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好坏

hǎo huài · hao huai

Traditional 好壞

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. good or bad
  2. good and bad
  3. standard; quality
  4. (coll.) very bad
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Picking a watermelon

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)西瓜(xīguā)的(de)好坏(hǎohuài)？

    How do you know if a watermelon is good?

  2. Liangliang

    敲一敲(qiāoyīqiāo)，听(tīng)声音(shēngyīn)。

    Knock on it and listen.

  3. Dengdeng

    听(tīng)声音(shēngyīn)能(néng)听出(tīngchū)好坏(hǎohuài)？

    You can hear if it's good by the sound?

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)。声音(shēngyīn)清楚(qīngchu)的(de)，是(shì)好瓜(hǎoguā)。

    Yes. A clear sound means a good one.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)敲了(qiāole)，什么(shénme)也(yě)没(méi)听出来(tīngchūlái)，分不出(fēnbùchū)好坏(hǎohuài)。

    I knocked and heard nothing. I can't tell good from bad.

  6. Liangliang

    那就(nàjiù)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)，回家(huíjiā)切开(qiēkāi)看(kàn)好坏(hǎohuài)。

    Then buy one and cut it open at home to see if it is good.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)知(zhī)道(dào)分(fēn)辨(biàn)好(hǎo)坏(huài)吗(ma)？

Do you know the difference between good and bad?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

买(mǎi)东(dōng)西(xi)不(bù)能(néng)只(zhǐ)看(kàn)价(jià)格(gé)，还(hái)要(yào)看(kàn)质(zhì)量(liàng)的(de)好(hǎo)坏(huài)。

When buying things, you can't just look at the price; you also have to consider the quality.

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