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正好

zhèng hǎo · zheng hao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. just (in time)
  2. just right
  3. just enough
  4. to happen to
  5. to chance to
  6. by chance
  7. it just so happens that
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The bus

  1. Liangliang

    坐车(zuòchē)要(yào)多少钱(duōshaoqián)？你(nǐ)有(yǒu)零钱(língqián)吗(ma)？

    How much is the bus? Do you have change?

  2. Dengdeng

    两块(liǎngkuài)。我(wǒ)正好(zhènghǎo)有(yǒu)两块(liǎngkuài)。

    Two yuan. I have exactly two yuan.

  3. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！车(chē)来(lái)了(le)，正好(zhènghǎo)！

    Great! And the bus is here. Just in time!

  4. Dengdeng

    等等(děngděng)，这是(zhèshì)十五路(shíwǔlù)。我们(wǒmen)要(yào)坐(zuò)十六路(shíliùlù)！

    Wait, this is number 15. We need number 16!

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，十六路(shíliùlù)也(yě)来(lái)了(le)，正好(zhènghǎo)！

    Look, number 16 is coming too. Just right!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

正(zhèng)好(hǎo)相(xiāng)反(fǎn)，我(wǒ)从(cóng)没(méi)说(shuō)过(guò)这(zhè)样(yàng)的(de)话(huà)。

On the contrary, I've never said such a thing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by bfsutian · English by lukaszpp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

正(zhèng)好(hǎo)那(nà)个(gè)时(shí)候(hou)，公(gōng)交(jiāo)车(chē)停(tíng)下(xià)来(lái)了(le)。

Just then, the bus stopped.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jkyochen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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正
zhèng

straight; upright

好
hǎo

good; appropriate; proper

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