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好好hǎo hǎowell

HSK 4word

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好好 (hǎo hǎo) means "well." It appears in 你好好休息 (Rest well) and 你要好好学习 (You need to study well). A speaker also says 今天好好休息吧 (Rest well today). A speaker also says 好,我会好好准备的 (Okay, I will prepare for it well). Another says 好好考 (Do well on the exam).

What does 好好 mean?

  1. 1.

    welladverb

What do the characters in 好好 mean?

  • 好good
  • 好not compositional here

How do you use 好好?

See it in 你好好休息 and 你要好好学习

What are some examples of 好好 in a sentence?

  1. 你好好休息。

    Nǐ hǎohǎo xiūxi.

    Rest well.

  2. 你要好好学习。

    Nǐ yào hǎohǎo xuéxí.

    You need to study well.

How is 好好 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    明天我要考试。

    Míngtiān wǒ yào kǎoshì.

    I have an exam tomorrow.

  2. Speaker B:

    今天好好休息吧。

    Jīntiān hǎohǎo xiūxi ba.

    Rest well today.

  3. Speaker A:

    好,我会好好准备的。

    Hǎo, wǒ huì hǎohǎo zhǔnbèi de.

    Okay, I will prepare for it well.

  4. Speaker B:

    好好考!

    Hǎohǎo kǎo!

    Do well on the exam!

Can you use 好好 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 你___休息。 (Rest well.)
  2. 2.What does 你要好好学习。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 今天___休息吧。 (Rest well today.)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.