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好歹
hǎodǎi
1. good and bad
2. most unfortunate occurrence
3. in any case
4. whatever
Common • Top 10%

Character Breakdown

好
hǎo
good, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well
HSK 1 6 丶
歹
dǎi
corpse; death; evil, depraved, wicked
HSK 6 4 丶

Compound Words (3)

不问好歹
bùwènhǎodǎi
no matter what may happen (idiom)
不知好歹
bùzhīhǎodǎi
unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
不识好歹
bùshíhǎodǎi
unable to tell good from bad (idiom)

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