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好歹 consists of 2 characters.
How to Use 好歹 in Sentences
Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 好歹 with other words naturally.
Idiom
hǎo好
dǎi歹
bù不
fēn分
neutral
cannot distinguish good from bad
bù不
zhī知
hǎo好
dǎi歹
neutral
not know what's good for oneself
Adverb + Verb
kàn看
zài在
wǒ我
de的
miàn面
zǐ子
shàng上
，
hǎo好
dǎi歹
qù去
yī一
tàng趟
informalSpoken
for my sake, at least go once
hǎo好
dǎi歹
shì是
gè个
bàn办
fǎ法
informalSpoken
at least it's a solution
Example Sentences with 好歹
nǐ你
hǎo好
dǎi歹
chī吃
yì一
diǎn点
fàn饭
ba吧
。
You should at least eat a little bit of food.
nǐ你
hǎo好
dǎi歹
tí提
qián前
tōng通
zhī知
wǒ我
yì一
shēng声
，
yě也
bú不
zhì至
yú于
ràng让
wǒ我
bái白
pǎo跑
yí一
tàng趟
。
You could have at least notified me in advance, so I wouldn't have made a wasted trip.
gōng公
sī司
hǎo好
dǎi歹
shì是
háng行
yè业
qiáo翘
chǔ楚
，
lǐ理
yìng应
chéng承
dān担
gèng更
duō多
shè社
huì会
zé责
rèn任
。
After all, the company is a leader in the industry and should bear more social responsibility.
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tā他
hǎo好
dǎi歹
shì是
gè个
dà大
xué学
shēng生
，
yīng应
gāi该
néng能
kàn看
dǒng懂
zhè这
ge个
shuō说
míng明
shū书
。
He is a college student after all, so he should be able to understand this instruction manual.
tā他
hǎo好
dǎi歹
yě也
cān参
yù与
le了
xiàng项
mù目
，
nán难
dào道
bù不
gāi该
liǎo了
jiě解
zuì最
xīn新
jìn进
zhǎn展
ma吗
？
He was involved in the project after all, shouldn't he be aware of the latest progress?
tā他
lián连
zuì最
jī基
běn本
de的
lǐ礼
yí仪
dōu都
bù不
dǒng懂
，
hǎo好
dǎi歹
yě也
shì是
gè个
shòu受
guò过
jiào教
yù育
de的
rén人
。
He doesn't even understand the most basic etiquette, despite being an educated person after all.
bù不
guǎn管
jié结
guǒ果
rú如
hé何
，
nǐ你
hǎo好
dǎi歹
cháng尝
shì试
yī一
xià下
，
zǒng总
bǐ比
shén什
me么
dōu都
bù不
zuò做
qiáng强
。
Regardless of the outcome, you should at least give it a try, which is better than doing nothing.
suī虽
rán然
guò过
chéng程
qū曲
zhé折
，
dàn但
hǎo好
dǎi歹
xiàng项
mù目
zuì最
zhōng终
yuán圆
mǎn满
wán完
chéng成
le了
。
Although the process was tortuous, the project was successfully completed in the end.