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好歹 (hǎo dǎi): After all / in the end (Noun, Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

好歹 consists of 2 characters.

bad, evil, wicked

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Pinyinhǎo dǎi

MeaningAfter all / in the end

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun, Adverb

Word好歹

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 好歹.

Words with 好

你好nǐ hǎoHSK 1
好听hǎo tīngHSK 1
好看hǎo kànHSK 1
好玩儿hǎo wán rHSK 1
好吃hǎo chīHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
好久hǎo jiǔHSK 3
好多hǎo duōHSK 3

Words with 歹

歹徒dǎi túHSK 6

3.

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

zi子

shàng上

，

hǎo好

4.

Example Sentences with 好歹

nǐ你

hǎo好

dǎi歹

chī吃

yì一

diǎn点

fàn饭

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

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.

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.