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Gang Hao - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Exactly" in Mandarin Chinese

By Qiu Gui Su, About.com

Gang Hao

Meaning

exactly; just; happen to be

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►gāng hǎo
Tone numbers: gang1 hao3

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 剛好
Simplified: 刚好

First Character: 剛 (gāng) – hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly
Second Character: 好 (hǎo) – good; well

Examples of Gāng Hǎo

Audio files are marked with ►

Zhè xie qián gāng hǎo kěyǐ mǎi wǔ gè ping guǒ.
這些錢剛好可以買五個蘋果。
这些钱刚好可以买五个苹果。
This is exactly enough money to buy five apples.

Zhè shuāng xié zǐ chǐ cun gāng hǎo.
這雙鞋子尺寸剛好。
这双鞋子尺寸刚好。
The size of this pair of shoes is just right.

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