📘 Lernkarte #2726 — 正好 (zhènghǎo)
#2726 PINYIN
(just right / just in time / exactly)
🔤 Basic Data
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Hanzi: 正好
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Pinyin: zhènghǎo
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IPA: [ʈʂɤ̂ŋ xàʊ̯]
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Tone: 🟣 4 + 🔵 3
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Meaning: just right; exactly; just in time; happen to
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Semantic class: adverb
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HSK: 2
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Frequency: very high (daily spoken Chinese)
⭐ Core Meaning
EN:
正好 (zhènghǎo) means “just right / exactly”.
It expresses a perfect match in time, quantity, situation, or coincidence.
DE:
正好 (zhènghǎo) bedeutet „genau richtig / gerade passend“.
Es beschreibt eine ideale Übereinstimmung von Zeit, Menge oder Situation.
➡️ 正好 = exactly right
🔗 Common Collocations & Patterns
| Hanzi | Pinyin | English | Deutsch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 正好有时间 | zhènghǎo yǒu shíjiān | just have time | gerade Zeit haben |
| 正好三个人 | zhènghǎo sān gè rén | exactly three people | genau drei Personen |
| 来得正好 | lái de zhènghǎo | came just in time | genau richtig gekommen |
| 正好相反 | zhènghǎo xiāngfǎn | exactly the opposite | genau umgekehrt |
| 我正好要找你 | wǒ zhènghǎo yào zhǎo nǐ | I was just looking for you | ich wollte dich gerade suchen |
🇬🇧 ENGLISH — Full Explanation (with Pinyin)
正好 is used when everything matches perfectly.
Typical usage
time coincidence
你来得正好。
Nǐ lái de zhènghǎo.
You came just in time.
quantity
钱正好够。
Qián zhènghǎo gòu.
The money is just enough.
coincidence
我正好也想问你。
Wǒ zhènghǎo yě xiǎng wèn nǐ.
I was just about to ask you too.
⚠️ Usage notes (EN)
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very common in spoken Chinese
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positive or neutral tone
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often expresses pleasant coincidence
🇩🇪 DEUTSCH — Erklärung (mit Pinyin)
正好 wird benutzt, wenn etwas perfekt passt.
Typische Verwendung
Zeit
你打电话打得正好。
Nǐ dǎ diànhuà dǎ de zhènghǎo.
Du rufst genau richtig an.
Menge
人正好够用。
Rén zhènghǎo gòu yòng.
Es sind genau genug Leute da.
⚠️ Hinweis (DE)
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sehr häufig in Umgangssprache
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oft bei Zufall oder Timing
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neutral bis positiv
🌟 COMPARISON — 正好 vs similar words
| Meaning | Pinyin | Hanzi | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| just right | zhènghǎo | 正好 | perfect match |
| exactly | gānghǎo | 刚好 | very similar (slightly more colloquial) |
| just now | gāngcái | 刚才 | time reference |
| appropriate | héshì | 合适 | suitability |
| normal | zhèngcháng | 正常 | standard state |
01｜Syllable Analysis — zhèng · hǎo
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zhèng — IPA [ʈʂɤ̂ŋ] — Tone 4 — exact / correct
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hǎo — IPA [xàʊ̯] — Tone 3 — good
Tone pattern: 4 → 3
→ exact → perfectly good
02｜Mnemonics — 正好
| Category | EN | DE |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning link | perfect timing | perfektes Timing |
| Tone link | firm → soft | passt |
| Visual | puzzle piece fits | passendes Puzzleteil |
| Memory tip | “exactly good” | „genau gut“ |
03｜Didactic Summary — 正好
| Focus | EN | DE |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | just right | genau richtig |
| Usage | time / quantity | Zeit / Menge |
| Tone | 4 + 3 | 4. + 3. Ton |
| Register | spoken | gesprochen |
| Frequency | very high | sehr hoch |