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正好

zhèng hǎo
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Adjective Common

Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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不巧
bù qiǎo

too bad

Used when something is unfortunate or ill-timed, e.g., 真不巧，他不在。

Register variants

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刚好
gāng hǎo

just

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

Synonyms

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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。

Grammar

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HSK 2.0 Level 4+ HSK 3.0 Level 4+ 6 min
只好, 差点儿, 正好 and 确实 for How Things Turned Out

Four everyday mood adverbs: 只好 (had no choice but), 差点儿 (almost), 正好 (just in time) and 确实 (really, indeed).

Reading: zhèng hǎo Open guide

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
hǎo

good

好
hào

to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

正
zhēng

first month of the lunar year

正
zhèng

straight