好好hǎo hǎowell
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.
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?
How is 好好 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
明天我要考试。
Míngtiān wǒ yào kǎoshì.
I have an exam tomorrow.
- Speaker B:
今天好好休息吧。
Jīntiān hǎohǎo xiūxi ba.
Rest well today.
- Speaker A:
好,我会好好准备的。
Hǎo, wǒ huì hǎohǎo zhǔnbèi de.
Okay, I will prepare for it well.
- Speaker B:
好好考!
Hǎohǎo kǎo!
Do well on the exam!
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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.