也好 [－－]

Jyutping jaa5 hou2
Pinyin yě hǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. that's fine
  2. may as well
  3. (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ...
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. good also
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. particle
    may as well; it may not be a bad idea (expressing hesitant acceptance)
  2. particle
    no matter whether; whether it be (in the sentence structure X也好，Y也好)
  3. verb
    to be easy to; to be convenient for
    (syn.) 便於, 便于
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #880
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    圣诞节快到了，生意也好了点。
    聖誕節快到了，生意也好了點。
    shèng dàn jié kuài dào liǎo ， shēng yì yě hǎo le diǎn 。
    • With the approach of Christmas, business improved somewhat.
  2. Mandarin
    你相信也好，不相信也好，对我来说没有甚么分别。
    你相信也好，不相信也好，對我來說沒有甚麼分別。
    nǐ xiāng xìn yě hǎo ， bù xiāng xìn yě hǎo ， duì wǒ lái shuō méi yǒu shèn me fēn bié 。
    • It makes little difference to me whether you believe it or not.
  3. Mandarin
    你赞成也好，不赞成也好，我也会推荐他当主席的。
    你贊成也好，不贊成也好，我也會推薦他當主席的。
    nǐ zàn chéng yě hǎo ， bù zàn chéng yě hǎo ， wǒ yě huì tuī jiàn tā dāng zhǔ xí de 。
    • I'll recommend him as chairman, whether you are in favour of it or not.
    • I'll recommend him as chairman, whether you are in favor of it or not.
  4. Mandarin
    我也好想去看喔。
    我也好想去看喔。
    wǒ yě hǎo xiǎng qù kàn ō 。
    • I too would like to go see it.
  5. Mandarin
    这家商店人员的态度特好，怪不得顾客也好多。
    這家商店人員的態度特好，怪不得顧客也好多。
    zhè jiā shāng diàn rén yuán de tài du tè hǎo ， guài bu de gù kè yě hǎo duō 。
    • The people at this store are very friendly, and get very many customers as a result.
    • The staff in this shop are really friendly; no wonder they've got so many customers.
    • The staff in this shop are really friendly. It's no wonder they've got so much custom.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    不过，我难免觉得不甘心——因为，我对超市的其他生鲜食品也好奇极了，却只能气愤自己只懂得用微波烤箱。
    不過，我難免覺得不甘心——因為，我對超市的其他生鮮食品也好奇極了，卻只能氣憤自己只懂得用微波烤箱。
    bù guò ， wǒ nán miǎn jué de bù gān xīn — yīn wèi ， wǒ duì chāo shì de qí tā shēng xiān shí pǐn yě hào qí jí le ， què zhǐ néng qì fèn zì jǐ zhǐ dǒng de yòng wēi bō kǎo xiāng ．
    • That said, it was inevitable that I could not accept my failure—that's because I became curious of other fresh food products in the supermarket, yet I could only be mad at myself for only knowing how to use a microwave oven.