正好
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
正好 (zhènghǎo) · just right
正好 (zhènghǎo) means “just right; just in time; happen to”. It is written with 2 characters: 正 (straight) + 好 (good). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 正好 is built
The characters
正 zhèng · straight
What 正 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — up
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — up
Origin hint: A foot 止 stopping in the right place 一 (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
你来得正好。Nǐ lái de zhènghǎo.You came just in time.
这件衣服正好。Zhè jiàn yīfu zhènghǎo.This piece of clothing fits just right.
Questions about 正好
What does 正好 mean?
正好 (zhènghǎo) means “just right; just in time; happen to”.
How do you pronounce 正好?
正好 is pronounced zhènghǎo.
Which HSK level is 正好?
正好 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 正在zhèngzàiin the process of
- 真正zhēnzhèngreal
- 正常zhèngchángnormal
- 正确zhèngquècorrect
- 正是zhèngshìto be exactly
- 反正fǎnzhènganyway
- 正式zhèngshìformal
- 改正gǎizhèngto correct
- 端正duānzhèngupright
- 更正gēngzhèngto correct
Learn 正好 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.