也好

yěhǎo

adverb HSK 5 #5,803

Meanings

你不去也好，天气不太好。

Nǐ bú qù yěhǎo, tiānqì bútàihǎo.

It's fine if you don't go; the weather isn't great.

吃中餐也好，吃西餐也好，我都行。

Chī zhōngcān yěhǎo, chī xīcān yěhǎo, wǒ dōuxíng.

Whether we eat Chinese or Western food, I'm fine with either.

我们走路去也好。

Wǒmen zǒulù qù yěhǎo.

We may as well walk there.

grammar

Pattern A也好B也好 means 'whether A or B.' Example: 大也好小也好 (whether big or small). It expresses indifference or acceptance.

usage

Standalone 也好 at the end of a sentence expresses reluctant acceptance — 'that's fine too' or 'might as well.'

也 yě

好 hǎo