"還好" meaning in Chinese

See 還好 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /xaɪ̯³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /waːn²¹ hou̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /xaɪ̯³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /waːn²¹ hou̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: háihǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], waan⁴ hou² [Cantonese, Jyutping], háihǎo [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], háihǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hai²-hao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hái-hǎu [Mandarin, Yale], hairhao [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], хайхао [Mandarin, Palladius], xajxao [Mandarin, Palladius], wàahn hóu [Cantonese, Yale], waan⁴ hou² [Cantonese, Pinyin], wan⁴ hou² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 還好
  1. not bad; quite OK; passable
    Sense id: en-還好-zh-adj-6Naz5aqJ Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 72 2 26
  2. fortunate; lucky
    Sense id: en-還好-zh-adj-B3sLlktV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 一般 (yībān), 不大離 (bùdàlí) [regional], 不大离 (bùdàlí) [regional], 勉強, 勉强, 巴巴結結 (bāba-jiējiē) [regional], 巴巴结结 (bāba-jiējiē) [regional], 平常 (píngcháng) [euphemistic], 湊合 [colloquial], 凑合 [colloquial], 說得過去 (shuōdeguòqù), 说得过去 (shuōdeguòqù), 過得去 (guòdeqù), 过得去 (guòdeqù), 還可以 (háikěyǐ), 还可以 (háikěyǐ), 馬馬虎虎, 马马虎虎

Adverb

IPA: /xaɪ̯³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /waːn²¹ hou̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /xaɪ̯³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /waːn²¹ hou̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: háihǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], waan⁴ hou² [Cantonese, Jyutping], háihǎo [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], háihǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hai²-hao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hái-hǎu [Mandarin, Yale], hairhao [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], хайхао [Mandarin, Palladius], xajxao [Mandarin, Palladius], wàahn hóu [Cantonese, Yale], waan⁴ hou² [Cantonese, Pinyin], wan⁴ hou² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adverb}} 還好
  1. fortunately; luckily
    Sense id: en-還好-zh-adv--dn3hs1a

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      "zh-pron": "háihǎo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ"
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        "Jyutping"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "háihǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hai²-hao³"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "hái-hǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hairhao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хайхао"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
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    },
    {
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàahn hóu"
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "waan⁴ hou²"
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      "ipa": "/xaɪ̯³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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      "roman": "yībān",
      "word": "一般"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "bùdàlí",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "不大離"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "bùdàlí",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "不大离"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "勉強"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "bāba-jiējiē",
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      "roman": "shuōdeguòqù",
      "word": "說得過去"
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      "word": "说得过去"
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      "word": "过得去"
    },
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      "roman": "háikěyǐ",
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    },
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      "roman": "háikěyǐ",
      "word": "还可以"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "馬馬虎虎"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "马马虎虎"
    }
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      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hairhao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
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    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
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    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/xaɪ̯³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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      "zh-pron": "háihǎo"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "háihǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hai²-hao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hái-hǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hairhao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хайхао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xajxao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xaɪ̯³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàahn hóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waan⁴ hou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wan⁴ hou²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːn²¹ hou̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xaɪ̯³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːn²¹ hou̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
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      "roman": "yībān",
      "word": "一般"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bùdàlí",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ],
      "word": "不大離"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bùdàlí",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ],
      "word": "不大离"
    },
    {
      "word": "勉強"
    },
    {
      "word": "勉强"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bāba-jiējiē",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ],
      "word": "巴巴結結"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bāba-jiējiē",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ],
      "word": "巴巴结结"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "euphemistic"
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "湊合"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "凑合"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shuōdeguòqù",
      "word": "說得過去"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shuōdeguòqù",
      "word": "说得过去"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guòdeqù",
      "word": "過得去"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guòdeqù",
      "word": "过得去"
    },
    {
      "roman": "háikěyǐ",
      "word": "還可以"
    },
    {
      "roman": "háikěyǐ",
      "word": "还可以"
    },
    {
      "word": "馬馬虎虎"
    },
    {
      "word": "马马虎虎"
    }
  ],
  "word": "還好"
}

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      "zh-pron": "háihǎo"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "waan⁴ hou²"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "háihǎo"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "háihǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hai²-hao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hái-hǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hairhao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хайхао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xajxao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xaɪ̯³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàahn hóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waan⁴ hou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wan⁴ hou²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːn²¹ hou̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xaɪ̯³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːn²¹ hou̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "還好"
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.