正好 zhèng hǎo
“just (in time); just right; just enough”
descriptiveHSK 4 · 2021 list level 2
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
正好 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1932: 正好 zhènghǎo — Level 4; official annotation 4 (形、副). PDF page 128
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用法How to use 正好
正好 means "just right," "just in time," or "happen to" — something fits perfectly or a timing coincidence works out. It is an adverb placed before the verb or adjective, or right after a subject: 大小正好, 正好有, 你来得正好. It often softens a lucky coincidence, as in 我正好路过.
例句Example sentences
- 你来得正好，我们正要吃饭。nǐ lái de zhèng hǎo, wǒ men zhèng yào chī fàn.You came just in time — we were about to eat.
- 这双鞋大小正好，我很喜欢。zhè shuāng xié dà xiǎo zhèng hǎo, wǒ hěn xǐ huan.These shoes are just the right size; I like them a lot.
- 我正好路过这里，就来看看你。wǒ zhèng hǎo lù guò zhè lǐ, jiù lái kàn kàn nǐ.I happened to be passing by, so I came to see you.