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Expressing not knowing how to do something using "hao"

不知道⋯⋯好 (bù zhīdào... hǎo) is an expression used to indicate and emphasize that the speaker does not know how to do something or at least does not know how to do something well.

Structure

Subj. + 不知道 + [Verb Phrase] + 好

Keywords
不知道 · 好
Used for
Expressing quality · Comprehending
Classification

Examples (10)

我真的不知道怎么办才好。

我们都不知道说什么好。

这件事我不知道跟谁说好。

老板不知道怪谁好。

他的短信我不知道怎么回复好。

这些钱他不知道放在哪儿才好。

下雨天我不知道带孩子去哪儿玩好。

都很漂亮,我不知道买哪件好。

好吃的太多了,孩子们不知道先吃哪个才好。

我想问,可是不知道什么时候问才好。

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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.

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