created sense approved 好不 · hǎobù · very — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
好不
hǎobù
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 · hǎobù · not at all — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
好不
hǎobù
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 · hǎobù · [tag question] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
好不
hǎobù
[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 · hǎobù · not very — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
好不
hǎobù
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
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 好不 · hǎobù · how very — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
好不
hǎobù
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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