What does 好歹 mean in Chinese?
好歹 (hǎodǎi) means good and bad.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
好歹
good and bad
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
good and bad
02
most unfortunate occurrence
03
in any case
04
whatever
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 好歹
How do you pronounce 好歹?
好歹 is pronounced hǎodǎi.
Is 好歹 an HSK word?
好歹 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 好歹?
好歹 is used as a 名词 / 副词 (noun / adverb) in Chinese.
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