HSK V7-9
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好歹

/ hǎodǎi /
Strokes

Definition

good and bad/most unfortunate occurrence/in any case/whatever

Example

As a Noun
good and evil; what's good and what's bad
1
zhīhǎodǎi
不知好歹

be unable to tell what's good (or bad) for one; not know chalk from cheese

2
Hǎodǎi
好歹
fēn

do not distinguish the good from the bad

As a Noun
mishap; mischance; casualty; disaster
3
de
bìngqíng
病情
hěn
chóng
  
dàn
一旦
yǒu
hǎodǎi
好歹
  
,
men
我们
gāi
zěnme
怎么
bàn
  
?

He is critically sick. What shall we do if he gets still worse?

4
Wàn
万一
yǒu
hǎodǎi
好歹
  
,
men
我们
de
chéngdān
承担
rèn
责任
ya
  
!

Should anything happen to him, we have to take the responsibility.

As an Adverb
in any case; at any rate; at least; anyhow
5
néng
diūxià
丢下
guǎn
不管
  
hǎodǎi
好歹
shì
ma
妈妈
  

You cannot leave her alone. She is your mother after all.

As an Adverb
somehow; in a makeshift manner
6
hǎodǎi
好歹
ràng
kàn
yǎn
  
,
hǎo
ma
  
?

You will let me just have a look, won't you?

7
Hǎodǎi
好歹
yǒu
ge
qián
jiù
háng
le
  
,
men
我们
yòu
mǎi
shénme
什么
guìzhòng
贵重
dōng
东西
  

As we are not going to buy anything expensive, it won't matter if we have only a little money on us.