好歹

hǎo dǎi
. good and bad, . anyway
adverb
noun

Individual characters

好hǎo · good, well, proper, good to
HSK 1
歹dǎi · bad, wicked, evil, Kangxi radical 78

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Example Sentences

你好歹要参加这次会议。
nǐ hǎodǎi yào cānjiā zhècì huìyì 。
You should at least attend this meeting.
无论发生什么事情，你好歹要保持冷静。
wúlùn fāshēng shénme shìqíng ， nǐ hǎodǎi yào bǎochí lěngjìng 。
No matter what happens, you should at least stay calm.
他好歹还知道怎么处理这个问题。
tā hǎodǎi huán zhīdào zěnme chǔlǐ zhègè wèntí 。
He knows how to handle this problem to some extent.

Words with similar meanings

至少zhìshǎo
at least
This is a more straightforward way to express the concept of 'at least' or 'minimum requirement'.

Words Starting With 好

好吃hǎo chī
tasty; delicious
好像hǎo xiàng
as if; to seem like
好处hǎo chu
benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pronounced hao3 chu4

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