完好如初

wánhǎorúchū

idiom

Meanings

1 intact / as good as new
2 perfectly preserved as at the beginning

Characters

complete / whole

beginning / original

Examples

这本古书保存得完好如初。

Zhè běn gǔshū bǎocún de wánhǎorúchū.

This old book is preserved in perfect condition.

修理之后，手表又恢复得完好如初。

Xiūlǐ zhīhòu, shǒubiǎo yòu huīfù de wánhǎorúchū.

After repair, the watch was restored to like-new condition.

Tips

memory

Break it as 完好 (intact, in good shape) + 如初 (as at the beginning). 如初 also appears in romantic phrases like 一切如初 (everything is as it was).

Stroke Order

完 wán

好 hǎo

如 rú

初 chū