好端端

hǎoduānduān
adverb #24,997

Meanings

  1. 1 perfectly fine
  2. 2 in perfectly good condition
  3. 3 without rhyme or reason
  4. 4 out of nowhere

Examples

HSK 3
Hǎoduānduān de, tā tūrán kū le qǐlái.
Out of nowhere, he suddenly started crying.
HSK 7-9
Hǎoduānduān de yí jiàn shì, ràng tā gǎozá le.
A perfectly fine thing was ruined by him.
HSK 7-9
Nǐ hǎoduānduān de qù zhāorě tā gànshénme?
Why on earth would you go and provoke him when everything was fine?

Tips

usage
好端端 always describes a situation that was satisfactory and unchanged, used before something unexpected or unwarranted happens. It often implies mild surprise or complaint.

Stroke Order

好 hǎo
端 duān