好歹 hǎo dǎi ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ hou2 daai2 HSK 7-9
- good and bad
- most unfortunate occurrence
- in any case
- whatever
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好
- 上好 shàng hǎo ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ soeng6 hou2 first-rate
- 也好 yě hǎo ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄠˇ jaa5 hou2 that's fine
- 刚好 剛好 gāng hǎo ㄍㄤ ㄏㄠˇ gong1 hou2 just
- 友好 yǒu hǎo ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄠˇ jau5 hou2 friendly; amicable
- 只好 zhǐ hǎo ㄓˇ ㄏㄠˇ zi2 hou2 to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
Show 15 more words with 好
- 叫好 jiào hǎo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ giu3 hou2 to applaud
- 和好 hé hǎo ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄠˇ wo4 hou2 to become reconciled; on good terms with each other
- 问好 問好 wèn hǎo ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄠˇ man6 hou2 to say hello to
- 喜好 xǐ hào ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄠˋ hei2 hou3 to like
- 嗜好 shì hào ㄕˋ ㄏㄠˋ si3 hou3 hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction
- 好久 hǎo jiǔ ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ hou2 gau2 (coll.) for a long time
- 好事 hǎo shì ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ hou2 si6 good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")
- 好些 hǎo xiē ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝ hou2 se1 a good deal of
- 好人 hǎo rén ㄏㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ hou2 jan4 good person
- 好似 hǎo sì ㄏㄠˇ ㄙˋ hou2 ci5 to seem
- 好像 hǎo xiàng ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hou2 zoeng6 as if
- 好友 hǎo yǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ hou2 jau5 close friend
- 好受 hǎo shòu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˋ hou2 sau6 feeling better
- 好吃 hǎo chī ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ hou2 hek3 tasty; delicious
- 好在 hǎo zài ㄏㄠˇ ㄗㄞˋ hou2 zoi6 luckily
歹
- 歹徒 dǎi tú ㄉㄞˇ ㄊㄨˊ daai2 tou4 evildoer
- 歹人 dǎi rén ㄉㄞˇ ㄖㄣˊ daai2 jan4 bad person
- 歹势 歹勢 dǎi shì ㄉㄞˇ ㄕˋ daai2 sai3 (Tw) excuse me; to be sorry (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè])
- 歹命 dǎi mìng ㄉㄞˇ ㄇㄧㄥˋ daai2 ming6 (Tw) to have been dealt a hard lot in life (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-miā])
- 歹意 dǎi yì ㄉㄞˇ ㄧˋ daai2 ji3 evil intent
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- 歹毒 dǎi dú ㄉㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ daai2 duk6 vicious
- 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ bat1 zi1 hou2 daai2 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
- 不识好歹 不識好歹 bù shí hǎo dǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ bat1 sik1 hou2 daai2 unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
- 做好做歹 zuò hǎo zuò dǎi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄞˇ zou6 hou2 zou6 daai2 to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn
- 好说歹说 好說歹說 hǎo shuō dǎi shuō ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄞˇ ㄕㄨㄛ hou2 syut3 daai2 syut3 (idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb; to reason with sb in every way possible
- 为非作歹 為非作歹 wéi fēi zuò dǎi ㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄟ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄞˇ wai4 fei1 zok3 daai2 to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor
Idioms with these characters
- 不怀好意 不懷好意 bù huái hǎo yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ bat1 waai4 hou2 ji3 (idiom) to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions
- 不识好歹 不識好歹 bù shí hǎo dǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ bat1 sik1 hou2 daai2 unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
- 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ bat1 zi1 hou2 daai2 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 好
- 各有所好 gè yǒu suǒ hào ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄠˋ gok3 jau5 so2 hou3 everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
- 公诸同好 公諸同好 gōng zhū tóng hào ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄠˋ gung1 zyu1 tung4 hou3 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
- 好吃懒做 好吃懶做 hào chī lǎn zuò ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ ㄌㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
- 好高骛远 好高騖遠 hào gāo wù yuǎn ㄏㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˇ hou3 gou1 mou6 jyun5 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
- 好景不长 好景不長 hǎo jǐng bù cháng ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄤˊ hou2 ging2 bat1 coeng4 a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
- 好酒贪杯 好酒貪杯 hào jiǔ tān bēi ㄏㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄢ ㄅㄟ hou2 zau2 taam1 bui1 fond of the bottle (idiom)
- 好梦难成 好夢難成 hǎo mèng nán chéng ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ hou2 mung6 naan4 sing4 a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)
- 好说歹说 好說歹說 hǎo shuō dǎi shuō ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄞˇ ㄕㄨㄛ hou2 syut3 daai2 syut3 (idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb; to reason with sb in every way possible
- 为非作歹 為非作歹 wéi fēi zuò dǎi ㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄟ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄞˇ wai4 fei1 zok3 daai2 to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor
- 做好做歹 zuò hǎo zuò dǎi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄞˇ zou6 hou2 zou6 daai2 to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn
Example sentences
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这个 這個 小孩 不知好歹 。
This child don't know what's coming for him.
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