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How to say “just in time” in Chinese with 正好 (zhènghǎo)

Subj. + 正好 (zhènghǎo) + Verb / Adj.

正好 (zhèng hǎo) — just in time, coincidence

HSK 4Adverbs

Rule structure

正好 (zhènghǎo) means "just right, exactly, coincidentally". It indicates that something happens at the perfect moment or fits perfectly.

Examples

你来得正好，我们正要开始。

Nǐ lái de zhènghǎo, wǒmen zhèng yào kāishǐ.

You’ve come just in time; we were about to start.

我正好有空。

Wǒ zhènghǎo yǒukòng.

I have free time just right.

你来得正好我正要走。

Nǐ láide zhènghǎo wǒ zhèngyào zǒu.

You’ve come just at the right time; I was just about to leave.

Practice

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Characters

Words from this rule

正好

zhèng hǎo

Just right, exactly

你

nǐ

You

来

lái

To come

得

de

Structural particle, indicates manner or result of an action

我们

wǒmen

We, us

正

zhèng

Straight, correct

要

yào

To want, need, to intend to do something

开始

kāishǐ

To begin, beginning

我

wǒ

I, me

有

yǒu

To have

空

kōng

Empty, air

走

zǒu

To walk, to leave, to move

Frequently asked questions

How do you say “just in time, coincidence” in Chinese with 正好?

Use the structure: Subj. + 正好 (zhènghǎo) + Verb / Adj.. For example: 你来得正好，我们正要开始。 — “You’ve come just in time; we were about to start”.

What is an example sentence with this grammar rule?

你来得正好，我们正要开始。 — “You’ve come just in time; we were about to start”.

Which HSK level includes this grammar rule?

This grammar rule is part of HSK 4.

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