也好

yě hǎo

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Particle Uncommon

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Definitions

1. that's fine
2. may as well
3. (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ...

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Word relationships

Synonyms

2 items

• 随便 suí biàn 随便 suí biàn as one wishes When expressing 'whatever' or 'as you wish', 随便 is more direct and casual.: as one wishes
• 无所谓 wú suǒ wèi 无所谓 wú suǒ wèi to be indifferent Indicating indifference, similar to 'doesn't matter'.: to be indifferent

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Also common as a reply is “也好” or “也好吧”.

Example Sentences

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我们去看电影， 也好 。

We'll go see a movie, that's fine.

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Words Containing 也好

• 也好不了多少 也好不了多少 yě hǎo bu liǎo duō shǎo: hardly any better
• 也好不到哪里去 也好不到哪里去 yě hǎo bù dào nǎ lǐ qù: just as bad; not much better

Child Words of 也好

• 也 也 yě: (adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only)
• 好 好 hǎo: good
• 好 好 hào: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to