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好家伙

hǎo jiā huo · hao jia huo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. my God!
  2. oh boy!
  3. man!
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In a conversation

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A huge sweet potato

  1. Dengdeng

    好家伙(hǎojiāhuo)！这块(zhèkuài)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)这么(zhème)大(dà)！

    Wow! This roasted sweet potato is so big!

  2. Liangliang

    好家伙(hǎojiāhuo)，比(bǐ)你的(nǐde)手(shǒu)还(hái)大(dà)。

    Wow, it is even bigger than your hand.

  3. Dengdeng

    太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)吃得完(chīdewán)吗(ma)？

    Too big. Can we finish it?

  4. Liangliang

    先(xiān)尝(cháng)一口(yīkǒu)。好家伙(hǎojiāhuo)，里面(lǐmiàn)还(hái)很(hěn)烫(tàng)！

    Taste a bite first. Wow, it is still hot inside!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

好(hǎo)家(jiā)伙(huo)，这(zhè)箱(xiāng)子(zi)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)的(de)重(zhòng)多(duō)了(le)！

Oh boy, this box is much heavier than I thought!

02

好(hǎo)家(jiā)伙(huo)，你(nǐ)一(yì)口(kǒu)气(qì)跑(pǎo)了(le)十(shí)公(gōng)里(lǐ)！

Man, you ran ten kilometers in one go!

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