可好

kěhǎo
adverb #32,984

Meanings

  1. 1 luckily; fortuitously; just then (as luck would have it)
  2. 2 (in questions) is everything well? — how have you been?

Examples

Wǒ zhèng xiǎng zhǎo tā, kěhǎo tā lái le.
I was just about to look for him, and luckily he showed up.
Hǎojiǔ bú jiàn, nǐ kěhǎo?
Long time no see — have you been well?

Tips

usage
Two distinct uses. (1) As a connector mid-sentence: 'right then; as luck would have it' — often introducing something fortunate or coincidentally well-timed. (2) In greetings, especially in writing or older / regional speech: 可好 = 'are you well?' Replace it in modern casual speech with 你好 or 最近怎么样.

Stroke Order

hǎo