正好 (just right / exactly)
An exact amount need not be lucky
- The bill totals exactly one hundred yuan.
- 一共正好一百块。 — 正好 states an exact match to the amount here.
An exact amount need not be lucky
- The bill totals exactly one hundred yuan.
- altogether一共just (in time)正好一百块。 — just (in time)正好 states an exact match to the amount here.
The bill totals exactly one hundred yuan. What does 一共正好一百块。 communicate?
正好 states an exact match to the amount here. 正好 can also mean timely or coincidental. A precise total does not automatically describe good luck.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 正好 (just right / exactly). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
you你come来(degree)得just right正好。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is just (in time)正好 (just right / exactly). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
you你come来(degree)得just right正好。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: You came at just the right time: 你来得 ____。
正好 = just right / by coincidence: 你来得正好. · 正好 = just right / por casualidad: 你来得正好.
Read examples in context
in total一共exactly正好one hundred一百yuan块。
- In the opening example, 一共正好一百块。: 正好 states an exact match to the amount here.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
in total一共exactly正好one hundred一百yuan块。
- In the opening example, altogether一共just (in time)正好一百块。: just (in time)正好 states an exact match to the amount here.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What does 正好一百块 mean? · ¿Qué significa 正好一百块?
正好 + amount = exactly: 正好一百块, 正好够 (just enough). · 正好 + cantidad = exactamente: 正好一百块, 正好够 (just enough).
Build: “You've come at just the right time.” · Construye: “You've come at just the right time.”
Subj + Verb 得 + 正好: 你 + 来得 + 正好. · Suj + Verbo 得 + 正好: 你 + 来得 + 正好.
Know the boundary
- 正好 can also mean timely or coincidental.
- A precise total does not automatically describe good luck.
Know the boundary
- just (in time)正好 can also mean timely or coincidental.
- A precise total does not automatically describe good luck.
正好一百块 states exactly one hundred yuan.
Here 正好 marks an exact amount. Exactness need not be lucky; other contexts use 正好 for suitable timing or coincidence.
In the opening situation: 正好 states an exact match to the amount here.
正好 can also mean timely or coincidental. A precise total does not automatically describe good luck. 正好 states an exact match to the amount here.
Use the distinction
- 正好 states an exact match to the amount here.
- 正好 can also mean timely or coincidental. A precise total does not automatically describe good luck.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.
Use the distinction
- just (in time)正好 states an exact match to the amount here.
- just (in time)正好 can also mean timely or coincidental. A precise total does not automatically describe good luck.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.