hǎo​bù

very

  • created sense approved 好不 · hǎo​bù · very — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好不

    hǎo​bù

    very

    Used before certain two-syllable adjectives to emphasize degree, equivalent to "very" or "how"; as in [[好不热闹|好不熱鬧|hao3 bu4 re4 nao5]]

    好 (literal) → 好 · hǎo · very 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · very

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  • created sense approved 好不 · hǎo​bù · not at all — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好不

    hǎo​bù

    not at all

    Not at all; quite the opposite of the adjective that follows.

    好 (literal) → 好 · hǎo · very 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not

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  • created sense approved 好不 · hǎo​bù · [tag question] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好不

    hǎo​bù

    [tag question]

    (colloquial) Used at the end of a sentence to ask for agreement or permission, similar to "is that okay?" or "alright?".

    好 (literal) → 好 · hǎo · all right 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · [inquiry]

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  • created sense approved 好不 · hǎo​bù · not very — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好不

    hǎo​bù

    not very

    Used before certain adjectives to express a negative degree, meaning "not very" or "hardly"; as in [[好不识人|好不識人|hao3 bu4 shi2 ren2]]

    好 (literal) → 好 · hǎo · very 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not

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  • created sense approved 好不 · hǎo​bù · how very — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好不

    hǎo​bù

    how very

    Used in certain fixed patterns where it means the same as its positive counterpart, notably in [[好不容易|好不容易|hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4]] meaning "very difficult"

    好 (literal) → 好 · hǎo · very 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · very

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