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最好 (had best / it's best to)
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Advice from the doctor
- You have a bad cold and ask the doctor what to do.
- you你had best最好many多drink喝water水，早点儿to go to bed睡觉。 — "You'd best drink plenty of water and go to bed early."
had best最好 + Verb = had best
- had best最好 + Verb = "it's best to, you'd better": friendly but clear advice.
- It goes after the subject: you你had best最好…; the negative is had best最好not别 / had best最好don't不要.
you你had best最好not别drink喝coffee咖啡。
Advise: “You'd best bring a coat.” 你____带一件外套。
Độ khó 1/5 · 100 xu + một phần thưởng nhỏ cho lần hoàn thành đầu tiên trong ngày
最好 + verb = had best.
Planning and warnings
- to go去Beijing, capital of the…北京had best最好to sit坐high speed rail高铁。 — "The best way to get to Beijing is by high-speed train."
- had best最好in advance提前book tickets订票，otherwise不然can't get them买不到。 — "It's best to book in advance, or you won't get a ticket."
best最好in advance提前book tickets订票，otherwise不然can't get them买不到。
Build: “It's best to book in advance.”
Độ khó 3/5 · 200 xu + một phần thưởng nhỏ cho lần hoàn thành đầu tiên trong ngày
最好 + verb phrase.
Negative: had best最好not别
- "You'd better not" = had best最好not别 / had best最好don't不要: had best最好not别to go去, not not不had best最好to go去.
- had best最好 + Verb gives advice; had best最好(modifier / structural particle)的 + noun means "the best": had best最好(modifier / structural particle)的friend朋友.
Which says “You'd better not drive tonight”?
Độ khó 1/5 · 100 xu + một phần thưởng nhỏ cho lần hoàn thành đầu tiên trong ngày
Time + 最好别 + verb; 不最好 is wrong.
had best最好 versus should应该
- should应该 states what is right or expected: you你should应该apologise道歉 — "You should apologise."
- had best最好 suggests the wisest option: you你had best最好early先apologise道歉 — "You'd best apologise first."
you你should应该apologise道歉。
In 他是我最好的朋友, 最好 means “had better”.
Độ khó 1/5 · 100 xu + một phần thưởng nhỏ cho lần hoàn thành đầu tiên trong ngày
False. Before 的 + noun, 最好 is “best”: 我最好的朋友 “my best friend”. Only before a verb does 最好 mean “had better”: 你最好早点儿走.
Recap
- had best最好 + Verb = it's best to / you'd better; negative had best最好not别 / don't不要.
- had best最好(modifier / structural particle)的 + noun = the best ….; should应该 = should (duty).
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.
You have a bad cold and ask the doctor what to do. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.