正好

zhèng hǎo

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Adjective Common

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Definitions

1. just (in time)
2. just right
3. just enough
4. to happen to
5. to chance to
6. by chance
7. it just so happens that

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 不巧 bù qiǎo 不巧 bù qiǎo too bad Used when something is unfortunate or ill-timed, e.g., 真不巧，他不在。: too bad

Register variants

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• 刚好 gāng hǎo 刚好 gāng hǎo just More colloquial than 正好, meaning just right or by chance, e.g., 你来得刚好。: just

Synonyms

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• 恰好 qià hǎo 恰好 qià hǎo as it turns out Used when something happens by chance, e.g., 我正要找你，你恰好来了。: as it turns out

Example Sentences

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这双鞋 正好 合适。

This pair of shoes fits just right.

事故发生时，他 正好 在场。

When the accident happened, he happened to be present.

老师点名的时候，我 正好 不在。

I happened to be absent when the teacher called the roll.

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Child Words of 正好

• 好 好 hǎo: good
• 好 好 hào: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
• 正 正 zhēng: first month of the lunar year
• 正 正 zhèng: straight