最好
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最好 (zuìhǎo) · best
最好 (zuìhǎo) means “best; had better”. It is written with 2 characters: 最 (most) + 好 (good). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 最好 is built
The characters
最 zuì · most
What 最 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 取qǔ — to take
- 耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
- 又yòu — and
- 耳ěr — ear
Origin hint: To take place 取 under the sun 日 (that is, everywhere) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
好 hǎo · good
What 好 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: A woman 女 with a son 子 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你最好早点儿睡觉。Nǐ zuìhǎo zǎo diǎnr shuìjiào.You'd better go to bed early.
他是我最好的朋友。Tā shì wǒ zuìhǎo de péngyou.He is my best friend.
Questions about 最好
What does 最好 mean?
最好 (zuìhǎo) means “best; had better”.
How do you pronounce 最好?
最好 is pronounced zuìhǎo.
Which HSK level is 最好?
最好 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 最后zuìhòulast
- 最近zuìjìnrecently
- 最初zuìchūat first
- 最终zuìzhōngfinal
- 最zuìmost
- 爱好àihàohobby
- 好吃hǎochīdelicious
- 好看hǎokàngood-looking
- 好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
- 好玩儿hǎowánrfun
Learn 最好 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.