好坏/好壞 hǎo huài — good or bad

Meanings

1. 1

   good or bad

   good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality; (coll.) very bad

   noun

Character breakdown

• 好

  hǎo (third tone, dipping) hào (fourth tone, falling)

  good, fine, well; easy to do; (hào) to be fond of, to like

  6 strokes⿰女子Radical 女

Words containing 好

• 好hǎo (third tone, dipping)good, fine, well
• 好像hǎoxiàng (third tone, dipping)it seems, apparently
• 好好hǎo (third tone, dipping) hǎo (third tone, dipping)well
• 美好měi (third tone, dipping) hǎo (third tone, dipping)beautiful
• 好奇hàoqí (fourth tone, falling)curious, inquisitive
• 最好zuì (fourth tone, falling) hǎo (third tone, dipping)best
• 好多hǎo (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level)many
• 好看hǎo (third tone, dipping) kàn (fourth tone, falling)good-looking
• 好吃hǎochī (third tone, dipping)tasty, delicious
• 好运/好運hǎo (third tone, dipping) yùn (fourth tone, falling)good luck
• 良好liáng (second tone, rising) hǎo (third tone, dipping)good
• 正好zhèng (fourth tone, falling) hǎo (third tone, dipping)just (in time)
• 好处/好處hǎo (third tone, dipping) chu (neutral tone)benefit
• 好事hǎo (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling)good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")
• 爱好/愛好àihào (fourth tone, falling)hobby, pastime, interest
• 不好意思bù (fourth tone, falling) hǎo (third tone, dipping) yì (fourth tone, falling) si (neutral tone)to feel embarrassed
• 好久hǎo (third tone, dipping) jiǔ (third tone, dipping)quite a while
• 只好zhǐ (third tone, dipping) hǎo (third tone, dipping)without any better option