好好

Chinese

Etymology 1

good; well; be fond of good; well; be fond of
trad. (好好) 好 好
simp. #(好好) 好 好

Pronunciation

Adverb

好好

  1. all out; to one's heart's content; earnestly; hard (of way of working)
    我會好好努力把我的博士讀完。 [MSC, trad.]
    我会好好努力把我的博士读完。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ huì hǎohǎo nǔlì bǎ wǒ de bóshì dúwán. [Pinyin]
    I will work hard to finish my doctorate.
    讓我再好好兒想想。 [MSC, trad.]
    让我再好好儿想想。 [MSC, simp.]
    Ràng wǒ zài hǎohāor xiǎng xiǎng. [Pinyin]
    Let me think it over again carefully.
    今天不好好工作，明天工作都難保。 [MSC, trad.]
    今天不好好工作，明天工作都难保。 [MSC, simp.]
    Jīntiān bù hǎohǎo gōngzuò, míngtiān gōngzuò dōu nánbǎo. [Pinyin]
    If you don't work hard today, you may not have a job to come back to tomorrow.
  2. behaving oneself

Adjective

好好

  1. very good; very well
  2. in perfectly good condition

Etymology 2

very good
trad. (好好) 好 好
simp. #(好好) 好 好

Pronunciation

Phrase

好好

  1. (chiefly Cantonese) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 好,‎ 好: very good; excellent
    今日天氣好好。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    今日天气好好。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    gam1 jat6 tin1 hei3 hou2 hou2. [Jyutping]
    Today's weather is excellent.
    今天天氣好好。／今天天气好好。  ―  Jīntiān tiānqì hǎo hǎo.  ―  Today's weather is so good.
    呢排生意真係好好。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    呢排生意真系好好。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ni1 paai4 saang1 ji3 zan1 hai6 hou2 hou2. [Jyutping]
    Business has been booming lately.

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