说好

說好
shuōhǎo
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to agree on (in advance)
  2. 2 to settle; to arrange

Examples

HSK 3
Wǒmen shuōhǎo le míngtiān yìqǐ qù páshān.
We agreed to go hiking together tomorrow.
HSK 3
Shuōhǎo de qī diǎn jiànmiàn, nǐ zěnme jiǔ diǎn cái dào?
We agreed to meet at seven. How come you only got here at nine?

Tips

usage
说 'say' + 好 'settled': to talk something through until it is agreed. It does not mean 'to speak well', which is 说得好. 说好的 before a noun is 'the agreed X': 说好的事 'what we agreed on'. The complaint 说好的 X 呢? 'what happened to the X you promised?' is common online.

In Pop Culture

说好的幸福呢 Shuōhǎo de xìngfú ne
What About the Happiness We Promised? (Jay Chou song, 2008)
Jay Chou ballad about a love that did not last, from his 2008 album Capricorn.

Stroke Order

说 shuō
好 hǎo