Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
正好
zhènghǎo
Description
"正好"是说时间、数量或情况刚刚好，不多也不少。
"正好" means the time, quantity, or situation is just right, neither more nor less.
它也可以表示很巧，事情正好碰上了。
It can also mean a coincidence, that something happens exactly at the right moment.
Meanings
正好zhènghǎo
just right; exactly right in amount or size
这件衣服我穿正好。
This piece of clothing fits me perfectly.
正好zhènghǎo
as it happens; by coincidence
我正好也要去那里。
I happen to be going there too.
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Notes
- Etymology
正 (exactly) + 好 (good/right), literally "exactly good."
- Nuance
正好 and 刚好 are nearly interchangeable; both mean "just right" or "by chance."
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