和好如初

héhǎo-rúchū
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to make up and be as close as before
  2. 2 to be fully reconciled

Examples

HSK 4
Jīngguò zhè cì wùhuì, tāmen huā le hěn cháng shíjiān cái héhǎo-rúchū.
After this misunderstanding, it took them a long time to become as close as they had been.
HSK 5
Liǎng ge rén chǎo le yí jià, méi jǐ tiān jiù héhǎo-rúchū le.
The two of them had a fight, and within a few days they were as close as ever.

Tips

usage
和好 alone is "to make up"; adding 如初 "as at the start" says nothing of the quarrel is left. Used of couples, friends and families, and in the news of countries mending ties.

Stroke Order

和 hé
好 hǎo
如 rú
初 chū