搞好

• Pinyin: gǎo hǎo
• Hanzi breakdown: 搞 = to do; 好 = well/good

Meaning

To do well; to handle properly; to improve. Successfully managing or completing something.

Used for successfully handling relationships, work, or situations. Implies achieving a good result or maintaining something in good condition.

Examples

1. 我们要搞好邻里关系。 We need to maintain good relationships with our neighbors.
2. 先把自己的事情搞好再说别的。 Handle your own affairs well first before talking about other things.
3. 团队合作需要每个人都努力才能搞好。 Team cooperation requires everyone's effort to work out well.

Usage Guide

Context: work, relationships, everyday

Tone: practical

Do Say

• 把工作搞好是最重要的。(Doing the job well is most important.)
• 搞好关系很重要。(Maintaining good relationships is important.)

Don't Say

• 搞好 in formal reports (Use 做好 or more specific verbs in formal writing — 搞好 is colloquial)

Origin & History

Compound of 搞 (to do) + 好 (well, good), meaning to do something well.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal