好端端

hǎoduānduān
adverb #24,997

Meanings

  1. 1 perfectly fine
  2. 2 in perfectly good condition
  3. 3 without rhyme or reason
  4. 4 out of nowhere

Examples

Hǎoduānduān de, tā tūrán kūle qǐlái.
Out of nowhere, he suddenly started crying.
Hǎoduānduān de yī jiàn shì, ràng tā gǎozále.
A perfectly fine thing was ruined by him.
Nǐ hǎoduānduān de qù zhāorě tā gàn shénme?
Why on earth would you go and provoke him when everything was fine?

Tips

usage
好端端 always describes a situation that was satisfactory and unchanged — used before something unexpected or unwarranted happens. It often implies mild surprise or complaint.

Stroke Order

hǎo
duān