B1 · Grammar reference · ASGUD25J
Coincidence with "zhenghao"
正好 (zhènghǎo) can be used as an adjective or adverb to help express a coincidence, and it could be related to time, size, volume, quantity, degree, etc. In English we might say something similar like, “oh, this shirt you gave me just happens to be in my favorite color."
- Keywords
- 正好 · 正 · 好 · happen to be · just right
- Used for
- Sequencing events in time · Indicating conditions
- Classification
- Adverbs · HSK4
Examples (10)
我正好要出去，垃圾我来扔吧。
你来了！我正好要找你。
他正好问了我想问的问题。
我正好也在这里实习。
正好你们都是单身。
我明天见他，正好可以问问他这件事。
我们正好也要去那儿，一起走吧。
我敲门的时候，他正好出门。
这件衣服的大小正好。
水温正好，不冷也不热。
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