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好歹

hǎodǎi

good and bad; at least; after all

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Characters in this word

好 hǎo

Strokes
6
Radical
女 — woman, girl
Made of
女 woman, girl 子 son, child
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

歹 dǎi

Strokes
4
Radical
歹 — corpse
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 歹

Example phrases

  • 不管结果如何,他好歹把真实情况说清楚了。 Bùguǎn jiéguǒ rúhé, tā hǎodǎi bǎ zhēnshí qíngkuàng shuō qīngchu le. Whatever the outcome, at least he made the real situation clear.
  • 你好歹吃一口饭再走吧。 Nǐ hǎodǎi chī yì kǒu fàn zài zǒu ba. At least eat a bite before you go.
  • 他好歹是你的哥哥,你不该这样对他说话。 Tā hǎodǎi shì nǐ de gēge, nǐ bù gāi zhèyàng duì tā shuōhuà. He is your brother after all; you shouldn't talk to him that way.

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