好好 [－－]

Jyutping hou2 hou2
Pinyin hǎo hāo

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    behaving oneself
  2. adv
    all out; to one's heart's content; earnestly; hard (of way of working)
    • 今天不好好工作，明天工作都難保。
      今天不好好工作，明天工作都难保。
      jīn tiān bù hǎo hǎo gōng zuò ， míng tiān gōng zuò dōu nán bǎo ．
      If you don't work hard today, you may not have a job to come back to tomorrow.
    • 我會好好努力把我的博士讀完。
      我会好好努力把我的博士读完。
      wǒ huì hǎo hǎo nǔ lì bǎ wǒ de bó shì dú wán ．
      I will work hard to finish my doctorate.
  3. adj
    very good; very well
  4. adj
    in perfectly good condition

好好 [－－]

Jyutping hou2 hou2
Pinyin hǎo hǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. well
  2. carefully
  3. nicely
  4. properly
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    正確​、​適當​或者​正面​咁​做​一件​事
    well; properly
    • 好好讀書，貢獻社會。
      好好读书，贡献社会。
      hou2 hou2 duk6 syu1, gung3 hin3 se5 wui2.
      Study hard and do good for the society.
    • 出返嚟要好好做人啊。
      出返嚟要好好做人啊。
      ceot1 faan1 lai4 jiu3 hou2 hou2 zou6 jan4 aa3.
      Behave well after imprisonment.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    behaving oneself
  2. adv
    all out; to one's heart's content; earnestly; hard (of way of working)
    • 今天不好好工作，明天工作都難保。
      今天不好好工作，明天工作都难保。
      jīn tiān bù hǎo hǎo gōng zuò ， míng tiān gōng zuò dōu nán bǎo ．
      If you don't work hard today, you may not have a job to come back to tomorrow.
    • 我會好好努力把我的博士讀完。
      我会好好努力把我的博士读完。
      wǒ huì hǎo hǎo nǔ lì bǎ wǒ de bó shì dú wán ．
      I will work hard to finish my doctorate.
  3. adj
    very good; very well
  4. adj
    in perfectly good condition
  5. phrase, Cantonese
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 好, 好: very good; excellent
    • 呢排生意真系好好。
      呢排生意真系好好。
      ni1 paai4 saang1 ji3 zan1 hai6 hou2 hou2.
      Business has been booming lately.
    • 今日天气好好。
      今日天气好好。
      gam1 jat6 tin1 hei3 hou2 hou2.
      Today's weather is excellent.
    • 今天天氣好好。
      今天天气好好。
      jīn tiān tiān qì hǎo hǎo ．
      Today's weather is so good.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 很好
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #284
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    好好睡了一觉以后，我感觉好多了。
    好好睡了一覺以後，我感覺好多了。
    hǎo hǎo shuì le yī jiào yǐ hòu ， wǒ gǎn jué hǎo duō le 。
    • After sleeping well, I felt much better.
  2. Mandarin
    好好努力，你就能通过考试。
    好好努力，你就能通過考試。
    hǎo hǎo nǔ lì ， nǐ jiù néng tōng guò kǎo shì 。
    • Work hard, and you will pass the examination.
    • Work hard, and you'll pass your exam.
  3. Mandarin
    好好把握这个机会。
    好好把握這個機會。
    hǎo hǎo bǎ wò zhè ge jī huì 。
    • Make good use of this opportunity.
  4. Mandarin
    好好看这张照片。
    好好看這張照片。
    hǎo hǎo kàn zhè zhāng zhào piàn 。
    • Have a good look at this picture.
  5. Mandarin
    你应该好好利用这个机会。
    你應該好好利用這個機會。
    nǐ yīng gāi hǎo hǎo lì yòng zhè ge jī huì 。
