# 好歹 (hǎodǎi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 好歹 (hǎodǎi) means “in any case; anyhow; good and bad”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: in any case; anyhow; good and bad
- Pinyin: hǎodǎi (hao3 dai3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 你累了，好歹吃点儿东西吧。
  Nǐ lèi le, hǎodǎi chī diǎnr dōngxi ba.
  You are fatigued, so eat something at least.

## Characters

- [好](https://hanziro.com/word/hao-good/) (hǎo): good; well
- 歹 (dǎi): bad; wicked

https://hanziro.com/word/hao-dai-in-any-case/

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