Definition & Meaning

(used with exclamatory force) so; quite

Word usage

Words with hao bu

hǎo bù

好 不

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adv.(used with exclamatory force) so; quite
- tā men jiàn le miàn hǎo bù huān xǐ
  他们见了面，好不欢喜。
  How happy they were to see each other.
- tā hǎo bù róng yì jǐ dào tái qián
  他好不容易挤到台前。
  He had a hard time squeezing through the crowd to get up to the platform.
- tā hǎo bù róng yì cái táo tuō sǐ wáng
  她好不容易才逃脱死亡。
  She escaped death by inches.
- nín hái shi zài bǎi máng zhōng chōu kòng lái le dà jiā hǎo bù gāo xìng
  您还是在百忙中抽空来了，大家好不高兴！
  We are so glad that you've finally made it, in spite of your busy schedule.
- shōu dào nǐ de xìn wǒ hǎo bù gāo xìng
  收到你的信，我好不高兴！
  How glad I am to have heard from you!
- hǎo bù xìng fú
  好不幸福
  very happy
- hǎo bù nǎo rén
  好不恼人
  extremely annoying
synonym
hǎo shēng好生

Word usage

Note
"好不+adjective" can be substituted by "好+adjective". "好热闹" and "好不热闹" both mean "so bustling", and are affirmative, but when "好" or "好不" are used before "容易", they are both negative. For instance, "好容易才找着他" and "好不容易才找着他" both mean "it was not at all easy to find him".

Chinese words with pinyin hao bu

háo bù毫不not at all

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