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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

还好 [háihǎo]
  1. 1. not bad; passable
    你今天感觉怎样? —还好
    How are you feeling today? —Not so bad.
    你最近很忙吧? —还好
    Are you very busy these days? —So so.
  2. 2. fortunately
    还好,这场大水没有把堤坝冲坏。
    Fortunately, the flood did not break the dyke.
    还好,电话总算打通了。
    I was fortunate enough to get through finally.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

还好 [háihǎo]
  1. 1. 大体可以;勉强过得去(多用于答话)
    稿子写得怎么样?还好,可以提交讨论了。
  2. 2. 还算幸运(多用作插入语)
    还好,虽然耽误了很久,可总算解决了。

Examples

你最近很忙吧? —还好
Are you very busy these days? —So so.
还好,电话总算打通了。
I was fortunate enough to get through finally.
这种小型的家庭农场有时比大农场生意还好呢。
These family-owned farms sometimes have better business success than large farms.
他一生绝嗣无后,还好收了一个义子。
He had no offspring throughout his life, but fortunately, he has an adopted son.
久违了! 近来还好吗?
Long time no see! Have you been well?
成绩比预想的还好
这头猪吃口还好,不会有大病。

Word Decomposition


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