    • You had better make use of the opportunity.
    • You should make good use of this opportunity.
    • You'd better make use of the opportunity.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    但系佢好好彩。
    但係佢好好彩。
    daan6 hai6 keoi5 hou2 hou2 coi2 。
    • But he was lucky.
  2. Cantonese
    我好后悔以前无好好咁对佢。
    我好後悔以前無好好咁對佢。
    ngo5 hou3 hau6 fui3 ji5 cin4 mou4 hou2 hou2 gam3 deoi3 keoi5 。
    • I wish I had treated the girl more kindly.
  3. Cantonese
    呢间舖头啲寿司好好食。
    呢間舖頭啲壽司好好食。
    nei4 gaan1 pou3 tau4 di1 sau6 si1 hou2 hou2 sik6 。
    • The sushi at this shop tastes good.
  4. Cantonese
    哥尔夫球好好玩㗎。
    哥爾夫球好好玩㗎。
    go1 ji5 fu1 kau4 hou3 hou2 waan2 gaa3 。
    • Playing golf is great fun.
  5. Cantonese
    你啲文章写得好好，但系有好多字串错咗。
    你啲文章寫得好好，但係有好多字串錯咗。
    nei5 di1 man4 zoeng1 se2 dak1 hou2 hou2 ， daan6 hai6 jau5 hou2 do1 zi6 cyun3 co3 zo2 。
    • Your composition was good except for the spelling.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    好好安排时间
    好好安排時間
    hou2 hou2 on1 paai4 si4 gaan3
    • to manage one's time well
  2. Cantonese
    佢哋私交好好㗎。
    佢哋私交好好㗎。
    keoi5 dei6 si1 gaau1 hou2 hou2 gaa3.
    • They are close friends.
  3. Cantonese
    篇文立意好清晰，写得好好。
    篇文立意好清晰，寫得好好。
    pin1 man2 laap6 ji3 hou2 cing1 sik1, se2 dak1 hou2 hou2.
    • The main argument of the essay is very clear, which is worth learning from.
  4. Cantonese
    我爸爸嘅厨艺好好，所以妈咪从来都唔驶煮饭。
    我爸爸嘅廚藝好好，所以媽咪從來都唔駛煮飯。
    ngo5 baa4 baa1 ge3 cyu4 ngai6 hou2 hou2, so2 ji5 maa1 mi4 cung4 loi4 dou1 m4 sai2 zyu2 faan6.
    • My dad's culinary skills are so good that my mum never needs to cook.
  5. Cantonese
    佢好好人，inbox问佢功课一定会覆。
    佢好好人，inbox問佢功課一定會覆。
    keoi5 hou2 hou2 jan4, in1 boks1 man6 keoi5 gung1 fo3 jat1 ding6 wui5 fuk1
    • He's very kind; if you DM him a task, he'll always reply.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    两个人好好地过落去
    兩個人好好地過落去
  2. Cantonese
    你好好地作文唔得嘅？硬系要写「我的梦想是做宇宙怪兽」？
    你好好地作文唔得嘅？硬係要寫「我的夢想是做宇宙怪獸」？
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    好好玩，但小心点哦。
    好好玩，但小心點哦。
    hǎo hǎo wán ， dàn xiǎo xīn diǎn ｏ ．
    • Have fun and be careful.
  2. Cantonese
    我个中文老师好好人㗎！
    我个中文老师好好人㗎！
    ngo5 go3 zung1 man2 lou5 si1 hou2 hou2 jan4 gaa3!
    • My Chinese teacher is a very nice person!
  3. Cantonese
    我都好好。
    我都好好。
    ngo5 dou1 hou2 hou2.
    • I'm fine too.
  4. Mandarin
    很多同学立了flag要好好备考，然而好的学习方法能起到事半功倍的效果。
    很多同學立了flag要好好備考，然而好的學習方法能起到事半功倍的效果。
    hěn duō tóng xué lì le ｆｌａｇ yào hǎo hǎo bèi kǎo ， ｒáｎéｒ hǎo de xué xí fāng fǎ néng qǐ dào shì bàn gōng bèi de xiào guǒ ．
    • Many students stated there resolution to study hard for the test, and a good way to study can yield twice the result with half the effort.
  5. Mandarin
    我好好的事情，都坏在你们这些王八蛋手里了！
    我好好的事情，都壞在你們這些王八蛋手裏了！
    wǒ hǎo hǎo de shì qíng ， dōu huài zài nǐ men zhè xiē wáng bā dàn shǒu lǐ le ！
    • It was going well, but you sons of bitches ruined it all!