好好先生

hǎohǎoxiānsheng

noun #19,512

Measure Word

一个好好先生 gè

Meanings

1 yes-man
2 Mr. Nice Guy
3 pushover
4 someone who agrees with everything

Characters

Examples

他是个好好先生，从来不拒绝别人。

Tā shì gè hǎohǎo xiānsheng, cónglái bù jùjué biéren.

He's a yes-man who never says no to anyone.

做好好先生不一定是好事。

Zuò hǎohǎo xiānsheng bùyídìng shì hǎoshì.

Being a yes-man isn't necessarily a good thing.

Tips

culture

The original 好好先生 was Sima Hui (司马徽) of the Eastern Han dynasty, who would say 'good, good' to everything. The term is now mildly negative, implying lack of backbone.

Stroke Order

好 hǎo

先 xiān

生 shēng