正好

• 拼音: zhèng hǎo
• 汉字拆解: 正 = 一 (one) + 止 (stop), meaning 'straight/correct'; 好 = 女 (woman) + 子 (child), meaning 'good'

含义

Just right; exactly; it happens that. Indicates perfect timing, exact amount, or a happy coincidence.

Expresses that something fits perfectly, whether in size, quantity, timing, or circumstance. Often used to describe lucky coincidences. Can modify verbs directly or stand alone as a comment. More colloquial than 恰好 but used across all registers.

例句

1. 这双鞋的大小正好。
2. 你来得正好，我们正要吃饭。
3. 正好还剩两张票。

用法指南

语境: coincidence, fit, everyday

语气: pleased

正确说法

• 这件衣服我穿着正好。(This piece of clothing fits me perfectly.)
• 正好我也想去，一起走吧。(I happen to want to go too — let's go together.)

错误说法

• 这个正好地合适。(Don't add 地 after 正好 — say 这个正好合适 directly. 正好 modifies verbs and adjectives without 地.)

起源与历史

Compound of 正 (straight/correct) + 好 (good). Literally 'correctly good,' capturing the satisfaction of something being exactly right.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal