好歹
hǎo dǎi
Pinyin

Definition

好歹
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hǎo dǎi
  1. good and bad
  2. most unfortunate occurrence
  3. in any case
  4. whatever

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

好
hǎo
  1. 1 good
  2. 2 well
  3. 3 proper
  4. 4 good to
  5. 5 easy to
  6. 6 very
  7. 7 so
  8. 8 (suffix indicating completion or readiness)
  9. 9 (of two people) close
  10. 10 on intimate terms
  11. 11 (after a personal pronoun) hello
只好
zhǐ hǎo
  1. 1 without any better option
  2. 2 to have to
  3. 3 to be forced to
好不容易
hǎo bù róng yì
  1. 1 with great difficulty
  2. 2 very difficult
好久
hǎo jiǔ
  1. 1 quite a while
好似
hǎo sì
  1. 1 to seem
  2. 2 to be like

Idioms (20)

不问好歹
bù wèn hǎo dǎi
  1. 1 no matter what may happen (idiom)
不知好歹
bù zhī hǎo dǎi
  1. 1 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
  2. 2 not to know what's good for one
  3. 3 unable to recognize others' good intentions
不识好歹
bù shí hǎo dǎi
  1. 1 unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
  2. 2 undiscriminating
做好做歹
zuò hǎo zuò dǎi
  1. 1 to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
  1. 1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts

Sample Sentences

那些会表演的可不是乞讨，人家好歹也付出了劳动。我一般都会帮他们。可是那些跪在路边一动不动的人就难说了，有很多都是假的。一天下来碰上几个像你这么有同情心的人收获可是不小啊。所以现在职业乞丐越来越多了。另外，最怕的就是前面说的那些有组织犯罪性质的乞丐团伙，他们除了拐卖妇女儿童以外，还有可能打着乞讨的幌子，干些偷抢的坏事。这是治安中的大问题。
nàxiē huì biǎoyǎn de kě bushì qǐtǎo ，rénjiā hǎodǎi yě fùchū le láodòng 。wǒ yī bān dōu huì bāng tāmen 。kěshì nàxiē guì zài lùbiān yīdòng bùdòng de rén jiù nánshuō le ，yǒu hěn duō dōu shì jiǎ de 。yī tiān xiàlái pèngshàng jǐge xiàng nǐ zhème yǒu tóngqíngxīn de rén shōuhuò kěshì bù xiǎo ā 。suǒyǐ xiànzài zhíyè qǐgài yuèláiyuèduō le 。lìngwài ，zuì pà de jiùshì qiánmian shuō de nàxiē yǒu zǔzhī fànzuì xìngzhì de qǐgài tuánhuǒ ，tāmen chú le guǎimài fùnǚ értóng yǐwài ，hái yǒu kěnéng dǎzhe qǐtǎo de huǎngzi ，gàn xiē tōu qiǎng de huàishì 。zhè shì zhìān zhōng de dà wèntí 。
The ones who do performances aren't beggars. At least they are putting in some effort. Generally, I help them out. But as for those who kneel at the side of the road, completely motionless, it's harder to say. A lot of them are fake. In a single day, if they bump into a couple empathetic people like you, they can make a pretty penny. So these days, there are more and more professional beggars. Plus, the scariest ones are those we just talked about. Some are organized criminal gangs of beggars. Besides trafficking in women and children, they may also do bad things like stealing under the pretense of begging. This is a big problem for public safety.
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嗯，音乐真美妙，水果也好吃，谢谢你啊亲爱的！好歹让我想到那个人的嘴脸没觉得那么恶心了。
ng4 ，yīnyuè zhēn měimiào ，shuǐguǒ yě hǎochī ，xièxie nǐ ā qīn ài de ！hǎodǎi ràng wǒ xiǎngdào nà ge rén de zuǐliǎn méi juéde nàme ěxīn le 。
Yeah. The music is really nice, the fruit is tasty. Thank you, darling! For better or worse, I don't feel as bad thinking about his face.
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啊？你也信这个啊？你好歹也算新世纪的大学生了，怎么还相信这些装神弄鬼的东西。
ǎ ？nǐ yě xìn zhège a ？nǐ hǎodǎi yě suàn xīnshìjì de dàxuéshēng le ，zěnme hái xiāngxìn zhèxiē zhuāngshénnòngguǐ de dōngxi 。
Oh really? You also believe in that stuff? How can a college student in modern times also believe in hocus-pocus like that?
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哎呀，别这样嘛，好歹我皮夹里除了我爸妈和偶像的照片之外，就是我跟你的合照了，我这么爱你，算是你三生有幸啊。
āiyā ，bié zhèyàng ma ，hǎodǎi wǒ píjiá lǐ chúle wǒ bà mā hé ǒuxiàng de zhàopiàn zhīwài ，jiùshì wǒ gēn nǐ de hézhào le ，wǒ zhème ài nǐ ，suàn shì nǐ sānshēng yǒuxìng ā 。
Hey! Don't be like that. No matter what, I always have a photo of us together in my wallet, as well as the one of my mum and dad and my pop idols. You should be pleased that I love you so much,
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护士小姐，何必这样说嘛，我好歹也是病人啊...
hùshi xiǎojie ，hébì zhèyàng shuō ma ，wǒ hǎodǎi yě shì bìngrén ā ...
Do you really need to say that, Ms? For better or worse I'm still your patient...
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你这冷水也泼得太快吧!我好歹是你亲弟弟，你不是应该赞许我有创业的勇气，然后给予我无条件的支持吗?
nǐ zhè lěngshuǐ yě pō de tài kuài ba !wǒ hǎodǎi shì nǐ qīn dìdi ，nǐ búshì yīnggāi zànxǔ wǒ yǒu chuàngyè de yǒngqì ，ránhòu gěiyǔ wǒ wútiáojiàn de zhīchí ma ?
You're very quick to take the wind from my sails! For better or worse I'm your little brother, shouldn't you praise me for being brave enough to start a business and give me your unconditional support?
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哎呀，现在生意难做啊。现在人力成本年年涨，乱七八糟的税费又多。好歹Y工厂还是个稳定大客户，傍着他们至少能把生意维持下去。
āiyā ，xiànzài shēngyì nán zuò a 。xiànzài rénlìchéngběn niánnián zhǎng ，luànqībāzāo de shuìfèi yòu duō 。hǎodǎi Y gōngchǎng háishì gè wěndìng dà kèhù ，bàng zhe tāmen zhìshǎo néng bǎ shēngyì wéichí xiàqu 。
Come on, nowadays business is difficult. Now labor costs are going up every year, and there are more and more of all these taxes. Besides, Y Factory is still a stable, big client, relying on them, at least we can continue to sustain our business.
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好歹你现在每天还回家，像以前你老出差，我和孩子死了估计你都不知道。
hǎodǎi nǐ xiànzài měitiān hái huíjiā ，xiàng yǐqián nǐ lǎo chūchāi ，wǒ hé háizi sǐ le gūjì nǐ dōu bù zhīdào 。
Anyway, you’re coming home everyday now. Before when you were always out of town on business, you wouldn’t have even noticed if the child and I died.
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那好歹也算是份工作啊。
nà hǎodǎi yě suàn shì fèn gōngzuò a 。
Well it's a job either way.
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哎，谁说不是呢。可好歹咱也是建设上海的青年才俊，老被叫做外地人，在各方面受歧视，还真窝火。看来继续修炼，娶个上海老婆才是正经。
āi ，shéi shuō bù shì ne 。kě hǎodǎi zá yě shì jiànshè Shànghǎi de qīngniáncáijùn ，lǎo bèi jiàozuò wàidirén ，zài gèfāngmiàn shòu qíshì ，hái zhēn wōhuǒ 。kànlai jìxù xiūliàn ，qǔ ge Shànghǎi lǎopó cái shì zhèngjing 。
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