rest.
课。
Please listen properly to the teacher.
好好 (hǎo hǎo) - properly, carefully, well (reduplicated for emphasis).
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