好歹
hǎodǎi
good and bad; at least; after all
Characters in this word
歹 dǎi
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 歹 — corpse
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
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.