好好

hǎohǎo

adverb HSK 3 #438

Meanings

Reduplication of 好 intensifies the meaning: 'really well; thoroughly; properly'

HSK 1

你要好好学习。

Nǐ yào hǎohǎo xuéxí.

You should study well.

HSK 2

好好的东西，你怎么弄坏了？

Hǎohǎo de dōngxi, nǐ zěnme nòng huài le?

It was perfectly fine - how did you break it?

HSK 3

我们好好谈谈。

Wǒmen hǎohǎo tántan.

Let's have a proper talk.

grammar

好好 is typically placed before a verb: 好好吃饭 (eat properly), 好好想想 (think carefully).

usage

好好的 (hǎohǎo de) means 'in perfectly good condition' and often expresses surprise or complaint: 好好的路你怎么摔倒了？ (The road was fine - how did you fall?)

好 hǎo